[CQ-Contest] Contesting Computer

[Igor Sokolov]

Hi Denny,
It is not easy to find modern motherboard with couple of ISA slots nowdays.
That is the major reason I still keep my P-233 for radio. It has additional
ISA ports and ISA SB which is compatible with all the software available.

73, Igor UA9CDC


> 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