Andy from Kent Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) Greetings all, I bought a small USB microscope recently. I thought I was careful and chose one that did not have any disc i'd have to use. I don't know what happened but I now have this microscope that seems pretty good but I can't find any thing I can download for my MacBook Air to download to make it work. Anyone have any suggestions based on the attached images? The microscope was only 300 Baht so if nothing is available to download for a mac, I won't jump off the balcony. I would however in the event nothing is suggested for a download like suggestions and links to a USB microscope that works with a Mac. Thank you: Edited March 29, 2021 by Andy from Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdsa Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 as with most Windows-only hardware I'd suggest installing windows into a virtual machine such as Virtualbox or Vmware Player and forwarding the USB port to the virtual machine. Also you have some embedded virtual machine called Bootcamp but I'm not sure if it's free for use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, fdsa said: as with most Windows-only hardware I'd suggest installing windows into a virtual machine such as Virtualbox or Vmware Player and forwarding the USB port to the virtual machine. Also you have some embedded virtual machine called Bootcamp but I'm not sure if it's free for use. It is not windows only hardware. Look at the compatible OS line!!! specifically this bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Andy from Kent said: Anyone have any suggestions based on the attached images? Plug it in using the provided adapter then open image capture that may be all you need to do. But you could read the instructions, find the web page, go to the web page, select American, click the link, follow the instructions. but even better send it to me as a gift. ???????? ???????? Edited March 29, 2021 by sometimewoodworker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy from Kent Posted April 1, 2021 Author Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 3/29/2021 at 1:36 PM, sometimewoodworker said: It is not windows only hardware. Look at the compatible OS line!!! specifically this bit Thank you for that observation. Many posters fail to observe posted facts. I also believe the advert I bought it from didn't show a disc or I wouldn't have bought it. Bootcamp has been available for for a long time. I've never chosen to use it as I know the possible consequences of doing so. No big deal but if anyone wants to take on the challenge of finding a compatible download for this USB microscope compatible with Mac, please give it a go. I'll just give it away if there's no solution. Somebody, somewhere will surely be able to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recom273 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) Have you tried the hiview app that the paperwork suggests? - https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Mac-OS/HiView-FREE.html Here is a YouTube how-to video for a usb microscope, they are often the same microscope in a different housing. Edited April 1, 2021 by recom273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Andy from Kent said: No big deal but if anyone wants to take on the challenge of finding a compatible download for this USB microscope compatible with Mac, please give it a go. I have already given you the routing for the Mac software, it on the company website. All the information needed is in the pictures you posted. My suggestion for you to send it to me was no at all serious, but if you don’t want to bother to download the software I can send you my address. ???? It is common to supply a windows disk but have the Mac SW available for download. Edited April 1, 2021 by sometimewoodworker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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