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Well in that case go for option 2 and beg Polar like crazy for a Linux |
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version (Stal the CEO and stuuf like that ;). Off course if they have a |
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MacOS version it should be easily ported. |
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On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 15:05 +0100, Rasmus Wiman wrote: |
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> Aniruddha <mailing_list@××××××.nl> skrev: |
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> > For an efficient workout you don't need a PC companion. I think you |
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> > should first look for the most accurate heart rate monitor (there is a |
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> > lot of crap out there). I have a polar which works fine. Then I would |
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> > email the brand you've chosen if they provide Linux support and if not |
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> > why. Are they considering it for the future? Maybe you can put more |
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> > pressure behind it with a Swedish user group. Finally I would think |
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> > really hard if I really need that pc software. My guess is that unless |
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> > you are a professional athlete spend your time having fun in the |
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> > activity instead of managing it ;) |
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> Basically, the reason I want to check my data in Linux is because in |
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> some cases it's hard to check the heart rate while exercising. |
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> Specifically, I windsurf and would want to know what my heart rate is |
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> when windsurfing, and this is easy to check in a lull when I'm just |
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> comfortably cruising, but in a squall or a storm when conditions get |
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> challenging it gets a lot harder. Also, in the winter, I will carry the |
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> watch under my drysuit. That's why I want to be able to check my data |
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> afterwards. |
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> /Rasmus |
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