[Elecraft] Norton... [END of Thread]

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

  End of the OT Norton part of this thread.

73, Eric
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On 8/23/2010 7:29 AM, John Ragle wrote:
>        Perhaps this is not as off-topic as it appears! I would like to
> add my viewpoint to those who condemn Norton's various utilities...I
> concur in their assessment whole-heartedly. The various Norton AV
> programs are known to steal as much as 25% in the way of clock cycles,
> as well as being inflexible and obdurate to a fault. I believe they
> should be avoided at all costs, particularly when one is using the
> computer in real-time radio control applications. I have used Zone Alarm
> and AVG for many years without problem. When new computers are delivered
> to me running Norton, it is the first to go. [My computer experience
> extends back to IBM-650 days and forward to WIN 7 (64 bit) days.]
>
> John Ragle -- W1ZI
>