If you really want to get it reliable, dump Windows and put a Linux OS
on there.
Cheers,
Paul.
On 13-05-22 05:58 AM, Della Barba, Joe wrote:
I almost got a T-42 Thinkpad. They are very nice, but from the specs I
read they don't have a serial port. I use my serial port for AIS and
connecting to the SSB for PSK-31 and use the USB input with a serial
converter for the GPS input. When I saw the 600X come up for a good
price I decided to take the easy way out. My hard drive from the 600E
slid right in and everything worked JI might grab a T-42 for a web
surfing computer onboard. I am very strict with the nav computer -- it
never goes online and never does ANYTHING but navigate. Much more
reliable that way. Does the T-42 run on 12 volts? The 600 series needs
16-18 volts to charge the battery, but it will run directly on 12
volts if you need it to. I found a 12 volts DC > 16 volt DC power
supply for the 600s on Fleabay years ago for about $10 J
Too bad about the world chart thing LFor a USAian it is not a big deal
though. It isn't that hard to grab all the free charts you want from
NOAA. I can see why NOAA would not want an automated screen grabber
running against their server. Copyright aside, those things can take
down a website if you allow too many to run against your servers.
*/Joe Della Barba/*
*/Coquina/*
*From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of
*Russ & Melody
*Sent:* Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:24 AM
*To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com
*Subject:* Re: Stus-List OpenCPN fans?
Hi Jim,
The CPN community was gathering 2700 world charts posted on the
Internet into a single source file when a US govment agency trashed
the effort... or something like that. You need to read a few pages at
the beginning and near the end of the thread to get the jist.
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f134/charts-ii-nga-2700-charts-63396.html
great guys and a valiant effort... for naught perhaps.
Cheers, Russ
At 09:59 PM 21/05/2013, you wrote:
What world chart issue is/was this?
On 21 May 2013 21:51, Russ & Melody <russ...@telus.net
<mailto:russ...@telus.net>> wrote:
Hey Joe,
I've used the old CPN on a Panasonic CF-48 (race boat) and Thinkpad 42
(my boat), XP SP2 or 3, with okay results for the geek oriented.
Sometimes it would need some coaching on the comm ports for GPS & AIS
data. So it wasn't good for the skipper who has the CF-48 onboard. He
also has a plotter so it was a minor irritation.
I am looking forward to getting both machines loaded with the current
OpenCPN, with AIS. I also have the CM-93 to install (for evaluation
purposes). Hopefully all this is done before the VanIsle360 starts.
Too bad their world chart effort hit the ditch last year.
Cheers, Russ
At 12:02 PM 21/05/2013, you wrote:
I just upgraded the boat computer from a ThinkPad 600E to 600X*. Now I
am cruising with Pentium III power instead of Pentium II I can get
OpenCPN working quite well. Anyone else using it? I really like the
tides, currents, and AIS functions. I still don't like ENC charts
much, but the raster charts work great.
* for $45 shipped. Thanks FleaBay!
Joe Della Barba
Coquina
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