BLIND-HAMS Archives

For blind ham radio operators

BLIND-HAMS@LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG

Options: Use Forum View

Use Monospaced Font
Show Text Part by Default
Condense Mail Headers

Message: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author: [<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Print Reply
Sender:
For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 2 Jun 2014 22:28:20 -0400
MIME-version:
1.0
Reply-To:
Bob Martin <[log in to unmask]>
Content-type:
text/plain; format=flowed; charset=Windows-1252; reply-type=original
Subject:
From:
Bob Martin <[log in to unmask]>
Message-ID:
<DAF3D233E7BC433CB26533C60CC792F7@your03667082de>
Content-transfer-encoding:
7bit
Parts/Attachments:
text/plain (43 lines)
I may have accidentally deleted the link.  Please post again?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan B Dyer Jr,/Danny" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 10:04 PM
Subject: O,T, Forwarded Article About Extending The Update Life Of Windows 
XP systems.


> Hope Its OK 2Post This Here, As It's Free, and can be helpful to blind
> computer users.
> This appeared on a local ham radio list late yesterday.  I've not used the
> info, although I did follow the link and read the article via my IPod 
> Touch.
> I would assume that whatever accessibility issues attended other editions 
> of
> Windows XP, would accompany this one as well.
> Thanks, Danny Dyer, WB4idu
>
> Subject;
>
> "In case you absolutely positively have to keep running Windows XP"
> An article about extending the update life of Windows XP systems. It
> appears that Microsoft released an edition of Windows XP in 2009 for point
> of sale terminals which will be supported until April 2019. This may be of
> help to some hams who don't want to get rid of an otherwise perfectly good
> computer.
>
> Here is the URL:
> Extend life of Windows XP
>
> The article also pointed out that this might be a good time to try Linux.
> New "Long Term Support" versions of Ubuntu (14.04 LTS) and Linux Mint (17
> LTS) are now available. Both of these distros have good support for ham
> radio with such programs as fldigi.
>
>
> -----
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3955/7611 - Release Date: 06/02/14
> 

ATOM RSS1 RSS2