... I'm running CMAPECS, Tsunami'99 and Maxsea 7 sucessfully on bronze-age Thinkpads (Pentium 300-ish, 64-128Mb ram, 1024x768) under WIN98SE, so I would...
Getting a computer display to be "daylight readable" is the difficult (expensive) thing. I've checked into several ways to go and still haven't come up with...
I have used a toughbooks at work and the models I have used are no better in sunlight than any other laptop. I think the best thing about the Toughbooks are...
MBP Skill Indonesia CONTRACTING – CONSULTING – RECRUITING – TRAINING – FORMALITIES One of our clients is a leading international Power Plant Company ...
... 2 workarounds spring to mind: I've seen various laptop sun-hoods advertised which would be easy enough to make yourself, but dunno how good these things...
I make my living as an IT company for small businesses with full support of linux solutions as well as all windows products with my clients. Mostly server but...
Well I use and know many others who specifcally look for a laptop that has a 15 volt battery system that outputs 12 volts to the computer and requires 14+...
First of all are you wanting to take this laptop into the cockpit, is that why you want this daylight readable screen?(bad Idea) Can't you just keep it at your...
I'm in the Cooks right now. Only 3 offshore boats here. One a cat. Beautiful spot. Large reef, bigger breakers. Prices are high. $2.89 for a liter of milk....
... Funny - that's much of what I'm doing, too (in addition to teaching, which is my primary biz these days.) We ought to get together and compare notes. :) ...
Howdy, If you can get a copy, read Don Silk's book, "From Kauri Trees to Sunlit Seas". Don was (is?) the harbor master in Rarotonga and wrote a book about...
... Hooking a laptop directly to the ship's power will result in a need for a new expensive laptop. Every time you start your engine, for example, the voltage...
Dear Member I just wanted to say a quick hello to the group as I am a newbie! I am off for a long weekend break, but I hope that I can be an asset and...
Ok folks, here is another solution, from another newbie, who just met Brent for the first time on my island, and of course I had to buy his book off him right...
Hey Mickey, Kwityerbloodybitching it's tough all over! Advise caution re survey as overly close public inspecions may earn you title of "letch". Private ...
I went to the Harbormasters office today. Was closed but the book is for sale in the window so I will return and buy a copy. I kayacked out to the reef. Once...
... Three things which mediate against an inverter (apart from the obvious conversion efficiency issue): 1) another gadget to buy 2) another gadget to go wrong...
... Cruising boats without AC are pretty rare these days, in my experience - so that's a "gadget" that most people are already going to have. I'd certainly...
... Yes, taking care of those "minor details" - something that 99.9% of the world wouldn't have the slightest clue about - would indeed take care of things. ...
... Well, it is actually fairly easy - although not quite as easy as Colin made it sound. Let's see if I can draw a diagram (it'll be a bit crude because it's...
Well, it is actually fairly easy - although not quite as easy as Colin made it sound. Let's see if I can draw a diagram (it'll be a bit crude because it's all...
... Leif, you're welcome. It's a common enough circuit, and I certainly didn't invent it; the most important part of it is getting the wattages right for the...
The question is: would a pair of Barrent 28s be to large for my BS36 The price is low enough I can afford to by the self tailing kit. Any one have a handle...
... Hi Leif I didn't mean to imply that using clipping zeners and a back-up battery was the ONLY way to go - just that this is a simple way to address Ben's...
... <SNIP jealousy-inducing spot report> Alright man - we need photographic evidence to support the veracity of your claims. These Kiwis you mentioned may be...
Colin - thanks, I realize that the inverter route seems to be the easiest way.....but I have printed out your explanation and I will decide together with my...
Cook Island used to be cheap. They have a that strange mental illness there called "Religion." A friend was arrested in Penrhyn for taking his shirt off and...
I last met Don in the early 70's but haven't been back to Raro since then. Brent ... Sunlit Seas". Don was (is?) the harbor master in Rarotonga and wrote a...
I find a 4 to 1 gear ratio, four turns of the handle for every turn of the drum ,is adequate for the 36. I think Barient 28s would be adequate. I have lewmar...
