He didn't know me but I knew him. Computers have been and to a large
extent still are my life. When I'm done building another receiver, I
build another computer and install another linux variation. I push them
to their limits. Windows, in many ways, is always easier for main
stream things. However, the other day, I pushed then "Scan" button on
my multi-function printer to scan a photo, and Windows 8.1 Enterprise
simply stopped responding to user actions. I couldn't even tell it to
reboot. I had hit the power switch and restart it. Windows, regardless
of the version, still has lots and lots of problems. It really is very
unstable.
It has gotten better, but has a LONG way to go to catch up to OS/X for
example - which exemplifies "Stable". Apple really does have a higher
focus on stability and ease of use than Microsoft. Windows 8 is the
biggest disaster Microsoft has ever managed to pull off. Makes Vista
look like a success story. Windows 9 is due out the end of next year.
Your guess is as good as mine what their plans are.
Linux is a work of art produced by thousands of programmers across
decades. It belongs to no one and everyone. When I use it, which is
often, I feel a sense of pride that we, the elders, the senior of the
most senior programmers, as a worldwide movement brought this incredible
thing to life. It continues to grow and mature. Its vastly better than
it was 10 years ago.
Nothing is perfect. Driver problems are just as bad on Windows. If you
got a printer to work on Windows - consider yourself lucky. There are
now about 5 categories of drivers for Windows. You guess if your
printer is supplied with the right driver for your version of Windows.
To me linux is easy compared to Windows. I can find everything. There
are no "hidden" databases of configuration information. And I'm not
constantly assaulted by programs installing other programs that
eventually clog up memory to the point where booting takes 10 minutes.
Its my opinion that linux is the OS that every ham should learn and
love. Its consistent and compatible with the spirit of ham radio. The
do-it-yourself, build-your-own mentality that makes the hobby what it
is. Linux is not hard and with a little patience it does everything
that's important. Consider that Android is linux and that OS/X, for all
its glory, is based on just another open source unix derivative. The
unix-based OS base is winning and Windows is losing. The web is largely
run on linux machines.
So I vote for 64 bit ready Elecraft software because it is rapidly
becoming the future of computing.
73, Doug -- K0DXV
PS: Make that 16. I just built another one this afternoon.
On 5/27/2014 7:43 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
At sometime in the 50's, the President of IBM is alleged to have said,
"The worldwide market for computers is probably about twelve."
Apparently he didn't know Doug.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org
On 5/27/2014 1:29 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft wrote:
I probably have 15 working computers.
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