[CQ-Contest] Contesting Computer

[Denny Sahovic]

My suggestion may not be appealing to you, but here are my $0.02

Upgrade your PC to whatever you thing will be enough for Windows (XP, 2K,
9x) applications. Since you will be running DOS contesting software, the
best is to create multiboot environment: DOS 6.22, Win98, and/or Win2K-XP.
You can do it on a single hard-drive, or on multiple hard-drives: Here is a
good link to help you with multiboot setup:

http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue47/deblende.html

On a local fleamarkets there are tons of $5 items: ISA SoundBlaster cards,
ISA com-ports cards, etc. Make sure that your "new" motherboard has enough
room for all gadgets, since your all-in-one machine will have a lot of them.

So, when you use PC to read e-mail, browse the web, etc., select XP or 2K on
the boottime. When you run Radio stuff (CW, SSB, RTTY,...) select pure DOS
or DOS window in Win98, and your ISA cards should be recognized easily by
DOS.


73, Denny, KX7M

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K0HB" <K-Zero-HB at earthlink.net>
To: "MWA Reflector" <mn-wireless-assn at yahoogroups.com>; "CQ Contest
Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:50 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contesting Computer


> My old 1900's model WIN98 Compaq 345MHz/128Meg ram is getting a little
> short of horsepower for many applications, and it's probably time to
> upgrade.
>
> What solutions are available in current-production machines which will
> allow me to have at least 3 serial ports and run DOS loggers CT and
> Hyperlog in 'real' DOS environments.   (No, I'm not a Luddite, but after
> several hundred dollars of purchases, I haven't found ANY Windows logging
> programs that appeal to me, and I'm not interested in looking at any
more.)
>
> While my current machine is very adequate to continue to use for 'radio'
> stuff, unfortunately my shack and my office are the same place, and I
don't
> have room for two sets of monitor/keyboard.
>
> Ideas?
>
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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