[VAL] GPS for Mac

[Stan Nicholson <stan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick -

Just got back from a rally, and as far as I can tell, nobody's yet 
responded to your inquiry. Yes, there is a pretty capable GPS 
solution for the Mac, called Route 66. The home page for the european 
company that produces it is:

http://www.66.com/route66/index.php

You may have to search around the site a little; the site and the 
number of products have expanded quite a bit since I bought the 
USA/Canada version right after it came out. To find places that sell 
it, perhaps the web site has links, or you can Google for "Route 66 
Mac GPS".

Oh, and it really works pretty well. It won't give (or hear) voice 
directions, but it does a nice job of letting you plot any route, and 
then showing real-time on your Mac laptop screen just where you are 
and what's coming up. The interface isn't fabulous -- a month ago I 
finally stumbled across the way to have the map at any scale display 
every campground in its database, and/or every hospital, water park, 
auto repair shop, etc. Well worth the forty bucks just for 
entertainment value, and I've found it invaluable for such things as 
finding a motel when driving without the trailer: search for, say, 
Motel 6 & Flagstaff, and pick one (the address and phone number show 
right up), and it'll plot directions from wherever you are to that 
address. No different in function than several products, including 
built-in systems in lots of new vehicles, but it does work well on a 
Mac.

Happy traveling,

Stan