Maps and mapping

Mark Horton (mark@stargate.COM)
13 Nov 90 22:07:56 EST (Tue)

I'm still sorting all the mail into a single history file and today
I'm working through all the traffic on maps and mapping. The
"factual" side of the history of this project is pretty complete --
who made the maps, what they looked like etc. There is even a nice
collection of early maps in the archive for those who want to see
some -- I've separated them from the rest of the stuff.

What is not there is much of a sense of why anyone would want or
need to map the net in the first place. Someone, I think it is Mark
Horton, notes that the maps were used for the "pathalias" program
but beyond that one comment, there isn't much.

For those of you who were involved in the early mapping project, why
did you map the net? Personal interest in cartography? Curiosity?
And, what benefits (including the pathalias stuff) were gained from
the maps?

I know that you all put a lot of time and energy into the project, I
think it would be very interesting to know more about it.

Thanks,

bj

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