Aiwlc8.120 net.news utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!iwlc8!grg Sat Jan 9 14:16:34 1982 UnxNet Map better), or no-name. I.E. you say tomato, I say ... etc.. I like the name UnxNet for no obvious reason, and advocate that there be NO official pronunciation. Also: Maps. I think they are just as neat as _____'s (your choice). There are plenty of N->1 dimensional mapping algorithms, which preserve topology, and certain desired distance measures. We would put in some semblance of site-site distance, and let the algorithm do it. Come'on all you projection experts, someone suggest the best algorithm. Greg Guthrie ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.