[CQ-Contest] windows-based contest programs: a question..

Barry w2up at mindspring.com
Tue Nov 23 11:10:23 EST 2004


I have a nice stockpile of Commodore 64's that can be used with 
N4ZR's Contester program which pre-dated CT.  I also have a few OpAid 
6's around somewhere too, if you want to log/dupe by hand...

Seriously folks, why are you trying to live in a computing age long 
dead?  It's crazy to maintain outdated hardware for outdated 
software.  Personally, I've used Writelog for over 5 years.  As a 
single-op, if you don't want to touch the mouse, you don't have to, 
though there may be times where you find it easier.  

Operating SOA, I use the mouse to double-click a needed mult on the 
band-map, which places the call in the QSO Entry window, QSYs my 
radio, switches antennas, bandpass filters and stubs, and retunes my 
Acom amp.  It may be possible to do this with a keystroke or two, but 
I've never tried so I don't know.

73,
Barry W2UP

On 23 Nov 2004 at 8:27, Kelly Taylor wrote:

> I think it's wise to start stockpiling working DOS machines.
> 
> There's enough crap on the operating table and enough stuff to do with
> two hands without having to fight with a friggin' mouse.
> 
> Hopefully the Windows-based logger architects will wake up soon.
> 
> 73, kelly
> ve4xt
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "k5zm" <k5zm at comcast.net>
> To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:24 AM
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] windows-based contest programs: a question..
> 
> 
> > By and large, DOS is dead. But TR rocks.. Hopefully we all know
> > that, too
> ;)
> > However, be it for good or bad, time marches on and Win based
> > logging programs will probably become more and more the standard.
> >
> > Now, before I ask, let me say that I've NEVER used anything but TR
> > and CT. The former by choice and preference, the latter because
> > that's what we've got @ NQ4I (yes.. I've tried to sell Rick on TR.
> > More than once;) Well, there was that one time I used -or tried to
> > use- WriteLog during some now forgotten 'test.
> >
> > At any rate, I do seem to recall that WL was extremely "mouse
> > heavy". By that I mean we were always having to dink with the mouse
> > to activate a field, etc. Assuming that WL is not alone in it's
> > reliance on a mouse, I gotta ask....
> >
> > WHY??!!!!  Surely the same fields/tasks can be handled by
> > keystokes(??). Maybe it's just me going on a prior less than
> > favourable experience and perhaps things have changed. But i don't
> > see why an op should have to take
> a
> > hand off of the radio/keyboard/whatever just because he's using a
> > Win
> based
> > program.
> >
> > OK.. flame away;)
> >
> > 73,
> > Ian, K5ZM
> > --
> > "Uh, this is no offense, but,uh... You are a robot, aren't you?"
> >
> >
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club
        



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