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system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Laurence Charlot about "Re: dive computers".

They wrote:
LC> All in all, I think the Uwatec Aladins are the best value around.
LC> There are fancier computers, and cheaper computers, but the Aladin
LC> is an excellent intermediate model.

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assistant: Laurence,
    Thanks for the input.
    I have found shopping for a dive computer like shopping for a new
veichle. I keep asking myself, "how much for that one more option, and
do I REALLY need it?" <G>
    I'll get it narrowed down and pass on any info to this conference
during my sniffing around.
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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system: You are James Gampper, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Marianne Ryan about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
MR> You're right you are very right at least I can hope so, Thankyou I
MR> needed a good laugh.
MR> on  Business, what kind of business is it that takes you places? Just
MR> curious---I've always wanted to travel But I never did so Just never
MR> mind we don't want to go there, But just curious.

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assistant: Hi Marianne
Free with every note (sometimes even intentionally!)
Oh mostly US and Europe.  Now back to diving.  Just got back from a
lake in BC (Canada) where there are lots of crashed airplanes.  Who
wants to go?  (Uh, might mention it's a tad primative.)
jim g
system: You are Marianne Ryan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ron Whalen about "Re: dive computers".

They wrote:
RW>LC> All in all, I think the Uwatec Aladins are the best value around.
RW>LC> There are fancier computers, and cheaper computers, but the Aladin
RW>LC> is an excellent intermediate model.
RW>    I have found shopping for a dive computer like shopping for a new
RW>veichle. I keep asking myself, "how much for that one more option, and
RW>do I REALLY need it?" <G>
RW>    I'll get it narrowed down and pass on any info to this conference
RW>during my sniffing around.

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assistant: Hi Ron,
I too am shopping for my first dive computer, and I value everyone's
opinion since I don't have the money to go buying one of each kind of
dive computer and I have not found a place willing to let you rent the
dive computers, they'll let you check it out in their pool(if they have
a pool on the premises).
Appreciate it, also please let us all know what the diving is like there
too.
Marianne(Sacramento, CA)
marianne.ryan@cyber.gigo.com
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system: You are Marianne Ryan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Gampper about "Re: Dive Trip".

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assistant: Hi James,
See you got your computer up and running again, I better hurry with
this message since my boyfriend wants the computer so he can replace
his Hard drive.
Well, you'll have to tell me more about your travels later and some of
the unique diving you have done.
Nice talking to you(appologize for the wet blanket routine-just had a
bad week).  I need a better job, like something I would really rather
be doing. Thanks again.
Marianne
system: You are Langley Mckelvy, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Elliot about "Getting back in".

They wrote:
SE> If you're asking about purchasing a BC and regulator setup,
SE> you're looking anywhere from $500 up through about $1500.
SE> If you add a dive computer then it would be another $2-500.
SE> Mask, fins and snorkel will run $50 to $150.
SE> rentals.  My best guess is that you're looking at a total price
SE> of $200-250 for open water lessons.
SE> If you add a dive computer then it would be another $2-500.
SE> to consider a complete retraining if it's been quite a long time
SE> since you've been diving.  There have been numerous equipment
SE> changes in the last five years, as well as new thoughts about
SE> safety stops, dive physics, etc.

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assistant: That doesn't sound as bad as I thought it might be.  The mask, fins and
snorkle are about the same price I paid 18 years ago (granted I bought good
stuff)
.
Again, not too bad; about twice what I paid originally.
.
Dive computer?  Is that a grease pencil and a laminated white card? <grin>.
.
I agree - it certainly can't hurt and I'm sure my wife would rather that we
learn together.
.
Thanks for all of your help.  I hope to be getting wet again soon.
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system: You are James Gampper, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Marianne Ryan about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
MR> See you got your computer up and running again, I better hurry with
MR> this message since my boyfriend wants the computer so he can replace
MR> his Hard drive.
MR> Well, you'll have to tell me more about your travels later and some of
MR> the unique diving you have done.
MR> Nice talking to you(appologize for the wet blanket routine-just had a
MR> bad week).  I need a better job, like something I would really rather
MR> be doing. Thanks again.

