Archived Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea (archive.is)
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Archived Navy Returns to Compasses and Pencils to Help Avoid Collisions at Sea (archive.is)
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[–] Jimmycog 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Hundreds of billions of computes and we have to go back to manual piloting. Good job.
[–] Thisismyvoatusername [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I hope they bring back taking star readings with sextants, too.
[–] Jimmycog 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I agree, electronic equipment makes the navigation watch less effective.
[–] slwsnowman40 ago
I heard those systems were WinXP or WinXP based...
[–] Jimmycog ago
Pretty sure the operating system didn't matter, besides pencils only need a trained brain.