[WriteLog] Ports

[Mike K9MI]

WriteLog works fine using lpt port for cw keying in 95 and 98. We used 3 old 
Pentium 133's with Windows 98 for Field Day. The 3 were networked together, 
and no problems all weekend.

73, Mike K9MI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv at subich.com>
To: "'Mel Bach'" <mel.abachlll at gmail.com>; <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 03:31
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Ports


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>> Having purchased a 4 port serial card I found my machine
>> allows 1,3456 com ports. Writelog allows 1,2,3,4 good for
>> SO2R. One can see that with 5 ports I am one short of 4.
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> Search the help file for CommSlot= ... that will fix your
> issue with access to enough rig control and CW/PTT ports.
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>> Anyone using LPT for the cw keyboard portion? The program
>> seems to allow it on this Win 98 machine. On the two XP
>> machines the LPT is "greyed out" not allowed.
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> Windows NT and descendents (Windows 2000, XP, Vista) do not
> permit direct access to the LPT port.  Again, read the help
> files and look for information on DirectIO and/or UserPort.
> There is also information about those drivers on the WriteLog
> web site (www.writelog.com).
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> The help files are your friend.
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