A desktop. My new Asus 64-bit system only has usb ports.
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From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
software
> 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.
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> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
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> 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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