[Elecraft] WinXP - SP3 ... too late!

[Phil Wheeler]

I'm with Don on this one. I use two Macs, with OS 
X 10.9.x, for most of my work -- but both have 
Windows 7 installed in dual boot configuration, 
because Windows has better support for some needs 
-- like ham radio and managing my GPS map loads to 
name two. My workhorse ripping and burning machine 
is a 5-year old Dell running Win 7 (was XP) 
because I can use very fast optical drives with it 
and I prefer the software on that platform.  And 
my ham shack machine is a $280, 10.1" HP running 
Win 8.1; it does all the Elecraft support quite 
well, as well as digital modes.

But I do have a Raspberry Pi running Linux :-)

73, Phil w7ox

On 3/28/14, 7:05 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> I have tried Linux.  It is just fine for those 
> who have computers that are not networked to 
> each other and do not need access to files on 
> other computers on a network.  Yes, for Linux 
> geeks, it can be made to work, but discovering 
> just the right 'tweeks' for Samba can be 
> frustrating.
>
> If all one wants is a computer to do email and 
> surfing the internet, Linux is an extremely good 
> no cost solution, but if integration into a 
> Windows Network is part of your operation, I 
> suggest that you upgrade to Win 7 or Win 8, 
> there are just too many hurdles to leap in that 
> situation with Linux.  Besides, most ham 
> applications are Windows based, and several do 
> not run well under Wine.  Getting COM port 
> assignments when using Wine has been an exercise 
> in frustration for me, most recently with USB 
> adapters.  Maybe I am just not "geek enough", 
> but it was frustrating and not successful.
>
> Linux may be good (and getting better), but it 
> is not the cure for all ills.  As I indicated, 
> it is a good, no cost solution for old Win XP 
> computers that will be used primarily as 
> standalone computers for email and internet 
> surfing.  For that I like Linux Mint with the 
> Mate desktop - it is quite "windows-like" and 
> can be easily used by users who are 
> transitioning from Windows.
>
> I have 8 computers plus a file server on my 
> network that talk to each other, all running Win 
> 7, but 2 of them dual boot to Linux Mint for 
> those occasional excursions for things that do 
> not work on Windows - but those are not 
> mainstream items, they are "sideshows". The 
> workbench computer and the ham shack computer 
> are the only 2 with that dual boot installation.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> On 3/28/2014 8:59 PM, JohnE wrote:
>> Its just the Universe telling you its time to 
>> try Linux....
>>
>> On 03/28/2014 05:27 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
>>> If you need upgrades to SP3 for win-XP, you 
>>> may be too late.
>>
>