[CQ-Contest] Vista OS

[k8gt at mi.rr.com]

Current wisdom is avoid all versions.  :-(  Actually I bought a 2.2 GHz Pentium Dual Core built by Systemax in Ohio from Tiger Direct and it came with Vist Home Basic.  That's the one that according to rumor is so poor that Micro$oft didn't even want to name Vista. It works fine running N1MM and Logger32, and a lot of other 32 bit software, after reading some on it and learning my way around.  So far, so good.  Oh, by the way, this computer comes with an LPT port and a COM port with a header connector for the second COM port, in addition to 6 USB ports.  All workee FB. It was a good deal.

Just a satisfied customer.

73, Gerry,  K8GT

PS Buy a computer with a version of Vista and then look for the advanced upgrade deals for Windows 7, when it comes out.






---- K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com> wrote: 

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Sometime soon I need to pull the trigger on a new PC for the shack.

Critical applications will be:

WriteLog (current V10.72E)
Logger32 (current V3.20)
microHAM Router (current V7.2.4)

Is there any style of VISTA that I should avoid?

73, de Hans, K0HB
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