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My GPS receivers serial data interconnect cables don plug in anywhere on my Macintosh. How do I physically connect my GPS receiver to my Macintosh?

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My GPS receivers serial data interconnect cables don plug in anywhere on my Macintosh. How do I physically connect my GPS receiver to my Macintosh?

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For those with USB-capable Macs, transfers to and from the GPS receiver data port work well through a Keyspan USB to serial adapter. The Keyspan adapter requires a Mac OS X driver. We recommend downloading the latest driver from the Keyspan website rather than using a potentially obsolete driver which came on the CD-ROM with the device. If you have another brand of USB-to-serial adapter you would like to use if possible, try using this Apple Driver which may work, depending on the specific adapter device. James Associates Inc. sells interconnect cables for connecting a Macintosh to some Garmin GPS receivers.