Interesting discussion. I use only serial ports here because of the potential driver problems, but as I read Cookie's comments, it reminded me of a comment some time ago that the upgrade from XP is Ubuntu! I have since loaded Linux Mint (a Ubuntu derivative) on its own computer and have been experimenting with it. So far, it looks good, but I am having trouble getting it to "Samba" in my Windows Home Network (I need more education). Once that is an accomplished feat, I may be begging for something like HRD and DM780 that works in Linux, but until that day, I will have to have the WinXPpro computer as the hamshack computer.
73, Don W3FPR WILLIS COOKE wrote: > There certainly is a lot of comment about USB Converters. I have a lot of > recent experience with trying to make them work on my new HP Pavilion Desk > Top with Windows 7. I have had some disappointments but things seem to > change every day. > > I have received several messages that the problem is when you try to use a > Prolific chip based adapter with a program built in Visual Basic. Several, > if not all of the ham logging programs are written in Visual Basic. The > symptoms seem to be different in different applications. The Prolific > converter that I bought from Elecraft works fine with Windows 7 and the > Elecraft firmware maintenance program after I uploaded the latest driver from > Prolific. It will receive data from XMlog but it will not send data from the > K3 to the logging program. It worked just fine with my previous XP > Professional, Pentium IV computer. My FTDI based WinKeyer USB with the > latest FTDI driver would crash Windows about every hour or two as long as the > Driver was enabled, whether XMLog was connected or not, whether the WinKeyer > was connected or not. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
