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stcroixx on Nov 4, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: A 6 channel GPS receiver from 1993

Garmin handheld unit in the early 2000’s still had an LCD screen. I still have and use mine as a backup.

supportengineer on Nov 4, 2023 [–]

I have the eMap. Still works. In 2002 I tethered my laptop to my phone and connected the eMap to the laptop. I had custom Java software that would read my position from the serial connection, and then post it to a custom PHP page, and there was a different page where you could view my position on a Yahoo Map.

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