I know atlases and roadmaps were a lot more common, but from my understanding those give more of a broader view of a large area like major roads and stuff. If you needed to find a small subdivision or small road, how would you do that before the internet?
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When I was temping in the mid 90s as a college student, every time I got a new assignment the agency would give me specific directions, which I would write down.
If I had to be somewhere new and no one had given me directions, I would break out the big atlas-style map of the city and find the road in the index, go to the proper page, and look for the grid numbers (like Battleship).
When Mapquest first showed up, it was groundbreaking stuff. You would just print your Mapquest directions before any trip and you’d be good to go. If you didn’t have a printer, you just copied them by hand.
I hate having to look at a phone when I’m driving now, because listening to directions on Google or Waze doesn’t help me much. I have to look at how the road name is spelled to find the correct sign.
Car GPS units were my favorite. But now my car GPS is shit compared to Google or Waze.
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