About two years ago I was in the same place, antique logging computer
badly needing replacement. I am very happy about the upgrade, but in
the end added the MK-1100 because I could never get any of the parallel
port drivers to get happy with my Shuttle system and XP. Oddly, I
actually experienced a couple of sending issues this past weekend using
the MK-1100. Anyway, computers are cheap enough now that you can get
a spiffy logging computer and still have enough cash left to add keying
hardware. IMHO it's a case where you simply shrug, hand over the cash,
and get on with making QSO's -- I'd rather fight other problems.
Microsoft's logic in locking down the parallel port escapes me -- or are
all those viruses and spyware coming in through the parallel port?
I *do* think now is a good time to upgrade, while you can still get XP!
Vista sounds like a can of worms -- didit didit -- can of snakes, and
who knows what new issues Writelog and the rest of your life will have
with Vista. It sounds like computer retailers are expecting slow sales
this Christmas season because people are waiting for Vista, so there may
be some good sales on hardware.
-n6nz
Bill Parry wrote:
> Mike and George,
>
> I wasn't going to put XP on the old computer; I was just going to buy a new
> one. The reason that I was thinking about changing is that I have had a
> networking problem that I think is going to be difficult to fix. It is also
> really really slow in booting up my DXBase logging program...the data file
> is many MB.
>
> Computers are pretty cheap now so I thought it might be a good time to
> change.
>
> I read about the MicroHam keyer and that is probably the best solution.
> Maybe I'll get my wife to give me a new radio computer and keyer for Xmas.
> It just sorta irritates me that I have to buy a fairly expensive keyer to
> get this program to work right. It seems like that by this time the software
> should work with all kinds of "work arounds" to get it to perform like
> advertised. Nice to hear from you George, been a long time! I guess that I
> just getting to be an old curmudgeon. :-)
>
> Bill, W5VX
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:writelog-
>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike McCarthy, W1NR
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 10:48 AM
>> To: Georgek5kg@aol.com; BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM
>> Cc: writelog@CONTESTING.COM
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Writelog and CW
>>
>> A PII 350 may not run XP. It may also have no or problematic USB hardware.
>>
>> Why do you think an upgrade is needed?
>>
>> Mike, W1NR
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Georgek5kg@aol.com>
>> To: <BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM>
>> Cc: <writelog@CONTESTING.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 11:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Writelog and CW
>>
>>
>>>
>>> In a message dated 11/7/2006 10:47:59 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>> BPARRY@RGV.RR.COM writes:
>>>
>>> I have been using Writelog for sometime on my old Pentium II 350 machine
>>> with Windows 98 SE. It works like a charm and I have no real problems.
>>> Unfortunately it appears like I may have to upgrade this computer and
>> use
>>> Windows XP. I have looked through the archives and it looks like this
>> may
>>> problematical! Is there a way that I can be sure that I can use Writelog
>>> with WinXP, or do I just have to pray, change to another logging
>>> program...
>>>
>>> I would rather not add stuff like a separate keyer.
>>>
>>> Bill, W5VX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill,
>>>
>>> WL works just fine with XP. The only major difference is that it does
>>> not
>>> support LPT keying. I use a MicroHam CW Keyer as the interface between
>>> WL and
>>> the computer. It provides radio control and cw keying via the computers
>>> USB
>>> port, and works slicker than a whistle! The Microham CW Keyer, and some
>>> of
>>> the other Microham products will provide the same or more functionality.
>>> Ck
>>> them out.
>>>
>>> 73, Geo...
>>>
>>> George Wagner, K5KG
>>> 941-312-9420
>>> 941-400-1960 cell
>>>
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