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Re: [WriteLog] Writelog V12

To: Alan Walters <abwltrs@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Writelog V12
From: Ed Muns <ed@w0yk.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 13:10:14 -0800
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Many use a Winkey and eliminate the need for an LPT port.

73,
Ed W0YK
On Jan 13, 2016 11:40 AM, Alan Walters via WriteLog <writelog@contesting.com> 
wrote:
>
> Fellow CWers.  I am a long time Writelog user since 1995 or so.  I upgraded 
> through Win95/98 to XP and use Direct I/O to activate my LPT port for CW 
> keying via the simple resistor-diode interface. 
> My PC is dedicated to my rig and, as long as Pentium mother boards and 
> expansion cards remain readily available, I will stick with my old tower 
> because of the capability I have with five serial and two LPT ports.  But I 
> would like to upgrade my ham PC to Win 7 like the rest of the world. 
>
> Why not?  Because Direct I/O doesn't work with Win 7, and the Writelog 
> developers did not add a kernel (similar to DX4Win and N1MM) to V12 that 
> could be installed with a click of the mouse to activate the LPT port.  So, 
> while V12 has lots of upgrades I would like to use, it looks like I am stuck 
> at XP and V11. 
>
> What am I missing? 
> Al Walters - K5NOF 
>
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