[PUP] Satellite Compass

[Ron Rogers]

Peter is making *the* point - you are buying a system, not a component. You 
are paying for systems integration. In the information technology business, 
I tried to get my clients to engage a contractor in a turn-key contract. You 
install a network, then you must at least require the vendor to leave you 
with one operating workstation and network printer in each subnet, etc.

Anybody (if they want to or have the time) can install a VHF or GPS; but not 
everybody can use the right connectors to interface them or have the GPS 
serve multiple client devices. So everything working together is what you 
are paying for and that takes a good company with *experience.* Experience 
is required because not everything is in the installation manual.

The true benefit of technology is having it work.

Ron Rogers

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Pisciotta" <peter@seaskills.com>

| My advice is to resist
| the temptation to do it later - there will never be a
| better time to resolve an issue than when it is at the
| dock with all vendors nearby --- waiting final
| payment.