[Icom] Introduction of the IC-7800

Wed, 21 May 2003 14:50:48 -0500

The marketing guys with ICOM told me that the CF card is for user configurations that are then portable to other 7800's, such as in a contest/DX station where there may be several units, and operators change often. Using the CF card the users can retain his/her favorite user settings,and then transport them instantly to any of the other 7800's in the contest station, or back at home.
The CF card does NOT contain the OS, only user settings.  The OS will be "hard-coded" into the firmware on-board the radio. No "flash" upgrades will be done. Much like ICOM radios such as the PRO series, no upgrades will be offered, nor will the source code ever be released to the public or any dealers.

At 02:29 PM 5/21/03 , you wrote:
>Hi,
>Isn't that interesting? Radio on a CF card or Micro drive.
>When I was working, my company had a main frame design which will run any OS
>depending on which f/w we load. NEC was a paertner on this project then, micro
>processor chips.... well, the rest is history.
>73,
>Tony, VE6CGX
>
>Matt Erickson wrote:
>
>>It does have a CF slot, and it does come with one card.
>>
>>73 de Matt KK5DR
>>
>>At 12:13 PM 5/21/03 , you wrote:
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>>
>>>Hi Tony--
>>>
>>>I think the 7800 will have a Compact Flash card slot "to save the user's
>>>preferences". Maybe they will sell new 7800's ( major upgrades ) on a CF
>>>card?? :-)  Then you don't even need a PC or net connection.
>>>
>>>Andy K5VM
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Tony Hwang" <[email protected]>
>>>To: <[email protected]>
>>>Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 10:59 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Icom] Introduction of the IC-7800
>>>
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I have a DVD player which I bought in Korea two years ago. This thing
>>>>has RS232 port which I can use to flash firmware. I got in touch with
>>>>the manufacturer for some quircks(one being region
>>>>locked), I was able to DL revised f/w. Voila! It plays literally
>>>>      
>>>EVERYTHING.
>>>    
>>>
>>>>Soon I think all sophisticated electronics devices will be like this. I
>>>>know my digital cable terminal
>>>>is constantly updated by Shaw cable by downloading. I can see the f/w
>>>>revision  no. keep changing
>>>>whenever I go into set up mode. Wonder if a radio will come out with
>>>>built-in memory stick slot
>>>>or sosmething.
>>>>73,
>>>>Tony, VE6CGX
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[email protected] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>
>>>>>Joe-
>>>>>
>>>>>I know  your comments are tongue in cheek but I'll bet future significant
>>>>>upgrades to this radio for some time will be to the radio's software
>>>>>        
>>>through
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>>>
>>>>>flash enhancements--it has a serial port and a network connector on the
>>>>>rear. High end digital cameras have already gone this route--some can be
>>>>>upgraded through their memory cards placed in a PC card reader.
>>>>>
>>>>>Andy K5VM
>>>>>        
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