[TRLog] TRLog in Linux

[Thomas M. Schaefer]

To be just a bit pragmatic, with the hardware required to run TR available
for the asking at most places nowadays, is there a real reason to not run on
DOS. This is the same windows issue that comes up from time to time, and
while it certainly could be ported to Windows or Linux or BeOS (with 3 years
work), the question is why port it at all. Yes, TR is a DOS program, but to
be practical about it, so what? If you do not like Microsoft products, use
IBM DOS or FreeDOS, or Caldera DOS. I bought TR class systems (486) for $10
each and that was no bargain. I fail to see why porting for porting's sake
is even an issue. It simply makes no sense.

Tom NY4I
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas M. Schaefer" <toms@inconnect.com>
To: <N7DR@arrl.net>; <trlog@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TRLog] TRLog in Linux


>
> I think DOSEMU is the best way to go. Has anyone tried it with TR?
>
> Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "D. R. Evans" <N7DR@arrl.net>
> To: <trlog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 8:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [TRLog] TRLog in Linux
>
>
> >
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> > On 30 Jun 00, at 6:35, n3gmw@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Please add my vote to those wanting a version in Linux. I've been
> wanting
> > > to convert to Linux but haven't because I'm not sure if I can stand to
> > > lose some of my favorite programs. TRLog being one of them. Also be
nice
> > > if it supports USB (universal serial bus not upper side band) ;-)
> > >
> >
> > A couple of off-the-top-of-my-head comments about this, and they're
> > probably worth what you're paying for them:
> >
> > 1. I believe that TR is written in a sort of objectised Pascal, so
porting
> > it to something like Linux would be a major pain.
> >
> > 2. USB support in the Linux kernel is pretty poor. (One is tempted to
say
> > non-existent.)
> >
> > 3. I've been deeply disappointed by Linux. No matter what the hype says,
I
> > have found it to be not at all ready for prime time. The kernel itself
is
> > great, but to try to change anything is to ask for trouble, and most of
> the
> > applications are a long way behind their Windows counterparts. Sad but
> > true, at least from the vantage of this ex-UNIX sysadmin. (A typical
> > example, although it has nothing to do with TR but just happens to be
> fresh
> > on my mind: I spent more than an hour yesterday trying to figure out how
> to
> > enter a single accented character into KLyX.)
> >
> > 4. I'd _much_ rather that Mr. Tree spend his time improving TR than
> porting
> > it. Perhaps if people are sufficiently desperate for a port, Tree could
> > come to some sort of arrangement with a third party to do the port for
> him,
> > but that (of course) is entirely up to him.
> >
> >   Doc  N7DR
> >
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> > D.R. Evans N7DR / G4AMJ                      N7DR@arrl.net
> >
> > "Palindor" has been republished:
> >    http://www.sff.net/people/N7DR/drevans.htp
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