![]() ![]() It runs the Palm Operating System release 3.1 which cannot be upgraded in Flash ROM. The Visor Deluxe has 8 Meg of RAM, a black and white screen, a 16MHz processor and runs off two AAA 1.5v batteries. The Handspring Visor Deluxe was the mid-range unit at the time I bought it although it's been discontinued and replaced with the Visor Neo, which is similar but with a faster processor. It is in no way a comprehensive software evaluation. This page relates my personal experience with the software packages and bits of hardware that I've tried. I have noticed that a lot of people don't use their Palm devices all that much and seem confused, amazed or clueless at the things it can do. I'd never had a Palm OS device before and it took some time for me to settle into the routine and then try different bits of software. In May 2001 I got a Handspring Visor Deluxe and joined the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) revolution, such as it is. I've used both Streets&Trips (with a stand alone GPS) and Delorme's Street Atlas/Earthmate combo and I prefer the Delorme software to Streets&Trips, so the Street Atlas/Earthmate combination would be my recommendation.Me and My Visor Me and My Visor The Cole's Home Page They don't have an interface, and need to be used in conjunction with a laptop and mapping software. Both the Earthmate and the M$ deal are "mouse" units. Shop around, I saw the Earthmate for $99 recently, I think it was Circuit City. I have the room in the truck for a laptop. I am not in a position to buy a $300 GPS unit and buy the software for city streets. Has anyone had a bad problem with either one? Also if you guys know do I have to buy a separate GPS unit? I believe I do not with the Earthmate but it looks like I need it with the Microsoft one. Best Buy has an Earthmate for $129 and Microsoft one for $129 also. I have a laptop and have read some posts on types of laptop GPS units there are. I pull a 30' camper and am planning a trip to Florida, Michigan and the Grand Canyon in the next year. What I am looking for is something to use in the truck. I do not geocache right now but it looks interesting. Hello guys, I have been looking into getting a GPS unit. ![]() *Street Atlas with the Earthmate is also about $30 cheaper than M$ Streets and Trips with their GPS, at least when I saw them both in Circuit City yesterday ($99 and $129 respectively, I believe were the prices) Also, it gets it's power from the USB port, so no batteries needed, either. The nice thing about the Earthmate, being USB there's no need for "trial and error" to find a usb-serial adapter that'll work reliably if your laptop is USB only. I haven't used this, so I don't know exactly what all it can do. Street Atlas also recognizes some input voice commands, so if you have a microphone hooked to your computer, you can talk to the program to get it to do certain functions. or finish incomplete or "broken roads", and the user created roads are routeable.ĥ) Easy to import waypoint files full of caches You can just listen for turns instead of having to keep glancing at the screenģ) Automatic re-routing if you miss a turn, or for what-ever reason can't or don't want ot go the way the software was saying to go.Ĥ) The "Draw" feature allows you to add missing roads to the maps. I'm thinking about getting (or probably making) a laptop mount, to keep it a bit more secure in it's location.Ī couple things I like about Delorme Street Atlas.ġ) On screen turns are a big, easily readable fontĢ) Has voice naviation, too. My service territory is the entire state of PA, so I get to use it a good bit.ĭC power cord for laptop (no need for an invertor, just to have the laptop cord convert it back to DC, just at a different voltage) ![]()
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