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I imagine "primitive" may mean a device that shows you longitude and latitude only. Or keeps a track of where you've been. Without maps, you'll still need some

I imagine "primitive" may mean a device that shows you longitude and latitude only. Or keeps a track of where you've been. Without maps, you'll still need some knowledge of how to use the thing. Yeah, not as difficult as a compass and topo map alone, but also not as easy as Google Maps.

CrazyStat 7y ago
The photo in the article appears to show a Garmin GPS60, which is a solid if dated GPS receiver that might be considered primitive to the extent that it can't show you a map of where you are.