Umm... doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of running DOS in a virtualised environment under Windows kind of defeat the purpose of running MSDOS in the first place, which was to avoid the real-time timing issues that come with Windows?
:-) 73, Matt VK2ACL. On 28/09/2012, at 10:33 AM, "Adrian" <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.dosbox.com/ > > http://www.transmissionzero.co.uk/computing/installing-msdos-in-dosbox/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm > Sent: Friday, 28 September 2012 10:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: sending computer Morse? > > That is great, but how do you "boot your computer in DOS" if you are running > Win XP or higher. > Did you wisely save a copy of DOS 6.2 just for such occasions? > > 73, > Don W3FPR > On 9/27/2012 11:03 AM, wreese wrote: >> Don & The List, >> >> There is a free program called "The Mill" but it requires that you >> boot your computer in DOS and it will control the DB9 serial connector. >> >> The Mill is a learning tool and it will teach you code up to about 40 >> WPM. In the particular application I think you want, it will print >> what you type on the screen and it changes colors as it goes out to >> your transmitter if you should type faster than the speed you set. >> >> http://home.comcast.net/~w4fok/ >> >> This link will take you to the home page of "THE MILL." >> >> At 09:48 AM 9/27/2012 -0400, you wrote: >>> Keying via DTR or RTS will work with the simple transistor circuit, >>> but it is subject to timing problems created by the operating system. >>> There is no way for an application to directly control a port, so the >>> application has to pass the request to the operating system and then >>> the operating system will control the port when it deems appropriate. >>> That may be OK at slow CW speeds, but the timing becomes more >>> critical at higher speeds. Enter the WinKeyer to solve that problem. >>> >>> 73, >>> Don W3FPR >>> >>> On 9/26/2012 4:26 PM, Matt Maguire wrote: >>>> You can do it cheaper by building a simple transistor circuit >>> that allows you computer to key the radio via the computer's RS232 >>> serial port. Not quite as good as a Winkeyer, but gets you on air >>> very quickly so you can have a play. >>>> 73, Matt VK2ACL >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: >>> http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: >>> http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
