Don...
I had originally penned a long op-ed piece in response to this
thread, but decided not to waste server space. If one is thinking of a
dedicated ham shack machine for digital modes, I think your
recommendation of XP (Pro) on a refurbished machine with half a gig of
core and a modest hard drive is right on target. The idea that XP is
"dead" is no more true than the idea that the PC is also "dead." A lot
of things are bruited about by those who sell computers that are pure
nonsense. I have a small XP/Pro machine that does an excellent job. I
also have a much more capable WIN7 machine that handles digital mode
communications very well, along with all my other computing needs, e.g.
Maple/MathCad, video chat, records keeping, PC board editing, etc. etc.
ad naus. Guess which one travels with me in mobile mode...
John Ragle -- W1ZI
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