Restoring windows sometimes caused a long delay opening TeXShop after rebooting the Mac. This behavior depends on the setting 'Close windows when quitting an application' in the Desktop and Dock module of System Preferences. Having compared MS Office Windows and OS X version I could tell you that makes lots of sense. If TeXShop is quit when files are open, the files appear in their old location the next time TeXShop starts. I have actually done all of above for my boss who loves Apple hardware but prefers to run Windows mostly because of Microsoft Office product which is his bread and butter. IIRC the prefered way of installing MikTeX is using ProTeXt distribution.ĭisclaimer: I not BS-ing you.

You can go download and install MikTeX just like you would do on the regular PC. After one more reboot you will have a magnificent Macbook Pro running you beloved Windows. Once you run it, it will automatically detect missing drivers and install it for you. You just need to go to Apple store and get Boot Camp. The TeX Users Group (TUG) has a list of notable distributions that are entirely, or least primarily, free software, i.e., there are no charges for download or use. For Mac, I use Aquamacs for editing and TeXShop for viewing. No worries Apple people have already sold you hardware so they will give you Windows drivers. If you’re new to TeX and LaTeX or just want an easy installation, get a full TeX distribution. TeXShop (Mac OS) MacTeX (Mac OS) TeX Live (GNU/Linux, Windows) proTeXt (Windows) MiKTeX (Windows) and WinEdt (TeX editor to use with MiKTeX) Collaborative Online LaTeX Platforms. Once installed Windows will look really ugly as it will miss drivers for most of MAC hardware. Once you brake into it you can install Windows on Macbook Pro just like on any PC. Unlike PC MAC do not have BIOS but Extensible Firmware Interface. The good news is that Windows runs better on MAC hardware than on the native PC hardware.Īll you need to do is go and by $300 of your favorite operating system. It looks to me that you are very familiar with Windows but not so much with OS X.

You question actually have a very simple answer and I am going to offer to you even though I am sure it will be down voted by the members of the community. Just out of curiosity why do you need MiKTeX? What is a particular TeX functionality you are seeking which is present in MiKTeX but not in MacTeX?

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