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Before GPS There Was LORAN
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Probably not an alternative if you need walking directions to the coffee shop, then.
well there are no coffee shops in the middle of the ocean...
... but would you like a cup of sea?
So here's my pitch...
I call it Starducks
For some, middle of the ocean can be a bit hard to reach. So I suggest a location of sister chains closer to the customer. I call it
Tim Shoreton's
I thought it was called Hawaii
What, haven't heard of Dunkin' Donuts?
That was LORAN-A. It would get your ship close enough that you could see your destination. LORAN-C was comparable to GPS with selective availability enabled. eLORAN will be almost as good as GPS.