[Xastir] How to deal with .e00 files?

[Matt Werner]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian D Heaton" <brian.heaton at janusresearch.com>
To: "Matt Werner" <kb0kqa at arrl.net>
Cc: <xastir at xastir.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 7:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Xastir] topo maps


> Judging by your call you're in the US so you can use the USGS DRG
> (digital raster graph) maps for your state.  If you're still in
> Minnesota it looks like the following two links will get you started on
> downloads.
>
> http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/chouse/mndata.html
>
> http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/

The deli has good food.  :)

> I'l warn you in advance though.  Once you start downloading DRGs it can
> get addictive.  I've got a 250GB drive about 2/3rds full of DRGs. <G>

I can see that it can be addictive already.

I downloaded a couple of files that end in .e00.  I paged through the
README.MAPS file but didn't see any reference to these.  Can I use them, and
what is required?

Thanks and 73 - Matt