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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If a PDA solution is compared to an 11" long pad,
where all the scores are easily visible/reviewable at a glance, the PDA comes up
short. Accounting for the case where there is a missing score is most
easily done with the pad approach. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> However, if the PDA is used to eliminate
runners, or to send raw scores to lit up scoreboards, the the scribe can copy
the paper version to the PDA as a secondary operation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=natpenton@centurytel.net href="mailto:natpenton@centurytel.net">Nat
Penton</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 18, 2004 10:49
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Contest scoring</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A PDA for the judge may be simpler than first
thought. We would need three basic buttons, 1 and also 1/2 deduct
buttons and a score button. These are the only 3 buttons that would be used
during the flight and the scores would be recorded by the PDA? If we had a way
to input a three digit number designating class and pilot number the PDA could
print the final score sheet.</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>