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From: Rino van Dam (no email)
Date: Tue Sep 09 2003 - 19:04:36 EDT
Fred:
Point taken.
I think that electronics have come along way, though, and can be considered
very reliable these days, and as weather resistant as paper :-)
Rino
-----Original Message-----
From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:]
On Behalf Of Fred Hebard
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 18:46
To:
Subject: Re: Computer generated Almanac
Rino,
I was just saying I would like a paper backup. I agree that
electronics make it much easier, but, in my opinion, they are not
trustworthy.
Fred
On Tuesday, Sep 9, 2003, at 18:03 US/Eastern, Rino van Dam wrote:
> Ahhh, Déjà vu: The old electronic versus paper debate. I first
> encountered
> it 20 years ago, when I apprenticed.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Navigation Mailing List
> [mailto:]
> On Behalf Of Fred Hebard
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 16:36
> To:
> Subject: Re: Computer generated Almanac
>
> Rino,
>
> If I were out on the ocean in a small boat, I'd much rather have a
> printed copy than an electronic one.
>
> Fred
>
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