Very helpful! I picked out one that is perfect and since I won’t be there to help him use it we’re not doing a surface or a 2 in 1. Good to know about 11! Thank you so much!
Sent from my iPhone Xs Max > On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:32 PM, Dave KG6ZJO > <k6gzjo.lists.chirpus...@nathanson.org> wrote: > > Not a windows expert, but from what I read the "S" mode is quickly & easily > turned off. No problem. > In S mode, you can only install apps from the Microsoft App Store. So most > people turn that off on the first day. > Then there may be an option to upgrade to Windows 11, and from what I hear, > it's better not to do that at this time. So watch for that. > > You're going to want a computer that has at least 1 normal USB A port, to > plug the programming cable into. Kinda important for the mission. So be aware > of that. Some new laptops only have USB C ports. > Other than that, Chirp is pretty light weight, doesn't need a lot of power to > run it. > > Best, > Dave Nathanson > > >> On Jan 20, 2022, at 7:16 PM, Kelly McGuire <kellyelizabethmcgu...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Will it work on a 2 in 1 or Windows Surface that runs Windows 10 S Mode? I >> didn’t know if there would be any compatibility issues. Thank you for the >> super fast reply! >> >> Kelly >> >> Sent from my iPhone Xs Max >> >>>> On Jan 20, 2022, at 9:10 PM, robert decker <k7bdra...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> stay with windows 10, the program works with 10 but no information about >>> windows 11 compatibility. >>> >>> Bob K7bd >>> >>>> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 6:54 PM Kelly McGuire >>>> <kellyelizabethmcgu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I’m trying to help my boyfriend’s Dad pick out a laptop that he can >>>> install CHIRP on and needed to know whether the Microsoft Surface Laptops >>>> running Windows 10 and Windows 11 in S Mode were compatible. I read >>>> through everything I could. I’m tech savvy but know nothing about Ham >>>> Radios. I don’t want him to purchase a computer that he can’t download and >>>> run CHIRP on. Thank you! >>>> >>>> Kelly >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone Xs Max > > _______________________________________________ > chirp_users mailing list > chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com > http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users > This message was sent to KELLY MCGUIRE at kellyelizabethmcgu...@gmail.com > To unsubscribe, send an email to > chirp_users-unsubscr...@intrepid.danplanet.com
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