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assistant: Hi Marianne
Okay, I understand.
There are a few, some delightful tails of fun diving, some of hard
lessons learned (like grabbing sea urchins!)  Just ask and I can
really bend your ear!
Same here.  No problem.  I understand.  I like the folks I work with
and that makes life a little nicer.
james
system: You are David Battestella, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Carl Wilson about "tanks".

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assistant: No it's not that's why it's called the SUPER 80.
I'm sure someone on the echo can give you more technical details, but without
goint to the weight and size of 100's (they can be REAL awkward getting back
on to a rolling/pitching dive boat) they're your best bet.
Some guys will fill they're tanks to 3500 psi or even 4000 psi instead of
3000 but most dive shope will not do that for you.
                            Dave
system: You are Helene Mainville, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ron Whalen about "Regulator Maintenance".

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assistant: Hi Ron,
Tell us about you location. Is the Red Sea all it is said to be?
H�l�ne
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system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Elliot about "Welcome aboard!".

They wrote:
SE> My knowledge of Middle Eastern geography is a bit sketchy.
SE> How close are you to the coast?  Where do you do most of
SE> your diving?

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assistant: Hi Steve,
    Jeddah is right on the coast of the Red Sea, about half way down
the Saudi Arabian coast line. My compound is only a 5 minute drive to
the sea and makes diving very convenient.
    On the East side of Saudi Arabia is "The Gulf" and divers over
there are quite active. The Arabian Gulf however does not have the
reefs that the Red Sea has but apparently has other interesting
diving.
    See my reply to Marianne for more details.
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 * The best things in life are for a fee.
system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Elliot about "Dive Computers".

They wrote:
SE> heard lots of positive comments about the Aladin, but haven't
SE> read too much about Cochran's computers.  How 'bout you?
SE> Makes plenty of good sense to me.  I still dive with a US Divers
SE> Monitor II even when diving Nitrox.  Guess I can't see my way
SE> clear to dropping a grand on another dive computer.  :)
SE> Nitrox fills run anywhere from $6-10 in south Florida.

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assistant: Steve,
    Yea, same here. I have yet to talk to anyone with a Cochran
computer. If anyone out there has one we would like your comments.
    Like most sports and hobbies the sky is the limit on how much you
want to spend!<G>
    Cheaper then I thought it would be. We do not have any Nitrox
diving here yet. I'm sure one day it will come.
    An air tank fill here is about $1.34 US.
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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system: You are Rick Morin, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Carl Wilson about "Cayman Brac".

They wrote:
CW>I went to Cayman Brac to do some wall diving so I was very
CW>disappointed.  If you are intersted in wall diving as I am,
CW>I would recommend a place outside of the Cayman Islands.
CW>I was also unhappy with carrying my regs, computer, and mask
CW>back and forth everyday. Breakfast is a problem, the dining
CW>room does not open until 7:30AM and the diveboats live at
CW>8:30 AM.  This makes the time a little close in the
CW>mornings.
CW>Flying down on Cayman Airways we had a three hour layover in
CW>Miami that stretched to a 6 hour layover. Cayman Air said it
CW>had a plane out of service due to a bird flying into a radar
CW>antenna/engine, the story varied depending on who you spoke
CW>with.

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assistant: Carl Wilson said to All
about Cayman Brac #3 of 3 parts on 14 Aug 96  12:14:00
Carl,
Have you ever been to CoCo View Resort on the island of Roatan, Honduras?
If you want wall diving, this is the place to go!  I sent Steve a copy of
the review I put out on my trip.  1)  All the walls started around 25' and
kept on going down.  2)  The only limit was a request not to dive over
135'.  3)  They ran under the assumption that we were all responsible
divers.  It was great!
All the gear was left in the compressor/tank storage area.  There were no
problems with theft while I was there.  They also gave plenty of time btwn
eating and getting to the boat.  The longest boat ride was about 10
minutes.  Fantastic!  Their US number is:  1-800-282-8932.
We flow over on TACA Airlines, Miami to Honduras.  Had Filet Mignon on the
flight down.
Give them a call for some info.  Your group might prefer it.
Rick
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system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Gampper about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
JG> Now back to diving.  Just got back from a
JG> lake in BC (Canada) where there are lots of crashed airplanes.  Who
JG> wants to go?  (Uh, might mention it's a tad primative.)

