[Elecraft] new computer advice suggestions for using with a K3

[Oliver Johns]

Just to throw an alligator into the discussion, you might consider a Mac Mini.  I use all Mac hardware with my K3 and other stuff, and it works well.  Besides the usual OSX stuff, you get a BSD Unix box that will also run X-windows.  And you can dual boot MS Windows if you have a copy, for those few but vital programs that are only available in Windows.  You can even dual boot Linux, although with a Unix box there is less need to do so.

Oliver
W6ODJ


On 10 Jan. 2013, at 11:01 AM, "Lynn W. Taylor, WB6UUT" <KX3 at ColdRocksHotBrooms.com> wrote:

> A seller can legally provide an OEM version if you buy it along with computer hardware -- so you might want to avoid buying the hardware and then getting Windows as an afterthought, or spreading your hardware purchases and software across several vendors.
> 
> Of course, you could run Ubuntu or Puppy or something that wasn't produced in Redmond.
> 
> On 8/10/2013 10:19 AM, Nicklas Johnson wrote:
>> Of course the big downside to building your own PC is that you have to buy
>> a copy of Windows if you want to use it, though OEM versions are available
>> online for a bit less than what the consumer versions cost if you don't or
>> won't require Microsoft support.
> 
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