[Ham-Computers] Windows 7

[Scott Berry]

Hi there,

Well I have one netbook that runs Windows and another that runs Linux.  Both 
of them are awesome.  The netbook can do anything any other computer can do. 
I really make these netbooks work hard and if it won't crash under my 
expectations it's a good computer.  I know that doesn't sound very strengent 
but I am blind it doesn'tmatter the color.  I don't have my DVD drive with 
me but it is not the same make as the comp but works beautifully.  I use XP 
on mine just simply cause I haven't felt like arguing with the computer yet. 
Grin!  But Windows 7 is coming aboard soon.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Youvan" <ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 12:40
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Windows 7


> Jay Eimer wrote:
>> The issue is that a netbook is not really a full featured computer - 
>> they're designed to get on the net, and then do everything from there. 
>> They are NOT designed to host and run programs locally.
>>
>> The version of Win7 installed on them is also a "stripped" version, 
>> lacking many features.
>>
>> Your issue is not Win7, but the netbook, and trying to use the netbook in 
>> a way it was not intended.
>
>   I can't agree, I have an Asus PC100HE that does more than most laptops, 
> including built
> in stereo MICs and a color camera, blue tooth (I have a wireless mouse) 
> WiFi, dual headed
> video adapter, stereo speakers, white LED back lit display and 9 hours of 
> battery time.
> My netbook only lacks three things, a DVD drive, serial port and a 
> parallel port. (and I
> have adapters, the Asus DVD-RW/CD-RW/DVD-RAM drive was $70, is external 
> and it runs on the
> USP port, no with other power)
>  It has a very fast low power Intel Atom microprocessor, (XP thinks it is 
> a dual core) 2
> gig of RAM, 160 Gig HD, and a full duplex stereo sound card etc.
>   I choose to purchase the XP version, even though I am a LINUX freq.
> Only M$ supports some of my things, my camera, GPS, PDA, flatbed scanners 
> (models with no
> LINUX support) and a few other gis-mos that I wish to use.
>   I run as many LINUX programs that have been ported over to M$ as 
> possible and most far
> out perform the original made by M$ style programmers, like the Nikon 
> program sucks
> compared to "ufraw".  I love gimp, mc and cqview.  I run the full suite 
> version of sea
> monkey (just like the old Netscape) and open office, in place of the 
> sample M$ programs
> that I instantly removed.  I use "imgburn" to make cds and DVDs with no 
> problem
> whatsoever.  I run M$ security suite, zone alarm and "spybot search and 
> destroy," it is
> very seldom on the internet and almost always behind a NAT router.
>   I have loaded just about ever M$ only HAM program that I have found and 
> I am ready for
> RTTY and a host of other things except for my 6 year old son taking 99% of 
> my time,
> happily.  Logging, DX spotting just name it.  I have reduced the size of 
> the icons and I
> have 90% of the screen filled with them all, including a half a dozen 
> games that don't run
> on the desktop machine.  I paid for none of the programs, I can only 
> afford the free ones.
>  A free screen dump to anyone that wants to see.
>   Other than three or four intentional hardware short comings I see this 
> as a full
> service rice box.  (made in Taiwan)
> -- 
>    Ron  KA4INM - The next election, I know what is going to happen, I'm 
> going to help.
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