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From: greg@ncelvax.UUCP (Greg Ramsey)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc,rec.boats
Subject: Re: Interfacing a PC to LORAN equipment
Summary: I'm interested.
Message-ID: <273@ncelvax.UUCP>
Date: 12 Apr 89 16:47:15 GMT
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In article <1470@ur-cc.UUCP>, akk2@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Atul Kacker) writes:
> Boats use a communications protocol called NIMEA 0182/3 (?) to interface
> navigational instruments with each other and with control devices (i.e.
> Lorans to auto-pilots).  Does anyone know or have information on how
> to use a laptop PC to obtain the information from these devices in a usable
> form?  Is there a company that makes hardware/software gizmos to translate
> the NIMEA protocol to say an RS-232 type ?
> 
> [Please e-mail, since I doubt this will be of general interest]

If you deem your reply to not be of general interest, please
email your response to me also.

Greg

ncelvaz!greg@nosc.mil

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