found a GPS receiver at a garage sale, still in the unopened plastic box. Well, on a trial run, it still works, and the data displayed on the screen closely matched the data of a garmin 205. So far so good...
But my question is on how to use the exported data, and how can I get it to trace the GPS track on a map image. The data is downloaded via a serial cable/serial port and produces a text file in XML format.
well, i think i found an answer to my own question... the software that came with the package, LogBook 2.2, is very old and has been discontinued. The newer Garmin Training Center does a better job at downloading the data and exporting it into a format that can be used by QuickRoute.