Re: [digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
Ok - I see the point now. guess I'm just getting slow. I do have 3 of the PK-232MBX's and use them much. One of them I got back in 1988 or so new for about 300 bucks. Used for the most part for AMTOR and some what for HF and VFH packet. Would be just the thing to run on my old 8088 system. May have to take a look at it. John, W0JAB At 02:07 PM 1/9/2010, you wrote: I am not a regular user of CSS software but it looks like the CD contains Radio Operations Center which is a native Windows app and actually quite a decent program that allows you full control of an MMC with Pactor/Amtor/Packet and plugins for PSK31, SSTV, MT63 etc. ROC is $99 on its own for either a Timewave/AEA MMC or Kantronics MMC so if you have both MMCs it would be good value. I guess you pay another $40 for the older software. I recently tested Packratt for dos on this XP machine and it worked perfectly in a dos window. Maybe not great software by todays standards but if you pick up a used PK-232 on eBay for a few bucks it will work fine. MixW can also work with MMC/TNC sound card modes but requires detailed configuration to make it work fully. ROC is definitely easier to get up and running than adding Pactor, Amtor, G-TOR modes to MixW by hand. 73 Sholto K7TMG
[digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Mark Thompson wb9qzb_gro...@... wrote: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD A pre-order price of $139.95 is available at the CSS online store at http://www.cssincorp.com. What a deal! Just the thing to run on your 8088 PC.
Re: [digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
At 12:11 PM 1/9/2010, you wrote: What a deal! Just the thing to run on your 8088 PC. What are you trying to say?
RE: [digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
Appears to me a sarcastic comment reflecting that they are selling and repackaging all their very old, DOS based software products, nothing obviously new, for quite a lot of money. I would have liked to see some new software, as well, for the high cost. Michael K3MH _ From: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com [mailto:digitalra...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Becker, WØJAB Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:30 AM To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD At 12:11 PM 1/9/2010, you wrote: What a deal! Just the thing to run on your 8088 PC. What are you trying to say?
[digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
I looked through the list again and realized it is only the Timewave/AEA version of ROC not the Timewave/AEA Kantronics version so not as good a deal as I first thought. K7TMG
[digitalradio] Re: CSS to release The PK-232 25th Anniversary Software CD
I am not a regular user of CSS software but it looks like the CD contains Radio Operations Center which is a native Windows app and actually quite a decent program that allows you full control of an MMC with Pactor/Amtor/Packet and plugins for PSK31, SSTV, MT63 etc. ROC is $99 on its own for either a Timewave/AEA MMC or Kantronics MMC so if you have both MMCs it would be good value. I guess you pay another $40 for the older software. I recently tested Packratt for dos on this XP machine and it worked perfectly in a dos window. Maybe not great software by todays standards but if you pick up a used PK-232 on eBay for a few bucks it will work fine. MixW can also work with MMC/TNC sound card modes but requires detailed configuration to make it work fully. ROC is definitely easier to get up and running than adding Pactor, Amtor, G-TOR modes to MixW by hand. 73 Sholto K7TMG --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Michael Hatzakis Jr MD li...@... wrote: Appears to me a sarcastic comment reflecting that they are selling and repackaging all their very old, DOS based software products, nothing obviously new, for quite a lot of money. I would have liked to see some new software, as well, for the high cost. Michael K3MH
