[Elecraft] LINIX PCs and ham SW?

[G4ILO]

Vic K2VCO wrote:
> 
> There *is* one thing that might help which I haven't heard mentioned. 
> There's something called WINE (which stands for "Wine Is Not an 
> Emulator").  WINE translates Windows system functions into Linux 
> equivalents so that, sometimes, a Windows program will run under Linux.
> 
> I installed WINE under Ubuntu (Hardy version) Linux in a few minutes -- 
> it's in the Synaptic Package Manager. No compilation required. I have 
> been surprised at how many Windows programs do run successfully under 
> WINE and how good performance is. Later today I will try EZNEC and see 
> if it will work.
> 

Yes, I use it. My Morse training programs will run under Wine, as will the
popular VOAProp (which actually runs better under Linux/Wine than under
Windows Vista.)

I recall that MixW crashed horribly when I tried it. Has anyone been brave
enough to try HRD? Fortunately the Linux version of the K3 Utility appeared
so I never needed to try a firmware update under Wine.

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