It gets better, I worked on a system that not only tells you to move play along, but also asks if you'd like a beer and chips ready for you after 9 and 18! As if that weren't enough, they also offer advertising while your not checking out distance to the pin. Whatever it takes for more revenue streams. Incidentally, I learned courses could justify this added expense because they estimated the use of these devices would allow 2-4 extra four-somes per day. Cheers, Kevin -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Douglas Wood Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 12:31 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: Technology Run Amuck?? I had a friend that worked at a company about 6 years ago who was using GPS units to track the progress of golf carts on golf courses. If a cart didn't seem to be moving much, the course manager could gently remind the golders to speed it up a bit. In golf, time is money (I guess). Douglas Wood Software Engineer -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Mike Mansheim Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 2:16 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: [OT]: Technology Run Amuck?? seems like, for $30,000, one could replace many times a cow that wanders off... >> True story - newest GPS apps I have heard about recently: 1 - Cow Herding. Seems if you kick a cow's rump, and yell in its ear, it will move ahead and "away" from the sound. So they now have cowcollars with GPS tracking, a computer range mapper, and stereo earphones. If the cow wanders, the computer checks the GPS and yells in the appropriate ear to direct the cow back to the proper range area. $30,000 per cow now, but mass production will bring the prices down of course << -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads