Re: Need advice on big road trip

From: Jason Bleazard (jason.dml@bleazard.net)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 09:02:08 EST


On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:09:46 Chris Reck wrote:
>
> I also have a map program. Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002 with updated
> construction information. The shortest drive I found that bypasses
> Detroit
> and Chicago is 34 hours 1 minute. If you have the cities you will be
> coming from/going to as well as how long each day you want to drive. I
> can
> get a turn by turn map with pictures showing each direction change as
> well
> as times of where you might plan to stop at night.

Chris,

Thanks for the offer, but I don't think it'll be necessary. We've been
using Rand McNally Trip Maker to do our planning. I just checked, and it
also will download updated construction information. So I think we're set
in the map department.

Now, if we just had a laptop with a cellular modem, so we could update
this information in real-time. And of course use it with the GPS. I
suppose then we'd need a webcam process that could snap pictures from the
dash through the front window, so we can post our progress as we're
driving. Along with GPS telemetry.

Now *that* would be an exciting cellular bill :-).

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