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[–] FederatedSaint 66 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I remember printing out turn-by-turn directions from MapQuest lol

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I remember MapQuest on dialup

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

That brings back some (mostly annoying) memories!

I recall wanting (and maybe using?) an option on MapQuest on dialup to choose how many of the turn-by-turn targeted maps to download, to save time and ink.

And I recall having to factor in dial-up map image download times and printer print-out times, into my total travel-time calculations.

Yes, I should have downloaded and printed the maps the night before, but my mother had a phone call with her mother.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I also remember MapQuest on dialup. Holy cow.

[–] dejected_warp_core 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I did this as well. When it was new, it was freaking revolutionary.

Barely a decade prior to that, you'd have to call AAA, give them your itinerary, and they'd mail you a custom triptik for your journey. And it would cost. You can still get these, but why?

[–] Omgpwnies 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Good backup in case your phone shits the bed or you end up somewhere with no data

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can download your trip for offline use in google maps or Apple Maps. Or fall back to the gps of your car.

I really don’t see any point nowadays tbh.

[–] dejected_warp_core 1 points 4 months ago

Eh. I might consider this if I had a long and complex road trip. Last major trip I took (1000 miles) I stayed on interstates for about 90% of it.

[–] thessnake03 2 points 4 months ago

I remember going to our AAA office to pick That up. Our agent would walk through the trip with us.

[–] Xanthrax 5 points 5 months ago

I'm remember reading those to my parents while they blamed me for us getting lost.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I used ViaMichelin