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?

Regards,
  - Andy.


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