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Subject: Re: Non-traditional Sight Reduction
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes (rodneym@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 23:51:57 EST
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-
> <I agree that having a
>laptop on board is neither convenient nor safe (for the laptop).>
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> To that extent, a sextant shouldn't be aboard either. It can get thrown around and smashed.
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>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.
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>Mighty handy one--when it is working right.<G>
Rodney Myrvaagnes NYC J36 Gjo/a
"Nuke the gay whales for Jesus" -- anon T-shirt
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