[Ham-Mac] Virtual PC

[John T. Barr]

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


Tom: 

If you are going to be reviewing Windows applications for publication, they run them
on a PC, and NOT on a Mac!

To answer your questions about using Airmail with Virtual PCfor Winlink access, it
works fine. I use a G4 Powerbook, VPC, Windows 98, and Keyspan serial USB adapters
for both TNC connections and radio connections for frequency control.

73, John, W6JTB




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