Originally Posted by ninerdriver

Our PBS is web-browser based. It supports all modern web browsers, including Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape Navigator. It also supports nascent technologies, such as Firefox.

Our PBS uses a graphical user interface (GUI). For example, if a pilot wants to change the preference on line 7 of bid card 8 from the L-- bucket to the L- bucket, instead of having to type:

CHANGE CARD 8 LINE 7 TO L-

The pilot now simply does the following:

Select card 8 in the drop-down menu
Wait for card 8 to load
Select the "open bid group" button
Wait for the buttons to load
Click the line 7 checkbox
Wait for the relevant buttons to become available for selection
Press the wrench icon
Wait for the options for line 7 to load in the top window
Change "lowest" to "lower"
Press the save button
Wait for the change to process
Be sure to unselect the line 7 checkbox if you have other changes to make
Select the "submit bid group" button
Go to the BAT tab
Wait sixty seconds for the BAT function to run
Download the resultant HTML page
Open the HTML page to see whether your bid is legal
Wait a week to see whether your change actually did anything