[Elecraft] Old DOS computers

[Dave]

Please reference this thread on QRZ dealing with ACD, or Amateur Radio 
Cheapness disease.

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/two-new-genes-linked-to-amateur-radio-cheapness-disease-discovered.754456/


On 6/29/21 5:59 AM, len at ka7ftp.com wrote:
> I suppose you'll never understand...  But for those of us who keep them I understand.
> 
> Why throw away something that is still functional?  One of my "many" hobbies includes vintage computers.  Considering that I use my IBM 5150 to write 1702 EPROMS justifies not throwing the old machine away.  I use another older DOS machine to build images for my PDP11 that uses a SCSI controller.  New hardware can't do this.  The newer machines don't support older style parallel and serial ports.  The buss on the motherboards do not allow for ISA cards.  Also many hardware devices expect a 4.77 Mhz clock.  DOS box and other emulators don't interact well with real hardware.
> 
> And last...  I love the new mentality that anything more than a few years old should become eWaste.  All this "obsolete" just is overwhelming our landfills.  People toss out cell phones, computers, TV's way before their useful life is up.
> 
> You do what you want, my parents taught me not to be wasteful.
> 
> 73
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2021 7:09 PM
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> 
> I will never understand how those in the Amateur radio hobby can spend thousands of dollars on equipment, yet they keep old PC’s that are not very efficient at all, nor are they secure. It just defies logic !
> 
> Dick / W1REJ
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