Anyone ever use/remember one of these?
I keep moving this around in my glove box. the batteries are dead, but back in the day it worked as designed. This was pre-modern day GPS. thought some of you may appreciate it. what you did was pu...
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mowermech wrote:Water-Bug wrote:
I had a simular device that was made out of paper. It folded up to about 3 inches wide by 9 inches long. When it was unfolded, I couldn't see out of my windshield. Now, that's distracted driving. :)
Yeah, I remember those! I had one for each of several different states in the West. They were often free way back when.
I would like to find one for Montana, from about 1950 or so. I would like to compare the route of U.S. Hwy 10 with the route of Interstate 90. In some areas it is the same, but not always.
that type of route comparison can't be done with a GPS.
I still have those too. along with a nice big USA map book with the various states. nice backup to have to verify the GPS directions! the other good maps are the DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteers of the various states.
