[RTTY] Software question

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 1:02 PM, Bill, W6WRT <dezrat1242 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
> On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:49:25 -0700, N6ML wrote:
>
>>Further; N1MM Logger is developed in MS Visual Basic, which doesn't
>>port to non-Windows platforms.
>>
>>http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Program+Development
>>
>>73,
>>
>>    ~iain / N6ML
>
> REPLY:
> I understand but I'm curious why the author didn't choose to write it
> cross-platform to begin with?
>
> Not second-guessing or anything like that, just curious.

I assume that that's the platform that Tom was most comfortable using
when he started the project (years ago). Once you're "locked in" to
something like VB6, it's non-trivial to move to a more-portable
development platform.

73,

    ~iain / N6ML