Well, I go by the Repeater Builder Web site that states not to use emulators and various other methods to imitate a slow computer. Exact Quote below: I picked up a fully working Compaq Laptop on ebay for $20, works great for dos programs.
A low end computer running MS-DOS (486 DX50 - i.e. maximum clock speed of 50MHz, with all cache memory disabled), and using a faster computer WILL turn good radios into bricks). Don't even think of running ANY version of Windows - this has to be a straight DOS computer. We are NOT kidding here. This is one case where slower is better, and going to a 486-33 or even a 386 wouldn't hurt. The required characteristics of the programming computer are described in depth on the RSS pages mentioned above. The newest revision of the Saber software is still too old to have the speed fix that is mentioned there applied. I repeat, find an old DOS computer no faster than 50mhz and with a real COM (serial) port. Desktop or laptop, it doesn't matter, except that many laptops do not give you the option to switch off the cache memory. ________________________________ From: La Rue Communications <laruec...@gmail.com> To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, August 10, 2010 12:46:50 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] DOSBox to Program Radios Fantastic Tim! Thanks for that - I will give it a shot and see how that works out. Will let you know. Cheers! John Hymes La Rue Communications 10 S. Aurora Street Stockton, CA 95202 http://tinyurl. com/2dtngmn ----- Original Message ----- >From: Tim Sawyer >To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com >Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 3:22 PM >Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] DOSBox to Program Radios > > >Hey John, > > >All you have to do is edit the configuration file. You see the location of the >configuration file when DOSBox starts. There are pretty plain comments in >there >as to how to set it up. Going from memory it was something like this: > > >serial1 = directconnect realport:com1 > > >-- >Tim >:wq > >On Aug 9, 2010, at 10:28 AM, La Rue Communications wrote: > > >> >> >>Actually this is on topic. >> >>Tim - can you relay to me, how your friend has his serial port set up to work >>with his DOSBox? My efforts were in vain. I think perhaps my XP Machine is >>too >>fast and modern? Only a theory. >> >>John Hymes >>La Rue Communications >>10 S. Aurora Street >>Stockton, CA 95202 >>http://tinyurl. com/2dtngmn >>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Tim - WD6AWP >>>To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com >>>Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 7:02 AM >>>Subject: [Repeater-Builder] DOSBox to Program Radios >>> >>> >>>DOSBox (www.dosbox.com) is an x86 emulator with DOS. It works great for >>>programming those radios that need old, slow PCs for the software. I use it >>>on >>>my MacBook dual booting into Windows 7 and using an IO Gear USB serial >>>dongle on >>>COM1. So far I've programmed a couple of Radius M1225's and a VXR-5000. A >>>friend >>>of mine has similar results with Windows XP on a 800Mhz PC with a real >>>serial >>>port. >>> >>> >>>-- >>>Tim >>> >>> > > >
