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

[Bill W2BLC]

Been there and done that with Linux. Of the latest distros 
(distributions or versions), Mint is the best I have found. That said, 
it is the number of distributions that is keeping Linux from becoming 
accepted as an operating system for everyone. Too many choices is 
somewhat like too many cooks spoiling the stew. There needs to be a 
single Linux system that everyone uses.

Once a single Linux system (distribution or distro) is chosen, serious 
programmers will develop software for Linux. Until then, to much scatter 
makes for a moving target for programmers hoping to make a dollar from 
their endeavors. Hence, Linux will continue faltering and floundering.  
Further, the odds of getting the Linux gang together on a single version 
is very unlikely.

Currently, I have given up on using Linux as I have several specialized 
Windows programs that are not available under Linux (forget about Wine). 
So the old XP machine is used without connection to the outside world 
(Internet) and used with HRD and digital on a couple of rigs I have 
other than the K-Line.

Bill Clarke K-Line