Re: OT

On 8/22/26 00:11, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:06:14 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> Indeed. They are very much alive and took some money off me for the
>> continued use of Pro Expert as its now called. They are not so much into
>> low cost portable devices though
> 
> That explains why Amazon is only showing refurbs. Most of the Magellan
> units are either listed as used or refurbished too. I started with the
> Garmin GPS II Plus and stayed with the brand. I think the II may still
> work but it's from 1997 before Clinton removed SA so it only shows
> distance to the tenth of a mile. I used the thing for my first two
> geocaches before I moved into the 21st century. That was one of the few
> useful things Slick Willie did.

   Ummm ... if they broke ONCE they'll break AGAIN.

   "Refurbs" for sale are a big NEGATIVE for the
   particular product IMHO.