I had dual-boot (actually quad-boot) on my main computer until the
motherboard died last summer. The new AMD 64 board doesn't have WIN98
drivers, so I went straight XP on it. I picked up a Dell PIII laptop, loaded
WIN98 on it, and it now is my contest computer, running TR, Writelog, and
N1MM. Only problem is TR doesn't like the USB to serial adapters, so I use
a PC Card serial port when running TR. Now to work on that flakey ALT
Key...
73
Jim
K8IR
----- Original Message -----
From: <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Adding MS-DOS to a WindowsXP Computer
> We need to upgrade the PC used at W0ZT's, so I've been following this
> thread with some interest. I just wonder why it seems so important to run
> XP. Given:
>
> - N1MM, DX4WIN, WL, etc. all are supported on Win98SE
> - I've run TR in a DOS window over Win98SE for years with no problems
> whatsoever
> - Win98SE uses "real" DOS and has a built in ability to let you start in
> "Command Prompt only"
>
> Then why would I want to load Windows XP and have to worry about dual
> boot, port issues, and all ther rest? What am I missing here? Why not just
> load 98 and be done with it?
>
> Thanks !
>
> Steve K0SR
>
>
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