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How the heck do you program it????

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Hey everyone. Everything I am seeing about HT1000 programming seems to point towards it requiring older computers (like 486s) and DOS based systems like Windows 95 or even DOS installs on computers.

With Windows VISTA and XP out there, how the heck does everyone program these radios???? Do you keep those old machines around? Is there any way to use a DOS Emulator (ala DOSBOX) or some other imaging software that makes programmign these radios with an XP based computer possible?????

I'm just curious, PLEASE someone enlighten me!!!
 

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Yes, many people keep older DOS machines around for this purpose. However, HT1000 RSS is pretty tolerant. You should be fine using some sort of boot media to operate in DOS mode. I use a 1.1 Ghz Celeron CF-18 Toughbook with a USB stick that has been formatted to boot DOS. It works fine.
 

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Thanks for the quick reply! I'm looking to use an older Dell 2.0 ghz laptop to try and get some stuff running.

What are you running on the Thumbdrive? FreeDOS?
 

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I used a Dell Inspiron 600M to program MTX8000s. Those are the most picky radios, so if I could program them, you should be able to program any motorola radio on that computer.
 

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i have a new dell laptop i dont the spec but new from dell like 3 months ago....but i have a usb to serial cable from radio shack and set the com port to com 1 and used the ht1000 dos program and it programs my radio fine
 

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I still use an old IBM 25MHz with 4MB of RAM to program some radios. Although I use some newer laptops most of the time, I don't have the heart to get rid of it.

Most of the laptops I use are around 100MHz.
 

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Older 486 laptops are available at thrift stores, yard sales and eBay for $25 or less. Various versions of DOS are available on-line for nothing. I have a dedicated DOS laptop that only gets used for programming, and it cost practically nothing to get set up. I'm often at a loss as to why people end up fighting with a newer laptop when the old throwaways are so available for so cheap!
 

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I need to find out how to burn it on a disk, i been going around to different sites trying to download freeDOS or similar, better on a flashdrive or CD?
 

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Good information, thanks everyone.

Does anyone have a good online source to outline how to setup a FreeDOS Thumbdrive or CD??? All Links Welcome!!!!
 

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Just take the easy way and buy an old computer and install DOS on the HARD DRIVE. When you start trying to use USB/Thumb drives and CD-ROMs with Motorola RSS, you're only inviting problems. Seriously, get an old computer for $20.00 and install the RSS on it. You'll be MUCH happier when your programming platform WORKS.
 

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I use 2 laptops old Dell PII laptop that runs windows 98 that I can do most everything DOS RSS and Astro saber/XTS3000 CPS on.. I also have a Sony laptop that I run WinXP on to use for my XTS5000, Astro Saber/XTS3000 and CDM CPS stuff on. In a pinch I have a wireless card on on it, if my desktop is busy with the kids at Webkinz.com
 

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I keep an old IBM 486 Thinkpad around for all of my DOS-based programming. Real serial port, slow enough to run any of the DOS software, portable and just downright reliable.
 

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What's the problem?

Hey everyone. Everything I am seeing about HT1000 programming seems to point towards it requiring older computers (like 486s) and DOS based systems like Windows 95 or even DOS installs on computers.

With Windows VISTA and XP out there, how the heck does everyone program these radios???? Do you keep those old machines around? Is there any way to use a DOS Emulator (ala DOSBOX) or some other imaging software that makes programmign these radios with an XP based computer possible?????

I'm just curious, PLEASE someone enlighten me!!!

Well, first off, what's the issue that comes up when you try to run the software on the newer machines you got now?

I really never have an issue with even the oldest (HT600 and P200) software, on newer machines. The only radio software that gives me an issue is for the GP300. I get some sort of error that gives me the option to "ignore". But when I click ignore, it takes off and runs, reads and writes to the radio.,
 

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Robbie, please check the age of the thread before posting to it. I'm sure after 4-1/2 years the OP has found his answer.
 
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