Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 10:38:39 -0400
From: "Ken Kwok" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: GPS on Lib50?
Thanks Dan and David for yr thots on the subject.
I was actually looking for a PC Card type GPS that I might be able to plug
into my Lib 50's PCMCIA slot, so as to minimize the tangle of wires and
avoid the use of the port replicator. I also wanted something that would
give me turn by turn voice prompts through the Libs soundcard.
I did some research on the net and the one product that came closest to
these requirements was the
Sony StreetMate http://www.streetmate.redhotant.co.uk/
But it's only available in the UK with UK maps : ( And it requires at
least a 133 MHz procesor (200MHz recomended) , so I doubt the Lib 50 is up
to it.
Other GPS kits I found included:
* TravRoute's Co-Pilot
http://www.travroute.com/products/gps/cp2001/default.html
This has voice prompts. But it uses a USB/Serial Interface.
* Rand McNally StreetFinder GPS
http://www.randmcnally.com/rmc/store/strProductDetail.jsp?OID=16221&POID=-94
21&SeqNo=0&BV
Serial Interface? No voice prompts.
For those of u out there who might want read more about in-car GPS, this
site provides a good lead-in to the subject with some useful links:
http://www.cspry.co.uk/links/maps.html
I would appreciate further comments from anyone else who has used a GPS
system on a Lib. Cheers!
Ken
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