PC's, electronic charts & Linux anyone?
 

Hi all,


A friends got a boat & said friend is thinking of going electronic with
the charts. The dedicated bits of equipment aren't desired (or
affordable) with a laptop and or a pda being multifunctional. The
software is always a. MS Windows only & b.silly money AFAIK :(
Linux based 'Autoroute' type programs exist but has anyone experience of
marine software?
Googling brings up a dead link to one Linux offering which is some 2/3
years dated.
I guess Wine is an option but apparantly some of these (M$) based
programs use 'dongol's(?) which may cause a problem?
Has anyone broken away from the flock and tried something different?
(i.e. non M$ based & therefore stable...)


Cheers,
Mark.

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PC's, electronic charts & Linux anyone?
 

Mark Pearson wrote:

Hi all,


A friends got a boat & said friend is thinking of going electronic with
the charts. The dedicated bits of equipment aren't desired (or
affordable) with a laptop and or a pda being multifunctional. The
software is always a. MS Windows only & b.silly money AFAIK :(
Linux based 'Autoroute' type programs exist but has anyone experience of
marine software?
Googling brings up a dead link to one Linux offering which is some 2/3
years dated.
I guess Wine is an option but apparantly some of these (M$) based
programs use 'dongol's(?) which may cause a problem?
Has anyone broken away from the flock and tried something different?
(i.e. non M$ based & therefore stable...)


found this:

http://www.thecapn.com/zcapn.htm

but not sure if the master program which runs on the PC itself can run in
Linux or not.

http://www.thecapn.com/capn1.htm

but it's a start... at least someone is recognising Linux, if only on the
handhelds...

I've just sent them an email asking if they plan to support Linux on the PC
in future.


Cheers,
Mark.


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PC's, electronic charts & Linux anyone?
 

Mark Pearson wrote:

Hi all,


A friends got a boat & said friend is thinking of going electronic with
the charts. The dedicated bits of equipment aren't desired (or
affordable) with a laptop and or a pda being multifunctional. The
software is always a. MS Windows only & b.silly money AFAIK :(
Linux based 'Autoroute' type programs exist but has anyone experience of
marine software?
Googling brings up a dead link to one Linux offering which is some 2/3
years dated.
I guess Wine is an option but apparantly some of these (M$) based
programs use 'dongol's(?) which may cause a problem?
Has anyone broken away from the flock and tried something different?
(i.e. non M$ based & therefore stable...)


Cheers,
Mark.

Mark,
Have you taken a look at http://www.chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov? They have a
"historic" chart section that uses a sid viewer. There is a Linux port of
the reader available for free. A historic chart is any chart that has had
a new release. I use the Southern California Historic charts with no
problem. Also the Coast Pilot is available from the same site. This will
give you the charts but nothing for autoroute.

Randy
foesgthATpacbell.net

PC's, electronic charts & Linux anyone?
 

try www.stentec.com and go to software for sailors (UK). Then go to WinGPS
Pro 3.3. the nav program supports charts world wide, which they sell as
well.


"Mark Pearson" schreef in bericht
...
Hi all,


A friends got a boat & said friend is thinking of going electronic with
the charts. The dedicated bits of equipment aren't desired (or
affordable) with a laptop and or a pda being multifunctional. The
software is always a. MS Windows only & b.silly money AFAIK :(
Linux based 'Autoroute' type programs exist but has anyone experience of
marine software?
Googling brings up a dead link to one Linux offering which is some 2/3
years dated.
I guess Wine is an option but apparantly some of these (M$) based
programs use 'dongol's(?) which may cause a problem?
Has anyone broken away from the flock and tried something different?
(i.e. non M$ based & therefore stable...)


Cheers,
Mark.

--
s-i-d-s-n-o-t-t a-t m-s-n d-o-t c-o-m
Is a valid email address.
(although I don't know why I bother to try to
spam trap a 'hotmail' account....)
Heyho :)

PC's, electronic charts & Linux anyone?
 

hilbs wrote:

try www.stentec.com and go to software for sailors (UK). Then go to WinGPS
Pro 3.3. the nav program supports charts world wide, which they sell as
well.


does it run in Linux??? which is what he wants. (and so do I)

I've found this which runs nicely but I've got to research how to get marine
charts into it. But it can automatically download roadmaps for itself.

http://www.kraftvoll.at/software/index.shtml




"Mark Pearson" schreef in bericht
...
Hi all,


A friends got a boat & said friend is thinking of going electronic with
the charts. The dedicated bits of equipment aren't desired (or
affordable) with a laptop and or a pda being multifunctional. The
software is always a. MS Windows only & b.silly money AFAIK :(
Linux based 'Autoroute' type programs exist but has anyone experience of
marine software?
Googling brings up a dead link to one Linux offering which is some 2/3
years dated.
I guess Wine is an option but apparantly some of these (M$) based
programs use 'dongol's(?) which may cause a problem?
Has anyone broken away from the flock and tried something different?
(i.e. non M$ based & therefore stable...)


Cheers,
Mark.

--
s-i-d-s-n-o-t-t a-t m-s-n d-o-t c-o-m
Is a valid email address.
(although I don't know why I bother to try to
spam trap a 'hotmail' account....)
Heyho :)


--
COMPUTER POWER TO THE PEOPLE! DOWN WITH CYBERCRUD!