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Quackin' Up - Thanks for the info, I need all the mappin' space I can get. IndyStef & Volwrath - Nix the Windows CE reference... I went back to check where I picked up that tidbit. Around 1998 - '99 I worked for a company that was looking for an operating system to manage a set-top box we were going to produce, and part of the documentation that we got from Microsoft gave examples of possible applications for the Win CE operating system, the eTrex and eMap line of GPSes being one of them. I assumed that this had happened, yet can't substantiate it now (ya' know what happens when you assume ). Still looking, tho. Sorry 'bout that.

IndyStef... the Legend uses a modified version of WindowsCE... I don't know what the rest of 'em run on... I just got a 60c today and it's interface is similar to my Legend - minus the thumbstick (which I miss!). I started out on a Magellan, got a Garmin StreetPilot III, then bought the Purple eTrex (which was the biggest piece of junk EVER ), returned it for the Legend - which has served me well for a couple of years. I really had a tough time deciding whether I wanted the iQue 3600 (not a big fan of Palm Pilots... removable memory would have been cool, but a rechargable Lithium Ion battery that only lasts 10 hours was not), and finally decided that AutoRoute wasn't as important as 30 hour (removable) battery life and a more rugged case (and Geocaching mode). One more note to all: I got a pretty good deal for my 60c on eBay... $410 including shipping for the 60c, the high-end auto kit (with portable mount, permanent mount, and auto adapter), and the North American MapSource CD. I was able to load MapSource info for everything from Bowling Green, KY across to Johnson City, TN and then south to Tampa, FL (including all info for Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Orlando and all connecting Interstate Highways in between) using 48 megs of memory, with 8 more megs available for caches. So far I'm pleased... we'll see how it works on my first Geocache expeditions. Oh yea, it locates the sats about 10x faster than my Legend does, and can even peg 3 of 'em from inside my house.