On Mon 16-Sep-1996  4:42p, Geno Dellamattia@1:153/7064.0 said to Eleanor 
Richardso
GD> ER>        Do you have a computer on your boat?  If you do, that is nice.
GD> I bring my laptop with me when I'm aboard.  My BBS is land-based though.
GD> ER>        Can you communicate with it wherever you go?
GD> I could with an adapter for my cellular or with SSB or HAM, but as the
GD> boat's only about 30 miles from home, I just wait 'till I get there. :)
GD> --- WM v3.11/93-0359
A Laptop is a handy piece of equipent to have a boat especialy if you are 
going to do any cruising,  I have a Mac Powerbook 165 that I take with me.  I 
currently do not have a cellular phone, so when I am away at the dock I can 
not talk to anyone elses computer :(.  I have however writen a very usefull 
log program that keeps track of such things as
** Wheater Forcasts/Observations
** Course Data, Speed, ECT (With built in calculation Functions
** Radio LOGs (With contact and bulliten database)
** Inventory Database (VERY HANDY TO KEEP TRACK OF STORES)
I am hoping to connect my laptop to the GPS unit for on the fly plotting on 
the computer.  I will also be getting my HAM license so I will be looking for 
a 12v. TNC...
WHat do you all use your computers for?
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