AOPA Flight Planner - Microsoft only?

Sylvain,

I prefer to use a real computer myself, but there are some simple
solution: commercial solutions like I use myself (running AOPA Flight
Planning under either VMware or VirtualPC -- the former making it possible
to run it from Linux, among other things, the latter from Macintosh); or
another free solution: AOPA Flight Planning works just fine under Wine
(under linux);


This made me fall of my seat with laughter: You claim to be using "a real
computer" and then go on to describe how to use the "real computer" to make
it behave like a "non-real computer"???? Jeeze...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Ah, so the only good product is the one that the sheeple buy?


"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Sylvain,

I prefer to use a real computer myself, but there are some simple
solution: commercial solutions like I use myself (running AOPA Flight
Planning under either VMware or VirtualPC -- the former making it
possible
to run it from Linux, among other things, the latter from Macintosh);
or
another free solution: AOPA Flight Planning works just fine under Wine
(under linux);


This made me fall of my seat with laughter: You claim to be using "a real
computer" and then go on to describe how to use the "real computer" to
make
it behave like a "non-real computer"???? Jeeze...

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Peter,

not sure how your post relates in any way to what I said. I don't think
it does. The point is this:

How can you claim that the "real computer" is so superior to Windows
and then go on to describe all the ways you use to make your "real
computer" into a Windows machine. That's ridiculous.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

"Sylvain" wrote in message
info about knoppix can be found here (it is a very neat Debian based
distribution of Linux that boots from the CD, i.e., neat for those
who'd like to try what a real OS looks like without having to
install anything on their PC): http://www.knoppix.org/

That is just too cool. Thanks.

--
Jim Fisher

In article , Jim Fisher wrote:
"Sylvain" wrote in message
info about knoppix can be found here (it is a very neat Debian based
distribution of Linux that boots from the CD, i.e., neat for those
who'd like to try what a real OS looks like without having to
install anything on their PC): http://www.knoppix.org/

That is just too cool. Thanks.

Knoppix IS cool.

I've had to duplicate a number of hard disk images. With Knoppix, I can
sysprep the Windows machine, boot with Knoppix, then "dd if=/dev/hda
bs=1K | gzip | nc some-remote-machine" and on the remote machine, netcat
the incoming data to a file. Made my own custom Knoppix boot disks to
write hard disk images to new machines - stick 30 of the buggers on the
network, boot them with Knoppix and they automatically run the script
that images the new machine from the file on the server. Great way to
deploy new machines - an inexpensive disk duplicating factory for your
organization.

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

"Sylvain" wrote in message
eat for those
who'd like to try what a real OS looks like without having to
install anything on their PC): http://www.knoppix.org/


To hasty in my thanks. It seems all the mirrors are broken at the moment.
;(

--
Jim Fisher

AOPA should have just left it as a Web application. I don't see why they
needed to make ANY platform-specific download. I'll just use
Aeroplanner on my Macs, Suns, Linux-boxes, and Windows PCs.

--- Jay



--

__!__
Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! !
http://www.oceancityairport.com
http://www.oc-adolfos.com

Aeroplanner does offer some interesting features that AOPA's planner does
not but it is just too slow and cumbersome to be really useful. But then,
why should AOPA be competing with the for-profit planners? Why is free,
advanced planning a plank for AOPA?

If I want to quickly check weather, going directly to the CS DUATS web site
and interpretting the text output is still the fastest. I'll use AOPA's free
planner to plan long cross-countries but even then, it is not a critical
piece of my planning.

AOPA - please use my money to keep airports open and ADs to a safe minimum.
--
-------------------------------
Travis
"Jay Masino" wrote in message
...

AOPA should have just left it as a Web application. I don't see why they
needed to make ANY platform-specific download. I'll just use
Aeroplanner on my Macs, Suns, Linux-boxes, and Windows PCs.

--- Jay



--

__!__
Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! !
http://www.oceancityairport.com
http://www.oc-adolfos.com

Travis Marlatte wrote:

AOPA - please use my money to keep airports open and ADs to a safe
minimum. --

Agreed. AOPA: Just provide pointers on the web site to various planning
products, and spend our money on your mandate.

- Andrew

Jay Masino wrote:

AOPA should have just left it as a Web application.

AOPA didn't have anything to say in the matter. The application is provided by
Jeppesen.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.