[SD-User] Re: boot to DOS

[Alex Allan]

Hi all,
One problem with windows is the length of time it takes to reboot if it
crashes during a contest,  you can't really wait 4 or 5 minutes while
Windoze restarts  :0)  Although I would imagine there must be ways to
shorten the rebooting time?

Alex
G3ZBE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy GD0TEP" <gd0tep@qsl.net>
To: <sd-user@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:23 PM
Subject: RE: [SD-User] Re: boot to DOS


> > A windows version would be nice. Bit of a pain this DOS stuff. I'am
> sure a
> > lot more features could be added.
> >
> > Geoff GW1ATZ
> >
>
> This is something I've mentioned before.
> I can only assume that this would entail a radical change in the way the
> software is written? (I'm not a software bod)
>
> SD(v) is no doubt the best that's out there for what contesters do. But
> when you look at the likes of VQlog (running over M$ Access) you realise
> that perhaps SD is a little dated.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I like SD, but time is moving on, and so is
> computing power...
> I run SDV on my laptop, a P3, 933 with over 300mb of ram.
> Log checking after the event takes place on my desk top, a dual P3 933
> machine running with a GB of ram. Perhaps this is a bit over the top for
> a DOS programme designed for 640k ??
>
> SD and SDV have a loyal band of followers (myself included) but I wonder
> what would happen if EA6VQ released a contest version of his logging
> programme?
>
> Cheers de Andy GD0TEP
>
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