Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:00:01 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] W2K on L100CT
In a message dated 1/22/2004 10:38:36 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I used the patch for the 2 seconds on both Streets and Trips and Autoroute. > I think that Autoroute is the best software for Europe. It is a pity it is > more expensive than Streets and Trips. They both helped me so much (with the > Libretto !) that I may not complain though. > > Not all Europe is covered by Autoroute ! > England, France, Spain, Italy, Germany are OK. > > The only problem I had with the Libretto and the GPS receiver is when I > tried to use a USB2 Pcmcia card in order to attach the GPS and the mouse. On > the Belkin card it did not work without an external power on the PCMCIA > card. I went back to the USB (1?) PCMCIA card of the same brand... and no > problem. Like USB2 would need more power and cannot handle the GPS + the > Mouse. > Bad news for me, maybe. My current setup is a Belkin USB2 PCMCIA card with a USB/serial adapter, then my Garmin Etrex GPS on the serial connector. This works well using DeLorme Street Atlas. I haven't tested with Autoroute because the GPS won't provide a location on a Europe map, while I am in the US. Looks like it is worth a trial run, though, just for function. Does your GPS draw its power from the USB connection? My Etrex has a separate power circuit (12V) so perhaps I'll get lucky - if that's the source of the problem you had. Thanks for the info on Autoroute - after my last experience driving in European cities, I think I'll be glad to have it for this go-round. I have Autoroute 2001 (as you say, too expensive to upgrade often) and it appears to cover Austria in addition to the countries you mentioned. Have you driven in Austria and evaluated Autoroute there? Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
