Whoa, my first PC was on a 500mhz Celeron 3 5 GB of HDD and 64.0mb of RAM. And he started it with the Financial Deals thing. I just hate it when someone talks about it without knowing. You're right, my dad also thinks a PC is an all-in-one package for gaming, working, surfing, chatting, medias, just better!
Oh and about the map thingy, Zino's idea is really considerably great. I just hope the city would have a more downtown-like feel like the one they have in GTAIII! Where do you go when you're lonely? Downtown...