[geeks] GPS

[Kris Kirby]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002, Shawn Wallbridge wrote:
> hook up to it. I would prefer one that has various cables (serial to laptop,
> cable for my visor). I don't necessarily _need_ a fancy mapping program to
> go with it, I just want to be able to poll the receiver every x minutes and
> get coordinates back. The important thing is I want to be able to write my

You don't poll a GPS -- you listen for the NMEA strings. GPS is much more
accurate than the PC's clock.

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