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assistant: Hello James,
    Being a Canadian living in Jeddah I have yet to dive any where
near North America yet alone Canada. All my diving has been in
the Red Sea. Which lake in B.C. are you talking about? My home is
right next door in Alberta (Calgary). One day I'll have to face the
cool (cold) waters of Canada if I want to continue diving.
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
 * "A dive a day keeps . . . me running to the dive shop to fill my tank"!
system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Carl Wilson about "Dive Computers".

They wrote:
CW> I think you are on the right track!  I use an old computek that is an
CW> air-integrated computer, I would not return to a non air-integrated
CW> computer now!
CW> But to quote, Lou Vallone,"what the hell do I know?"

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assistant: HI Carl,
    Interesting comment. I have been struggling weather or not to go
with an air integrated model.
    More than I about dive computers right now!<BG>
    Thanks for the input.
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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system: You are Omar Hoshan, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Jay Hanig about "New diver".

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assistant: Add my vote too!! maldives!! The best, simply.....  the best..
Ask your parents if they would like to adopt me..j/k I'm a PADI
instrc. and promise to teach you free of charge if they do..
Good luck..
Omar
Saudi Arabia
system: You are James Gampper, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ron Whalen about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
JG> Now back to diving.  Just got back from a
JG> lake in BC (Canada) where there are lots of crashed airplanes.  Who
JG> wants to go?  (Uh, might mention it's a tad primative.)
RW> Being a Canadian living in Jeddah I have yet to dive any where
RW> near North America yet alone Canada.
RW> All my diving has been in
RW> the Red Sea. Which lake in B.C. are you talking about? My home is
RW> right next door in Alberta (Calgary). One day I'll have to face the
RW> cool (cold) waters of Canada if I want to continue diving.

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assistant: Hey Ron,
Same here.  I learned to dive in Thailand and it was a long time
before I ever dove the US.  I still have not seen many good dive
sites here.  I can save them for old age.
Well, if I tell you where it is, we will have to split all the loot!!!
;)
james
system: You are Nicolas Plechko, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Laurence Charlot about "dive computers".

They wrote:
LC> 2. PC interface.  This is an extra cost option :( but is worthwhile
LC> since it gives you access to the last 37 dives.  Only the last 19
LC> dives can be scrolled on the Aladin's built in display.
LC> The PC interface also allows you to switch the unit from English
LC> to Metric units, and lets you graph the most recent 200 minutes
LC> of dive time (1 data point every 20 seconds), plus the lowest
LC> temperature encountered during each dive is uploaded to the PC.
LC> All in all, I think the Uwatec Aladins are the best value around.
LC> There are fancier computers, and cheaper computers, but the Aladin
LC> is an excellent intermediate model.

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assistant: Hello Laurence.
Saturday August 10 1996 22:30, Laurence Charlot wrote to Ron Whalen:
Sorry for butting in, but I have an Aladin Pro and here is more info:
There is also the Memo Mouse. It recognizes the data of all dive computers
which are compatible with the Data Trak software. You can store the data of
many different dive computers on one Memo Mouse.
On transferring dive data to Memo Mouse the respective dive computer is
identified.
When the data from Memo Mouse are transferred to your personal computer, only
the data of the connected dive computer are transferred. If data of several
dive computers are stored in your Memo Mouse, the transfer has to be repeated
for each dive computer separately.
The storage capacity of Memo Mouse is sufficient for about 66 one-hour dives
If the storage is full, the oldest data are overwritten first, regardless of
the computer from which the data originated.
Actually, it's a very smart solution for diving vacation: no more need to
tow
your bags whith your home PC :-)
I totally agree with you !
Wet greetings.
Nick.
PADI-DM911458
... Divers do it better under pressure.
system: You are Ron Whalen, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Gampper about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
JG>  RW> the Red Sea. Which lake in B.C. are you talking about? My home is
JG>  RW> right next door in Alberta (Calgary). One day I'll have to face the
JG>  RW> cool (cold) waters of Canada if I want to continue diving.
JG> Well, if I tell you where it is, we will have to split all the loot!!!
JG> ;)

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assistant: OK.
    How many aircraft and how deep?
    Would I earn enough to buy a new dive computer?<BG>
Cheers, eh!                  Internet: ron.whalen@svcity.woodybbs.com
The Whalen's
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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system: You are James Gampper, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ron Whalen about "Re: Dive Trip".

