I wear magnifiers anymore, though I didn't use to need them. Then again, I used
to be able to do all manner of things I can't anymore. Regardless, as long as
you can plug stuff together and manage the small screws, you're good to go. If
you can't, you can still buy all the parts and get a young whippersnapper to
assemble it for a small fee, maybe even free if they're a
grandkid/niece/nephew/neighbor that likes computers :). Might even get 'em
interested in ham radio. Can never tell!
Kim N5OP
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From: Jim Allen <jim.allen@longhornband.net>
To: Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
<tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] (ham station computer choice)
Thanks, Kim, I have built quite a number of machines, starting ~30 years ago
when it was easy, everything was IBM compatible except genuine IBMs, and I was
young and foolish. I even have my Apple IIP, so early a serial number it may
have been soldered together in Woz's garage. Now with the ravages of old age
and decrepitude making their unwelcome appearance more and more, some things
are easier to just buy and deal with.
I'm more worried about resistance to RF, and low noise, features than the silly
"mal"ware Dell might stick on their boxes, and I would never be able to assess
those by looking at specs anyway.
73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
I always simply build my own and install the OS myself. That way, I have
complete and total control over every aspect. It's remarkably easy, relatively
inexpensive, has no proprietary hardware, and I know what's in it. Simply pick
a CPU flavor you like, buy a motherboard that supports the CPU, buy a case and
power supply, get a graphics card that does what you want, plug in memory, get
a hard disk that's far bigger than you think you'll ever need (no less than 1
TB) and have at it. Much, much easier than "building" anything radio!
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