September 22, 2009 15:15
There you go again. Let me renew my concern voiced in the original post:
GPSNavX is the ONLY GPS interfacing program I've used that REQUIRES the use of serial cables and hasn't kept up with the modern advantages of USB communication over a huge range of puck and handheld devices.
Hence: GPSNavX = Legacy Product. [insert sarcastic comment about Mac OS 8 & Classic users because that is what NavX and ENC users are putting up with]
Recommending that someone purchases a serial cable necessitates the additional purchase of yet another OEM cable from the manufacturer of the device -- when is the last time you opened a GPS that had a native serial port? Then that requires you to install 3rd party unsupported Mac/Serial drivers that could very easily not work as of the next OSX update.
I don't trust the technology behind such a kludgy hodgepodge of add-ons and hope-for-the-best drivers. Duct tape has it's place on every boat, but not in your navigation equipment.
GPSNavX is the ONLY GPS interfacing program I've used that REQUIRES the use of serial cables and hasn't kept up with the modern advantages of USB communication over a huge range of puck and handheld devices.
Hence: GPSNavX = Legacy Product. [insert sarcastic comment about Mac OS 8 & Classic users because that is what NavX and ENC users are putting up with]
Recommending that someone purchases a serial cable necessitates the additional purchase of yet another OEM cable from the manufacturer of the device -- when is the last time you opened a GPS that had a native serial port? Then that requires you to install 3rd party unsupported Mac/Serial drivers that could very easily not work as of the next OSX update.
I don't trust the technology behind such a kludgy hodgepodge of add-ons and hope-for-the-best drivers. Duct tape has it's place on every boat, but not in your navigation equipment.