GPS Map software & Mac users

LC4 Pilot · 01-20-2005, 04:31 PM

I'm researching GPS options, and it seems like I'm screwed being an Apple Macintosh kind of guy when it comes to the various mapping software programs that are Garmin compatible.

Does anyone here use a Garmin with a Mac, or is that impossible at this time?

Mack · 01-20-2005, 04:47 PM

http://www.advrider.com/forums/searc...earchid=647181

LC4 Pilot · 01-20-2005, 04:58 PM

Thx Mack. I shoulda looked a bit harder

Mack · 01-20-2005, 05:13 PM

Hey your not a windows user, so I'm inclined to cut you some slack for having good taste in computers, not to mention motorcycles.

Bill Treadway · 01-20-2005, 08:49 PM

I use a GPS V with serial to usb and Virtual PC 6.01
Mac is a cube with a 1.25GHZ G4, 832 mb ram so VPC has plenty room.
connection is the Garmin serial hooked into a Keystone serial to usb.
Works great.
Ping me off line if you need specifics.
Never ask a man what PC he uses. If it's not a mac, why embarass him. If it is a mac he'll be offended you couldn't tell...

dyvking · 01-21-2005, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LC4 Pilot

I'm researching GPS options, and it seems like I'm screwed being an Apple Macintosh kind of guy when it comes to the various mapping software programs that are Garmin compatible.

Does anyone here use a Garmin with a Mac, or is that impossible at this time?

In the 'old days' when I first started using GPS, Virtual PC and Mac processors just were too slow and glitchy of a combination to make it worth the frustration. I broke down and bought a cheapy PC to do the GPS stuff.

fire_strom · 01-23-2005, 11:07 AM

hey mack
i got the same question but the link to the answer didn't work. help please.
scott

Mack · 01-25-2005, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fire_strom

hey mack
i got the same question but the link to the answer didn't work. help please.
scott

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54593
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19260
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11329

Hopefully what you need is in one of these threads. (I got less hits on this search, as I cannot remember what keywords I used last time, that and/or the search engine is "SNAFU" as usual.)

shady28 · 01-26-2005, 12:41 PM

I have Route66 USA and National Geographic Backroads Explorer for mac (iBook). With a keyspan serial to USB adapter, you can get GPS information to load onto your mac. Going the other direction (uploading waypoints to the GPS) is problematic though. The iBook is a pretty decent companion for touring as its small (12" version is anyway), has a long battery life 4-5 hrs of real life use, and doesnt pull much power when attached to a cigarette lighter (about 30-40 watts).

-Shady

shady28 · 01-26-2005, 12:44 PM

I have Route66 USA and National Geographic Backroads Explorer for mac (iBook). With a keyspan serial to USB adapter, you can get GPS information to load onto your mac. Going the other direction (uploading waypoints to the GPS) is problematic though. The iBook is a pretty decent companion for touring as its small (12" version is anyway), has a long battery life 4-5 hrs of real life use, and doesnt pull much power when attached to a cigarette lighter (about 30-40 watts).

-Shady

01-20-2005, 04:31 PM	#1
LC4 Pilot SoCal 'TARD Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Pasadena, CA Oddometer: 2,028	GPS Map software & Mac users I'm researching GPS options, and it seems like I'm screwed being an Apple Macintosh kind of guy when it comes to the various mapping software programs that are Garmin compatible. Does anyone here use a Garmin with a Mac, or is that impossible at this time? __________________

01-20-2005, 04:47 PM	#2
Mack Gone, but never forgotten. RIP, Mack... Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, Texas USA Native Oregonian Oddometer: 3,797	http://www.advrider.com/forums/searc...earchid=647181 __________________ Ã–sterreichische MotorrÃ¤der und deutsche Autos. Wie wundervoll kann das Leben sein

01-20-2005, 04:58 PM	#3
LC4 Pilot SoCal 'TARD Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Pasadena, CA Oddometer: 2,028	oops Thx Mack. I shoulda looked a bit harder __________________

01-20-2005, 05:13 PM	#4
Mack Gone, but never forgotten. RIP, Mack... Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, Texas USA Native Oregonian Oddometer: 3,797	Hey your not a windows user, so I'm inclined to cut you some slack for having good taste in computers, not to mention motorcycles. __________________ Ã–sterreichische MotorrÃ¤der und deutsche Autos. Wie wundervoll kann das Leben sein

01-20-2005, 08:49 PM	#5
Bill Treadway Adventurer Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Oddometer: 28	GPS & Macintosh I use a GPS V with serial to usb and Virtual PC 6.01 Mac is a cube with a 1.25GHZ G4, 832 mb ram so VPC has plenty room. connection is the Garmin serial hooked into a Keystone serial to usb. Works great. Ping me off line if you need specifics. Never ask a man what PC he uses. If it's not a mac, why embarass him. If it is a mac he'll be offended you couldn't tell... __________________ Bill Treadway 1150 GS Adventure Houston, Texas bill@treadwayrealtygroup.com

01-23-2005, 11:07 AM	#7
fire_strom Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2004 Location: Durango, CO Oddometer: 1,187	link didn't work hey mack i got the same question but the link to the answer didn't work. help please. scott

01-26-2005, 12:41 PM	#9
shady28 n00b Joined: Jan 2005 Oddometer: 4	Mac GPS I have Route66 USA and National Geographic Backroads Explorer for mac (iBook). With a keyspan serial to USB adapter, you can get GPS information to load onto your mac. Going the other direction (uploading waypoints to the GPS) is problematic though. The iBook is a pretty decent companion for touring as its small (12" version is anyway), has a long battery life 4-5 hrs of real life use, and doesnt pull much power when attached to a cigarette lighter (about 30-40 watts). -Shady

01-26-2005, 12:44 PM	#10
shady28 n00b Joined: Jan 2005 Oddometer: 4	Mac GPS I have Route66 USA and National Geographic Backroads Explorer for mac (iBook). With a keyspan serial to USB adapter, you can get GPS information to load onto your mac. Going the other direction (uploading waypoints to the GPS) is problematic though. The iBook is a pretty decent companion for touring as its small (12" version is anyway), has a long battery life 4-5 hrs of real life use, and doesnt pull much power when attached to a cigarette lighter (about 30-40 watts). -Shady

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