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Date:	Fri, 24 Nov 2006 16:11:24 -0800
From:	madodel <madodel@ptdprolog.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: GPS and eCS

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Mark Abramowitz wrote:
> Anyone have any experience with nav/GPS systems and eCS? Many say that
> they require Windows. Is this just one of those fake specs? Like drives
> that say "Windows required?"
>

I have a Garmin iQue 3600 which is a Palm based PDA with a builtin GPS, and
it requires a special version of Palm desktop to build the maps. This will
not run in the Mac OSX, OS/2 or any other OS except weenieDOS. However
once the map file is built I can do all my backups and restores (including
the map file) using ilink via USB.

As to other GPS alone units I have noticed a few models in the store that
stated they didn't need any PC since the maps are preloaded. How it
handles updates to the maps is beyond me. Though with my Garmin, they only
seem to release a Map update every couple of years.

Mark

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