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Art, In reality, you can put together a PC with deco software for much less than even 1/2 the price of one air integrated computer. You can find 486/older pentium laptop PCs for $100-$200 usually with the OS already installed. The software can be had for free or at least a minimal charge. So let's say for $300 bucks you can have a laptop with deco software. A nitrox/trimix air integrated computer is probably still going to be more than that even used. The other cool thing is that once you have tables made up for various profiles you don't even need the PC as often. Mat. --- Art Greenberg <artg@ec*.ne*> wrote: > 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* ===== M-Plan - Free-Ware dive planning software utilizing Gradient Factors & the Buhlmann ZHL-16 algorithm at: mailto:mbloedorn@ya*.co* http://www3.sympatico.ca/bloedorn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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