[Elecraft] K3 Cool version 6 - posted.

[David Woolley (E.L)]

Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> 
> 
> ab2tc wrote:
>> I repeat, there is no need for 3rd party software, nor is .NET required.

.NET *causes* the problem.  .NET is required because programming 
managers believe they need to use it to get the right balance between 
minimising cost and using something supported by Microsoft and saleable 
to customers.

>> port that can be used with Windows and uses just standard Windows API.

You should be able to do anything that Windows can do using standard 
APIs, as, in the end, VB, .NET, and third party controls eventually use 
standard APIs.

>>
> I think this thread is straying rather far off topic. Don's program is

Requests to declare a thread off topic should be directed to Eric, off list.

> written using Visual Basic. Therefore he probably uses the MSCOMM control to

I believe we started using third party controls (possibly written by the 
same people) because MSCOMM was limited to the two standard ports.

> of us amateurs writing free software for other hams are not professionals
> and do what we can with the skills and tools that we have.

Software development managers want to minimise training costs and 
maximise the available labour pool, so professional developers actually 
choose languages for similar reasons to amateurs; the main difference is 
that having the latest buzzword language is more important to them. 
Some of the biggest users of more technical programming tools are 
actually freeware writers.


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