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- ROADMILE - The Road Mileage Estimator
- by Scott Rathkamp Memphis TENN
- 901-766-2457 (Voice) 901-766-4342 1200,N,8,1
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- Over the years I have downloaded many useful programs and utilities from
- the public domain and this is one way of saying THANKS, by putting something
- useful back into the PD, I encourage others to do likewise! If you like this
- program, feel free to distribute to other BBS and friends. The complete set
- consists of the ROADMILE.EXE program along with 4 data files; US.MAP, USMSTR.DTA,
- RGNMSTR.DTA, and STAMSTR.DTA. You must have all four to make it work so if you
- pass it along, make sure the EXE, 4 data files and this DOC file is included.
- ROADMILE requires at least CGA or CGA emulation to run properly. If you
- have an older model PC you might be able to use HGCIBM.COM, EMUCOLOR.COM,
- SIMCGA.COM or one of the other emulators available in the PD.
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- To run ROADMILE, type ROADMILE at the prompt and press enter. You will
- first see a screen of explanation. After pressing any key, you will see a map
- of the U.S. The left/right and up/down keys are used to move the pointer "+"
- around the map. When you are at the starting point you'd like distances for
- press the S key. Now move the pointer to the ending point of your `journey'
- and press the E key. ROADMILE will calculate the straight line distance
- between the two points and then calculate an actual `road or highway' mileage.
- The highway mileage is based on an algorithm derived from the Rand McNally
- Household Mileage atlas (TM). The ratio between actual miles and straight line
- miles varies depending upon the states you pass through and the density of their
- highway system. It assumes you will be traveling on secondary roads (red roads)
- or better.
- Enjoy ROADMILE and support the PD and your favorite BBS!
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