[linux] [Fwd: Re: [HSMM-TECHNICAL] What OS are Hams Using]

[Walt DuBose]

CAn any of you guys help Mike.  Please note that he works for 
O'Reilly and writes for them.  He is VERY active in the ARRL HSMM 
working group.

Thanks,

Walt/K5YFW

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [HSMM-TECHNICAL] What OS are Hams Using
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 07:51:31 -0500
From: Michael K. Loukides <mikel at OREILLY.COM>
Reply-To: Michael K. Loukides <mikel at OREILLY.COM>
To: HSMM-TECHNICAL at listserv.tamu.edu
References: <BAY2-F151B0192C8A89EACAA21D2FC680 at phx.gbl>

Speaking of "too many aps to abandon Windows"--

This is off-topic, but does anyone know of antenna modeling software
that runs on OS X?  (Yeah, I know the NEC engine is in Fortran and
will compile, but I don't want to be writing out NEC decks by hand.)

Mike, W1JQ

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, John Champa wrote:

> Yes, and in that order, too:  XP first, then Mac, then Linux.
>
> Too many aps for hams to abandon a shack computer.  Heck, some hams spend
> more time on their computer than they spend on the air.  I won't mention any
> names.....HI
>
> >From: Gerry Creager N5JXS <gerry.creager at TAMU.EDU>
> >Reply-To: Gerry Creager N5JXS <gerry.creager at TAMU.EDU>
> >To: HSMM-TECHNICAL at listserv.tamu.edu
> >Subject: Re: [HSMM-TECHNICAL] What OS are Hams Using
> >Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:30:31 -0600
> >
> >The gotcha's here are that Win9x is no longer supported, and NT
> >end-of-life'd 31 Dec.  DOS is just flat no longer supported.  Thus, up
> >to 38.7 are essentially out of luck for support or new "real"
> >applications.  Finding help will become harder.
> >
> >"MacOS is imprecise, now that OS X is known to be BSD.  A lot of
> >programs that run in Linux will also run in OS X.
> >
> >I'd concur with Walt's ultimate comment though: Write for Win2K/XP, Mac
> >OS X and Linux.  The others are not likely to be around much longer.
> >
> >The more telling question will occur when the Win9x boxes start dying:
> >Will the hams upgrade then, or just go back to a no-computer shack?
> >
> >gerry
> >
> >Walt DuBose, K5YFW wrote:
> >>The question came up several days ago concerning what computer operating
> >>systems were hams using.
> >>
> >>Well going back into the ARRL web site archives, I found the answer at URL
> >>http://www.arrl.org/survey.php3?pollnr=198
> >>
> >>Here's the answer...
> >>
> >>Poll date: August 8, 2003
> >>What operating system is running on your station computer?
> >>  Windows XP     31.7 % (1392)
> >>  Windows 98     29.6 % (1300)
> >>  Windows 95     4.5 % (198)
> >>  Windows 2000     10.7 % (471)
> >>  Windows NT     0.9 % (38)
> >>  Mac OS     8.1 % (358)
> >>  Linux     6.1 % (269)
> >>  Other     3.7 % (164)
> >>  I don't have a station computer     4.7 % (205)
> >>  Total votes: 4395
> >>
> >>
> >>So if you are going to support USB and the like, you will want to write
> >>your
> >>code for Windows XP (31.7 %), Windows 2000 (10.7 %), Mac OS (8.1 %) and
> >>Linux (6.1 %).  This represents 56.6 % of the hams.
> >>
> >>Walt/K5YFW
> >
> >--
> >Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu
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