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Re: [TenTec] Logging contests under Vista

To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Logging contests under Vista
From: "Hsu, Aaron (NBC Universal)" <aaron.hsu@nbcuni.com>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:41:47 -0700
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Go here and download VirtualPC 2007:

http://www.microsoft.com/virtualpc

It will allow you to create a "virtual" computer in Windows.  You can then 
install whatever OS you want in the "virtual machine" (VM) session to run your 
old apps.

You'll need as much RAM as you want to assign to the VM, but DOS sessions only 
require a couple megs and Win9x works well with 64 to 128MB.  Best of all, VPC 
2007 is *FREE* (just make sure you have an OS license for the VM).

BTW, *everything* is emulated/virtualized in VM sessions (including COM and LPT 
ports).  If you have keyers or other components that rely on COM/LPT ports, 
VM's may not work for you as there is latency.  Also, VPC 2007 does not 
virtualize USB ports - if you need USB virtualization, a competitor product, 
VMWare, will do this.  It's about $250, but it's much more powerful and 
flexible than Microsoft's VPC 2007.  VMWare is at http://www.vmware.com.


73,

  - Aaron Hsu, NN6O (ex-KD6DAE)
    {nn6o}@arrl.net
    {aaron.hsu}@nbcuni.com
    No-QRO Int'l #1,000,006
    . -..- - .-. .-   ".... . .- ...- -.--"
 



-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Logging contests under Vista

Alas, my venerable CT logging software won't run under Vista. (ya gotta love 
that)

What works? or does someone have a fix

Dave
WA3MKB
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