how many editions has the map gone through now?

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how many editions has the map gone through now?

Post by pimples » May 6, 2014, 4:13 am

i still have 1 knocking about somewhere but must be well out of date :D



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how many editions has the map gone through now?

Post by rjj04 » May 6, 2014, 7:01 am

If somebody at UM has kept archives of all the old maps it sure would be "cool" if they could put together a little time-lapse video with them. How things have changed over the years!

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how many editions has the map gone through now?

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how many editions has the map gone through now?

Post by parrot » May 6, 2014, 9:59 am

Before udon map, if you wanted a map of the city, you either bought a 199Baht edition that had minimum street names in English, no landmarks in English, and no songtaew routes. If you wanted a free map, you went to the Charoensri Grand and asked for a map.......they'd give you a mimeographed (remember those?) one page map that was vintage 1970 GI era. One or two thai competitors have tried to mimic the printed edition of the map....catering to tourists..but they didn't last. Today, I can't imagine being a western tourist in the town without a copy in my hip pocket.
Although I don't use the printed edition much these days, I keep a copy in my truck to find a restaurant or street.
Best of all, it's free!

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Post by JimboPSM » May 6, 2014, 2:55 pm

Before the genesis of UM this was one of the few maps available on line, it is 14 (possibly more) years old:
Map of Udon.jpg
Link to original: http://chmai.loxinfo.co.th/~unthanin/udonmap.html
Ashamed to be English since 23rd June 2016 when England voted for racism & economic suicide.

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how many editions has the map gone through now?

Post by parrot » May 6, 2014, 3:37 pm

AEK and Panyaveh are in town, so the map is at least post 1998. I like the warning at the top....."Please be patient. The map is 96 Kbyte and very large. Please use score bar to travel around the map." Those were the days!! 96Kbyte!!

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