I use exactly the same setup, but with a bungee cord instead of a strap to hold it in place. Normally I use my 2300c instead of my Pismo, because it is smaller and cheaper to replace if anything happens to it. I have a Garman GPS III+ on the dash, but the screen on the 2300c and the Street Atlas map is really great and much larger than the GPS III+.
I also wish they would bring back support for the Mac, but version 6 still works for me 99% of the time. Tom on 1/30/03 10:02 PM, Byron Gardner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The PowerBook is secured with a nylon strap running between the back > cushion and seat underneath and back up to the front of the seat. Then > I buckle it together after crossing the strap over the PowerBook over > the On/Off button area. The strap is about 3/4 inch wide so this allows > me to cover only the top buttons but not any keys. I cinch it tight and > that keeps the PB still. Granted, it won't stop the PB from flying in a > wreck or rearender, but does work for a hard brake. I learned the hard > way when I sent it flying during one trip before I used the strap. > Braked hard at a light and it went flying off the seat. Fortunately, my > soft side portfolio was in the floor and padded the fall. I decided > never again so came up with the strap. I looked into getting a mount > for laptops but that cost several hundred dollars. Maybe I will make > one someday... > > I follow the progress on the screen just the way you think I do. > Glances back and forth. Keep in mind that I rarely look at it while > underway until I get close to my destination. I meet with many > companies in many cities in IL and MO. I locate the address on the > roadside prior to arrival and mark the destination. Then, as I get > closer, I refer to the map onscreen to see streets and turns. It is no > difference to someone glancing at a map as they drive. I'm not talking > constant staring at the screen anymore than you would constantly stare > at a paper map. > > The GPS is magnificent to use and very accurate. It is just too bad > that Delorme has decided to drop support to Mac users. Even at version > 6.0, my Street Atlas is still very accurate. > > And so it goes... > > Byron -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
