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<tt>Hi, guys,<br>
Thanks Jim for useful info. I'm already running eeebuntu :) Installed
it within a few minutes after I received the computer.<br>
I've done my research now and found that the MTK chipset is supposedly
superior to the SiRFStar-III, and when I got a great price on this one,
it made the choice easy:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380145573933&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380145573933&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123</a><br>
The full name of the item is Transystems i-Blue 747 A+. Note that
there's also a 737, but it's a pure receiver with no logging.<br>
<br>
I'm currently playing with various Linux software to make use of the
thing, including Navit, which is currently compiling. I will let you
know when I get it working.<br>
Does anybody have any recommendations for tools/programs relevant to
OSM to use with Ubuntu?<br>
<br>
Ronny.<br>
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<pre wrap="">Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Tuesday, 28 July, 2009 04:46 AM:
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<pre wrap="">Guys, I found I need to retire my old laptop, so I've ordered an eee PC
and I'm looking to get a GPS logger and receiver if I can only find one
that doesn't cost a fortune.
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I've found these guys have some good prices.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.expansys.com.hk/gps/gps-receivers">http://www.expansys.com.hk/gps/gps-receivers</a>
(They have a UK site as well. In fact its a UK company)
And this one looks as though it fits your general specs, except it doesn't do bluetooth.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.expansys.com.hk/d.aspx?i=149006">http://www.expansys.com.hk/d.aspx?i=149006</a>
I'm 95% sure that if it supplies GPS over USB cable, then you can get Linux to talk to it. I'd recommend installing eeeBuntu 3, which I just put on my girlfriend's EEE. Very nicely done - everything works immediately and you have access to the global Ubuntu repositories, so you can get your gpsd, tangogps etc on there easily.
Contact me offlist if you want to go into techy details ...
Jim
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