December 23, 2009 08:59
Trev
Thanks for your reply.
The ability to run under an emulator would be a must for me, too many OS X apps running to have to reboot anytime I wanted to access one of them versus MaxSea
I think you'll find that running ANY Nav SW with active GPS data will raise the bar quite a bit. Constant redraws of the screen, AIS targets, etc. are just a few of the added tasks involved. Add Autopilot output to the mix and you've got a whole new ballgame as compared to a static situation. While MaxSea may present a very pretty picture when operating in "eye candy" mode, I'm curious as to how it performs on a Mac in the real world.
Regarding WX, I'm most interested in how MaxSea uses isochrones with GRIBs and boat characteristics for route planning. Have you played with that at all? How does calculating and displaying routes affect the real time performance?
Thanks for your reply.
The ability to run under an emulator would be a must for me, too many OS X apps running to have to reboot anytime I wanted to access one of them versus MaxSea
I think you'll find that running ANY Nav SW with active GPS data will raise the bar quite a bit. Constant redraws of the screen, AIS targets, etc. are just a few of the added tasks involved. Add Autopilot output to the mix and you've got a whole new ballgame as compared to a static situation. While MaxSea may present a very pretty picture when operating in "eye candy" mode, I'm curious as to how it performs on a Mac in the real world.
Regarding WX, I'm most interested in how MaxSea uses isochrones with GRIBs and boat characteristics for route planning. Have you played with that at all? How does calculating and displaying routes affect the real time performance?