Multiple Eos Versions on a single computer

I am trying to think ahead to when Eos v3.0 is released. We have 2 Ions and 1 Eos Classic in different venues on campus. The 2 Ions are Windows 7e machines which should be able to update to Eos v3.0 when it is released. As I understand it, the Eos Classic is not eligible to be rebuilt to enable it to run on Windows 7e. Therefore it will not be able to update to Eos v3.0 and its last available software version will be the last release of Eos v2.9. I use a laptop with Nomad installed to log on as a client to these consoles. Is it possible to run multiple Eos Versions on a single computer so I can continue to log in as a client when the consoles are no longer on the same software version? If yes, how do I choose which software version opens? Also, will fixture library updates continue to be released for Eos v2.9 post v3.0's release?

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0 ueliriegg over 4 years ago

starting with Eos 3.0 it looks like you can have two versions on your computer. so one would be the latest 2.9.x (that you have on your Eos classic) and the other one the most recent 3.x version, that you use with the rest
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0 Mike A over 4 years ago in reply to ueliriegg

Also if you are using a Mac for Nomads you can have multiple versions anyway - i’ve got 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 and a 2.9 beta which is useful when you think it didn’t use to work like that previously ??
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0 mikewoodld over 4 years ago in reply to Mike A

For anyone wondering how to do this, you just rename the Eos Welcome Screen app in your /Applications/ folder before you install a new one. I just append the version # to the end of application name. Very useful when you're going from venue to venue on several different software versions.
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0 Steve Martin over 3 years ago in reply to mikewoodld

Sorry so long getting back to this. Thanks for the tip. Just to clarify, is the Eos Welcome Screen app in your /Applications/ folder you refer to the one I find in C:\Program Files (x86)\ETC\Eos that is named ETC_LaunchOffline? And should I rename it ETC_LaunchOffline_v2.9?
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+1 ueliriegg over 3 years ago in reply to Steve Martin

the renaming thing is exclusive to Mac. on PC you don't have to do anything for a parallel installation of 2.9.1 and 3.0
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0 Steve Martin over 3 years ago in reply to ueliriegg

Ueli,

Thanks for this. I just installed Eos v3.0 and I now have in my Start menu a Launch Eos Family button that launches v2.9.17 and a Launch Eos Family v3 button that launches v3.0. For others who haven't watched the Eos v3.0 Software Introduction on YouTube, Nick mentions a button in the Shell that allows you to switch back and forth between software versions. That button is only available for consoles, not Nomad, which is why I had this question.
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0 Steve Martin over 3 years ago in reply to ueliriegg

Ueli,

Thanks for this. I just installed Eos v3.0 and I now have in my Start menu a Launch Eos Family button that launches v2.9.17 and a Launch Eos Family v3 button that launches v3.0. For others who haven't watched the Eos v3.0 Software Introduction on YouTube, Nick mentions a button in the Shell that allows you to switch back and forth between software versions. That button is only available for consoles, not Nomad, which is why I had this question.
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0 ueliriegg over 3 years ago in reply to Steve Martin

(he also explicitly mentions the button in the shell only being available for consoles ;) )
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