Chad,
My second computer is an old P-60, upgraded with an Overdrive
chip and slightly overclocked to 133 MHz. The CW works fine,
along with bandmap, packet, etc. I am using the multi-CW decode.
Have never tried it with the big decode window as used with RTTY.
Barry
On 21 Nov 00, at 8:03, Kurszewski Chad-WCK005 wrote:
>
> In setting up for a M/S this weekend, I dragged my old
> computer out of the construction dust and have been working
> on getting it set up and networked to my main computer.
>
> I have almost everything going, except the CW decoding is
> super-slow, such that it isn't useful at all. When I turn
> off the rig's power switch, it's 7 seconds until the
> spectral display finally catches up. Same thing when I turn
> on the radio...about 7 seconds until the spectral display
> wakes up.
>
> The computer is a 166MHz Cyrix. Is this too slow?
> I've tried setting the soundcard mode to mono to reduce the
> strain, but I get absolutely no spectral display. Putting
> it back on stereo makes it come alive, but super slow.
>
> No other applications are running. Almost no Writelog windows
> are open. No change in speed.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> TIA,
> Chad WE9V
>
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