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Re: Non-traditional Sight Reduction
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Dec 15, 23:51 -0500
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes
Date: 2002 Dec 15, 23:51 -0500
I have carried laptops on board since 1986. I have gone through three. One, an IBM 703 Thinkpad, went two more seasons after a direct saltwater splash in the companionway. On Sun, 15 Dec 2002 20:27:22 -0500, Jared Sherman wrote: >Marc- > laptop on board is neither convenient nor safe (for the laptop).> > > To that extent, a sextant shouldn't be aboard either. It can get thrown around and smashed. > >When I have brought a laptop aboard I treat it like a pice of crystal: Stowed securely, deployed securely (i.e. velcro straps around the table; in my lap only if flat water) and away from the companionway and any water. Given routine care like that, it is just another instrument. > >Mighty handy one--when it is working right.Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a "Nuke the gay whales for Jesus" -- anon T-shirt
