[Ham-Mac] What I don't like?

[Marty Ray]

How! Many! Exclamation! Points!! Can!!! You!!!! Put!!!! In!!!!!! 
An!!!!!! Email!!!!!!!!? This is a hobby, for crying out loud...don't 
blow a gasket.

With the new development tools from Apple (Xcode), I think we will see 
more good ham applications soon.

de N9SE

On Apr 10, 2004, at 2:48 PM, Michael L. Sinclair wrote:

> What I don't like, Chris, is investing in hardware, specifically USB 
> I/O interfaces, only to find out that the software is very inadequate! 
>  Only a poor example of 'paid for' work in progress, literally, Beta 
> Release software.  Software I now feel I was duped into buying from a 
> very nice presentation web site, with excellent examples of the Beta 
> Release software performing under very obviously ideal conditions.  
> And now, my $89.00 yearly subscription to support the 'poorly paid 
> programmer' has run out.  Nah!  No more pay!  You're fired Chris!
>
> And, just for the record Chris, I have written you before regarding 
> questions about ACARS performance, etc.. You never responded, or you 
> responded with a very generic, go away 'end user', 'you bother me', 
> type response.  After all, that ACARS stuff is a non-Ham related issue 
> anyway, right?
>
> All right then, since one of my special interests is ACARS, then let 
> it be know that MultiMode's continued poor performance in ACARS is 
> just pathetic.  Even when one is setting very nearby an Up Link site.  
> Who cares about MulitMode's functionality and feature set, likes or 
> dislikes, when the packet decoder fails to even minimally perform.  
> And yes, I bought your recommend iMic hardware.  And others!!  Sorry 
> Chris, but you asked!
>
> Chris?  Just look at the old AirNav Decoder, version 1.0.  And note 
> this Chris!  They only asked for an update payment at version 2.0!!!  
> You understand?  When an improved decoder was released with several 
> new overall features were added!!!  Fact is Chris, there are several 
> 'freeware' PC applications out there that are so simple, yet, stomp 
> MultiMode in performance.  Why, just look at the new ACARSD work in 
> progress.  The source code is available to all!!!  Wow!  Very 
> Impressive!  And it's developing freeware Chris!!!  And just imagine 
> this Chris?  The programmer is volunteering his efforts to this very 
> serious hobby.  Oh, I don't think he's getting paid enough!
>
> Just think fellows?  What would Ham Radio Packet applications be like 
> with the ACARSD 'packet engine' running?  WOW!!!  I have never seen 
> such a simple "hardware less" package recover packet data from what I 
> can barely hear in the receiver noise floor!!  Awesome!  We need this 
> in HF Packet Radio!!!!
>
> Then Chris, your HF FAX and SSTV performance is worse than any other 
> PC package, [especially in sync functionality, no mode detect, and 
> slant timing], than all of the freeware software that I have ever 
> tried.  And I have tried most if not all!  Boy, have I lost a lot of 
> time in front of MutilMode here!  It's really sad Chris, to have lost 
> all those great SSTV pictures transmitted, only to realize that some 
> pathetic, simple, tiny little PeeCee piece of freeware, setting side 
> by side Multimode, was receiving them all with ease.
>
> Nope!  Even as bad as the PeeCee with Windows OS platform is today, 
> with software like SkySweeper Standard around, I myself use the 
> Professional edition, SkySweeper out performs MultiMode hands down in 
> every aspect that I could possibly desire.  And with no additional 
> hardware investment required!!  Fact is, the over all total investment 
> in hardware and software is much less in comparison.
>
> Yes, SkySweeper is, as Chris implied, complex software.  [Actually, on 
> much closer inspection, it's really not!]  And MultiMode is certainly 
> not of that caliber.  Okay!  My whole point in starting this thread in 
> the first place was to inspire people like Chris, paid well or not, to 
> make MultiMode for the Macintosh platform comparable if not better 
> than the PC counter parts / competition.  Well, Chris says, 'it's not 
> practical at this point'.  He doesn't get paid enough apparently.  
> Okay!  Well then, I guess we'll have to resign ourselves to the fact 
> that the Apple Macintosh platform will never attain these levels of 
> performance.  Done!
>
> And now, to add insult to injury, we have the ridiculously simple MP3 
> file, oops no it's really actually an application, Trojan Horse in the 
> community.
>
> Nah!  I have already built an SFF XPC.  Just for SWL & Ham Radio Work. 
>  Ahhh, contentment!  :o)
>
> Be encouraged Chris.  It's about much more than what we get paid!  Our 
> pride!  Or how much money we have in the bank!  It's really about 
> dedication to the cause.
>
> Certainly, Quality, Performance, Functionality and Reliability is not 
> directly related, (contrary to what the the greedy may demonstrate), 
> to what the programmers get paid!  Or how many copies of the software 
> are out there in use!!!  Only the really greedy, like Microsoft, 
> demand money for Beta Testing their software.
>
> Apple is / well...  once was, a perfect example of that.  Things have 
> certainly changed at Apple haven't they?
>
> Build a really great Multi Mode Decoding Software Product for the Mac 
> - you'll be paid more than enough programmers!
>
> Enough said.  Period!
>
> Have a great Easter!  Everyone!
> --
> Michael
> WA7RCQ Monitoring from Gold Beach, OR USA 42 25' N 124 25' W
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>
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