+Greenteacher Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 I'm new to paperless caching, and after reading several forum posts on using older Palm PDAs decided to try it out. I've now officially taken my Palm M505 into the woods for a day of caching, read descriptions and older logs, not to mention hints. Good stuff! But is there a way to view maps on this Palm? Can map images of say, Map Quest, or even City Navigator or Mapsource be saved, hotlynced and viewed on a M505? I have added a card, so have some memory, but just am clueless how to do this. Help please? Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I have maps on my GPS unit, so I haven't used my Palm m515 for maps, however you could create an image and view it with a program like Vikao. Quote Link to comment
+michigansnorkelers Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 (edited) First of all, I don't have any experience with the M505, but I own a Z72 and often save images to it. I start with GSAK which has a neat screen-save feature. While GSAK is running in the background, simultaneously press CTRL SHIFT F10 and it will send a snapshot of whatever is on the screen to the desktop. Note that GSAK will always save the snapshot under the SAME name, overwriting the previous image. So, if you want to save multiple images, you must rename the snapshot each time. You can then drag all of the icons to the "Palm Quick Install" and they'll transfer on the next hotsynch. I notice that the M505 only has a 128x128 display, so I don't know how this will affect what you see. Here is a screenshot showing some images and MP3 files ready for synching. Edited May 29, 2008 by michigansnorkeler Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I have a Palm Z22, and I can load DeLorme Street Atlas and/or TopoUSA maps onto it. I do not know if the M505 is supported, but you can check the DeLorme website for compatibility. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I loaded National Geographic Topo on my M505 once. I forget how I did it and never really pursued it further because I have topo maps on my GPS Quote Link to comment
gitarmac Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Thanks to all that replied. I will be recieving my M500 soon and will be joining the ranks of paperless cachers. I am perusing threads dealing with this subject so I can decide on which software to use. Quote Link to comment
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