[gumboat]

For the past 3 years I've been using the Airmail client app on a G4 PowerBook running Virtual PC. It is painfully slow compared to running natively on a PC, but it DOES work. I have been able to connect well from all over the Pacific and have been able to download gribs and other saildocs. I now have a MacBook Pro with Parallels Desktop running Windows XP. I've installed the Airmail app but haven't checked how well it works when hooked up to the modem. The big problem I've encountered when trying to do this kind of thing (like running the Windows-based C-Map navigation software) is getting the GPS (or modem) to communicate through the USB/serial adapter and the necessary drivers both on the Mac and in Windows. ANYWAY, any work done on a NATIVE Airmail app would be GREATLY appreciated. By the way, when I was originally trying to set up Airmail, I got Jim Corenman to come out to our boat. He said that the Mac is a great platform and that he regretted that he just didn't have enough time to re-write the software for it.