For those who run DCS, 4.0 is now available.
Regards,
John
Wow! That’s awesome! Oh wait…I don’t own any MTH locos…[(-D]
Still, it’s good news for those that do.
Jim
Strange, must have sold the two I gave you!!! [#oops][tdn]
Welcome ChiefEagles to the Toy Train Operating and Collecting Forum. You will find the members most helpful with your trains questions. [:D]
Jack [;)]
It’s nice to have a Control System that can be brought upto date with a FREE download on your computer. Nothing to buy to have the latest. First Version #1, then #2.X, then #3.1, now version #4.0
I have a solid feeling this is what will be done with Legacy as well. Since it now has an USB port the sky is the limit. The old 9-pin connector simply wasn’t designed for this type of use.
Brent,
Does your C&O hudson have that new Proto Whistle feature? I downloaded 4.0, and the Coors Light set doesn’t have it.
Jim,
No it doesn’t even have PS1, just smoke and whistle… [:(]
Brent,
I thought you had the PS2 version from last year.
Chief, you are too generous!
Brent, I agree. Read the article in OGR with “Dr. ZW” from Lionel. Seems like they would go through Electric R.R., who Lionel now owns, to do upgrades. I would like to have “Legacy” upgrades available for both prior TMCC engines and also for non-command engines that could be converted. I have several and now this leaves me with a dilemma: Do I upgrade now, or do I wait to upgrade? We shall see.
Dennis
Jim,
No I think MartyE has one though… Mine is going to get an ERR upgrade in the next month or two.
MTH site says I need to download Winzip version 11.1 to get the download from MTH. Went to Winzip website and it is a $29.95 download.
2:15pm update, I can not get the download to work for me.
Just thought that I would share this info!!
Lee F.
The C&O does not have the quilling whistle. I believe these features are currently only available in a few HO models.
Now if they only offered a version for Mac users …
Just installed the evaluation version and all seems fine with the winzip program, now to see if my computor has the downloads available to transfer to my DCS TIU unit.
Lee F.
Hello Bob:
My Mac friends love to chide me by proclaiming how Windows works better on their Macs than it does on my pc. If that’s the case, why would it be an issue to load the DCS upgrade from a Mac?
Regards,
John
Somebody has to pay for Windows software for the Macs and it ain’t gonna be me … so we have an old junker Dell we use for RR Track and the occasional DCS update!
Well, I wouldn’t mind having that clunker right now. Micro Center wants to charge me $45.00 for a RS-232 pcmcia card. So much for the free upgrades. [:(!]
Regards,
John
I kept my “old” laptop(it’s only 6 years old) because it has the serial port. It works well for upgrades. I did buy a SIIG CyberSerial expresscard to serial adapter for my “new”(2 year old) laptop, as the old one is starting to die a slow death. It was expensive, but it’s worth it.
Went to the MTH website and looked at what all it takes for the DCS update and tried to download it to my TIU but the program didn’t come through as I didn’t download the Winzip program. Having a real time downloading stuff just for the free update, also bought a new mini cable at Radio Shack to go in my TIU unit to jump it off.
Looks like free updates are a [soapbox][censored][banghead]!!!
Lee F.