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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:35:22 -0800
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It's too bad you couldn't get it to work.  Did you try using nvda on it to 
see what would happen?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging 
software


> Seems like a lot of people have the same problem, I emailed them and they
> couldn't tell me anything, no one else seems to have found it and since I
> hate talking on the phone anyway, I'm not bothering if there ever is a 
> fix,
> I'll hear about it and if not, that computer goes out the window.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: Need wild card character commands for N3FJP contest logging
> software
>
>
>> 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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