I have an Eee PC too. In fact, it's what convinced me I could live with Linux on my other computers.
I didn't buy it specifically for radio use but I played around with it while waiting for my K3 to arrive. I even started an Asus Eee PC Ham Radio Users board at http://www.zerobeat.net/smf/index.php?board=24.0 for people to swap tips and tricks. It runs Fldigi nicely for digimodes. There is also a small logging program from the same author that works with it. As for the "emulator for running Windoze applications which therefore does not require a licence from Bill" that David mentioned, that's called wine, and it does run some Windows programs OK, including most of mine, such as VOAProp. Others, such as MixW, crash. Perhaps it would be better to continue this thread in the forum mentioned above, since it's a bit off-topic for this list? -- Julian, G4ILO Member: RSGB, ARRL QRP Station: Elecraft K3 #222, K2 #392 G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com On 07/03/2008, Brendan Minish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an asus EEEPC and I love it, it's replaced my Thinkpad for most > of my portable computing needs and as a sysadmin it's great to have a > machine that is small enough and cheap enough to go anywhere > > the Built in Linux distro (Xandros) is a relative of debian and with > some care it's possible to add the debian repositories, this gives you > access to all the ham radio apps that are available for debian,Ubunto > etc. Some apps may have issues with the small screen size though almost > all are usable by holding down alt and dragging the application around > the virtual desktop > http://www.eeeuser.com/ > > > EMCpup is a usb stick distribution that comes ready to go for ham radio > use. this works ok on the eeePC and is a good way to try out some of the > Linux ham radio software on any machine without doing an actual > install > http://www.w1hkj.com/emcpup.html > > In my case I am not really a debian fan so moved the Default Xandros to > a 4G flash card and installed eeedora (A fedora linux spin) this also > works perfectly on the eeePC > http://code.google.com/p/eeedora/ > > > Personally I would not install windows on it as linux is very capable > theses days. Linux is an ideal platform for ham radio and we need to > encourage more ham radio software development under open source > licences. > For rig control pretty much any USB to serial converter will 'just work' > under linux > > The other thing that 'just works' is my USB 3G data modem. > > the only downside is that the eeePC is back-ordered by many weeks most > places, My Wife has been waiting for her eeePC for a number of weeks > now.. > > 73 > Brendan EI6IZ > > > On Fri, 2008-03-07 at 12:28 +0000, David Cutter wrote: > > I fancy using the K3 on field days and mini-dxpeditions. I also fancy the > > new line of small Asus computers which come with Linux installed. They > have > > no hard drive therefore run longer on a standard battery. It has a set of > > drivers for Windoze applications should I wish to install at a later date, > > but someone once said there is an emulator for running Windoze applications > > which therefore does not require a licence from Bill; someone might be able > > to comment on that. > > > > They come with Connectors: 3 USB 2.0 ports, MMC/SD (HC) card reader, > > Ethernet port, > > > > Here are some links > > > > Asus Eee PC, the 4GB version. 1024MB of Ram > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC > > > > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=veriton > > > > In answer to Doug KR2Q appeal for more info on the same subject, he was > > advised that a dual core cpu was a better investment over Pentium but the > > software has to be able to take advantage of the dual power. > > > > Then, again I like what Julian says about using old computers. > > > > > > David > > G3UNA > > > > > > Julian, G4ILO said > > > > > The only computers I use in the shack are ones that are too clapped out > to > > > do anything else. I still have one 10 year old Dell Pentium II 400MHz > > > doing > > > weather satellite reception. Most ham radio software is not particularly > > > demanding though the controversial CW Skimmer needs quite a powerful CPU, > > > apparently. > > > > > > I now use Linux, and it just seems appropriate to me to be using an OS > > > largely developed by amateur enthusiasts for amateur radio. (In fact, I > > > have > > > now converted all our home and office computers to Linux, as I loathe > > > Vista > > > and have no desire ever to use it.) > > > > > > However the choice of ham radio software available under Linux is quite > > > limited compared to Windows, and it helps to be a bit of a computer > techie > > > to be able to overcome the various hurdles one usually encounters with > > > Linux. > > > > > > ----- > > > Julian, G4ILO K3 s/n: 222 K2 s/n: 392 > > > G4ILO's Shack: www.g4ilo.com > > > Zerobeat Ham Forums: www.zerobeat.net/smf > > > -- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. 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