[RTTY] WF1B Problem...

[Jerry Flanders]

Anybody know why "slowing down" fast computers allows the WF1B program to 
work? Since the CPU is a sequential device, and never actually "gets ahead" 
of itself or the other devices in the computer, what is the actual reason 
that this so-called "slowdown" method can work?

It has been used for years with old DOS games, so there is no question that 
it works, but what is happening inside the fast computer that requires it, 
and what does the "slowdown" program actually do?

TIA

Jerry W4UK

At 07:13 11/5/02 -0500, John L Merrill wrote:
>There is a small program called moslo that is supposed to slow down fast
>computers so WF1B will run on faster computers. I may still have it if that
>hasnt been suggested yet.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of Jim Martin
>Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 3:22 AM
>To: Frank Fallon; rtty@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: [RTTY] WF1B Problem...
>
>
>Hi Frank
>I posted the same problem last week and received some useful replies which
>did not help me, but could be the answer to your problems.
>My PC is 1GHz and it will run WF1B as long as I have no port selected for
>the TNC.  As soon a s a port is selected R/T error 216 shows and the program
>closes.  My 450MHz HP laptop runs the same program fine with no problems
>73
>Jim    MM0BQI
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Frank Fallon" <n2ff@optonline.net>
>To: <rtty@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 10:54 PM
>Subject: [RTTY] WF1B Problem...
>
>
> > The answer is NOT use some other program, please.
> >
> > I attempted today to install a copy of WF1B version 4.5 on a Dell
> > Latitude LM and received the dreaded runtime error message number 216.
> >
> > Any idea what I need to change or fix to get this going.
> >
> > I am running a DXP38 with the laptop and hope to take the entire set up
> > with me when I next travel to G land and EI.  Yes, I know that sound
> > card programs take up less weight and space, but.....
> >
> > I am not sure what 216 indicates is wrong.
> >
> > BTW I also loaded the DXP software and worked HA7UG on ten rtty this
> > morning.  The band was open and no one was there.  It was much the same
> > story on ten ssb too.  Later I worked 3XY7C on fifteen.  He was loud and
> > hung around for a long time.  I got him at 1641 and he was still there
> > hours later.  Then I worked Des at ZD7DP on twenty a little bit ago.  He
> > was 20 over S nine.  So the lap top works but I want to get WF1B's RTTY
> > going on it.
> >
> > Any suggestions other than going to sound card programs.
> >
> > Frank...N2FF.....
> >
> >