On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM, charles rakes <[email protected]> wrote:
> A while back I read on this forum that someone had operated their 1500 > using > an Eee pc just like the one I have. That and liking QRP like I do, I > thought what a great portable station that would be. I worked several > hours > trying to complete a loading of the Flex soft ware using the supplied disc. > Not even close. I went on line and down loaded the latest Flex soft ware > and > had no better luck. I'm sure most of the problem is me and not the > Flex-1500. The world fatal always came up followed by some computer talk > that I knew nothing about. I like using the computer as a tool, not as an > experimental device so I'm not even close to a computer whiz. I really > want this to work, without playing with the software. I guess what I'm > asking can anyone direct me to a laptop that cost no more than $400. that > would work out of the box. I have been looking on line at Bestbuy at two > of > their laptops that go for $350. each. One is a Gateway AMD c series and is > a 64 bit machine. The other is the Toshiba Satellite model with the AMD e > series processor and too is a 64 bit machine. If I can not purchase a > computer that works out of the box then I'm stumped. Thanks in advance, > Charles/KI5AZ > My suggestion is to look for a used laptop that will suffice. Catch someone in your office who is upgrading. Better still, see if you can lay hands on a MacBook with the Intel Core2Duo processor. Neal is far and away the best guy to ask. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
