Linux and such have problems with drivers for some things that I need to do. Might be okay for something like a controller, as long as I could locate needed drivers. Intel seems to provide some drivers for many of their motherboards though, just not for printers and things I would want. As far as Windows not being stable enough, it depends on the version. I started using Windows 2000, as I got tired of BSOD's all the time with Win 98. I tried Win ME, and found it to be a total memory pigout specialist, so NG. I wound up going to Windows 2000, and found it would not crash. I would run it 24/7 on several different motherboards along the line. I only found 2 programs that I tried that were able to make it actually puke. I ran it 24/7 on a couple of different Intel Server motherboards, still have one set up, and unless something has happened while it has been stored in a box for a couple of years, it should fire up and take off from where it was last used. My current motherboard, also Intel, has Win 2000 on C drive, and Win Vista Ultimate on D drive, and I can boot to 2000 when I have the need to do so. Vista Ultimate seems to be very stable now, though Home Premium seemed to have a few bugs (though that could possibly be due to having to move it twice due to a lightning strike that took out a power supply and motherboard, and possibly there was more that I did not find). If I simply wnat something as a controller, or to run echolink through the repeater, i will most likely simply set up Windows 2000 once more on a uATX motherboard (to keep power use down a tad). I had also run NT 4.0 for a while, and it was very stable for the year I used it (trial copy that will no longer install on anything) Windows 2000 is actually NT 5.0, which is one of the reasons it is so stable.
However, I still would not use a PC as a controller for a repeater, unless I needed to use many ports and so on. For most repeaters, IMO, a controller made for the purpose works well enough and will simply reset itself in case of power outage, when power is restored. YMMV Wayne WA2YNE Imperial, Tejas On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:01:58 -0500, wd8chl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > jistabout wrote: > >> Just my opinion and experience of course, but I've found the Linux >> Distros which I've tried (Red Hat, Debian, Mandrake and a few others) >> to be cumbersome to set up and somewhat quirky compared to Windows, >> especially a stripped-down lean copy of XP. Also, its not as easy to >> install/use Echolink with Linux. > > ...I'm still trying to figure out how you took the .net out of XP. All > the articles I read on XP when it came out said that .net is the basis > of XP. Like DOS is the basis for 95/98. Or at least that it's > inextricable. > >> On the other hand, I've heard of repeater systems using Linux & >> control software which work very well and are quite reliable..... >> >> - Darrell/KA7BTV > > I haven't played with Linux yet, but it is MUCH more stable then Windows > will EVER be. I have seen some hardware that had a Linux-based > controller imbedded, and it just ran...and ran...and ran... > About the only thing I've seen that was more stable was DEC VAX/VMS...:c) -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
