Request: Would someone kindly help me spec a minimally adequate new/used Windows laptop to run Lilypond? Budget: less expensive is better, say less than $500. *Please be as specific as possible.* See "problem" and background below. Note: I don't have the physical space for a desktop, so the solution has to be a laptop.
Problem: Lilypond does not run on current MacOS 12.x Monterrey. Background: Long term Mac user (since 1987). Former very satisfied, highly proficient Lilypond User for about 10 years. I love this engraving software. It is simply the best. I stepped away from composing and orchestration for a few years. In that time Lilypond became incompatible with current MacOS. I have a current Mac setup with my audio, video, and graphics software. Terms like Celeron, Intel i3, S-Mode, Windows 10, Windows 11—these terms mean *nothing* to me, except that S-Mode seems to indicate that the user is locked into the Windows Store. That sounds bad, or at least Lilypond-incompatible. Summary: I am a Mac user. I am not switching. I thought about solutions. I could wait for Lilypond to be ported to the current MacOS. Might be a long wait. I could port it myself. That would take a year to learn programming. I could write my own engraving software. Ha ha. As if. I could use #!&@ software like Sibelius or Finale. Not happening. Then I thought: Maybe the easiest solution would be to buy a dedicated Windows laptop just for Lilypond? I would be grateful for all recommendations, suggestions, or alternative solutions. Regards to the Development Team and the Lilypond User Community. Jeremiah
