At 09:35 PM 18/06/2009, you wrote:
No, I'm not here to discuss gliding, I want to hear more Mac vs PC bashing.
I'm sure there is a computer email list somewhere with a good discussion on
gliding.
Dave L
Unfortunately the technology of gliding in the last 15 years or so
has changed so that personal computers are a significant part of it.
If you are going to participate much past flying a a vintage glider
or flying around the local area in a club glider for an hour or two
on Saturday arvo you need to be familiar with them.
By the amount of PC support I've done over the years few people are.
Windows Help is a wonderful resource.
For anybody new to gliding and PCs who is thinking of buying a
computer the knowledge that Macs (or Linux machines) are pretty much
not used (there are a few exceptions with software being written by
enthusiasts for those OSs) by any gliding software for flight
analysis and instrument support is very useful.
Like it or not, PCs are a part of gliding nowadays. If you want to
participate at a higher level you need to get familiar with operating them.
Mike
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