I use Gramin eTrex Vista with Keyspan Serial-To-USB adaptor cable. Works like a charm on my iBook. ( havwe tried a couple of other including Belkin, but it was Keyspan that has worked flawlessly. http://www.keyspan.com Kaarigar =============== --- Galen <gzink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I've got a Garmin eTrex Legend GPS with the serial > cable. I love the > device as a standalone, but I _hate_ the way it uses > a serial cable for > connection. C'mon GPS manufacturers, serial is OLD, > yet last time I > checked, a total of ZERO native USB GPS devices > existed! (Yes, I do > know they have bluetooth receivers, but those don't > work standalone and > cost a bundle, and PDA receivers are too fragile, > cost even more, and > not designed for sending location data via their USB > connection) > > I'm now ready to hook my eTrex GPS up to my > computer, biggest use will > be KisMAC, but a secondary use may be some > commercial mapping software > (like the National Geographic topo maps thing) - > what do you guys > recommend for hardware? From what I've seen serial > adapters run $40-60, > something like 1/3 to 1/2 the price I paid for my > GPS! It's a little > ridiculous, but I'm ready to bite the bullet and > purchase one if I > really must. > > So, what brand do you use, what did you pay? Also, > I've got these Palm > USB serial adapters around here - a Belkin one, a > Palm-branded one - > and they look like they could work, but they don't > do anything under > 10.3 with KisMAC (though they work great with Palm > Desktop). Any > suggestions there? > > -Galen > > =====