Subj : -= Atariesque =-
To : Greg Goodwin
From : Andy Ball
Date : Mon May 29 2000 03:55 pm
Hey Greg!
GG> I heard a while back that Atari users can be found at
> ham radio fests. was curious what people found useful
> for the Atari line of computers in reguards to ham
> radios.
I can't say for sure, but I recently read somewhere of
a software TNC for the ST. Come to think of it, the Falcon with it's DSP would
probably be almost ideal for radio work
- assuming you could find (or write ;o) appropriate
software for it.
I suppose other advantages would be that they're fairly
inexpensive (I would expect to pick up a 520STFM for about UKP25 at a car boot
sale), and virtually silent in operation (especially if you use a RAMdrive).
Then of course there's that wonderful high-res mono monitor! <grin>
I'm not sure how effective the screening is on an ST,
but I think it was foiled top and bottom. I never did quite succeed in
mounting one in a 19" rack-mount case, although the temptation was certainly
there. I seem to remember that CLab's Falcon was rack-mountable though, so the
mainboard is probably smaller than that of the ST. Do you know if CLab are
still around?
