Yep, I remember the VIC20 and 64 and Pet, etc. Scars me and wonder how we survived. That is the reason I started building my own, hi.
73, ron, n9ee/r >From: jistabout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/06/18 Wed PM 03:15:32 EDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: software repeater controller > >--- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Alexandre Souza" <alexandre- >[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > For multiple audio ports these days I'd recommend using USB audio >> > devices. ISA slots are way gone and PCI slots aren't far behind. >For >> > an embedded PC controlling radios 24/7 you want something small, >quiet >> > and low power, most form factors that fit that description usually >> > have few if any PCI slots. >> >> A PC controlling a repeater?!?!?! What is the problem of using >a small >> microcontroller, with some BASIC programming??? >> >> You are using a cannon to kill a microbe he he he >> > >Not at all. Using a PC to control a repeater as complex as the system >here with remotes etc. is a perfectly logical choice and allows >nearly unlimited flexability. > >The original controller on the system here back in the mid 1980s was >a Commodore VIC-20 :). Any young'ens remember those? > >- Darrell/KA7BTV > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
