I've got this GPS map program thing for my handspring. it's awesome! it
will show you your location and plot you on a map that will move in real
time. it was $300 but it's really cool! saved me a few times.
"Jason Bleazard" <jason.dml@bleazard.net> wrote in message
news:20021126090208.A22326@delenn.bleazard.net...
>
> On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:09:46 Chris Reck wrote:
> >
> > I also have a map program. Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 with
updated
> > construction information. The shortest drive I found that bypasses
> > Detroit
> > and Chicago is 34 hours 1 minute. If you have the cities you will be
> > coming from/going to as well as how long each day you want to drive. I
> > can
> > get a turn by turn map with pictures showing each direction change as
> > well
> > as times of where you might plan to stop at night.
>
> Chris,
>
> Thanks for the offer, but I don't think it'll be necessary. We've been
> using Rand McNally Trip Maker to do our planning. I just checked, and it
> also will download updated construction information. So I think we're set
> in the map department.
>
> Now, if we just had a laptop with a cellular modem, so we could update
> this information in real-time. And of course use it with the GPS. I
> suppose then we'd need a webcam process that could snap pictures from the
> dash through the front window, so we can post our progress as we're
> driving. Along with GPS telemetry.
>
> Now *that* would be an exciting cellular bill :-).
>
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> ------------------------------------------------
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
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