[Elecraft] Fake FTDI chips

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > So far as supporting old OS? What for? As in: You are running a very
 > fine rig (K3), so I would assume a good (read as modern up-to-date)
 > computer is also used in the shack - hence no legacy issues.

What happens 10 years from now when you are still running your K3 with
the adapter you bought from Elecraft?  FTDI are no longer supporting
the FT232BL with drivers for Windows 7, Microsoft are no longer
supporting Windows 7 because they are pushing Windows-X  and the hard
drive crashes on your 15 year old computer and you need to do a full
reinstall and can't get a driver for the obsolete OS and obsolete USB
chip?

There are *still* amateurs running their early computer controlled
Yaesu or Kenwood or Icom rigs on Windows 98, 2000 and XP systems as
well as some still using Apple OS-9 on PowerPC platforms.  They
expect that their hardware/software will be supported forever and a
day no matter what - that's the amateur way <G>.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 4/14/2014 4:33 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
> Whatever is the problem? I bought the adapter from Elecraft - thus
> assuring me that it will work as it is supposed to. It works with
> whatever computer I have plugged in at the time - running an old version
> of HRD and the current stuff from Elecraft.
>
> So far as supporting old OS? What for? As in: You are running a very
> fine rig (K3), so I would assume a good (read as modern up-to-date)
> computer is also used in the shack - hence no legacy issues.
>
> Perhaps I am missing the point of this thread?
>
> Bill K-Line
>
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