Frank wrote:
Well, actually, to change this from alt.sailing to
alt.flight-software-controllers...

Yes, I have flown in a couple of homebuilt aircraft using MS software.

No fair! I said "Windows" specifically.

Actually *if* set up correctly, NT isn't too bad for networked
controllers. I don't know how to do it myself, but over the years I've
built up a working list of pitfalls to avoid.

The problem doing that with a car is that each entry on the punch list
represents somebody's smash-up.

Don't take this personally Frank, I switched from Mac to PC a few years
ago and am still appalled at how often Windows 98, ME, SE, and XP crash.
As soon as they quit buying me new computers every two years, I'm
switching back...

I have intense lust for a Velocity 4-place canard built by a guy I know
in the XBox group. It's the perfect airplane. Sigh...

One of these?

http://www.velocityaircraft.com/airabout.html

It definitely looks like a cool plane! If it had a VTOL option, then
it'd be the *perfect* plane...


... And for sailing
content, I've crewed on several boats using MS software.

You're way ahead of me there.


... Just like I enjoyed
getting my dividend check but didn't find it an adequate substitute for
the stock performance I'd gotten used to in 90's.


Income can easily be turned into growth, but growth can't so easily be
turned into income.

There was sure a lot of money to be made off the Y2K insanity; but I'm
lazy. I value my time more than I value money, as long as I can put
food on the table. And people were CRAZY during that silliness.


Oh yes. Big time. They say it comes and goes in cycles.

It's nice to get far enough up on the power curve that you can relax the
money grabber. When young & poor, I threw away lots & lots of time to
save a little money... fixing up boats was a prime example.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King