[TRLog] TR-Log-Win survey results

[LogWindows@aol.com]

Thanks to everyone who filled out the survey, here's the results and the 
direction we are going to take.  

This is the information  is the results that was compiled after all the 
abusive, condescending and childish remark comments from some of the surveys 
were removed.  Those survey's were not counted and that accounts for about 
10% of the total number of survey's.

1. Is it technical feasible to do? This is an unequivocal yes.  It is 
possible to take technology from Log Windows and TRLog and move them into a 
32 bit program, as well as doing a Ring 0 process based device driver to 
handle all the LPT and DVK, etc., I/O based functionality.

2. What do the users really want.  From the survey, many of you just want a 
version of TRLog that will run correctly in a DOS Window under Windows 
(mostly for CW or DVP keying) so you can multitask with TRLog and Windows 
apps. Since the architecture of DOS and Windows doesn't allow this, it's not 
possible, but it's what you want.

3. Many of you want every feature in TRLog into a TRLogwin on the first 
release.  Since Tree has been coding TRLog for a number of years, it would be 
impossible to have everything TRLog DOS has in TRLogWin 1.0 in a reasonable 
amount of time.

4. Tree made the comment, "I doubt many current TR users will really like the 
windows version - at least at first".  Since most software development looks 
for 1/2 to 2/3rds of the initial purchases to be upgrades, it doesn't look 
like the market is there. In fact, talking to many of you at Dayton, Atlanta 
and Dallas hamfest, this is the case. Many of you don't want to upgrade or 
have to pay for it.

Since it would take $100,000 - $150,000 to develop this product correctly and 
the market seems to be saying they wouldn't embrace a Windows version of 
TRLog, I've decided at this time not to begin the development of the product. 
 I will however, continue to watch the TRLog reflector for a time that may be 
more 'ripe' for a Windows contesting program, that would be the best product 
for it's market.

Rick - W4PC





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