[Dx4win] The solution for several working LPT ports

[Larry Gauthier (K8UT)]

Guy,

I am sorry, but I must disagree with your suggestion that the "solution" to 
the parallel port driver problem is that new computer owners must dismantle 
their Dells and Gateways and Compaqs, replacing their new motherboards and 
USB ports with 10 year old ISA technology and hard-coded LPT ports.

Do not try and disguise this software problem with a cheap hardware "fix'" - 
that is just asking for trouble. You're swimming upstream against the 
strategic product directions of Intel, Microsoft, and the BIOS vendors. The 
correct solution to the parallel port problem is that software developers 
(we're talking about DX4WIN, ARSWin, TopTen Devices, WaveNode technologies 
here...) must revamp their programs to become compliant with the new 
hardware and operating system architectures. This means that they must use 
new compilers, new I/O utilities, and deliver new releases of their 
programs.

Unless/until that happens, the customers of these vendors are the ones who 
will suffer, because they are purchasing products that cannot possibly work 
on the latest hardware and software platforms.

Unless, of course, you intend to make the ridiculous suggestion that hams 
should purchase the "latest and greatest ham radio technology" with the 
understanding that it will only work properly on 10-year-old hardware and 
5-year-old operating systems. ;-)

... I didn't think so!

 [DISCLAIMER - keep in mind that I am talking specifically about those 
characteristics of DX4WIN, and other programs, that would require multiple 
parallel ports to control things like CW keying, antenna rotors, band 
decoders, remote antenna switches, remote sensors and wattmeters, etc. If 
you don't have those requirements, these issues do not apply]

-larry
K8UT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ON4AOI" <ON4AOI at SKYNET.BE>
To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: [Dx4win] The solution for several working LPT ports


> Hi All,
> for those who are still looking for several working
> LPT's the solution is here ........
>
> Probably there are lot of people complaining about the
> missing ISA slots on the latest motherboards.....
>
> SOLTEK motherboards has the solution
>
> TYPE = SL-XP865G-3IG
> Chipset Intel 865G + ICH5
> Processor CPU Socket 478B on board.
> Front Side Bus 800/533/400MHz Front Side Bus.
> Memory 2 x 184-pin DDR DIMM Sockets.
> Supporting unregistered non-ECC DDR 400/333/266 DRAM up to 2GB.
> Supporting Dual-Channel.
> Expansion Slots 1 x AGP 8X/4X Slot.
> 4 x PCI Slots.
> 3 x ISA Slots.
> On-Board EIDE 2 x ATA100/66/33 IDE connectors supporting up to 4 IDE
> devices.
> On-Board SATA 2 x Serial ATA connectors supporting 2 Serial ATA HDDs. (by
> ICH5)
> Integrated Super I/O 1 x Floppy Port.
> 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port.
> 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port.
> 1 x Gigabit LAN Port.
> 1 x Parallel Port.
> 2 x Serial Ports. (1 integrated RS232 COM1 Port, 1 via optional cable for
> RS232/RS422/RS485 COM2 Port)
> 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 Ports. (4 integrated, 4 via optional cables)
> 1 x VGA Port.
> RAID --
> IEEE1394 --
> Audio --
> LAN Gigabit 10/100/1000 LAN Function.
> BIOS AMI BIOS.
> Flash Memory for easy upgrade.
> Form Factor ATX Form Factor (305mm x 220mm)
> Other Features Jumper FSB Setting.
> BIOS Writing Protection.
> H/M Monitor.
> STR Function. (optional)
>
> Guy ON4AOI
>
>
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