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09-Dec-2006, 02:10 PM (840)
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What ever happened to Mac Mapsource?
Please ignore this thread if you are a PC devotee.
Have any of you heard any news lately of Garmin's mapsource s/w in a Macintosh format? It was announced a while back and I hate using PC machines with all their quirks. Sorry, don't get you panties all twisted up because I dislike PCs but that is the way it is. I have OSX with switchable Windows XP but window takes up so much memory I would like to roundfile the mess and go straight Mac OS. Later, -eric b. [Seattle GSer] Last edited by nw_gser; 16-May-2007 at 04:41 PM (904). 
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10-Dec-2006, 10:44 PM (197)
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Need the Mac version ! Cheers. 
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17-Mar-2007, 11:25 PM (184)
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"Hi I'm A MAC"
I can download my track log into google earth and watch my rides. It zooms in and follows my path. Too cool. The only problem is I have to boot my mac into windows to download. I loath windows. A modern gps has all of North America on it from the factory, so you really don't need the computer much. I have the Garmin 2610 and you need to load from my windows side...yuck. I used to like Windows but there is no competition. I used windows for about 12 years or so. Before that I used DOS. I was "The Windows Guy" Just recently I bought my first MAC. I think 2 years now. I own 7 MACs now, but still no ipod, I think I'm the last person without one. I own a small business and run everything from my MACs. The difference is stability. Both computers can do anything you want them to do, but a MAC does it almost everytime without question. It took about 6 months to get used to the MAC comming from windows. Notice I changed this into a mac vs ps thread. oops The only thing I can tell you to try is to load windows on your mac. It sounds funny, but the mac runs windows better than any pc can. Is a MAC perfect? No, but neither is that beemer you are sitting on, and you know it is the best bike out there.
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03-May-2007, 02:08 PM (797)
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This still on the Garmin site:
''Garmin MapSource options are only available in a Windows format. In the future, Garmin will offer a solution so Mac computers can work with Garmin devices in 2007.'' Crap really, they've been talking about it for long enough...I had to get myself a pc laptop to be able to use mapsource...  Prefer my imac or ibook any day of the week...
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08-May-2007, 06:17 PM (970)
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Mac Beta on Garmin web site
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09-May-2008, 03:44 AM (364)
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Garmin Bobcat. It is a decent version. You cannot edit track logs, but it has nice basic fuctionally. It is easier to use than the windows version, and "looks" better. I wish there was a full function bobcat.
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09-May-2008, 04:00 AM (375)
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I've been using bobcat for a coupla months now and they are updating it constantly, so the beta version is improving. According to Garmin UK, the NT2008 maps for North America will start shipping with a full version of bobcat shortly, so we should get the same here soon.
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27-Jun-2008, 07:37 AM (526)
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It's native on the Mac with City Navigator NT 2009
I was able to install the North America maps on my Mac straight off the DVD.
The Garmin Bobcat software (Mapsource for Mac I guess...) has a nice UI and all but it's not totally stable, I've had a few crashes, remember that it's still a beta version. Bottom line, I'm still using Mapsource for most things but having Bobcat installed on the machine I use the most is great for looking up places, etc. I'll do the transition when it becomes a full release (not a beta).
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