Drax, the big picture is that Flex-Radio is deploying PowerSDR 2 and working on Deep Impact. I have watched PowerSDR 2 being delayed time and again for bug repairs and enhancements to version 1. And the truly amazing Deep Impact software has been getting pushed aside for years while responding to PowerSDR changes.
I might liken it to Microsoft and Windows XP. Why would Microsoft spend its development effort on Windows XP when they are working on Windows 8? Sure, even though you can't buy a PC with Windows XP, you can still run it on your old one; but don't expect bug fixes and improvements from Microsoft for Windows XP. Drax Felton wrote:
I disagree with this statement. It's not a waste of development to make the Flex software deal with this issue smoothly. Flex is a commercial product that has to live in the real world of mainstream, Windows based computers, all their faults included. Besides, being cutting edge and somewhat experimental, Flex Radio Systems is a business that has to sell radios to remain in business and pay its employees. Luckily have they several volunteers that keep the costs lower, but ultimately they have to sell more hams on the concept. My system is on the high end of what most hams have in their shacks. (Win7, 64 bit, 8 gig RAM, AMD 965 Quad core, dedicated $125 Firewire 800 card with a high-end TI XIO chipset on the PCIe 1x "short socket" slot). Even if there is a problem with my system, the Flex software needs to have some mechanism to alert me to it, or reduce its performance in a way that gracefully degrades.
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