Peter,

I use a Mac to run KStars/EKOS and it has no astro equipment connected. I have all the mount gear connected to a Raspberry Pi running StellarmateOS. Since everything is on the same network, I use the Raspberry Pi as an INDI server and control everything from inside my house via the Mac running KStars. Depending on your situation using an RPi like this is an inexpensive solution. You could also buy one of the Stellarmate hardware packages if you don't want to hassle with putting together an RPi solution.

Another thing to look into (although I don't have experience with this) is the newer RPi 5's have two video output channels. There is likely some fiddling around to do in order to get StellarmateOS or another version of KStars to run on the newer RPi's but I have no experience with that - others here do I believe.

Also - when you say future Mac use won't be reliably supported, is there something you can point me to where I can get up to speed?

Best,
Fred

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