Aboard Ship @ On your P.C.

[Red Lead Ted]

Lap Top or P,C Tower keyboard and screen........ What can we find on both here is a few for starter,s...........{SPAM} {TOOLS} {FLAG} Keep the old grey matter going lads Regards Terry.

[Keith at Tregenna]

log: a journal or record: to record in a journal or record, this word is not originally nautical, but this particular sense derives from nautical usage. The word meaning a block of wood dates to Middle English, the late 14th century. The origin is unknown, but it is related to clog, another word that originally meant a block of wood. The nautical sense dates to 1574 and originally referred to a block of wood tied to a line that would be thrown astern of a vessel underway. By measuring the line paid out over a fixed period, the crew could determine the ship’s speed. The sense of a journal is transferred from entering these measurements into the ship’s journal or, as it came to be known, the log. The computer terms logon, login, logoff, and logout also come from this sense.

Not to certain if this is the type of thing you seek, but interesting association with modern technology ?

[Gulliver]

Terry,You can mouse a shackle,to stop the pin working loose.

I won't explain ,in case you-know-who thinks I've been 'Googling' again ! Razz.gif

[Gulliver]

PORT Another of the little orifices on your computer... Gobsmacked.gif

[Red Lead Ted]

U.S.B.You Soft B*****D

[John Albert Evans]

Workstation.

A bit obscure but it fits (I think).

John Albert Evans

[Keith at Tregenna]

The navigation keys ?

K.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Couple for the boys on the Lavender Ladies "Backspace" and "Insert" and "Enter"

[Keith at Tregenna]

TDC - Torpedo Data Computer located in conning tower that solved torpedo firing problem:

INCLUDES: (DATA) and (TOWER) ?

k.

[Red Lead Ted]

Switch User...................... Swtch steering from compass to autopilot.