LOL! Did you have to upgrade from DOS1.1 to 3.2 so the OS will see memory above 640k? When you need multi-tasking, you can do a technology leapfrog from Windows 286 to 3.1! -RickG
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Robert West<robert.w...@just-micro.com> wrote: > We use a Sextant and a compass to do our site surveys at night. No need for > such fancy foo-foo apps! The sextant is all a man will ever need and then > some! We then plug the numbers we get into our IBM ps/2 computer running > DOS 3.2 and viola! Our exact position give or take a couple of miles. > > Fellow Luddites, rise up and cast off this oppressive technology! (But > leave my internets alone!) > > Bob- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Gino Villarini > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 9:12 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? > > Any one has used the pUniverse App? > > You just point it to the sky and it puts a realtime image overlay 0f > all the stars... > > How I wish I had a similar app for my towers!!! > > Site Surveys would be a piece of cake! > > Gino A. Villarini > g...@aeronetpr.com > Aeronet Wireless Broadband Corp. > tel 787.273.4143 fax 787.273.4145 > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck Hogg > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 9:07 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? > > Yep, we all have iPhones as well. The GPS/Compass built in makes it > easier for them to find towers/repeaters. Also, during Site Surveys, > they have the exact GPS coordinates of where the test was done. > > Regards, > Chuck Hogg > Shelby Broadband > 502-722-9292 > ch...@shelbybb.com > http://www.shelbybb.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > Behalf Of Chuck Bartosch > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:03 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Handheld GPS recommendations, anyone? > > This might sound off-the-wall, but you could do a lot worse than pick > an iPhone. The GPS in it works really very well, compass and all. > > In terms of ruggedness, one of my staff members dropped his iPhone > from a tower 110' up. Stupid, I know, but he was trying to talk to the > guy on the ground. Anyway, the phone survived the fall after he put > the pieces back together. It does have a small dent. But he didn't > even have to bring it back in to Apple tech support. > > Oh, if anyone was wondering, turns out that battery IS removable ;-). > > Anyway, we've been so pleased with the iPhone we bought every single > staff member an iPhone last year-even the book keeper. > > Chuck > > > On Aug 20, 2009, at 4:23 PM, Robert West wrote: > >> I'm finally getting rid of my Delorme Earthmate GPS unit. It has >> served me >> well these past 10 years................. I will certainly miss >> having to >> boot up my laptop, plug the thing into the serial port of my OLD >> laptop >> because the newer ones do not have the serial port and to use that >> USB to >> serial adapter is more fun that I could handle.... Then hope and >> pray that >> the batteries in the Earthmate are still good for I always forget to >> check >> before I go out............ But with that said, I need a replacement. >> >> I've been looking at some small Garmin all weather units but they >> seem to >> stress geo-caching and hiking. If I had time for that, it may get my >> attention, but I own a small business that I started because I >> needed to be >> more flexible with my time. Working 80 hours+ a week is about as >> flexible >> as it gets so no, I do not have time for that sort of crazy, high on >> life >> sort of living. >> >> I simply need a GPS that I won't break (or be too badly damaged) >> when I drop >> it off a 70 foot AP (it will happen, trust me), that will not be >> ruined when >> I forget it on the top of the same AP and go home and it just >> happens to >> rain overnight, can be recharged in the van and will give me the two >> pieces >> of information I really desire......... My location coordinates and >> how >> high I am. Someone else can mess with all those other functions, >> I'd have >> to give it to my 4 year old to figure that stuff out anyhow, I just >> need to >> know where and how high. >> >> Anyone have a good recommendation on a handheld GPS unit? (I guess >> I could >> have just said one line but it's not as fun) >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Robert West >> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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