On Jan 12, 4:05*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
OK, I am impressed by having charts displayed on a computer with gps
position overlaid onto the display, ie, using a computer as a chart
plotter. *One of the guys aboard had this and it was nice to see. *I
still hand plot lat and lon on my paper charts which requires I go
below in nasty chop to do so. *So, now the question is: *Use my
existing subnotebook or buy a tablet type PC for this?

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What you want is one of these:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...m-details.asp?
EdpNo=5503074&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7B BTkwCjCECjCE

They are a good value, waterproof, and just about indestructible. We
carry two on the boat - no failures after many thousands of miles,
several severe drops and numerous salt spray incidents.