On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 07:02 pm -0600 UTC, Johnny Lipps
posted: %MM

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 13:13:11 -0600, uncle arnie
wrote:

What Linux are you running? I have a debian-based system, running tk75
for
the R-75.
http://www.parnass.org/tk75/ , though I am using computer control less
often
these days. I think I want to run the receiver from my palm pilot (!)


Eventually I want to use Linux as a multimedia controller and have a
laptop on which I've been running different releases to get a feel for
them. Started with Knoppix, then Debian, Suse, Fedora, Slackware...Xbox
Linux intrigues me as well (there's a brief explanation as to why on my
website : http://www.benhellmann.com/ . Johnny Lipps is my stage name.
Figure if I'm gonna be here awhile, y'all oughta know who you're reading
-- let the recriminations begin). It seems TK75 would run fine on all, so
it's really a matter of determining the strengths of each release for my
goals, which are really general at the moment.

As far as using computer control less, is this because you became more
comfortbale with the hardware interface or that you've dialed in all the
settings you need to with TK75 and can now operate the R-75 without having
to change those settings?

I think it's b/c I have the R-75 set up for band scanning the way I like it.
A few fav frq in memories and then various typical band upper and lower
limits in others. Then I just spin the dial. Some of my listening is also
late night insomnia and ear phones and dial spinning are less domestically
disruptive than firing up the laptop, so says the wife.



The archives have been extremely helpful in sorting through what can be an
overwhelming set of possibilities, and I thank everybody for their input.

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