Which PCMCIA (PC-Card) GPS Units are compatible with GPSyTM?
GPSyTM works with any PC-card GPS unit that registers itself as a serial device and that outputs NMEA-0183 compatible sentences or that uses the Rockwell NavCore V, Rockwell Zodiac, Trimble TSIP, or Sony IPS protocols. One user has had luck with a Trimble GPS card unit and another with the Toshiba Noteworthy GPS PC Card NWGPS01 that comes bundled with some PC GPS solutions, also OEMed as the Rockwell NavCard. Global Mapping Systems has tested GPSy with a Trimble Mobile GPS Gold Card and Sony PACY-NAV10 (IPS-5000) and certifies these two units for use with PowerBooks. Dedicated GPS PC cards — ie, those with the GPS engine in the PC card itself — usually have a bad price performance ratio ($300-$500/weak performance) and I do not recommend their use. I suggest instead that you invest in a good independent, handheld 12-channel parallel GPS unit (see above recommendations) instead. That will set you back about $150-$250. Then, if you need the PC-card for the extra serial port, buy a seri
