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Best software to go along with Pro-96?
I just bought a Pro-96 and want to buy some software to go with it. Is
Win96 the best, or is there something else I should buy? I'm interested in increasing the functionality of the scanner. Thanks, John |
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Fredric J. Einstein wrote in message ws.com...
On 12 Feb 2004 12:49:37 -0800, (John) wrote: I just bought a Pro-96 and want to buy some software to go with it. Is Win96 the best, or is there something else I should buy? I'm interested in increasing the functionality of the scanner. Win96 is the only real alternative. It allows you to unlock a couple of undocumented scanner features (including expanded band coverage and a personalized greeting when the scanner is turned on). It also is ergonomically excellent and fully takes advantage of every available feature of the scanner. Support on the PRO-96 mailing list (on YahooGroups) is also excellent. Thanks! I just downloaded and registered Win96. John |
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It's a shame that there's no real competition for the win96 software yet,
because it is a good piece of software, but the licensing scheme is a definite problem. Don Star should be flat-out ashamed. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read it. I'm glad I noticed that the license is tied to the hardware before I purchased it, because this information is mentioned only as an afterthought on the site. I guess it's fine for people who use the same windows box for years on end, but it's not fine for others. I write software for a living, so I fully understand the anti-piracy reasoning for this license. But if you don't know how to make money from software without licensing it this way, you shouldn't be in the business. Intuit's Turbotax switched to a licensing scheme like this last year, and so many customers fled to TaxCut (myself included) that they changed the licensing back. Now I'm a Turbotax customer again. Well, at least I got the initial freqs into the radio with the win96 demo last year. Until something else halfway decent comes out for the pro96, I'll just continue to make changes by hand. I'd gladly pay double for a normal license and not have to consider this one piece of relatively low-use software every time I want to change boxes. RIDICULOUS. I won't buy TrunkStar without a demo, so here's hoping ARC96 might be decent when it arrives. -dormin "John" wrote in message om... Fredric J. Einstein wrote in message ws.com... On 12 Feb 2004 12:49:37 -0800, (John) wrote: I just bought a Pro-96 and want to buy some software to go with it. Is Win96 the best, or is there something else I should buy? I'm interested in increasing the functionality of the scanner. Win96 is the only real alternative. It allows you to unlock a couple of undocumented scanner features (including expanded band coverage and a personalized greeting when the scanner is turned on). It also is ergonomically excellent and fully takes advantage of every available feature of the scanner. Support on the PRO-96 mailing list (on YahooGroups) is also excellent. Thanks! I just downloaded and registered Win96. John |
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Morning,
You any relation to the general? Burr John LeMay wrote: In article , says... I won't buy TrunkStar without a demo, so here's hoping ARC96 might be decent when it arrives. Not sure if you've seen ARC250, but if the same quality standards are applied (I'm certain they will be), you will be very happy. I just bought a BC-296D and I've been thrilled with ARC250. |
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Dons software is no longer "Machne Dependent"-He changed the licensing
"dormin gib" wrote in message ... It's a shame that there's no real competition for the win96 software yet, because it is a good piece of software, but the licensing scheme is a definite problem. Don Star should be flat-out ashamed. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read it. I'm glad I noticed that the license is tied to the hardware before I purchased it, because this information is mentioned only as an afterthought on the site. I guess it's fine for people who use the same windows box for years on end, but it's not fine for others. I write software for a living, so I fully understand the anti-piracy reasoning for this license. But if you don't know how to make money from software without licensing it this way, you shouldn't be in the business. Intuit's Turbotax switched to a licensing scheme like this last year, and so many customers fled to TaxCut (myself included) that they changed the licensing back. Now I'm a Turbotax customer again. Well, at least I got the initial freqs into the radio with the win96 demo last year. Until something else halfway decent comes out for the pro96, I'll just continue to make changes by hand. I'd gladly pay double for a normal license and not have to consider this one piece of relatively low-use software every time I want to change boxes. RIDICULOUS. I won't buy TrunkStar without a demo, so here's hoping ARC96 might be decent when it arrives. -dormin "John" wrote in message om... Fredric J. Einstein wrote in message ws.com... On 12 Feb 2004 12:49:37 -0800, (John) wrote: I just bought a Pro-96 and want to buy some software to go with it. Is Win96 the best, or is there something else I should buy? I'm interested in increasing the functionality of the scanner. Win96 is the only real alternative. It allows you to unlock a couple of undocumented scanner features (including expanded band coverage and a personalized greeting when the scanner is turned on). It also is ergonomically excellent and fully takes advantage of every available feature of the scanner. Support on the PRO-96 mailing list (on YahooGroups) is also excellent. Thanks! I just downloaded and registered Win96. John |
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