Decade of GPS

[KingKlutz]

Here is a photo of my new TomTom with my older Magellan Pioneer (1st owned gps) on my dash. Got the first Magellan in '97, even though simple compared to todays gps, I still managed to use it for car naving. I also own a emap(2nd gps), Earthmate PN-20, Cobra Nav One. I am kind of addictive to GPS from early on

Was not sure the Pioneer would be still able to lockon. I have not used it for many moons. Well it took a long time but it did lock on and showed my pos.

 

[Pedro2NR]

Great pictures.
Thanks for sharing

 

[digital-flex]

Yeah, great pics.

 

[Nextourer]

amazing how technology has evolved! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Vettecaster]

That's pretty cool!

Thanks for the pics!

 

[Teek]

the old days

greyscale, no sound, no mount, no car charger, no traffic, no hands free, basic maps with no street names. Wow what a change!

Good pic

 

[ldivinag]

lol...

i think i got you beat by a year...

i just finished charging up the batteries for my garmin 12XL. when you first turn it on, the copyright is 1996.

this wasnt my first unit though. before the 12XL, i had the gamin 12 with a removable swivel antenna. but that was an single channel receiver only and it took over 5 minutes to lock on a stable 3D signal... lol...

i traded that in for the 12XL when it first was release and the biggest selling point was the 12 channel receiver.

the signal lock dropped down to a minute... it was a hoot.

in 2000, when SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY was finally turned off, the signal accuracy went down from like 100 feet to around 10-15...

BIG BIG difference...

tomorrow, when i go 4 wheeling i'll lay the 12XL next to the ONE XL... whoa... what a coincidence... 2 units with XL in the name... 11 years difference...