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[kazbaz2]

i have no doubt that this subject has been raised before but i cant find it in archives
i have a laptop with vd and floppy and 6 gig space what is the proceedure(simple as poss) about using it as a chartplotter gps im told that its a matter of loading a small programme and a bit of equipment and presto but surely its not that simple?

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[Neraida]

"i have a laptop with vd".....

Get that sorted first, it can get nasty if ignored.

But seriously, yes, its that easy. I use Garmin MapSource, and a little Etrex Legend and its easy peasy.

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[PGD]

Been looking at this myself, assume you use MapSource as a base program then load up additional charts for waters you want ??? do these cost much more, seen the main program for about £50.

Peter

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[Neraida]

Yessum, BlueCharts are between £130 and £250 each. You will only get full full full functionality if you have a Bluechart compatable GPS unit, however, you deffo don't need it.

FYI, I have seen (tho not used obviously!!) full versions of Atlantic Bluecharts on various Peer to Peer File sharing applications (edonkey, kazaa etc). Now these give you all the charts in full detail for Europe and Scandinavia (inc Med), but those clever bods at Garmin give you a unique code to allow FULL intergration with your garmin unit. However NMEA uploads and downloads, including Plotting and Tracking are perfectly possible.

Hope this helps

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[oldgit]

I use shagged out prehistoric lap top with s/hand garmin extrex.works a treat with Tsunami Navigator 99. Soft ware cost 99 quid inc 6 free charts(pick your own)at LBS and 30 smackers for GPS/interface lead from local shop.

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