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On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Doug Alcock wrote: > I'm leaning toward a GPS receiver hooked into a laptop because it's > cheaper (already have the laptop) and you get that nice big display. So > I'd like to hear from anyone using this sort of thing ---- with comments > about hardware and mapping software etc. I've tried it. The biggest problem I've found (other than figuring out a convenient place to put the thing) is laptop screens are *not* designed for direct sunlight, and wash out really easily.
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