True, we do. But in our defense I would say that it is in our basic nature
and our sense of community when it comes to a plea for answers to help when
we can. I don't have the topic front and center in my mind when someone
asks for help, I just offer it. It's not right, I agree. I totally do and
I am honestly guilty of answering off topic posts just for that reason. I
wholeheartedly apologize for throwing my 2 cents in for the off topic post.
I think some of us just need to put a little post it note on the monitor
with ON TOPIC ONLY on it. Maybe that will give us pause, at least me
anyhow.
No need for anarchy to run rampant on this list. I appreciate how it is
pretty much sterile from other lists I have seen that are so far removed
from its original conception.
Bob-
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of john@kk9a.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 5:26 PM
To: TOWERTALK@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [ct-user] CT on Vista - any hope of doing this
quickly?
I wonder why so many people respond to out of topic posts.
To: Dave Haupt <w8nf@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [ct-user] CT on Vista - any hope of doing this
quickly?
From: Dennis Vernacchia <n6ki73@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 02:00:06 -0700
List-post: <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Dave,
Save yourself a lot of time in "Computer Hell" and get another laptop that
has WIN98SE on it
( or one U can install WIN98SE )
They are very cheap - $50 to $100 at most
for one that has CD Reader, 3.5 Floppy, USB port and DB9 for COM1 and DB25
for LPT1
and some have PCMCIA slots..
I run radio control on COM1 and do CW keying of transmitter off of LPT1
Compaq 1200 or 1500 or the Toshiba CDT series best and after running contest
in CTDOS,
Stay away from IBM and Gateway as they have some other issues to drive you
nuts.
If you try to use Windows Vista or XP, CTDOS program may not even launch and
if it does may crash at any time
and will not be able ot control com ports
If you run CTWIN instead for windows .......has it's own share of bugs
Best to get a old laptop as mentioned above and run CT for DOS
If you have a hankering to be tortured as U are not computer Geek, get
WIN-TEST
Windows based program ........as it is the easiest to setup and run as
opposed to Writelog or N1MM.
Win-Test has been said to be like CT on steroids
Good Luck and 73,
Dennis N6KI
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