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| Who Needs GPS? The Story of Etak's 1985 Car Navigation System (fastcompany.com) | ||
| recommended by 2 users | 2017 | 391 points by dirwiz | cities & transport | original thread | | ||
| 2 users recommended this thread. What they said: |
| niftich Apr 11, 2017 | on: First Map-Based Car Navigation System Debuted 14 Years… | context |
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Stratoscope Jul 5, 2020 | on: Cassette tape-based navigation system from 1971 | context
Another cassette tape navigation system, this one from 1985, the Etak Navigator: https://www.fastcompany.com/3047828/who-needs-gps-the-forgot... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13744825 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etak (The Fast Company article is quite good, with interesting photos.) |
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There was recently a very good HN thread on Etak [1] including comments from people who've seen it firsthand or have worked on related ventures.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13744825