actually, I'm very Spartan-like on my boat. I don't have much in the way of
technology (a gps, a compass, and a cell phone). Of course, I don't roam too
far from home.
Scout


"Lady Sailor" wrote in message
om...
We don't have any special technology on the boat to send emails or use
the internet while in Mexico. When we want to go online we use
internet cafe's, they are everywhere in Mexico. Back here in the U.S.
they are harder to find. Right now we are staying in a hotel that has
wireless. Some of our friends use Sail Mail while cruising but that's
just text email, no attachments and no internet. I personally like
not having the distraction of internet on the boat.

Lady Sailor


FamilySailor wrote:
Okay, I may be stupid (that is relative), but under the "Where be ye"
post I
was under the impression, some sailors here are cruising and have no
port.
Is it possible to read the posts and reply to sailing.asa while
cruising. I
thought you had to be online to access news groups. If there is some new
technology, please educate me. If so I gotta get connected!

Sea Yawl,
John "26 Again"

As you say it, I stand corrected; I too was at 300 bps at one time. I recall
waiting patiently for lines of text to wrap on my screen . . .
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Scout

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:

My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.


Dave
S/V Good Fortune
CS27

Who goes duck hunting with Jamie Gorelick?

Cuts down on the roaming charges....

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Scout" wrote in message
...
actually, I'm very Spartan-like on my boat. I don't have much in the way
of
technology (a gps, a compass, and a cell phone). Of course, I don't roam
too
far from home.
Scout


"Lady Sailor" wrote in message
om...
We don't have any special technology on the boat to send emails or use
the internet while in Mexico. When we want to go online we use
internet cafe's, they are everywhere in Mexico. Back here in the U.S.
they are harder to find. Right now we are staying in a hotel that has
wireless. Some of our friends use Sail Mail while cruising but that's
just text email, no attachments and no internet. I personally like
not having the distraction of internet on the boat.

Lady Sailor


FamilySailor wrote:
Okay, I may be stupid (that is relative), but under the "Where be ye"
post I
was under the impression, some sailors here are cruising and have no
port.
Is it possible to read the posts and reply to sailing.asa while
cruising. I
thought you had to be online to access news groups. If there is some
new
technology, please educate me. If so I gotta get connected!

Sea Yawl,
John "26 Again"

"Dave" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:

My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.


You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud. Later I was
downgraded to 110.

I would think he'd be amazed at the new technology and use
it. Don't you? .. at least the GPS and compass.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:19:42 GMT, "Scout"
wrote:

actually, I'm very Spartan-like on my boat. I don't have much in the way
of
technology (a gps, a compass, and a cell phone).

Do you realize how hysterically funny this would be to Joshua Slocum?

BB

My first modem was a Hayes in an Apple II. 75, 150 & 300 bps
krj

Jeff Morris wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:


My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.



You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud. Later I was
downgraded to 110.

Yep, now that you mention it, it is pretty funny! I just meant, of course,
compared to the floating technology labs I've heard described here in asa!
Scout

wrote in message
...
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 18:19:42 GMT, "Scout"
wrote:

actually, I'm very Spartan-like on my boat. I don't have much in the way
of
technology (a gps, a compass, and a cell phone).

Do you realize how hysterically funny this would be to Joshua Slocum?

BB

Kaypro with 65K and 300 baud modem. Hard drive was separate and as big as a
shoebox.

"Jonathan Ganz" wrote in message
...
Well that figures.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On 23 Jul 2004 12:23:06 -0500, Dave wrote this
crap:

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout"
said:

My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of
300.


The first time I connected to the internet with my OWN computer, was a
Commodore VIC-20, at 300 baud.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

remember having to maintain minimum upload to download ratios?
what a drag that was.
Scout


"krj" wrote in message
. ..
My first modem was a Hayes in an Apple II. 75, 150 & 300 bps
krj

Jeff Morris wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
...

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:


My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of
300.



You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud.
Later I was
downgraded to 110.

Not only the price of thestamps. Check out the increase in carpal tunnel.
In previous days we kept our hands, fingers, wrists at an 'ergonomically
required' angleso as to be able to punch the heavy non-electric keys. With
the lighter touch of the selectrics and the very light touch of the
computer keyboard most learn to type with wrists cocked at an awkward angle
which results in carpal t. The price paid today is far more than just the
postage stamps.

M.

"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
...
Scout,

Old Josh would scoff at anything with an electrical power supply. We
forget, in our new world of information, that in Josh's world the dry
cell battery was a pure PITA.

Katy talks about no computer and using a IBM electric and snail mail. I
remember sending out the monthly bill payments by check, envelope and
three cent stamps. All for a cost of less than 50 cents!

We've come a long way but we do pay a terrible monetry price.

What we accept as normal today would definitely be scoff at by past
generations.
I'm not sure scoff is the right word. Pity comes to mind,

Ole Thom