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Macintosh Systems: Does the touchpad install and operate smoothly on a Mac?

April 26, 2017install Mac Macintosh operate smoothly SYSTEMS TouchPad

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Macintosh Systems: Does the touchpad install and operate smoothly on a Mac?

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Currently, the Cirque Easy Cat® for USB (part number GP160U-xxxx) and the the Cirque Smart Cat® USB (GP410U-xxxx) are our only touchpad designed to be supported on the Macintosh platform. Both of these touchpads require Mac OS 8.5 or later. The vertical scrolling feature requires Mac OS X or later to function without third party driver software. The Cirque Smart Cat Pro® USB (GP415U-xxxx) will work on a Macintosh as plug-and-play touchpads, but it is not recommended for use with Mac. The GlidePoint driver is designed solely for operation on Windows systems. Cirque Easy Cat® USB (GP160U-xxxx) and Cirque Smart Cat® USB (GP410U-xxxx) are currently the only products specifically recommend for Macintosh users —without GlidePoint® drivers installed. Cirque has not developed, and has no plans to develop, GlidePoint® software for USB products for Macintosh. Advanced features will not be available on Macintosh. Cirque’s GlidePoint® Desktop for Mac (part number GDA230) has been discontinued for