<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 7:20 AM, JD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdp@algoloma.com" target="_blank">jdp@algoloma.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="">On 08/17/2014 08:07 AM, Tom Freeman wrote:<br>
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> The netbook idea would work for my nominal use also. And so it simply becomes a<br>
> challenge finding the correct software to perform the job.<br>
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</div>There are laws in many states against the driver using a computer when the<br>
vehicle is on.<br>
<a href="http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/Car-Electronics/Got-It/State-Laws-for-Electronics-Use-in-the-Car.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.ce.org/Consumer-Info/Car-Electronics/Got-It/State-Laws-for-Electronics-Use-in-the-Car.aspx</a><br>
Don't know how current that is.<br>
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Heck - California has "video screen restriction" law - does that cover built-in<br>
GPS devices?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>"vehicle information displays", gps, maps, and backup cameras are all exempt from the law: <a href="http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27602.htm">http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc27602.htm</a></div>
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