Maybe my English are worse than my Diving skills but after reading Toms
email Re: Trimix Computers , i understand exactly the meaning
of the word "" Hilarious ""

Thanks.. Manos Manoli
Limassol - Cyprus



Jim Cobb wrote:

> Tom-
>
> Maybe not but there are plenty of IANTD diveshops out there who would would
> love to sell some of these high margin pieces of shit and saying what you
> said below is about as close to a promotion as you can get. Did you purchase
> yours or was it a promo?
>
> I can see absolutely no reason to use a trimix dive computer, and to say
> things like "Yeah, that's all I use nowadays the VR-3 for all my dives, with
> some tables tossed in as a afterthought. Oh, yeah and you can use a Nitek 3
> nitrox computer for trimix dives, too." Pretty irresponsible statements
> coming from somebody in your position. And the statement that you have to
> special order the one with a less conservative algorithm is hilarious. How
> much you want to bet this "option" cost a few hundred extra?
>
> The problem, Tom, is there are knuckleheads out there with more money than
> brains and they will think that purchasing a piece of overpriced crap like
> one of these trimix pieces of junk will make them a tech diver. Then when
> the piece of crap breaks they will have no idea at all of what to. There are
> also knuckleheads out there who will spend that $1200 on a crappy worthless
> trimix dive computer when what they really need is proper aluminum stages, a
> quality drysuit, proper regulators and decent wings.
>
> Tom, as I recall you used to stuff the long hose, use bungee wings, use
> steel stages, dive deep air, etc. Don't make this mistake too.
>
>  -------------------------------------------------------------------
>  Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/
>
> > From: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>
> > Reply-To: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>
> > Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 17:37:22 -0400
> > To: "Jim Cobb" <cobber@ci*.co*>, "Alan Crew" <alancrew@ya*.co*>,
> > <FLTechDiver@mikey.net>
> > Subject: Re: Trimix Computers
> >
> > Jim
> > IANTD does not have a contract with any manufacture
> > in anything other than training issues and even there it is just agreements
> > to provide training programs on whatever it is
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Cobb" <cobber@ci*.co*>
> > To: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>; "Alan Crew"
> > <alancrew@ya*.co*>; <FLTechDiver@mikey.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: Trimix Computers
> >
> >
> >> Hey Tom, I thought that IANTD had a contract with abyss to promote the
> > Abyss
> >> Explorer, yet here you are promoting the VR 3. What, did they offer up a
> >> better percentage on the contract? Are you gonna get sued again?
> >>
> >> Jim
> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Learn About Trimix at http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/
> >>
> >>> From: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>
> >>> Reply-To: "Tom Mount" <TOM.MOUNT@in*.at*.ne*>
> >>> Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 17:54:12 -0400
> >>> To: "Alan Crew" <alancrew@ya*.co*>, <FLTechDiver@mikey.net>
> >>> Subject: Re: Trimix Computers
> >>>
> >>> I use the VR 3 both for OC dives and CCR.
> >>>
> >>> You need to special order it with zero conservatism built in, they will
> > do
> >>> this for you, other wise it has some conservative deco schedules
> >>>
> >>> Also for dives up to 25 % helium and oxygen in the 20 plus range the
> > Nitek 3
> >>> schedules are almost identical to trimix schedules
> >>>
> >>> I only carry tables as a back up these days
> >>>
> >>> Tom
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Alan Crew" <alancrew@ya*.co*>
> >>> To: <FLTechDiver@mikey.net>
> >>> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 5:25 PM
> >>> Subject: Trimix Computers
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Does anyone use a Trimix computer as opposed to
> >>>> tables(taken as backup of course!)
> >>>> and does anyone use the OMS VR3 and have any views on
> >>>> its performance/ease of use/features etc?
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>> Alan
> >>>>
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