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Subject: [ct-user] Upgrade computer strategy
From: k1ep at arrl.net (Ed Parish K1EP)
Date: Tue Aug 5 16:18:30 2003
I believe so, if they are the same version.  I have not verified it myself.

At 04:14 PM 8/5/03 -0400, Jim White, K4OJ wrote:
>is it possible to have some of the computers in a network running CT-DOS and 
>others running CT-WIN and they can still communicate with one another?
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>K4OJ
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>Ed Parish K1EP wrote:
>>At 02:02 PM 8/5/03 -0400, Ted Demopoulos wrote:
>>
>>>Time to start upgrading my motley crew of  486s - they are too old and the 
>>>hardware unreliable now.
>>>
>>>Replacing my "main" computer first - besides running CT during contests, 
>>>I'll probably run the odd windows app and (gasp) even WriteLog for the tests 
>>>not supported by CT. I've only run regular CT, never the Windows version 
>>>before.
>>>
>>>What should I - put Windows 98 on it so I can boot as DOS, something more 
>>>modern and setup dual boot (however that done), or just say the hell with it 
>>>and run CTWin (and any issues with networking with DOS CT then?)
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>>I don't run CTWin, but I know of at least one limitation.  It doesn't support 
>>the DVP card.  So if you are using that, you will still need to run the DOS 
>>version.  Win98SE is a reasonable way to go, although Microsoft may stop 
>>supporting it in another year or two.
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