> So far as supporting old OS? What for? As in: You are running a very > fine rig (K3), so I would assume a good (read as modern up-to-date) > computer is also used in the shack - hence no legacy issues.
What happens 10 years from now when you are still running your K3 with the adapter you bought from Elecraft? FTDI are no longer supporting the FT232BL with drivers for Windows 7, Microsoft are no longer supporting Windows 7 because they are pushing Windows-X and the hard drive crashes on your 15 year old computer and you need to do a full reinstall and can't get a driver for the obsolete OS and obsolete USB chip? There are *still* amateurs running their early computer controlled Yaesu or Kenwood or Icom rigs on Windows 98, 2000 and XP systems as well as some still using Apple OS-9 on PowerPC platforms. They expect that their hardware/software will be supported forever and a day no matter what - that's the amateur way <G>. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 4/14/2014 4:33 PM, Bill W2BLC wrote:
Whatever is the problem? I bought the adapter from Elecraft - thus assuring me that it will work as it is supposed to. It works with whatever computer I have plugged in at the time - running an old version of HRD and the current stuff from Elecraft. So far as supporting old OS? What for? As in: You are running a very fine rig (K3), so I would assume a good (read as modern up-to-date) computer is also used in the shack - hence no legacy issues. Perhaps I am missing the point of this thread? Bill K-Line ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
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