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Old 1st May 2006, 11:51   #1
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OBD-2 Device for a Mac?

I've been to the website mentioned in David's MAF testing thread, but they seem to only offer a device for Windows users. My main laptop is a Powerbook though, and I would really like to not have to use a PC to connect to my beast. I've Googled it with little success, so I was wondering if anyone knows of a cable/program meant for a Mac?
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Old 13th May 2006, 22:08   #2
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No one knows of any? I mean I could use a PC, but that's just kinda lame...
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Old 14th May 2006, 00:06   #3
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I did alot of research when deciding which OBD-2 software to use and never saw any mention of MACintosh that I can remember. I think PC rules these domains...
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Old 14th May 2006, 00:45   #4
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You can always get a new intel mac and run bootcamp to boot into windoze. Might be a good excuse to get a new Mac.
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Old 14th May 2006, 04:02   #5
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Macs are for people who can't use computers. :p

OK.

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Macs are for people who can't use computers. :p

OK.

Your turn!

Or for people who are smart enough to avoid having their computer crap out on them continually.

If Microsoft made cars:

1. For no reason at all, your car would crash twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally, executing a manoeuver such as a left-turn would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart, and you would have to reinstall the engine.

4. When your car died on the freeway for no reason, you would just accept this, restart and drive on.

5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you bought 'Car95' or 'CarNT', and then added more seats.

6. Apple would make a car powered by the sun, reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive, but would run on only five per cent of the roads.

7. Oil, water temperature and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single 'general car default' warning light.

8. New seats would force every-one to have the same size butt.

9. The airbag would say 'Are you sure?' before going off.

10. Occasionally, for no reason, your car would lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key, and grabbed the radio antenna.

11. They would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of road maps from Rand-McNally (a subsidiary of MS), even though they neither need them nor want them. Trying to delete this option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish by 50 per cent or more. Moreover, MS would become a target for investigation by the Justice Department.

12. Every time MS introduced a new model, car buyers would have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

13. You would press the 'start' button to shut off the engine.
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I am a mac user too.
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Mac user here too. Kinda have to be to be in the photography business. I love them.

Between my boss and I we have 3 PowerBooks, 3 G5's, 3 Apple CinemaDisplays, a handful of iPods...we're addicts.
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Mac's are actually for people who generally know how to use computers very well (compare running Linux or any kind of server off a Mac vs. PC). I use my PC for those PC things that need to be done (uh... gaming?) and it suits me fine. It is astounding though how my roomate's PC has crashed three times this year (twice requiring send-in service) while my PowerBook is still running beautifully.
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