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Hi Art, Thanks again for the comments. I do appreciate them. << Two air-integated computers? For the amount of money you'd have to spend, you could buy a laptop PC and software to cut tables on it. You'd also have a platform for other useful things, like a dive log and looking up weather bouy information. A much better use of the money, IMO. >> Thanks for the thought. But I already have two laptop PC's and two powerbook Macs so I really don't need another. << Scott Bonis wrote: " The only computer error would be the computer thinking I was on deco gas for the few minutes ascending while buddy breathing." Art Greengerg wrote "... and the deco it calculates as a resutl being COMPLETELY wrong (not that any deco it calculates would necessarily be correct to begin with). >> Although I appreciate your opinion, I'm afraid that I cannot really go along with you on this one. I do not imagine the computer deco would be significantly different in the two cases. If you would like to propose an example, perhaps we might use a deco program on a PC (or a Mac) to establish the difference in deco predictions between the two cases. << Scott Bonis wrote: And the backup waterproof tables, using the computers as depth gauges / bottom timers, could always be used to figure a new deco schedule if needed. Art Greenberg wrote: So, you're telling me you have to tools to cut custom tables and only use them as a backup? Where is the logic in that? >> I obviously have not made myself clear in that one basic misunderstanding is that with the wrist computers, it might be unnecessary to cut specific backup tables for each dive. Decoplan tables in the format of the waterproof IANTD trimix tables, that cover deco schedules for a range of bottom times and bottom depths, could serve as a backup for any dive within a certain range of parameters. It might well not be necessary to cut separate backup tables for each dive. Once again I thank you for your comments and for the chance to discuss these topics out in the open, so to speak. Take care and safe diving, Scott In a message dated 6/12/00 4:24:35 PM, artg@ec*.ne* writes: << On Mon, 12 Jun 2000 ScottBonis@ao*.co* wrote: > These are good questions to talk about. In an earlier post I > suggested that it might be wise to mount the two air integrated > computers on different posts Two air-integated computers? For the amount of money you'd have to spend, you could buy a laptop PC and software to cut tables on it. You'd also have a platform for other useful things, like a dive log and looking up weather bouy information. A much better use of the money, IMO. > The only computer error would be the computer thinking I was on deco > gas for the few minutes ascending while buddy breathing. .... and the deco it calculates as a resutl being COMPLETELY wrong (not that any deco it calculates would necessarily be correct to begin with). > And the backup waterproof tables, using the computers as depth gauges > / bottom timers, could always be used to figure a new deco schedule if > needed. So, you're telling me you have to tools to cut custom tables and only use them as a backup? Where is the logic in that? -- Art Greenberg artg@ec*.ne* >> -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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