@weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agoWhat technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?message-square338fedilinkarrow-up1249arrow-down18
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minus-square@wjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 months agoMy first “GPS trip” was using Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 on DVD-ROM with USB GPS adapter, with my WinXP laptop in the front seat powered by a 12v inverter from Radio Shack.
minus-square@Whippygoatcream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 months agoA buddy of mine was still doing this in 2015
minus-square@wjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months ago3-5 minutes to catch a signal. Ahhh, those were the good old days.
My first “GPS trip” was using Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007 on DVD-ROM with USB GPS adapter, with my WinXP laptop in the front seat powered by a 12v inverter from Radio Shack.
A buddy of mine was still doing this in 2015
3-5 minutes to catch a signal. Ahhh, those were the
goodold days.