[Ham-Mac] map source on a mac

[Wesley Bennett]

On Apr 18, 2006, at 3:08 PM, Larry Weil wrote:

> At 01:56 PM 4/18/2006, Larry Faehling wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> As for mobile GPS, try this link for MAC use....Don't know how  
>> well they work, but they're using the Sony chipset, so I would  
>> think pretty good.
>> http://www.deluoelectronics.com/customer/home.php?cat=26
>
> But, they are not the type of GPS units as the Garmins, Magellans,  
> etc., the ones that display a map of your location and guide you to  
> your destination, where your computer is only used to update the  
> maps.  I'm not in favor of people using one of the sensor units and  
> then having an active laptop in the car, it's too much of a  
> distraction, please stay off any road that I'm on!

     When I bought my Avalon they tried to sell me their GPS system,  
but for $3,000.00 you only get the preloaded display, as you noted.  
The Magellan RoadMate is actual GPS bird driven, and a good  
feature ,if selected, will give you an alternate route around traffic  
jams or construction, whatever slows you down. I am busy enough  
driving with the Magellan, with the wife driving from her backseat  
"vantage point" . So having an active laptop also would drive me up  
the wall, or whatever object lept at me first.
>
> I understand a company called TomTom does make GPS units with  
> displays that are Mac compatible, I've also heard (but not sure of  
> the source or it's reliability) that they are not very good.

   I saw the TomTom advertised too, but have little info to judge it.  
BestBuy didn't  carry it so that tells me it's not a mover.
   BTW is Lake Woebegone the "parent" lake of the one Garrison  
Kellior made famous?  ;-)

Wes- aka N2UOF
>
> 73 de KC1IH
>
> Larry Weil
> Lake Wobegone, NH
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