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Old 01-10-2005, 01:16 PM
Mike Williams [MVP]
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Re: Suggestions for a RELIABLE way to get GPS data into an XP tablet

Peter wrote:
> I am not sure bluetooth is going to work too well, if the tablet is
> switched off/on. Certainly this plays havoc with every pocket/pc PDA
> I've tried (various Ipaqs incl a 5450, Toshiba E800) with all of
> TomTom, OziExplorer, MemoryMap. None of these applications resync
> reliably if the device is powered down and then up again. A soft reset
> is usually required.
>
> There are few if any 802.11 wifi GPS receivers. A piece of wire maybe?
>
> Is the problem in the application, in the bluetooth drivers, or in the
> bluetooth protocol generally?


You could ask on a generic Windows XP newsgroup, since you're simply
talking about a GPS issue not specific to Tablets.
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Old 01-10-2005, 01:16 PM