Like I said , if you have no other reason. I still would have both though,
desktops are so cheap that you should have the desktop for home use.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Ed Magnuson
> Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:09 PM
> To: w7why@harborside.com; RTTY Contesting
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] A new computer
>
>
> Whoa, Tom, let's not discourage hams from using laptops to
> work RTTY. Much easier to carry a laptop than a desktop onto
> an airplane and into great DX locations.
>
> I have no problems at all typing on my Dell Inspiron (beyond
> the typos I make no matter how large the keyboard might be).
> Maybe you have fat fingers? Hi. Hi.
>
> 73,
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Ed, W1MAG
> No. 1 DXCC Honor Roll (Mixed)
> ---------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@harborside.com>
> To: "RTTY Contesting" <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 8:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] A new computer
>
>
> >
> >
> > BILL STRAW wrote:
> > >
> > > I need advice.
> > > I am occasionally minimally active on RTTY, mainly
> > > because the shack computer is a 486 25 mhz. I have a
> > > BayPac modem using HammCom shareware, and the
> > > limitations to contesting are obvious! (Our family's
> > > nice computer is in my wife's office). For business
> > > reasons I think I will be buying a laptop soon. If
> > > I want to use this in the shack for RTTY what do I
> > > need to think about? All I need is a soundcard and
> > > Writelog? Are laptops generally RF proof? I am an
> > > appliance operator and an appliance computer user.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Bill WB0O in North Dakota
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill
> >
> > We have a laptop at work and I hate that stupid thing.
> The keys
> > are so small, it's hard to type on it. I guess you could
> get a
> > full sized keyboard to go with it. But the keys are sure
> tiny.
> > 73
> > Tom W7WHY
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