[Elecraft] Re: Wish list

[Kevin Rock]

Thank you for going that extra mile for us Wayne!
   I never thought of a calendar system for my rig.  But I do think you may 
have a patent infringment problem with M$ over the 7-segment version of 
the alphabet.  They seem to have patented all 1s and 0s let alone every 
icon that will fit into an 8 by 8 grid.  But a CW interface to a 
computer?  Now that's patentable!  Get on it today because there are many 
of us who would appreciate another avenue into the land of computing.  I 
could surf the web via CW instead of that kluge called a keyboard/mouse 
combo.  Much more robust.  No need to point and click the clicking device 
is ready for action at all times.  I wait the Dayton hamfest 2072 for 
these breathlessly awaited improvements to human interface design!
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS



On Tue, 18 May 2004 10:55:16 -0700, Wayne Burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com> 
wrote:

> Kevin Rock wrote:
>
>> Please add a spell checker to the keying circuit of the K2 (or K1 or KX1
>> for that matter).  I am sure there are more than a few of us who send a
>> misspelled word with our paddles....
>
> Great idea, Kevin. In fact it has inspired us to take things a bit 
> further.
> Sometime before January of 2072, we'll be adding a full CW-based word 
> processor,
> spreadsheet, and calendar program to the K2 firmware ("k2office"), along 
> with a
> 10-Gb Ethernet option. To decode and display text on the K2's LCD, we'll 
> be
> patenting a 7-segment version of the entire alphabet. We expect a major 
> drop in
> the stock prices of home PC and software manufacturers at that point, 
> since the
> K2 will be so much easier to use than a computer.
>
> Thanks again for the suggestion!
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>



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