[RTTY] Latest computers advice please

[Steve AI9T]

My last came from http://byterunner.com/


Jerry Flanders wrote:
> Here in the colonies they still sell a PCI card that gives you one 
> parallel and two serial ports. For instance:
>
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?pfp=cat3&product_code=271773&Pn=2_Port_Serial_1_Port_Parallel_PCI_Card
>
> I see the price is rising - I paid about $20 a couple years ago. 
> Perhaps you can find one similar in the mother country as well?
>
> Uses only one interrupt and is PnP.
>
> Jerry W4UK  South Carolina
>
> At 22:48 11/3/2006, you wrote:
>   
>> Hi, I am about to pension off my old Pentium 300Mz computer and purchase one
>> of the faster machines. Is there any problem running programs like Writelog,
>> SD etc on these fast computers? The reason I ask is that when I bought this
>> present computer some programs like Turbolog wouldn't work on processors
>> faster than 300Mz. This problem was addressed later. I am looking at the
>> dual core processor. Also manufactures seem to regard serial ports as old
>> hat these days. I know that USB-Serial adaptors work ok I have one on an old
>> laptop we use on field days. Can you fit a PCI to serial (2 ports) card in
>> them?
>> Thanks for reading this. 73 Pete G3KNU
>>
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