[RTTY] Windows XP Pro OR Vista?

[W9FG]

Jerry, thanks for the link.  I have been wanting a second PC just for ham 
station use.  Now if you can find a great price on 2 lcd displays and spring 
loaded arms to mount them, I would appreciate it.

73  Gud DX
Dick W9FG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Flanders" <jeflanders at comcast.net>
To: <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Windows XP Pro OR Vista?


> Off-lease computer includes XP Pro - $150
>
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4259621&sku=L278-10012
>
> Jerry W4UK
>
> At 08:32 PM 12/7/2008, Les Kalmus wrote:
>>Get XP Pro. If you can't find one with XP, get one with Vista that is
>>"downgradeable" to XP.
>>HP and Dell sell these and there may be other vendors that sell them too.
>>
>>Les W2LK
>>.
>>
>>
>>Andrei Stchislenok wrote:
>> > Hello al:
>> >
>> > I have bad news and good news.
>> >
>> > Bad news is my main desktop computer crashed this Friday evening, lost
>> > everything there, all stuff. It was running Windows XP Pro.
>> >
>> > Good news is I can go now and shop around to buy a new one for 
>> > Christmas
>> > gift for myself. Oh, well.
>> >
>> > Thinking - what OS to purchase? Windows XP Pro or Vista?
>> >
>> > Saw plenty of inexpensive computers everywhere running Vista, but 
>> > scared a
>> > bit, not familiar.
>> >
>> > Heard that not all Ham radio programms are operational with Vista. 
>> > However,
>> > progress cannot be stopped; I heard that too.
>> >
>> > What should I do? XP or Vista?
>> >
>> > Christmas is coming.
>> >
>> > Any thoughts/advises will be appreciated.
>> >
>> >
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