[TenTec] OT Computer Assistance

[Barry N1EU]

You're probably going to get widely varying opinions/advice.  Handling
serial ports on a Win 7 computer is easy using USB serial adapters (FTDI)
which work very well.  Parallel ports are a different story and I think you
need to jettison your parallel devices moving forward and spring for a new
usb printer.

As far as software compatibility, I recommend that you go through a
transition period of keeping your old XP computer running along side your
new Win 7 computer.  Win 7 does have an XP mode to allow legacy software to
run but I'm not sure how well that works.  On the other hand, any software
that you're using that isn't Win 7 compatible is O-L-D and maybe it's time
to replace it and go through the painful process of installing and learning
new software.  I hear this helps keep the brain young.

73/GL,
Barry N1EU



On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 1:15 PM, Phil Sussman <psussman at pactor.com> wrote:

> I have been researching the replacement of the three XP machines here in
> the shack
> and the results have been discouraging. None of my programs: word
> processing,
> spreadsheet, logging, rig interface, and scanner programming is compatible
> with
> WIN-7 let alone WIN-8.1.
>
> In addition, my interfaces for the printer(s) [non-serial, but parallel]
> aren't USB compatible either! I currently have five serial interfaces, but
> my two USB ports have yet to operate with serial adapters. I believe this
> is because my USB ports are USB-1 type (just plain old)
>
> Obviously, I do not have an unlimited budget to replace three computers,
> two
> printers, all the software and still be unable to interface with my rigs.
> I've got a JRC JST-145 (interfaced with LOGic) and an ICOM IC-756 pro-II.
>
> Any helpful suggestions welcome.
>
> Thanks ES 73
>
> de Phil - N8PS
>
>
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