A question

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Hello, Bill,

I've been a mainstream handicapper for many years, but have always kept the Methodology in the repertoire. In fact, I created a spreadsheet many years ago into which I input the raw data and the result is a matrix of AP/EP/SP/FX numbers in an organized way. Now that I have more time to devote to racing, I am going to "rent" the RDSS and use the Trackmaster files and go the next steps in complexity.

I have been using BRISnet Ultimate PPs for many years and find they are full of much information that "Pace Makes the Race" requires, such as track profiles, running styles and even a suggestion to track-to-track adjustments one can infer through some of their newer data point such as "race shapes".

So the question is one I don't see here: has anyone ever offered the RDSS in an OS X version? We are an Apple family, but my son has a high-end Windows system for gaming. If RDSS is solely a Windows application, I will be appropriating some space on his HD and some time in front of his monitor! (He sleeps till noon on Saturdays and Sundays anyway!)

I am alternatively considering simply creating a Windows partition on an external drive and running RDSS from there, but I'm not sure if it can be done. Who is the hardware compatibility expert in these forums please?

I'm eager to delve deeper into this. I have already begun looking at videos and reading material here, and I have been to the Equibase web pages about RDSS. I've also read just about all the texts by all the major writers on handicapping (I just enjoy reading about it), including Modern Pace Handicapping (several times, from which I derived my spreadsheet design) and both editions of Pace Makes the Race. (I even have Pizzola's "Handicapping Magic" but it depended on data that no longer exists, I believe.)

Best regards,

Kevin