[UFO Chicago] GPS devices?

[Neil R. Ormos]

Jesse Becker wrote:

> Anyone have any suggestions or comments for GPS devices
> that play nicely with Linux or one of the BSD variants (OSX
> included)?

> I've been looking at a few of the Garmin models.  They use
> their own protocol (not NEMA), but it appears to be fairly
> well documented.

I have two older Garmin GPS receivers and each can
use both the Garmin and NMEA protocols.  I haven't
looked at the newer Garmin products.  Are you sure
they can't talk NMEA?  Garmin usually has their
manuals on their web site.

--neil