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I worked for a software developer for the last several years of my working career and I absolutely understand why someone would be reticent to buy any orphan product...I wouldn't no matter how good it was or is today. New hardware platforms are better and getting better every day. If you buy from a company that once had a great product but does not have the financial resources and commitment to have software engineers and code writers pounding away on the next generation stuff you will soon find yourself left behind.

Just another opinion. I have always heard nothing but good things about Chelton...orphan.

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Berni Breen

Bbreen@cableone.net

On Sep 28, 2011, at 5:25 PM, "Michael McMahon" <afm528@gmail.com> wrote:

Steve: Thank you for you question. For one, talk to the new Garmins? I’m not aware of anything else they cannot do, but I work in technology and understand how quickly technology ages. I’m wondering, BEFORE I install them, whether there are OTHER things they can’t or won’t be able to do in the near future. I can live with using a Garmin 480 or a 530, just the fact that they don’t interoperate with the new Garmins reignited my curiosity about the current capabilities of a system that was designed about 8 years ago. How many people are still using the same laptop or phone they had 8 years ago?

Michael

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Steve Richard
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 9:37 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Chelton??and more...

http://www.cheltonefispilots.com/forums/index.php

What do you want to do that the Chelton can’t do?

Steve

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Michael McMahon
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 4:50 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Chelton??and more...

I have a dual screen experimental version still in the shipping box, unopened. Does anyone know if there are plans to make the Chelton talk to the new Garmins? I’ve searched online and haven’t been able to find an active Chelton user group or forum and I’m evaluating whether it’s worth installing the Chelton system or has the technology evolved enough to make them outdated? If anyone knows a more appropriate forum for this question, please pass it on.

Thanks,

Michael