Re: MapSource Topo 2008 downloading maps question

Ted Edwards wrote:
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FYI, eCS is the successor to OS/2. When IBM quit supporting OS/2...
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Thanks for the history Ted, I knew little about it. Clear evidence that the better operating will not always prevail on the market.

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The card appears to be formated FAT16 which, IIRC, is limited to 2GB. Do you know if Garmin's units will accept FAT32?

I'm told that they will and also some of the cards come formatted to FAT32 now. Originally, the cards (CF, Sony Stick, and SD back then) were FAT16 and re-formatting to FAT32 would occasionally cause some problems (memory recognition and read and write errors in use) with some cameras and, less frequently, in GPS receivers. That seems to be behind us for now. Most of us are using NTFS for Windows (and Vista too?) but that will not work.

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Personally, I would prefer to use a laptop for multifunction and have a GPS that does a good job of GPS-ing.

Amen!

Jack


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