CompuServe Messages

Hi, Lanny– In addition to Jon's remarks on the usefulness of CD maps, someone mentioned there is already the power to go straight to the position in the map indicated by a GPS card in the computer. That is new enough that it likely costs a lot, but check back in a year or two… I remember planning my route to OK city from CA – since then I saw how disgustingly easy it was to choose the route and get better and easier estimates of travel times from a software-with-map package a friend had. The program was not smart about avoiding grades for a loaded rental truck, but it will be that smart soon enough if not already. Electronic copies also have off-the-wall uses no one has even thought of yet. If you suddenly need to know how many "Main Street"s there are in California, or some equally unexpected (and hopefully more useful) bit of info, there may be a way. If you remember the ending of a street name instead of its beginning, you would have to play "where's Waldo" with a paper map, but electronic version would make it easy to find. –Doug