Select this option to display the state lines, the Interstate Highway System, and the locations of cities and highway junctions. [Press any key] Select this option to display the map of a major U.S. city, including major highways, features (lakes, rivers, etc.), selected points of interest, and population and weather information. [Press any key] Select this option to return to the operating system. [Press any key] Select this option to display a movable frame on the U.S. map. The area within the frame can then be magnified to fill the map area of the screen. In this view, cities, highways, and features are identified. [Press any key] Select this option to return to menu 1. (Use the US map Display a city map Quit) [Press any key] Select this option to return to the display of the full US map with the zoom frame ready to be moved to a new location. [Press any key] Select this option to graphically add cities, highways, and junctions to the map. The new information can be permanently added to the program files or used during this run of the program and then deleted. [Press any key] Select this option to specify the route of your trip by using the codes of the origin city, intermediate cities & junctions, and your destination. The route will be color-coded in the zoom view for easy identification. [Press any key] Select this option to return to menu 2. (Zoom-in Menu 1) [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at restaurants, drive-ins, rest areas, or stops along the road for meals or snacks. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at gas stations for fuel, etc. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule rest stops. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at parks, museums, historical sites, theme or amusement parks, zoos, etc. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at restaurants, drive-ins, rest areas, or stop along the road for meals or snacks. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at gas stations for fuel, etc. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule rest stops. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule stops at parks, museums, historical sites, theme or amusement parks, zoos, etc. [Press any key] Select this option to schedule overnight stops at a hotel, motel, home of a friend or relative, or as the last stop on your trip. [Press any key] Select this option to display and print (optional) an itinerary of your trip for this one day. [Press any key] Select this option to create, display, and print (optional) a list of daily or total expenses for your trip. Includes expenses for full day stop-overs at a location. [Press any key] Select this option to return to menu 2. (Zoom-in Menu 1) [Press any key] From this option you can display lists of selected points of interest for the city. Detailed information is displayed at the bottom of the screen for these locations. [Press any key] This option will display the average monthly low & high temperatures, average monthly precipitation, the city and metro area populations, and the altitude of the selected city. [Press any key] Select this option to return to menu 1. (Use the US map Display a CITY map Quit) [Press any key] By entering the setup option, you will be able to do the following: * Describe your printer as being Epson/IBM compatible or not * Select your keyboard or mouse as the primary input device * Set trip parameters that are not likely to change often - Number of persons in the travel party Cost of gasoline per gallon The gas mileage of your vehicle The capacity of your gas tank The above information is saved in a disk file and used for each planned trip until it is changed in setup. Please read the program notes on the following screens if you are running THE INTERSTATE TRAVELER for the first time. ... PROGRAM NOTES ... [1] Lowercase key-ins are converted to uppercase. [2a] Cities are identified with four character codes. The first two characters identify the state (postal codes) and the second two the city. If the city name is one word, the first two letters of the name are used. If the city name is two or more words, the first letters of the first two words are used. For example: TXDA is Dallas, Texas CASF is San Francisco, California [2b] Highway junctions are identified with a similar code, except that the last two characters identify with the letter 'J' followed by a number. If more than 10 junctions exist in a state, the last two characters will be numbers. For example: FLJ4 is the fourth junction in Florida IL13 is the thirteenth junction in Illinois [2c] National parks and monuments are also identified with four character codes. The first two identify the name of the park or monument and the last two characters are either 'NP' or 'NM'. For example: GCNP is Grand Canyon National Park MRNM is Mount Rushmore National Monument [3] When a menu is active at the top of the screen, you can select from the functions shown at the bottom of the screen to perform some or all of the following - + Display a brief description of the highlighted menu option or the option selected with the mouse. + Convert a given code to a full name. + Display the miles and driving time from a city or highway junction through a sequence of connecting cities and/or junctions. + Return to the operating system [4] Only those cities indicated on the map with dark red markers have individual city maps. State capitals are outlined with white circles.
