[Ham-Mac] Virtual PC for ham apps

[Doug Rosser]

On 07/12/2003, at 11:07 PM, Tom Dove wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> It appears that I'll be buying Virtual PC to run on my new iBook G4 in 
> order to test certain boating/navigational software that comes to me 
> for review in magazines, so I started wondering how well, or badly, 
> Windows ham software runs on it. I'm particularly interested in 
> WinLink for ham email while cruising on my sailboat, but also wonder 
> about other apps that use the USB port or sound I/O. I have a Keyspan 
> iMic.
>
> Several have suggested that Windows 2000 is the best bet with VPC for 
> ham use, since it's smaller and faster than XP but still a relatively 
> modern (in the Windows sense of things) OS. Do you agree?
>
> I won't be using Windows for things like word processing, Internet 
> access (who in his right mind would?) or anything else that the Mac 
> can do, but am curious about your experiences with ham software that 
> simply isn't available on any other OS.
>
> -- 73 de Tom / K3ORC
> Although I have no direct experience with Visual PC, I have been 
> playing with Blue Label (http://www.lismoresystems.com/) which uses a 
> different approach.
Essentially Blue label is a set of building blocks which maps Mac 
hardware and software onto a BIOS emulator which you then use to load 
whichever X86 operating system you like,
Win 98 is slooow on my Lombard G3/333 Powerbook but usable -
The price is right for the experimenter, and the building block 
appraoch appeals to the amateur in me.
Doug VK2KIQ