Cocoamodem is Free, Multimode costs $90. I mostly use CocoaModem for watching PSK when I'm working at the Mac. If I see something interesting I switch over to a dedicated PC I bought for about $50 on an auction site. The ham software doesn't need today's cpu horsepower - especially if you stick to a simplified operating system. I was doing well with a 400Mhz Pentium II running Win98SE. I moved up to Pentium III and Win XP home because, understandably, some authors are no longer supporting Win93SE.
I love the Mac and understand about using VirtualPC to simulate windows and Boot Camp, etc. But I love simplicity too. And people are giving away Pentium III boxes that would make great Ham Only gear. In fact, on another action, I'd see 16 Pentium IV computers for about $300 total Buy It Now. They all needed RAM/HardDrive/OS - but at that price, as a club project, for about $100 each, you'd end up with a pretty good hassle free lower profile (not big tower) ham only software control station. 73, Paul > do you have a suggestion? > > any other MARS modes commonly used which would persuade me to choose one form > over another in respect to Cocoa or Multimode. ???
