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Date:         Thu, 12 Jun 2003 20:26:43 -0700
Reply-To:     sredford <scr1949@ATTBI.COM>
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From:         sredford <scr1949@ATTBI.COM>
Subject:      Re: [WetWesties] Roadhaus - MS Streets & Trips / GPS
              Incompatibility
Comments: To: lchase@attglobal.net
Comments: cc: "wetwesties@yahoogroups." <wetwesties@yahoogroups.com>,
          ev_update@yahoogroups.com, Syncro@yahoogroups.com,
          vanagon@yahoogroups.com, vwcc@yahoogroups.com,
          VWVANFULLTIMERS@yahoogroups.com
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I called Delorme today to ask if they knew of any Canadian map program that would connect to an EarthMate. The guy said no, but he sounded like a sub, meaning not a DeLorme employee but part of a call center.

scr

On Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 05:21 PM, Larry Chase wrote:

> Volks, > > Just got off the phone with MS Support. > > Turns out the new Delorme USB Earthmate USB GPS Receiver I have is > incompatible with MS Streets & Trips 2003. > > Here's the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B177386 > > The following GPS devices are incompatible with the Microsoft programs > DeLorme Earthmate > DeLorme Tripmate* > Sony SkyMap > Rand McNally 1225B-R1 > Pharos StreetsNav > GPS Haicom HI-202e > > Since MS Streets & Trips seems to be about the only GPS software with > Canadian Maps .... I'll be looking to purchase a > compatible USB GPS Receiver. > > So far I have turned up two units that claim compatibility: > > Rayming TN-200 USB port GPS Receiver Model - RY200 > > http://www.thegpsstore.net/detail.asp?product_id=ry200 > > DeluoT Navigation Kit: USB GPS for Laptop with Rand McNally > StreetFinderR > > http://www.deluo.com/Merchant2/ > merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=DE&Pro > duct_Code=GPSU&Category_Code=GR > > > BTW .. Amazon currently has MS Streets & Trips 2003 for $9.99 > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00006IZC8/102-1152678-0317750 > > If anyone has hands on experience with either of these units .. Pls let > m know. > > > > Larry Chase > Email: RoadGuy@RoadHaus.com > Web: www.RoadHaus.com > Cell: 480 620 8966 > What: North American Road Trip > How: RoadHaus - 1990 White VW Westfalia Syncro > Today: Washington Park / Anacortes, WA > > > > To help support WetWesties, please buy your books through the > WetWesties Bookstore. Just follow this > link:http://www.clubvw.corvallis.or.us/wetwesties/books.html > To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >


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