They wrote:
RW> How many aircraft and how deep?
RW> Would I earn enough to buy a new dive computer?<BG>

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assistant: Hi Ron,
I would *guess* maybe 5 or so.  One is a very large experimental
bomber of British origin.  Another is a recent float plane that
is very clear from the air.  Don't know how deep, the water is
so clear that one can see the bottom from the air, so it could
be 10 feet or 200!
Depends on who you can get to buy what and how much it would cost
to salvage way up there!
james
system: You are Jeffrey Mehr, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Steve Elliott about "Coming down to the Keys".

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assistant: Hi, Steve.
    A group of the Genesee Valley Scuba Divers (including me) are coming
to the Keys from Thursday 10/31 thru Monday 11/4/96. Am looking for
guidance as to:
    1) good diving outfits who will offer a discount to a group of 6-7
divers;
    2) decent accommodations for 8 people: 1 couple, 1 single female, 5
single male, in the Key Largo and/or Marathon area
    3) any other wisdom or advice people are willing to offer.
I have been to the keys once before in 1994, and dove with Quiescence
and Tilden's. Enjoyed both.
Is it reasonable to expect 2 days diving in Key Largo area, and take a
trip to dive in Looe Key on Sunday? Is Looe Key worth diving, after the
damage I read about from that research vessel?
Anyway, thanks for whatever responses I get, in advance.
Ciao for niao,
         - J in Rochester NY
system: You are Chris Hunter, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Regulators...".

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assistant: As a beginning diver, I am looking for suggestion on which type of regulator
to purchase. I am not looking for anything that is extravagant or top of the
line. I am looking for one that is basic, inexpensive, reliable, and will
last for many yearrs to come.
Thansk,
chris
Internet: keifer@worldpass.net
system: You are Achim Lohse, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "diving software".

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assistant: I'm new to this echo, so please excuse me if this question was
  recently answered.
  I'm looking for diving software to calculate no-decompression limits
  for repetitive and multilevel dives with altitude adjustments. I've
  previously found some that fits the bill, but nothing that will run
  on a DOS laptop. Everything I've seen so far requires Windows 3.1.
  Any suggestions as to ftp or web sites to search, etc. would be most
  welcome.
  Achim
  Achim Lohse...Box2250, Invermere BC, V0A 1KO
  lohse@rockies.net/a.lohse@netcom.ca
  FAX: 604-342-0404
system: You are Achim Lohse, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "leaky pressure gauge".

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assistant: I've got an old Dacor pressure gauge that I bought used quite a few
  years ago. It seems to work ok, but every time it goes into the
  water, even on the most shallow dives, the face fills up. I've had
  it worked on by a dive shop recently, but it just keeps leaking.
  Is this a potentially dangerous situation or not? I always use a J-
  valve, so super accuracy and reliability aren't necessary.
  Achim
  Achim Lohse...Box2250, Invermere BC, V0A 1KO
  lohse@rockies.net/a.lohse@netcom.ca
  FAX: 604-342-0404
system: You are Achim Lohse, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "overpressure valve".

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assistant: I recently happened to witness a steel tank being filled to 3000 psi
  by someone unfamiliar with the equipment. When I realized what had
  happened, I noticed that the overpressure relief valve was pointing
  in my general direction!
  For future reference, I'd like to know how many psi it takes to make
  the overpressure valve pop. Anyone know?
  Achim
  Achim Lohse...Box2250, Invermere BC, V0A 1KO
  lohse@rockies.net/a.lohse@netcom.ca
  FAX: 604-342-0404
system: You are Helene Mainville, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Marianne Ryan about "Dive Trip".

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assistant: Monterey Bay, is this where there was a famous restaurant, managed by a more
famous Mada?. She opened up a restaurant in a decrepid wearhouse and later
became mayor.
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system: You are Richard Elsey, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Scuba message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Laurence Charlot about "Regulator Maintenance".

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assistant: Did ever accour to you to "watch those charter boat crews"?by the way
you take care of your stuff ,how do you know it wasn't swapped for an
identical "used" reg?