On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:15:41 -0500, cavelamb himself
wrote:

But the thing that keeps Ubuntu in the box is the CAD issue.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=linux+CAD+software

cavelamb himself wrote in
m:

Find me a decent CAD to replace my beloved Design CAD and I'll convert
to Linux. Or a way to run without it (Wine still needs Win).


http://www.tech-edv.co.at/lunix/CADlinks.html

Will these do? Sorry the list is so deep....(c;

I'm sure you'll find one of them, maybe the one you're using now, ported to
Linux, directly. You don't need WINE.....

On Sep 25, 2:33*am, "Roger Long" wrote:
I've wanted a small computer to take on my upcomming trip but reluctant to
get into Vista or *switch to Apple. *I also don't want to be carrying
anything very expensive or delicate on this trip which will involve a long
boat trip.
Roger Long

Hello Roger:

I use a Panasonic CF-29. Had it for 3 years. Its has a smaller foot
print runs XP and is supper durrable. But here we enter the philosophy
of design. Id rather have somthing designed to be droped 5 feet and
still work than buy three and throw each away when one croaks. In
other words, when ya buy three cheepos you now have a laptop that is
THREE times as large as a ONE laptop. The CF-29 is way heavy by laptop
standards. Get one used and they are very reasonable priced. Im a very
happy user. Heck Im even typin on it now.

Bob

"Roger Long" wrote:

I've wanted a small computer to take on my upcomming trip but reluctant to
get into Vista or switch to Apple. I also don't want to be carrying
anything very expensive or delicate on this trip which will involve a long
boat trip. All these considerations apply on the sailboat as well.

I've been taking a laptop on longer cruises for track planning and in case I
need to reload charts in the GPS. It doesn't stow anywhere easily though
and I'd hate to have it go adrift given its cost and all the stuff on it.

I'm typing this on an ASUS Eee PC I bought yesterday at Best Buy. It's
about the size and weight of a thin hardback book, uses Window XP (Probably
the last XP machine available), and has solid state memory instead of a hard
disk. No drives or card slot but three USB ports and MMC/SD card slot as
well as Ethernet & video connectors. Nice screen with some cool zooming and
panning features that make it's more than adequate size and clarity even
easier to use. Built in webcam.

Not terribly fast but just about perfect for a small cruising boat and
traveling light. A under $475 it won't be a major disaster if anything
happens to it. Worth owning even if you have a larger laptop, I think.


The Eee PC is indeed a cool machine -- great for
Skype & email too.
BTW, I just bought (actually assembled) a new machine with XP on it.

Michael Porter Marine Design
mporter at mp-marine dot com
www.mp-marine.com
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