I'd got with the Dana if you've never used either before. Simpler, and less robust. Harder to screw up.
Not necessarily more dependable, but with a much less steep learning curve. On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 1:42 PM DRogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, > > I have several Model T's, both RS and NEC. Time was when I journaled with > them. > > Now, I use an Alphasmart Dana. And, for journaling, it is my preferred > unit. Check out the good and bad in the reviews here: > > http://www.amazon.com/AlphaSmart-Dana-Handheld-Palm-4-1/dp/B00007FV2Z > > Happy travels! > > David > Saint Maries, Idaho > > > Sent from my iPad > > > On Apr 30, 2015, at 8:10 AM, mechanicalgenius <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Howdy folks > > > > My name is Robert and this is my first post. > > > > I am going to be taking a trip this summer, aboard a 50ft sailboat, > from Hawaii to Long Beach. I did this run couple years years ago. Best > month of my life. During that journey, I shared my journal daily. We > used a ham radio based email system called Sailmail to connect with the > world. I would write on my tablet everyday and upload once a day. > Everyone loved reading about the journey. > > > > I want to share it again. Last time, I ran into a couple issues with > my Samsung tablet. Battery life wasn't that great, and daylight > viewability was awful. If I wanted to write during the day I had to go > below deck to do it. > > > > This time I want to be able to write anywhere and everywhere. > > > > I have a Model 100, and it seems like it could be quite nice for this > trip, other than transferring files to the laptop we will be using for > Sailmail. I won't likely have access to the laptop before the trip for > testing. I don't have a NADSbox. > > > > Another option I ran across is an Alphasmart Neo. Not quite as cool, > but rugged, USB built in, and I think it is backlit. I think it may have a > limitation on the number of files it can store, and I will be creating at > least one new file per day. > > > > So I come to you, oh knowledgeable ones of the Model T world. What > wisdom can you share with this lowly sailor? >
