[Ham-Mac] quadra 630 software

Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:10:09 -0400

Don and whomever ...

  You simply rephrased what I said; there isn't any money in writing for the
few thousands who still use old computers as opposed to the millions of new
computer owners.

  Like it or not ( I don't) our society has become conditioned to want the
"new" primarily because it IS the "new", not because the old no longer does
the job , and life cycle costs are routinely ignored.

 I would expect that others have already written morse and rtty programs for
the "clunkers" better than my efforts might produce and I understand that
more processing power is required for near real-time video and digital
signal processing for psk etc.Although the "coders" seem to delight in doing
things with old computers just to prove they are much better than the
average programmer. Just as the average driver never uses half the power or
maneuverability built into his car but the stunt driver knows how to wring
out the last bit of performance.

   I find it enlightening that today's hot new $69.95 program will be one of
several on a CD compilation for $9.95 in a year or two.I have examples on my
own shelves.

----- Original Message -----
From: Don Agro <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Mac] quadra 630 software

> Hi Carl,
>
> On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 08:38  PM, Carl Menne wrote:
>
> > I see the problem as being the people who have the programming skills
> > don't
> > want to bother with the older computers because their owners aren't
> > going to
> > pay much for any programs. So someone who writes/ has written a good
> > program
> > for morse and/or rtty and or ? for the legacy machines must do it out
> > of
> > generosity or stubbornness, and be willing to accept praise as payment.
>
> To be fair Carl, I don't write for the older machines, because I don't
> own any,
> (my kids won't even play with them) and they can't do the kinds of
> things I am
> interested in doing.
>
> Programmers are an adventurous lot, always trying to push the envelope,
> try new
> things, and the old clunkers just aren't very interesting.
>
> But there is nothing to stop you from investing a few thousand hours of
> your time
> to develop the programs you want, and then donate them to the community.
>
>
> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW
>
> D o g   P a r k   S o f t w a r e   L t d .
>
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