Lepke
Guru
- Joined
- Jun 19, 2016
- Messages
- 3,034
- Location
- US
- Vessel Name
- Charlie Harper
- Vessel Make
- Wheeler Shipyard 83'
I've been using standard home computers on board since personal computers came about. And go back to main frame computers on a missile ship in the 60s. I have never even heard of any computer failing because of the marine environment.
If you have a battery backup (UPS) almost any inverter will charge the UPS. Most UPS units are powered by a 12 volt battery, so with a little care, some wiring, and a charge controller, you can charge them off your 12 volt DC or solar cells.
I have 4 computers on board. 2 Macs (old tower and PowerBook) and 2 PCs (old one on Linux now, and just bought tower). Two are near 15 years old.
If you don't like windows 10 and buy a new fast (i7 Kaby Lake) pc, windows 7 runs fine. Microsoft is currently running a misinformation campaign, trying to get everyone to run windows 10. After installing, and windows update, you get an "uncompatable hardware" box that appears on startup and will reappear every couple hours. The solution to remove is on the web, but I just went thru it, if anyone wants to know.
If you have a battery backup (UPS) almost any inverter will charge the UPS. Most UPS units are powered by a 12 volt battery, so with a little care, some wiring, and a charge controller, you can charge them off your 12 volt DC or solar cells.
I have 4 computers on board. 2 Macs (old tower and PowerBook) and 2 PCs (old one on Linux now, and just bought tower). Two are near 15 years old.
If you don't like windows 10 and buy a new fast (i7 Kaby Lake) pc, windows 7 runs fine. Microsoft is currently running a misinformation campaign, trying to get everyone to run windows 10. After installing, and windows update, you get an "uncompatable hardware" box that appears on startup and will reappear every couple hours. The solution to remove is on the web, but I just went thru it, if anyone wants to know.