Jeffrey,

The Pi image already has the operating system included.  No need to have an OS on the micro sd card before you image to the card.

You need a screen and keyboard attached to the Pi. The Pi used HDMI for a screen and you can use a USB keyboard.

Or you can use SSH and remote into the Pi from another computer, but you need the ip address of the Pi to do that.

Marshall

From: App_rpt-users [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@lists.allstarlink.org] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Reid
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 12:08 PM
To: app_rpt-users@lists.allstarlink.org
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Need some Ground Up Information

Thank you kindly for the information.  So I do not need an operating system on the micro sd first, just the image of the allstar programming.  Here is a real rube question then.  I do need a cable to attach the Pi4 to a windows box.  USB to USB?

Jeffrey