> Subject: [Elecraft] Windows Computer for K-line station > Message-ID: <d12f6d65.e081%eda...@law.du.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > OK; I give up. Trying to use a Mac at the station QTH is just too > much trouble - too much of the good stuff doesn't come in the Apple > flavor. Even the Dell monitor I just bought for the P3 SVGA doesn't > come with drivers for Mac OS, which limits some of the tricks the > monitor can play. So, advice please - what is the smallest > (physically the smallest)
Whatever the physical machine attributes you go for, from hard won personal experience, try to get the Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit OS. 32 not 64bit, why? Because the most useful stuff either doesn't run on Win64 (com0com, eterlogic's VSPE etc.) Or you need to open up security holes to make it run, like running as the "Administrator" or some other sillyness. Though a 32 bit OS will only be able to address up to 4G RAM, its a lot less fussy about much legacy (older but good) Ham software, even some realy old Win 3x and DOS stuff! (Try that on a 64 bit OS, and youre in a world of pain at best.) As for the machine itself. I do like the Acer One series of netbooks, Dell do similar. Toshiba are always good to find spares for. But whatever, max out the ammount of RAM it has, to the limit of what the hardware will support. If less than 4Gig, then youre best with a 32 bit OS anyway, Win64 uses up way too much RAM just sitting there doing nothing. Lastly, though I've grown up with Windows in one or another flavor over the years, when security patches for Win7 are finally dropped, I'll be moving over to Linux in one form or other in the shack. There is some seriously good HAM software out there for 'nix now. The Fldigi suite is just one fine example. 73. Dave G0WBX. >><< ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
