Date:         Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:25:03 -0500
Reply-To:     Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marshall Ruskin <mruskin@PANGEA.CA>
Subject:      GPS and Mapping SW for $99.99
Comments: To: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
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For those who are interested in a vehicle GPS and mapping SW, how about the
complete package for $99.99?

Check out
http://www.egghead.com/store/ent/eggs_prod.browse?sect_id=SUR_4_383&prod_id=
0000108671&sesid=^bpi!S17393321^cen!Y^ies!CN7E^ces!DF01^

If that link doesn't work, which is likely, it is at www.egghead.com, under
liquidations, under home and reference, under mapping and travel. The brand
is Rripmate GPS with Street Atlas v.5.

This product gives spoken instructions etc.

To me this is an incredidibly cheap price - these things can go for many
times that - and this is not a refurb product.

Marshall Ruskin


>I am concerned about the GPS craze.  I have one with mapping.  I
>can tell you that they are a real crutch. I have one that I use
>on my motorcycle and in the van.  I have even used it with
>software (Street Atlas 6) on my laptop while riding in the
>passenger seat.  This is a GREAT tool.  Watching yourself travel
>down a road and looking at all of the available data is
>addictive.  They are very much a distraction from driving.  I am
>concerned what will happen when they become common options on
>new vehicles.  There can be a steep learning curve.
>
>Just imagine trying to using a new computer program while trying
>to drive.  Who could scan in a picture with Photoshop, crop it,
>adjust the color, add filters, save the image, and print it out;
>all while driving down the road, and not be distracted?  This is
>the type of distraction that will greet the new user.. Then the
>cell phone rings!!! <G>
>
>Bill
>