[BC] GPS

[Cowboy]

On Friday 06 February 2009 10:59 am, Bill Weeks wrote:
>  Cowboy,
>  Have you succeeded in getting DeLorme to run under Linux, or have you 
>  found a compatible package that works in Linux?

 After consulting with the folks at Delorme......

 The package was originally written as a toy, much the same as
 the mapping "features" of consumer grade GPS, and explicitly
 disclaimed as NOT for navigational purposes, use at your own risk.
 ( as are all consumer grade GPS )
 They were quite surprised it sold as well as it does, but not wanting
 to buck the trend......

 As such, Delorme uses undocumented "features" of IE, and can
 not be easily ported to anything except the specific patch level
 of Windows and IE for which it's compiled.
 Such is the nature of a toy.

 Still, I find it quite useful, so run windows under linux when I have
 need of windows. VMWare is the tool of choice in this regard.
 ( being on the alpha and beta test lists for VMWare does help )

 There is no OS war at my house.
 Whatever gets the job done.
 Normally, it's a *nix box, but not always.
 I actually do have a windows server machine, and a couple windows
 workstation machines, though they are very seldom used.
 I know that Server2003 works, convoluted as it is, Vista doesn't
 work at all, and the others have been so long since I've booted
 them I just don't remember.

 gpsman was my attempt at mapping under Linux, but I still haven't
 gotten image files to render correctly, partly lack of effort.
 Why invest the effort when Delorme works, and works well ?

-- 
Cowboy