weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agoWhat technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?message-squaremessage-square340fedilinkarrow-up1248arrow-down18
arrow-up1240arrow-down1message-squareWhat technology purchase felt like a major upgrade in your life?weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 16 days agomessage-square340fedilink
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·16 days 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-squareWhippygoatcream@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 days agoA buddy of mine was still doing this in 2015
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days 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.