[Elecraft] suggested PC???

[kevinr at coho.net]

I built two new boxes last year.  One of them is an Ubuntu headless 
server and the other an 8 core box running Win7.  The 8 core box only 
has 16 GB of memory at present but I'll fill the board later this year.  
It is very nice to have serial ports available.  If the motherboard did 
not have one installed I would just add a board to supply it.

However, the Win7 64 bit install gave me one problem: I could no longer 
run my favorite CAD app on the machine.  So after a few months of trying 
other (lesser) CAD apps I installed Virtual Box. Now I have six OSes 
installed; I just pick which VM (virtual machine) to boot and run from 
that.  With shared folders across the network I can use my 16 bit app 
under a 64 bit OS to do part of my work.  By using the VMs I don't need 
to install virus protection for those OSes because they all boot "as 
new" when I instantiate them.

Virtual machines on a network of Samba servers makes for a system which 
does all the things I need to do without a lot of hassle.  I can run a 
Win7 VM with only the tools I need for any specific job then start 
another Win7 VM with other tools to do another specific job.  The 
installed VMs work across the network on my other Win7 system seamlessly.

The biggest problem with my system is remembering which window is 
running which OS :) since I also administer the Linux boxes remotely 
with putty.  Different background colors helps me keep them straight though.
     Good luck with your prospective build,
         Kevin.  KD5ONS

On 1/5/2016 12:38 PM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:
> I put together a new Windows PC about 2 years ago. The single 
> component that seems to have made the biggest difference is a 250 GB 
> solid-state drive (SSD). The computer boots in about 20 seconds (OK, 
> the I7 processor helps too), which is important to me since I don't 
> like to leave it on all the time. I also got a 1 TB conventional drive 
> which I use for backups.
> One good thing about assembling a computer from components is that you 
> can install the OS without all the junk that the manufacturers like to 
> gum it up with.
>
> 73,
> Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
> Rehovot, Israel
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>
>
> Vic
>
> On 5 Jan 2016 19:53, Jerry wrote:
>> Now that I have had my k3s on the air for a couple of months I'm
>> ready to interface it to a computer. I am planning on a dedicated PC
>> just for use in the shack. My only uses (that I can think of now) are
>> logging and control of the k3s, perhaps remotely at some point.
>>
>>
>> It seems to me an I7 processor of any speed would be adequate with a
>> 500gb SSD and wifi capability to my LAN (I guess I could hard wire
>> this). What else do I need in the box in the way of
>> interconnectivity? Any need for a large amount of memory (>8gb)?
>>
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated
>>
>>
>> Jerry, k1tgx
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