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> You're currently used to looking at a needle - get used to looking at > numbers. A lot of this is what people learned with, what they're used > to, and what they're comfortable with. Years from now, divers that > learned with computer/digital pressure gauges will feel more comfortable > with their systems. This debate reminds me of the time when digital instruments, esp. tachometers first became available in the motorsports world. The digital tachs were faster responding, more accurate, and "tricker" than their analog counterparts. However in short order they dissappeared from the scene. Why? Because it is significantly more simple for the brain to quickly interpret the relative position of a needle over a texual display. While a diver doesn't have to hit a shift point at just the right instant I do think that there are simularities in the two cases especially when narcosis sets in. I've had times when I've rather dumbly stared at my computer while my brain tried to interpret what those symbols in front of my eyes mean. I have no doubt that in the same situation some sort of an analog display would have been more meaningful, if perhaps a little less accurate. All in all I have no desire for an air integrated system. Just my $.02 worth. > -Carl- Eric
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