I have a spare hard drive for that if I can get the drivers to work. Last time I tried to load Ubuntu on a 600 series it did not work at all. For anyone wondering about it, OpenCPN is available for Linux and Mac too. So far the only issue I have really had was a decade of hot/cold/damp/salt was about as much as the old IBM could stand.
Joe Della Barba From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Paul Baker Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:08 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List OpenCPN fans? 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 :) I 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 :) Too bad about the world chart thing :( For 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<mailto: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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> -- Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com<http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/> CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com<mailto:CnC-List@cnc-list.com>
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