I run WF1B on a Linux host using DOSBOX. It runs on other platforms:
http://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1
There are other virtual machine programs out there for Windows, MAC, and Linux.
But, if you're happy with the newer software.........
Bill Turner <dezrat1242@yahoo.com> wrote ..
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> On Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:54:29 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I am still using RTTY5.02 by WF1B for the RTTY contests. I used it this
> >weekend for the ARRL RTTY Roundup.
>
> REPLY:
> It's good to see that some are keeping the old flame alive.
>
> For those new to RTTY contesting, Ray Ortgeisen, WF1B, was the person most
> responsible for the surge in RTTY contesting that began back in the '90s. His
> software, simply called RTTY, was the first widely used contest program for
> RTTY
> and it became an instant hit on the air. It was a DOS based program and
> required
> an external TNC such as a KAM or Pakratt. To the best of my recollection it
> did
> not have a software decoder anything like MMTTY. Somebody please correct me if
> I'm wrong. I used it with a KAM for many years.
>
> The program ran fine on DOS or Windows 95 and 98 but it would not run on XP.
> That spelled it's doom, sad to say.
>
> Mention of Ray has all but disappeared these days, but us old time RTTY'ers
> have
> not forgotten the guy who made all this fun and excitement possible.
>
> Bless you Ray, wherever you are.
>
> 73, Bill W6WRT
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