Hi;
Can't resist after a day at work.  Have you gone to any recent ham fests and 
taken a look whether there are many decent radios or piles of software and 
pc products?  I'm afraid the pc wins hands down based on my unscientific 
observations.
As for the program to run your radio, I guess it depends upon the radio and 
what run means.  Apparently you can download software from Kenwood but never 
tried it or seen any list of key strokes.  Ham radio deluxe has gotten a lot 
of interest and a list of keystrokes, some scripts or even a set file or two 
might be nice.
I will never be Mr. computer and I'm a bit reluctant to jump into relatively 
uncharted waters.
Richard