-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 08 October 2002 05:22 pm, Michael Jinks wrote: > Hi all. > > As a motorcycle enthusiast, I've got an itch for a GPS unit that will > mount on my handlebars and save me from ever trying to fold a road map > again. Not to mention my propensity for getting lost.
Real bikers don't need maps, they are never lost. :) > As a Free Software enthusiast, I'm wary of electronic doo-dads which > won't talk to my Debian boxen, or which will do so only to limited > extent. I'd hate to buy a spiffy new GPS unit only to find that I've > just paid for a bunch of features that I'll only be able to use if I set > up a Winders box. For example I hear that the Garmin line comes with a > Windows app which lets you view maps, plot routes and so forth, and send > data back and forth from the GPS over USB. Greetings Michael: Good points. If you hadn't mentioned it here, I would not likely have given much thought to the situation. Seems like there must be some non-amateur GPS software out there. I would even look into possible GPS/Amateur radio apps. I doubt you need the radio side, but perhaps the GPS side could be worth while. Then again, how open are maps? I have only tinkered lightly with GPS's and data ports to run APRS mobile. Must see about getting a cheap GPS one of these days :) Pass along what you learn, this could turn into something very interesting. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit<ARS ke6sls>A Debian-Gnu/Linux user If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9o5OEZHBxKsta6kMRAiY2AKC16aadXYn0+RlwZhVLMKsK+YXvCwCgoaWh KtPxF9ZksMcRcdtKcjf4xMY= =O+34 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
