[SD-User] Re: boot to DOS

[Jonathan G0DVJ]

And without wishing to encourage an operating system war (!), Windows is 
also more likely to crash than DOS!   I favour reliability, 
simplicity, & stability (of ALL the layers of software that run to give 
me computer logging!)  I'd have these over new features every time.

WIndows also steals lots of clock cycles from those fast processors - so 
the speed required to compensate is significant, especially for those of 
us who are willing to take an old battered 486 DOS laptop out into the 
field for real time logging in the wind and rain etc. but would not want 
to do the same with their new pride and joy!  So on that basis I am 
happy that SD lags the latest technology platform.

Nowadays at home, I run SD under DOS emulation on my Apple iBook running 
OSX which is as stable as a rock.  Works ok!  Not that Paul ever 
intended it to run on an Apple!

73,
Jonathan.  G0DVJ
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On Monday, July 1, 2002, at 08:43  pm, Alex Allan wrote:

> 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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