[Elecraft] Fwd: sending computer Morse?

[Matt Maguire]

Umm... doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of running DOS in a virtualised environment under Windows kind of defeat the purpose of running MSDOS in the first place, which was to avoid the real-time timing issues that come with Windows?

:-)

73, Matt VK2ACL.
 

On 28/09/2012, at 10:33 AM, "Adrian" <vk4tux at bigpond.com> wrote:

> http://www.dosbox.com/
> 
> http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/installing-msdos-in-dosbox/
> 
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: sending computer Morse?
> 
> That is great, but how do you "boot your computer in DOS" if you are running
> Win XP or higher.
> Did you wisely save a copy of DOS 6.2 just for such occasions?
> 
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
> On 9/27/2012 11:03 AM, wreese wrote:
>> Don & The List,
>> 
>> There is a free program called "The Mill" but it requires that you 
>> boot your computer in DOS and it will control the DB9 serial connector.
>> 
>> The Mill is a learning tool and it will teach you code up to about 40 
>> WPM.  In the particular application I think you want, it will print 
>> what you type on the screen and it changes colors as it goes out to 
>> your transmitter if you should type faster than the speed you set.
>> 
>> http://home.comcast.net/~w4fok/
>> 
>> This link will take you to the home page of "THE  MILL."
>> 
>> At 09:48 AM 9/27/2012 -0400, you wrote:
>>> Keying via DTR or RTS will work with the simple transistor circuit, 
>>> but it is subject to timing problems created by the operating system.  
>>> There is no way for an application to directly control a port, so the 
>>> application has to pass the request to the operating system and then 
>>> the operating system will control the port when it deems appropriate.  
>>> That may be OK at slow CW speeds, but the timing becomes more 
>>> critical at higher speeds.  Enter the WinKeyer to solve that problem.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Don W3FPR
>>> 
>>> On 9/26/2012 4:26 PM, Matt Maguire wrote:
>>>> You can do it cheaper by building a simple transistor circuit
>>> that allows you computer to key the radio via the computer's RS232 
>>> serial port. Not quite as good as a Winkeyer, but gets you on air 
>>> very quickly so you can have a play.
>>>> 73, Matt VK2ACL
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