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Bob,
We need a "Test for Decoder" window/Step/Button.
Here's the problem
When someone brings up Decoder Pro, one of the most common problems is
making sure the decoder is working on the
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I seem to remember "no". But as deleting files is difficult I didn't
feel like loading up my system with non-existent locos. Also we had a group
(well four<G>) and I wanted all to get "time on"
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Jon Miller <atsf@...>
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That would work and be easier to implement that my suggestion. When
DecoderPro runs it could determine if it's updated decoder files recently. If
not, it could check sourceforge for updates. It
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Mike Davison <davison@...>
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Bob:
In answer to your question,"What do people think?", I think this looks like a very ambitious undertaking and I don't know how you find the time to do it but we sure are glad that you do!! As a
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Actually, the decoder format is XML, perhaps DecoderPro could ping the jmri.sourgeforge.net page to look for new files occaisionally?
-Dave
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That's a good idea. Any one an XML 'expert'?
David
Mike Davison wrote:
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David Harris
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Did this replace the file for 1234?
Perhaps if 'we' created a standard XML format (schema?) to describe decoders
and created a central Internet-accessible DB of those XML definitions we
could
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decoder into anther. I have 2 GP9s and would like them to both have the same
characteristics.<
We played around with this some at the clinic and not sure what
happened. I think this.
1) You can
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Good.
It would be nice to have a simple way to copy the programming of one decoder
into anther. I have 2 GP9s and would like them to both have the same
characteristics.
It would be nice to be
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Bob,
You could copy your multi-page fine printed list* here and let us chose,
say, five items. Then do the higher percentages! Short of that my choices,
of those listed, are;
a. (I don't use
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The 0.9.3 update is out, so after I catch my breath, it's time to think about what to do next.
I'd like to get a "complete" DecoderPro version out by early July, but I'm not certain what should be
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Update 0.9.3 for DecoderPro, JMRI is available
The 0.9.3 update to the DecoderPro program and JMRI libraries is available.
The update file can be downloaded from: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/jmri/JMRI.0.9.3.update.zip
It is in .zip
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Bob Jacobsen
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I do keep DecoderPro running on MacOS 8.1 through 9, but I agree that it's really a dog. Startup performance is particularly slow; on my 90MHz test machine, it can take 20+ seconds for the program to
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Bob Jacobsen
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As far as PCs go, I managed to pick up a Shuttle SV24 barebones system +
1.1GHz Celeron at Fry's electronics for $250 a few months ago. (I think
it is now obsolete & discontinued)
I had some extra
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Dave Falkenburg
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Jim,
What I did was go to my local PC guy and told him I wanted the cheapest
one available to connected to my trains. He went to his old parts and put
one together for $150, Win98, 128M, 233M
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To Our New Group:
Thanks for your input on my recent question RE: laptops. I think your ideas about getting a used PC instead of a laptop really is the best solution to the situation. I have
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Well what about an old Desktop P100 with 32/64MB RAM and dedicate it to the
layout permanently.
That will definitely be cheaper than an equivalent laptop so you have more
money to spend on
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Alex Shepherd <ashepherd@...>
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Bob weighed in as the Mac bigot so I guess it's up to me to provide the Linux
bigot viewpoint. I have a Sony Viao 505TR (value less than $500 now) that
runs DecoderPro pretty well. I say 'pretty
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Although I'm a Macintosh bigot, you can probably get a better deal on a PC laptop.
I'd look for something with 48MB of memory, Windows95, at least one serial port, and a 180MHz CPU or better.
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Hi Bob:
I have the program in my PC but it is far from the train room so I don't get to use it except when one of my operators brings over a laptop.
My question is sort of basic(dumb)but I would
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