From: Peter Christy on
Joost Kremers wrote:

> Peter Christy wrote:
>> I guess I'm just going to have to keep my ancient K6-2 machine running
>> with its equally ancient Win98 install for a few more years yet....!
>
> or find a modern program that is open source and does what you want. a
> quick google search suggests there are various options.
>
>

Hi Joost (and others),

If there is something out there that works as well, I have yet to find it!

I'm trying to design low powered UHF transmitters and receivers. WEWB has a
wonderful simulator that enables me to draft a circuit, then sweep it with a
variable frequency oscillator and plot the output on a simulated Spectrum
Analyzer! I haven't come across anything like it anywhere else!

Furthermore, the results it produces match up very closely with real world
experience - something that is very rare at UHF frequencies!

I did have a brainwave that nearly worked - like everything else I've tried!
The program used to work well under OS/2, and since Win98 was proving so
troublesome under VirtualBox and Qemu, I thought I'd try OS/2! It installed
very easily under VirtualBox (haven't tried Qemu yet) and seems to run fine,
but again, it throws a wobbly when I try and install WEWB! I think WEWB must
be trying to access something in hardware directly (probably the graphics
card) and this is what is causing the issues!

Dammit! So near, yet so far!

--
Pete
christy(a)NOattglobalSPAM.net
(make the obvious amendments to reply!)