Can a PC be Converted to Mac?

Hi - not very bright about computers and their inner workings. I was wondering if the new OS could be loaded on a PC and what issues might occur if this was possible. Does anyone know?
Always wanted a Mac but they are understandable costly and I am getting tired of waiting!!

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HT2623 I forgot the password for my .mac account and cannot log into it from Apple Mail. I have an iCloud mail account but did not convert my .mac account to iCloud. How can I log into my .mac or .me email?

I set up .mac, including email, around 2006. I believe my .mac account became a .me account, but I continued to receive email sent to .mac until about March 2013.
I accessed my .mac account using Apple Mail on an iMac running OS X 4.11. I'm still using that machine.
In July 2013, I upgraded my MacBook Pro to OS X 8.5, bought an iPod Touch and set up an iCloud account.
I forgot my .mac password and I want to open an email message sent to my .mac email account.
When I attempt to log into my .mac account using Apple Mail, my password attempts are rejected by a .me mail server.
Is there any way I can restore my access to my .mac or .me email?
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2) Suggest good alternatives

Yes, you have to convert your files to QuickTime first. That's because your camcorder records MPEG2 clips (from your other discussion thread) You have to do the conversion no matter what.
MPEG Streamclip has a batch convert option that enables you to convert more than one file at a time.
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Is Final Cut Pro the only software that can open video .MXF files for Macs?

Hello,
Many thanks in advance for your attention.
Trying to find software that will edit .MXF Video Files to work with Mac.
As the edit is simple, prefer iMovie, but happy if the Conversion software only works with FCExpress (or even FCPro if that is the only alternative).
1. If it matters, .MXF (Material Exchange Format) Video files came from shooting on a Panasonic 500 P2. Originally downloaded onto a Windows system, using Adobe Premiere.
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5. When I try to play them as VLC files, they won't play. It seems they start to play, but then the VLC software quits.
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I tried: iSkysoft Video Converter, AVCWare Mac Video Converter, MPEG Streamclip, and a couple others. They all seem to have basically the same conversion setups, but when I click to pick one .MXF file, none of them recognize it. (The file in my Browse window is greyed out).
7. MoyaVideo Converter for Mac recognizes the .MXF file, but when I hit the "conversion" button - I tried a couple different settings, all it seems to convert is the first frame. Even if the .MXF file says a clip is 123MB or 43 seconds long, etc.
8. I can't even watch the clip in Preview. Press Play and it is just the first frame.
9. I have read elsewhere in these forums, some people touting conversion software from a company in Germany - mfxformac. I am fine with paying for conversion software, but $500?
10. And I have read elsewhere that only Final Cut Pro has a codec that will open .MXF files. If this is so, why do the above companies claim to have software that opens .MXF files for Mac?
11. Isn't there a further problem if I can't even see the video using VLC? Or is that because I am using Mac and need FCPro with the right codec?
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.

MXF files from P2 can only be imported using FCP. iMovie can't, nor FCE...if you are talking about APPLE software. Avid deals with MXF files natively. But FCP will ONLY import them if the entire P2 card structure is intact. Please tell me that you have the entire P2 card backups. If not, then it won't work. If you do...then here is the process for importing into FCP:
P2 Workflow with FCP 6
3. I have iMovie HD, iMovie 09, and FCExpress (which I don't know how to use that well).
Then you need someone to provide you with QT files of this footage. None of them work with P2.
NONE of the converters you listed will work... Sorry.
9. I have read elsewhere in these forums, some people touting conversion software from a company in Germany - mfxformac. I am fine with paying for conversion software, but $500?
That software is to get it to work with Final CUt Pro natively. What it doesn't do is convert the footage to QTs. There is also Raylight and Calibrated...but again, they are for FCP.
P2 is a professional format, and to use it you need professional software. iMovie won't work...nor will FCE. If you need to work with it in those formats, you need to have someone import the files and convert them to AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec).
HD Log might work...but not sure what QT format it converts to. A demo is available.
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CorePlayer
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4. Convert
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Also, if you could check the network traffic to confirm if it's Flash Player causing the issue or it is receiving it like that from FMIS.
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In other words can unlimited transfer license between the macs

I have cc cs6, to convert my apps & subscription to cc cc what benefits, pros & cons exist? needed re-install apps to convert to cc cc???
I have installed cc cs6 apps in win 7 and mac os x Lion,...
If I buy a mac pro mountain lion can install apps in it, with current submission, can I, and use only one at same time of the two Macs???
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lsepolis123 wrote:
activate/deactivate unlimitted times...or are limited? one cc , 3 computers....
I understand what your seeking, that is why I posted that link which also contains other links with further information. Please take some time to read through them.
Here is a link with Adobe verbiage and an Adobe Staff response in the thread I referenced you…
I use three computers
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5463284
Here is another link from the thread I previously posted as well…
Creative Cloud Activating and Deactivating
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I can't find the "on my mac"folder in mail.

