OT . MS Virtual Earth



I can't believe I'm going to post this,
but this is actually better than Google Earth
(at the moment ) :

If you haven't seen .. or tried this .. give it a whirl ( or hurl)

http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e9298080-50c4-4f2e-9fc4-4009074996ba&displaylang=en

You will need *modern* , updated DirectX video and adapter
to really enjoy it.

Now .. If I could get a version for Linux ....
.

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