John
I ran Multiop at W0GJ (945 Q's 170,000 points) in the 160 CW last weekend
using Writelog with Windows XP-Pro flawlessly. Used the MultiKeyer+ as well
as a sound card. The sound card was decoding CW, which is sort of amazing,
however I don't think it does much good, since the data is gone off the
screen by the time you would want to use it. Have not wired for SO2R as
yet.
I would vote for XP-Pro.
Ron N5IN
----- Original Message -----
From: "W0UN--John Brosnahan" <shr@ricc.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Operating system
>
> I have been considering switching to Writelog and have been
> subscribed to the reflector for some now--in order to better
> understand the features and any problems with the software.
>
> I have been impressed with the level of support and plan to
> purchase the software soon. (With my move to Texas my
> antennas are in storage--so there has been no hurry to
> actually buy the software yet and start the clock ticking on
> that one year of free support.)
>
> I also plan to build another computer that will be dedicated to
> logging. Nothing special--but a competent system--something on
> the order of a 2100+ Athlon, 512 MB RAM, fast/big disk, etc.
>
> The real issue comes down to operating system. I have virtually
> all of the versions of MS Windows running on various systems
> around here (I haven't moved down all of my computers yet--but I
> count at least 16 already here!)
>
> My preference for the logging system OS at this point is to go with
> Win 2000 pro. But I wonder if 2000 pro or Win XP is a better
> choice.
>
> If anyone has any strong feeling one way or the other I would
> appreciate the input. Or maybe just a vote for one or the other
> would make it easier to be sure I was doing the right thing by
> going with Win 2000 pro. I want to be able to exercise all of
> the features of Writelog--SO2R, voice keyer and contest recording,
> networking--at least to a backup computer in the background, etc.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> 73--John W0UN
>
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