I can't find the "on my mac" folder in email. I created all my folders there and now can only find the emails if I search for them, but still don't see the folders. There were on the left side under my email accounts before I had to convert to ICloud. Can anyone help me find them?

Thank you of the quick reply and I kind of now have more info.
Since posting my question I "exported" the mailbox and voila, 2.6GB of info. So I think I have some solution.
"Are you desiring to Archive mail older than six months and remove that from Mail?" Not from Mail, but the iCloud, but when I did remove from icloud, I want to make another back up, even though I have time machine. I want to basically burn a DVD or put old email on other storage media.
"With a better understanding of your goal -- I can help you to a solution." Okay great, appreciate it! I hope I made/make sense.
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I used to have a Mac in the '90s. I have about 10 floppy disks with mostly Word docs that I want to convert to PC format. I bought an external floppy drive from Best Buy (Dynex) and connected it to a friend's Powerbook. His Powerbook recognized the floppy drive but not the disks or anything on the disks. Called Dynex support and went to their web site. No additional drivers were available (not even sure if that was problem). The manual mentioned something about 1.4 meg or highes disks, but mine are 1.0 meg (not even sure if that was problem.) Anyway, I'm at a loss as to how to proceed. I took floppy back to Best Buy.
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Judy,
At this point, it would be very easy to get distracted from your original task.
You stated above:
"I've got a lot more than 10 discs at stake - figure out a way to transfer that data - from a MAC Classic II to a Pentium III?
- save the data in Rich Text Format on an IBM disc and it will translate - but that's not the problem.
The problem is that the MAC forces me to reformat the disc before it will allow me to use the disc and
once it's reformatted the Pentium will not read it unless I reformat it there and that would erase the data on the disc.
Any solutions? "
You might be tempted to focus all your energies on fixing the Classic II and forget your original task.
Let's take one step at a time. Restart your Mac while zapping the PRAM (post back if you need instructions). If it continues to act up, forget it for now. Your data is on the floppies, not your hard drive.
If your Mac starts up again, you might consider getting a zip drive or an external hard drive and installing a newer system on it. The newer system will recognize IBM disks using PC Exchange. Otherwise, find a newer replacement that is set up to do what you need to do.
Meanwhile, there are some fundamental questions raised by your comments. You said that they are IBM disks. Why does your Pentium III not read them? What computer formatted those disks in the first place? How did the data get saved to those disks?
Could it be that the 1.4 disks were inserted into a Mac with an 800k drive and it was too old to know that the disk was a newer 1.4? In that case, it is actually a Mac disk that the P III will not recognize and an improperly used Mac 1.4 disk that was formatted to Mac 800k. Then a newer Mac will not recognize it either.
By taping over the HD indicator hole on a 1.4k disk, you can insert it into a newer Mac with a Super Drive and the drive will think it is an 800k disk and 'change gears,' so to speak, to read the data tracks that are too wide for a 1,400k drive. Keep in mind that the 1.4 drive invented by Sony is really a 2,000k drive but not used to its full potential. The tracks can be read wide or narrow, variable speed or fixed speed.
There is much more history than you may want to learn. The bottom line is that there is more information required about those disks than what we know so far.
Apple File Exchange did not kill your computer but old age probably is having an effect. When you tried to access the floppy drive, AFE may have crashed because it did not know how to handle a system error caused by a dead floppy drive.
Are you in a location where you could obtain another newer Mac for a modest price? Your goal is to save data from floppies, not save a dying computer that is easily replaced. Where are you in Canada? The last individual to post with a similar dilema lived in Vancouver, could get to Seattle, WA where G3 sell for $5 and found lots of alternatives .
To recap, what computer created the disks? Are those disks truely IBM or just labeled that way? Were they created on an older Mac and then moved to a newer Mac? The facts do not add up for a Classic II to create a disk and then not recognize the disk unless the drive is failing. Time for some detective work.
Ji˜m

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