Many use a Winkey and eliminate the need for an LPT port.
73,
Ed W0YK
On Jan 13, 2016 11:40 AM, Alan Walters via WriteLog <writelog@contesting.com>
wrote:
>
> Fellow CWers. I am a long time Writelog user since 1995 or so. I upgraded
> through Win95/98 to XP and use Direct I/O to activate my LPT port for CW
> keying via the simple resistor-diode interface.
> My PC is dedicated to my rig and, as long as Pentium mother boards and
> expansion cards remain readily available, I will stick with my old tower
> because of the capability I have with five serial and two LPT ports. But I
> would like to upgrade my ham PC to Win 7 like the rest of the world.
>
> Why not? Because Direct I/O doesn't work with Win 7, and the Writelog
> developers did not add a kernel (similar to DX4Win and N1MM) to V12 that
> could be installed with a click of the mouse to activate the LPT port. So,
> while V12 has lots of upgrades I would like to use, it looks like I am stuck
> at XP and V11.
>
> What am I missing?
> Al Walters - K5NOF
>
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