Hi Tom,
Boy your message brought back some memories. I'm 63 years old and used 
readers all the way thru college and grad school.

I'm astounded that many younger people today don't seem to know how to use 
that skill.

I have a fancy notetaker but always carry a slate and stylus with me 
everywhere I go.

I wish for instance that someone would invent a little universal box with 
computer power if necessary that you could interface to a rig and have it 
read its menus directly.

I resent having to bring along a computer to access the menus on a qrp rig 
for instance.

Then you get into the matter of haveing a pc with a serial port.

I've heard that some of hte serial to USB converters just don't work that 
well.

I don't know what the anser is but I agree with you. We need more a a stand 
alone system to give access to stuff and not just a computer driven 
work-around.

They you get into the fact that sometimes when software is upgraded there 
goes the access.

I'm glad someone has started this thread on what access should actually 
mean.

Have a great weekend.

73,

Eric
KU3I


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