Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Garmin firmwear and MacGPSBabel question

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On 4/11/06, a friend of dorothy <a_f...@ma...> wrote=
:
> I'm new to the list so please excuse me if I ask a question that has alre=
ady
> been answered.

Welcome!

> My first question regards updating the firmwear on my Garmin
> 60c. I have a mac g4 powerbook with OSX 10.4.5 and I need to update the
> firmwear on my GPSr. does anyone know of any way to do this without using=
 a
> PC (in addition I don't have the trip and waypoint manager software on me=
. I
> left it at home ).

I'm pretty sure you have to use a PC (or VirtualPC) to do this. Garmin
has promised Mac versions of most of their software, but not much has
come out yet.

> Secondly If I simply want to download waypoints from my
> GPSr to my desktop and from PQ's to my garmin (using a usb) nothing else =
(no
> routes or filters) do I have to type in any codes or program anything if =
I
> have installed MacGPSBabel version 1.2.5? Thanks for your help.

MacGPSBabel version 1.2.5 doesn't work for many users. Download and try:

http://www.macsimplegps.com/macgpsbabel/index.html

Let me know how it works for you.

Karl