Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] MacGPSBabel: can't connect to Legend using IOGear adapter

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I would suggest the Keyspan on the Mac. I've heard nothing but good about it.
One of the guys around here uses it with the Mac and GPSBabel. Run, run, run
away from the IOGear.... I did. :)

Robert,

Maybe there should be a incompatible hardware list in the doc. This one would be
at the top of the list. :)

Alan



Quoting Adam Schneider <ad...@un...>:

> On 06/23/05, Robert Lipe wrote:
> >
> >Adam Schneider wrote:
> >
> >> I just got a Garmin eTrex Legend and an IOGear GUS232A USB-serial
> >> adapter.  I'm trying to connect my PowerBook G4 to the Legend using
> >> MacGPSBabel, and nothing is happening.
> >
> >Would that be this adapter?
> >   http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10304462
> >   http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=10460644
> >
> >I can't recall anyone reporting anything but failure with the IOGear on
> >either Linux or OSX.
>
> Yes, that's the one.  Before I bought it, though, I did several searches
> on-line and found testimonials from people who said they were able to connect
> their Macs to Garmins using it.  Now that I redo the search, though, it looks
> like maybe these people were having success connecting from inside Virtual
> PC!
>
> Which adapter have people had success with?  The Keyspan one is awfully
> expensive, which is why I didn't buy it in the first place.
>
>
> Adam
>
>
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