 Have you checked out Google Earth?
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Simply amazing use of technology. And it's FREE. I've been zipping and zooming around the planet for a while now. 
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Re: Have you checked out Google Earth?
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How'd you download? It won't let you now.
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Oh Sure! Get me all excited (and at my age, that doesn't happen often  ), and all I get is this.
Google Earth downloads temporarily delayed
Thanks for your interest in Google Earth, but we're sorry we can't offer you a download right now. As you know, Google Earth is in beta, and we're still building out our ability to take on new users. We're making good progress, and expect to be able to accept new downloads shortly, so we recommend you check back daily at earth.google.com. We hope to be able to welcome you and other new planet surfers soon.
We appreciate your patience,
The Google Earth Team
BOO! HISS! 
Jack
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton
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Re: Have you checked out Google Earth?
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Well, it was available yesterday!  I guess half the planet is trying now and they're overloaded.
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Is this like Microsoft's Terraserver site, or is it different then that?
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Its ALL YOUR FAULT!
You told to many people.
LIFE IS SHORT.
DON'T BE A DICK.
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A guy at work showed it to me today, pretty cool. I just tried to download it as well, no go for tonight...
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You can also get in on-line by going to maps.google.com
Sean
Exaudio ergo cogito ergo sum
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The Earth program is far better than Google Maps. It can do seamless zooming from "outer space" levels to super close-up. You can change the view so you're looking at the surface of the earth at an angle and it will show you the terrain in 3D. I've been to K2, Everest, and the many peaks in the western United States. They're all rendered real-time in 3D. Also, some cities even have 3D added on top of the maps. Mind-blowing.
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Downloading right now, it is available again I just got my 1.5MB DSL last week, I love high speed, beats the hell out of slow dial up. I'll be installing it soon, and providing feedback...
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