[TenTec] Jupiter

[Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales]

At 10:28 AM 1/18/05 -0500, you wrote:
> > We gave away the source code to the GUI as well - and I see
> > that commercial software developers have generally taken our source
> > code (provided free) and turned it into a salable product - from which
> > Ten-Tec derives no income.
>
>TenTec derives extra income from doing this because of the enhanced value of
>the Jupiter and Pegasus from third party developers.  It is difficult to
>know how much TenTec sales have been helped by this but I believe it is not
>trivial.  I know several purchaser's of Jupiter's and Pegasus's that say one
>of the determining factors on purchasing the radio was the availability of
>third party software.
>
>Carl Moreschi N4PY
>Franklinton, NC

True - which was some of the incentive to give away the source code for
the GUI to start with rather than selling it (or keeping the code to 
ourselves).
There are other examples....like providing InRad with engineering data so
they could develop their own series of filters for Ten-Tec transceivers.

The irony of this discussion over having not done recent firmware updates 
for the
Jupiter is the large amount of negative discussion about the Orion because
we HAVE done updates so often.

I posted a message yesterday that was a statement of fact - that not having
done a firmware change in 15 months is completely different from no longer
supporting a transceiver.   I've repeated the facts again today.

Thanks
Scott Robbins
W4PA


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