Hehe, you can do that now. No need to wait.
There is an option in the game settings, it's the second to Last screen you setup when starting a game. It's like "Show tech tree" or something like that. Don't remember the exact words. Click that and you will be able to see the tech tree in the one of the in game screens. "Help" I think. It's been a while since I used it, but I know it's there.
Geoschmo
EDIT: Ok, it's "Players can see complete tech tree" in the game settings. Put a green dot by that. It doesn't have one by default. Then to see the tech tree during the game its in the research queue screen, which makes sense I think.
[ May 16, 2002, 16:33: Message edited by: geoschmo ]