The tablets run on WinRT a variant of Win 8 and none of your current
windows software will run on it from what I have seen.
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Don Bergmark <dbergmark5@q.com> wrote:
> The wife is getting a win 8 tablet for Christmas and I want to be on the
> same windows platform. I sure hope Microham can get their software up and
> running on WIN 8, ASAP.
>
> Don
> W9NGA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RTTY [mailto:rtty-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Subich,
> W4TV
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 9:07 AM
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Commercial Interfaces
>
>
> All interfaces require a driver of some kind and Windows 8 (or some of the
> OEM versions of Windows 8) has broken several of the hardware drivers.
> Windows 8 is the new "Vista" and will have corporations scrambling to
> retain
> Windows 7.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 12/10/2012 10:14 AM, Ed wrote:
> > On 12/10/2012 09:37 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> >>
> >>> You also need to make sure that any commercial thing you get is
> >>> certified for Windows 8 as there are reports out that some don't
> >>> work with Windows 8.
> >>
> >> In fact, you need to *avoid Windows 8*. Windows 8 offers no benefits
> >> for the typical desk/laptop user, has a completely confusing
> >> interface and breaks a lot of hardware.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> ... Joe, W4TV
> >>
> >
> > Yet another reason to avoid commercial interfaces that require a driver.
> >
> > Ed W3NR
> >
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