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Ron Hunter writes:
Of course it does. Many of the newer GPS receivers have moving map displays with information for much of the US, but will limited detail. Use a paper map, or use a memory card. Software exists to load database information from localized areas that will show every road, service station, post office, etc. in any local area, or even for other countries. These data bases can be several megabytes in size. Loading through a serial cable at the 'standard' load speed of 9600bps would be like trying to bail the Alantic Ocean with a teacup. See above. I just use my GPS for navigation, not for displaying pretty pictures. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Ron Hunter writes:
Of course it does. Many of the newer GPS receivers have moving map displays with information for much of the US, but will limited detail. Use a paper map, or use a memory card. Software exists to load database information from localized areas that will show every road, service station, post office, etc. in any local area, or even for other countries. These data bases can be several megabytes in size. Loading through a serial cable at the 'standard' load speed of 9600bps would be like trying to bail the Alantic Ocean with a teacup. See above. I just use my GPS for navigation, not for displaying pretty pictures. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Ron Hunter writes:
It ain't the money, it's the principle. Some of us still have principle. Some of us have learned not to fix things that aren't broken. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Ron Hunter writes:
It ain't the money, it's the principle. Some of us still have principle. Some of us have learned not to fix things that aren't broken. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Ron Hunter writes:
I doubt it, but then I suspect I am not the ONLY one who feels this way. I have heard others express the same opinion. You are probably a minority of total users. Besides, no other interface is so universal. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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Ron Hunter writes:
I doubt it, but then I suspect I am not the ONLY one who feels this way. I have heard others express the same opinion. You are probably a minority of total users. Besides, no other interface is so universal. -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 04:14:40 -0500, Ron Hunter
wrote: I love the GPS, and enjoyed using it on vacation this year (Alaskan Cruise), and would love to have one with the moving map, but the idea of trying to load several megabytes of data to it over a serial connection is just NOT something I would undertake. This is where you lose me. Loading data through a serial port into a GPS is not labor intensive; set the transfer up, and go visit the buffet, or watch a whale, or take a nap, or any of many other things. I don't need to sit in front of the computer watching the progress of the transfer. Setting up the data transfer must be done with any method; whether it's serial port, USB, firewire, whatever. Do you sit in front of the oven when it's cooking your meal? Bill Funk Change "g" to "a" |
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 04:14:40 -0500, Ron Hunter
wrote: I love the GPS, and enjoyed using it on vacation this year (Alaskan Cruise), and would love to have one with the moving map, but the idea of trying to load several megabytes of data to it over a serial connection is just NOT something I would undertake. This is where you lose me. Loading data through a serial port into a GPS is not labor intensive; set the transfer up, and go visit the buffet, or watch a whale, or take a nap, or any of many other things. I don't need to sit in front of the computer watching the progress of the transfer. Setting up the data transfer must be done with any method; whether it's serial port, USB, firewire, whatever. Do you sit in front of the oven when it's cooking your meal? Bill Funk Change "g" to "a" |
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Big Bill writes:
Do you sit in front of the oven when it's cooking your meal? Doesn't everyone?? -- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly. |
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RSD99 wrote:
"Ron Hunter" posted: "... I suggest that if a GPS manufacturer wants me to connect my computer to the GPS and transfer megabytes of information, then 115kbps isn't going to hack it, ..." Unless you are downloading maps from the computer to the GPS, a GPS unit can be expected to transfer ... maybe ... a couple of *kilobytes* of information. Not "megabytes of information." Even if you are downloading maps, 115 kbps is fine ... you only have to do it once. May be fine for you, but NOT for me. And the 'standard' data rate for a GPS serial is 9600bps. |
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