"Len" wrote in message
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On 17 Aug 2005 11:46:50 -0700, wrote:
snippage
I want at least serial ports for connecting :
1 gps
2 ais
3 radar
4 cellphone for backup internet-acces
5 wind/depth/whatever
6 charger/inverter interface)
An NMEA 0183 multiplexer or a NMEA 2000(R) port would be a better solution
for most or these:
- More reliable (ie other stuff still works when the PC is down)
- Unlimited expandability in the future
- Better ground and isolation management
more snippage
I want a soundcard, for my car radio. I want to play the mp3's through
the car radio and I want to record from the car radio/digital tv
I also want mike-input for skype comms.
All the things a computer can do are nice to have, but if I were planning on
using this computer as a nav instrument, it would be installed and
configured with just the software it needed to perform functions I needed at
the helm, and then locked down - i.e. no internet, no e-mail, no mp3
downloads, no upgrades, and no anti-virus software. After spending $$$ on
the above, reliability will be vastly improved simply by paying $399 for a
Dell Desktop (probably with a faster processor?) to do all those other
non-critical tasks.
Dave.