[HCARC] Win 8

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

Charlie,

Sorry about the trimming - I get the emails individually and the latest 
iteration of that particular email is always on top.  Haven't even thought 
about trimming - I will though if it helps you.

Don't think I will go to the trouble of building my own PC.  I get PC's from 
Dell way too cheap (with no shipping and no sales tax) via he VA Canteen 
buying program available through the Kerrville VA Canteen to Disabled Vets 
and Active Duty Military.  Being too cheap to buy from Dell coupled wih my 
typical usage being internet and running Radio software, windows 8 may 
hopefully be usable.  Did you do any of the reading of the stuff on using 
Windows 8 from David Pougue, that I posted a link to??

What I have heard though is if you are going to run windows 8 get as fast a 
chip as possible (I5 or I7 at least) and as much RAM as you can afford.

Do you really think Microsoft is going to trash windows 8 on the heels of 
just a couple of years of Windows 7.  To me - windows 7 is like Vista and 
eventually afer Microsoft does all of the tweaks, Windows 8 will be the next 
XP.  My bet is that Microsoft has way too much invested in Windows 8 to let 
it die.

My biggest worry computer wise is ensuring my wife has a least one XP 
capable computer in reserve to operate her Bernina Embroidery machine.  It 
would be nice if the new computer would interface seamlessly with the K3 and 
Yaesu radios I have and be able to run logging programs.  Maybe I should 
just buy an additional used XP machine for the shack vs buying a new 
computer.  According to David Pougue - there is a steep learning curve with 
Windows 8.

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013