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by untog 4688 days ago
Yeah, god, I long for the days before Google Maps, too. Who needs that slick slippy interface when you can endlessly click arrows at the corner of a static image?
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Ah, true nostalgia. Making the click, waiting for the image to download over 56k..only to realise you've loaded the wrong tile.

If anyone wants to recreate the experience, Streetmap.co.uk [1] is still going (somehow).

[1] http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=531500&y=181500&z=120&s...