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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Dec 2010 06:12:45 -0800
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Did you talk to FS when you had these problems?  My younger brother and I 
both are using windows 7 64-bit with window eyes 7.2 without any problems.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging 
software


>I have nothing but trouble with that mirror display driver for jaws. I had
> that problem when I tried windows vista 64 bit, and windows 7, all flavors
> but not with vista 32 bit or anything else. It's constant headaches which 
> is
> why I never use the laptop I got a couple months ago even after the OS
> change and it may very well go back up for sale.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 12:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
> software
>
>
>> What's wrong with windows 7?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 8:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
>> software
>>
>>
>>> Dell I'm not surprised, they never do anything right, I guess I'm a
>>> little
>>> behind on the new computers, that's what happens when I'm looking at my
>>> first desktop that's going over 2 years without a major issue. To 
>>> think,I
>>> built this one in a huge hurry. It's probably my last one though, I'm
>>> very
>>> likely only going to have laptops after this, if they ever come out with
>>> something better than windows 7.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 11:14 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
>>> software
>>>
>>>
>>>> My XYL and I have ZT desktops with no parallel port and we  maintain
>>>> 15 computers at a nonprofit library with HPs and Dells--none of which
>>>> have parallel ports.
>>>>
>>>> 73,
>>>>
>>>> Dave, W7OQ
>>>>
>>>> At 06:26 AM 12/27/2010, you wrote:
>>>>>What do you get, laptops? every desktop I've seen still has a parallel
>>>>>port
>>>>>but laptops I've seen and had have neither anymore. I have yet to see a
>>>>>desktop without a parallel port and serial is not uncommon if you look
>>>>>for
>>>>>one with one. I haven't really checked much on store bought desktops a
>>>>>lot
>>>>>but when I look to help people our, and about all mother boards I find
>>>>>to
>>>>>build computers have them.
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:11 AM
>>>>>Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest 
>>>>>logging
>>>>>software
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >I was wondering the same thing about parallel.  I haven't had a
>>>>> >computer
>>>>> > with a parallel or serial port in several years.
>>>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> > From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> > Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 1:43 PM
>>>>> > Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest
>>>>> > logging
>>>>> > software
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Tom,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Sorry I can't help with your wild card question, but just curious:
>>>>> >> Why
>>>>> >> did you choose to go parallel port cw?  Hasn't that  gone the way 
>>>>> >> of
>>>>> >> the
>>>>> >> dodo bird?  What OS are you running?  Enquireing minds want to 
>>>>> >> know.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On 12/26/2010 4:21 PM, tom behler wrote:
>>>>> >>> Hi, again, all.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> With the help and encouragement of Kevin and others, I'm going to
>>>>> >>> take
>>>>> >>> the
>>>>> >>> leap and try to do the upcoming NAQP CW contest this January by
>>>>> >>> transmitting
>>>>> >>> the needed CW exchanges via the computer.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I am ordering a parallel port CW interface from N3FJP, which
>>>>> >>> hopefully
>>>>> >>> will
>>>>> >>> get to me in time for the contest.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> I understand the basics of setting up the function keys for the
>>>>> >>> various
>>>>> >>> cW
>>>>> >>> exchanges, but need to know what characters you use to prompt the
>>>>> >>> computer
>>>>> >>> to reply to the call you have just logged, and to end a given
>>>>> >>> transmission
>>>>> >>> sequence.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Does anyone have a list of those wild card characters or computer
>>>>> >>> prompts?
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> If so, please send them to me, or tell me where to find them in
>>>>> >>> Scott's
>>>>> >>> logging software.
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>>> >>> 

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