johnniet
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There are some programs that allow you to use the Palm as a solar compass (or, for that matter, lunar or stellar compass). Your Palm already knows the date, time, latitude, and longitude, so it can compute where the sun, moon, planets, and stars should be with respect to true north.
It seems silly to think of using a hand-held computer as a backup compass, but why not? It should make a superior car compass also (no magnetic interference).
There may be software that can be used as a tide predictor. Does anyone know where to get it?
What other Palm software might be handy for outdoor adventures?
It seems silly to think of using a hand-held computer as a backup compass, but why not? It should make a superior car compass also (no magnetic interference).
There may be software that can be used as a tide predictor. Does anyone know where to get it?
What other Palm software might be handy for outdoor adventures?