Thank you all for the advice. However, I have had no success with
using XP (or finding a DOS startup option..are you sure you're not
confusing XP with WIn98SE?). Maybe you have a dual boot setup?
Remember I need to use Moto RSS for the MT-1000 and Spectra. The only
machine I have had luck with is a P1 processor at 166 mhz running
WIn98SE. I've tried faster laptops and desktops...P2s and P3's with
both XP and WIn98 with no luck at all. (Win98 is always started in
DOS mode, never a DOS window).
Thank you again for all the replies...I appreciate it.
Dennis
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Doug Bade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> CF-27's are probably as easy or easier to find and maybe
> cheaper on Ebay... We have been using them for DOS radio RSS
> programming for a long time... and generally the batteries cost more
> than the laptop...many are 300/350 mhz processors, some 500-550
> mhz... I have one (PIII 500) set up for DOS and XP, I use it for all
> RSS we operate up to and including M/A-Com RPM... I use a boot floppy
> to get to DOS and have all the DOS RSS in a fat32 partition. It has a
> real serial port and a touch screen to boot... I think I paid $90.00
> for it plus shipping...and it has a win2k COA....as well...Probably a
> good choice for 99.9% of what needs to be programmed in the radio world...
>
> The HT600/P200 sw I think is the quirkiest about CPU, the rest seem
> pretty flexible.. in the PII and PIII sub 600 mhz area....a real
> 16450/16550 UART is more important
>
> Doug
> KD8B
>
> At 06:51 PM 6/12/2008, you wrote:
>
>>yes, hence the "..or equivalent..." part.
>>
>>On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Barry C'
>><<mailto:atec77%40hotmail.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > Doesn't the machine just need a suitable port and speed ? , the
>> > toughbook
>> > isn't a must ?
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > To:
>> <mailto:forsale-swap%40mailman.qth.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED];
>> <mailto:motorola%40mailman.qth.net>[EMAIL PROTECTED];
>> >
>> <mailto:motorola-Radios%40yahoogroups.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED];
>>
>> <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>> > From:
>> > <mailto:sacramento.cyclist%40gmail.com>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:20:24 -0700
>> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Wanted to buy: Panasonic CF-25 laptop or
>> > equivalent for radio programmming
>> >
>> > Good evening everyone,
>> >
>> > Subject says it all. Thought I had one lined up but the
>> > seller flaked. Need a CF-25 Toughbook or equivalent to program my
>> > MT-1000 and Spectras.
>> >
>> > Let me know what you've got plus shipping to 95608.
>> >
>> > Thanks! Dennis
>> >
>> > --
>> > Dennis L. Wade
>> > KG6ZI
>> > Carmichael, CA
>
>
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Dennis L. Wade
KG6ZI
Carmichael, CA
