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Does anyone out the still own an ACE Profile dive computer?

If so I would be interested to hear of your experiences with it.
I could start a user group if there is enough of you.
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For those who don't know of this computer, it is a variable Nitrox one
with tank pressure monitoring, PC interface and datalogging capabilities.
Its design was generic, with a dot matrix character display, and lots of
I/O capability.  Its potential was enormous.

Unfortunately, due to under-funded production methods, reliability was
crap, and I didn't hear of anyone who had a fully working model.
It was manufactured by a company called Quatek (Directors Kevin Gurr
and Nick Bushell) who went bust in 1992.
Kevin once told me that about 500 were sold.

It was a great shame that a bigger company didn't buy the rights and make
a go of it.  When it came out in 1989 it was at least 5 years ahead of its
time.

As far as I'm concerned, thats the last time I invest in cutting edge
technology!

Bill Dyer
Nuneaton SAC  (SAA #220)
Warwickshire, UK
bill.dyer@mi*.co*.uk*

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