Re: A silly idea for a card for an IIgs

[Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>]

On Thu, 28 Feb 2013, Egan Ford wrote:

> On 2/28/13 8:52 PM, Michael Black wrote:
> > All you have to do is find one that has an RS232 output, and use that
> > with the Apple II.
>
> Or an older GPS with RS232 port.  I used this method to set the clock on my 
> HP 71B using BASIC.
The GPS receivers transfer time over the serial port?

I hadn't even thought of that.  My $5 garage sale GPS receiver, "It 
doesn't do maps" is old enough that it does do RS-232.  I've never hooked 
it up, first because until a few months ago I was using the serial port on 
my computer with a modem, and then I hadn't seen what I'd get out of the 
connection other than to see that I could do it.

On the other, I've not had much success using the thing indoors.

  Michael