Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Impressive, although I have never really warmed to the Google Earth application (as opposed to Google maps and Streetview on the web). Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator YNWA On 11 Oct 2014, at 07:21, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote: > > Google placed this device in the Computer History Museum a few years ago. > It is a big-screen (actually five screens) glorified Google Earth display > which can not only show you our planet, but all of the Solar System. It is > controlled by a few pushbuttons for choosing, e.g. the earth, and a joy > stick for navigation. It is damn tricky to work, but you can see the > globe, navigate to any area above it, Zoom down, and at a sufficient level > of detail, go into Street View. If they?ve shot that street, you can see > your house. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/herbk1/L1003883.jpg.html > > Herb > > > Herbert Kanner > kanner at acm.org > 650-326-8204 > > Question authority and the authorities will question you. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >