Re: Getting TOPO .tpo files into Garmin 60C/MapSource

From: Gary S. (Idontwantspam_at_net)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:09:39 GMT

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 16:25:56 -0700, "Pete Rissler"
<peter_rissler@rissler.reno.nv.us> wrote:

>> Option 2 is ugly, but should work:
>> Download your data into the GPS from TOPO!, then upload from the GPS
>> back into the new program. Remember I said this was ugly.
>
>Will not work with tracks. TOPO! will not download tracks to the GPS.

I haven't used TOPO! for a while. What I do have is at least two
versions old, and I never got the GPS software add-on.

The Maptech TN software I do have does seem to do this with tracks, at
least an abbreviated version of a track.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
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