MANY THANKS FOR YOUR REPLIES. I TOO MISS PA! DOES ANYONE KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY PRECISE QUESTION: ALMOST ALL CURRENT FREQ FLYER PROGRAMS USE A CREDIT CARD OR SIMILAR CARD WHICH USES A MAGNETIC STRIPE TO RECORD OUR FLYING MILES, PURCHASES, ETC. I AM IN A DEBATE--I CONTEND THAT THE ORIGINAL WORLDPASS PROGRAM ISSUED US A SIMPLE IMPRINT CARD--IE, NO MAG STRIPES, SO THAT ANY REDEMPTION OF MILES HAD TO BE BY PAPER COUPON. IS THAT RIGHT?

ALSO, DOES ANYONE KNOW WHEN WORLDPASS BEGAN TO LET US USE OUR MILES FOR HOTELS, RENTAL CARS, ETC, --IE, FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN UPGRADES OR FREE TICKETS ON PA ITSELF?

I REALIZE THAT AT THE END OUR MILES WERE TRANSFERRED TO DL, BUT MY QUESTIONS HERE ARE CONFINED TO THE PERIOD PRIOR TO 1988.

PLEASE HELP ON THIS BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND MY OLD WORLDPASS FILES.

MANT THANKS!