April 30, 2005 14:49
Jon, as far as I know Maxsea v7 for Mac has same functionality as
Maxsea v7 for PC! It's a fairly basic easy to use system, intuitive really once you've used it for a while. Obviously the latest version for PC only has a lot more bells and whistles but I don't need them.
The original set up was quite time consuming for a non techie. I had to use
an I Mate for the Mac ADB dongle. And a Keyspan for the Magellan GPS.
Both these required drivers from their respective websites. Last but not least the Magellan NMEA output default setting was off!
The main problem I find with a laptop on the chart table is the power consumption. My boat is a multihull so the engine doesn't get run a lot and the instrument battery does run down despite having two solar panels.
David
Maxsea v7 for PC! It's a fairly basic easy to use system, intuitive really once you've used it for a while. Obviously the latest version for PC only has a lot more bells and whistles but I don't need them.
The original set up was quite time consuming for a non techie. I had to use
an I Mate for the Mac ADB dongle. And a Keyspan for the Magellan GPS.
Both these required drivers from their respective websites. Last but not least the Magellan NMEA output default setting was off!
The main problem I find with a laptop on the chart table is the power consumption. My boat is a multihull so the engine doesn't get run a lot and the instrument battery does run down despite having two solar panels.
David
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