It's the Earth Mate. I had the Magellan with v 1.0 but the receiver crashed. I didn't like that receiver because it was big and bulky with to many buttons. -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris G Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 10:20 AM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Questions about the Earth Mate receiver hi, if this is the earthmate serial you are talking about, they use laptops or pda's with the earthmate receiver. -- Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:10:26 -0500 "Sarai" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: S> Okay, S> Actually the cloth isn't yellow, its black I think. If it doesn't S> have a screen, how do sighted people use it sense its an off the S> shelf receiver? S> S> -----Original Message----- S> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx S> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard S> Myers S> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:40 PM S> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx S> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Questions about the Earth Mate receiver S> S> S> Hello, Sarai, S> The receiver is probably in a cloth pouch. That just protects it, S> and won't interfere with reception at all, unless the pouch just S> happens to be made of S> cloth which has metal threads running through it. Also, since the S> receiver S> is bright yellow for some strange reason, the cloth pouch kind of lowers S> the S> profile, and does not present such an inviting target. The Earthmate S> GPS S> receiver has no screen or buttons. It plugs into your BN or PK or S> laptop, S> and that serves as the controller and indicator. If you are using the S> battery pack, the receiver plugs into the battery pack. The connector S> has a S> lock button it, so use a little caution when disconnecting so you won't S> break anything. I have the USB cable with mine, so the battery pack is S> not S> necessary. I think most people wear it near the top of their shoulder S> strap, with the cable running down the strap to their BN. If the cable S> is S> too long, just put a few short loops in the cable and fasten them S> together S> with a rubber band. S> S> Lost in my own back yard S> S> Dick Myers S> S> From: "Sarai" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> S> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx S> To: "GPS" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> S> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Questions about the Earth Mate receiver S> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:16:16 -0500 S> S> Hi, S> Okay, the receiver is surrounded by cloth and I don't see the screen S> or the buttons, so where are they? Also, the battery pack, where is S> the outlet and where do you put it when wearing it? S> S> Sarai D. Bucciarelli S> S> S> S> S> (8):[(8) S> S> S> S> -- Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>