[TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash

[Tony Lelieveld]

Hi Rick,
It's not only that one needs to run DOS but the processor speed has to be 
low.  Most modern computers are WAYYYYY too fast and the MoSlow program will 
not work on most modern fast computers.
73, Tony VE3DWI.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash


> Actually just about any brand new business laptop from Dell or Lenovo has 
> a true serial port and you can always boot dos from a floppy.
>
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tony
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 3:39 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash
>
> That's why I still have an old one with W-95. Many older Motorola radios 
> can not be programmed with modern computers.
> They require true serial ports with slow processors and it becomes 
> ‎becomes harder and harder to find old B&W LCD Laptops that run with true 
> DOS.
> 73, Tony VE3DWI.
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network.
>  Original Message
> From: Barry N1EU
> Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 04:24
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Reply To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] solved - Orion II won't flash
>
> It's not a USB port that I was using - it's a real serial port. I consider 
> the case closed and glad I held on to my old computer ;-)
>
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 1:52 AM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> If you broke out your old XP box, it was certainly a a different port!
>> Had you already tried a different USB-RS232 interface? That would have
>> been something similar, I suppose.
>>
>> Kim N5OP
>>
>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long
>> as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>
>> > On Jan 4, 2015, at 13:57, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > To try a different computer/port.
>> >
>> > Barry N1EU
>> >
>> >> On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Kim Elmore
>> >> <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm curious: what was his suggestion? I missed it.
>> >>
>> >> Kim N5OP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> On 1/4/2015 1:19 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks to Rick VE7TK's suggestion, I dug up my ancient WinXP
>> >>> computer
>> and
>> >>> cabled it up and it flashed the radio fine.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73, Barry N1EU
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>> >> Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology,
>> >> CCM, PP SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>> >>
>> >> /"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.
>> >> But, in practice, there is." //– Attributed to many people; it’s so
>> >> true that it doesn’t matter who said it./
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