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Date/Time: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:44:49 +0000
Post From: siera on Mac
| [2026-02-21 09:54:57] |
| DFromeaux - Posts: 29 |
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hi, I use Sierra on Mac and i tested both Parallels and Crossover. Parallels works best, but you should expect it to consume roughly half of the machine’s total resources. I therefore recommend a system with at least 2TB of storage and 64GB of RAM, especially in anticipation of a future Sierra Chart update related to floating-point handling. The ARM version of Sierra Chart must be used. For ACSIL development, you will need to plan for dual compilation, targeting both ARM and x86/x64 architectures. On my setup, resource allocation becomes more complex because I also run multiple browser windows, Discord, WhatsApp, and several background tools simultaneously. CrossOver also performs extremely well. It is the solution I use daily, as I cannot afford to dedicate half of my system resources to Parallels. It is the option I recommend if you are working with an older machine or limited hardware resources. From an ACSIL perspective, the environment behaves essentially as if you were running native Windows. To avoid performance degradation, you still need to carefully manage the number of charts in use. For reference, here is my complete setup: MacBook Air M4, 32GB RAM and 2TB storage Latest version of macOS Tahoe Three external displays: one 32” 4K via dock, and two 27” 2K via a DisplayLink adapter UGREEN Revodok Pro 209 DisplayLink adapter UGREEN Revodok 1061 dock Latest version of Sierra Chart with charts distributed across all three monitors Parallel applications: Chrome, TradingView, FinancialJuice, Discord, WhatsApp, VSCode, Terminal, Notion, OBS. |