[Yaesu] changes in rigs when CW dropped?

[Jay Eimer]

The trend in "consumer" electronics is to go to the small Motorola or Pic
controllers and the "sealed box" method.  But there are exceptions.  Apple
has done this, but with the Wintel platform, there is such a tradition of
people building their own computers from parts, overclocking, etc, that M$
and Intel will never be able to do that.

I suspect that the "experimental" nature of Amateur Radio will keep it much
the same.

Jay
AD5PE
----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] changes in rigs when CW dropped?


> Jay Eimer wrote:
>
> > Don't be surprised if they are based on off the shelf CPU for economy
and
> > power, but running a proprietary operating system, not "Windows".and
> > custom software.
>
> Absolutely.   No way the ham market would be large enough to
> support development of a specialized CPU.   My main point was that
> the CPU will be in a box labeled 'radio' rather than in one labeled
> 'computer.'
>
> > Still might be fun to try and hack it and write your own improvements?
>
> That war continues to be fought in the PC arena.   It appears that
> open and hackable systems dominate early in the game but the
> corporate types eventually lock things up, leading to ossification and
> possibly revolt?  Could there be Linix ham sets?  Or maybe there'll
> just be people called 'amateurs' doing it from scratch, using the CPU
> chip and ideas and designs published in handbooks?
>
> Walt Hutchens
> KJ4KV
>
>
>
> Moderator: Ray Brown, KB�STN
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