Spindrift states: Force 8, defined as "Gale". Wind speed 39-46 mph, equal to 34-40 knots. Inland, twigs break off trees; progress generally impeded. At sea, moderately high waves of greater length; edges of crests begin to break into spindrift; foam is blown in well-marked streaks along the direction of the wind. Relatedly, "spindrift" can also be used to describe fine sand or snow that is blown off by the wind. "Spindrift" is a southern English word, "Spoondrift" a northern or Scottish word. The Scottish word "spoondrift" can be used to describe fine snow that is blown off the hills by the
MSI Wind PC MSI Wind PC MSI Wind PC is a nettop counterpart to the MSI Wind Netbook. The MSI Wind PC is sold in Europe, Asia, and in the United States, barebones kits were available until Summer 2009, when desktop units also became available. On January 15, 2009, MSI announced a new model of the Wind, the NetTop D130, with a dual-core processor. Currently there are 3 MSI wind PC models listed on the MSI website: Wind PC, Wind PC (Linux), and the Wind PC 100. In addition, there are 8 products using the "Nettop" name and 6 that use alphanumeric codes,