The new version of Street Talk will have a simpler install, and will
have a pedestrian mode, but still won't have a virtual mode that
would allow for off line browsing of a map.
Andy
At 10:01 AM 7/8/2007, you wrote:
>That StreetTalker is a piece of crap. I don't know what FS is doing with the
>second version, which is just coming out, but Version 1 is one of the most
>useless things I've seen, as compared with Trekker or GPS-Note.
>
>That's what happens when you just write an overlay for a program geared
>specifically for the sighted community.
>
>Steve
>K8SP
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Christy Schulte" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:43 AM
>Subject: Re: talking gps?
>
>
>I've used it, as well. Personally I found it a bit of a pain to set up, and
>you have to have sighted assistance to cut the state maps down to a
>manageable size. I'm kind of wishing now that I hadn't spent the money and
>had gone for a self contained GPS. It's neat once you get it working, but
>when the pacmate resets then it's a pain.
>
>
>Christy
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: For blind ham radio operators
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Bob - KA5ETA
>Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 9:23 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: talking gps?
>
>
>Butch I have been thinking about getting the gps for my pac mate so far what
>
>do you think about it and how hard was it to get set up the first time? Is
>it any easier the second time around? I have a few more questions about but
>
>I will stop with these.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2007 8:49 AM
>Subject: Re: talking gps?
>
>
>What is this Garmin 18. I run window-eyes, so hope it would work with
>that as well. Not real impressed with this paxcmate. Darn thing locked
>up on me yesterday. I had do a total reset to get it to respond and
>lost several hours of work trying to set things up on it.
>THanks.
>73s
>Butch Bussen
>wa0vjr
>
>On Sat, 7 Jul
>2007, John Lee wrote:
>
> > Get the Garmin 18 and the free jaws scripts!
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 1:15 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: talking gps?
> >
> > I am interested in some sort of talking gps system. Wondering what is
> > available, what price, how it works and so forth. I have a pac mate and
> >
> > the software, which needs to be reinstalled. I'm getting the run around
> >
> > getting the registration keys from Freedom. After this lack of customer
> >
> > service, I really don't want to buy from them if I can help it, so
> > wondering what else might be out there. What version of destinator is
> > needed for the pac mate and so forth? Reply off list if you wish.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Butch
> >
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