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73, Eric Mod etc. elecraft.com _..._ > On Sep 7, 2015, at 8:02 PM, Doug Person via Elecraft > <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> wrote: > > Very good Fred. Windows 8 was a disaster for Microsoft. Pretty much > everyone involved with it left, retired or were fired. My last gig with the > USAF was designing computer-based training for various systems. I had to > actually learn the systems in order to figure out how to train people to use > them. As a usability engineer, looking at critical AF systems... well I > wished I had that line - it would have been perfect! > > Windows 8 can be fixed though. Add an extra menu system for $5 and it works > just like 7. Windows 10 is better. But not better enough. Microsoft failed > to get the complete message. Apple is wise. They have a separate OS for > each platform. Windows 10 - like 8, does desktop and tablet equally badly. > Various linux-based U/I's remain the very best for the desktop computer. > Linux Mint Cinnamon is my favorite. > > Good touch screen systems move components around so what you need is there > when you need them depending on what you're doing. Flat, touch-enabled, > color screens will be the defacto interface for a long, long time. > > Fortunately, most everything needed to make the K-Line happy runs just fine > on Windows 10. FTDI drivers, for the most part, are bullet proof on 10. > > Sigh. Now that I'm done testing Windoze 10, I'll put the PCs back in the > closet and plug in my Macs again. Life will be so much easier... > > 73, Doug -- K0DXV > >> On 9/7/2015 5:36 PM, Fred Jensen wrote: >> The P5 would likely be Romeo ... >> >> Seriously, touchscreens vary greatly, and a great deal seems to depend on >> the underlying software controlling and sensing it. ATM's are almost >> completely foolproof. They tend to have a small number of large touch areas >> on a screen. My Kindle Fire HD is OK, it's big enough that the "keyboard" >> has big enough touch areas for one with arthritic fumble fingers like me, >> however it's spell "correct" will make you look like you just arrived from >> another sector of the galaxy. My Samsung Galaxy 5 has a smaller keyboard of >> course, but surprisingly, I can text at a reasonable rate with my two >> largest digits and not make a lot of misteaks. Most will be corrected >> properly. >> >> Daughter bought a new laptop with Win 8. Wow! Many years ago, an earnest >> 2Lt described LAPES [it Googles fine] which we were going to use to get our >> gear out of the C-130 on missions. When he finished, one of my troopers put >> up his hand and when called on asked, "Just how drunk were the guys when >> they invented this." Applicable to Microsoft and Win 8 too. >> >> Fred K6DGW >> --Northern California Contest Club >> --CU in the Cal QSO Party >> --3-4 Oct 2015 >> >>> On 9/7/2015 3:56 PM, Richard W. Solomon wrote: >>> P7 ??? Would have more of an impact if it was the P5. >>> At least to some folks. >>> >>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to k0...@aol.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to eric.swa...@elecraft.com > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
