DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2006 [Old Version]
- More than 268,000 new streets and roads
- Updated, expanded highway exit services and other GPS-accurate places of interest
- MapShare—post maps and routes online with a unique URL, for family, friends, clients
- Address Book—import, locate and route to and from your contact manager listings
- Avoid routing tool—easily block out areas you’d prefer to bypass
Rating: 5 of 5
Exactly what we wanted!
Steet Atlas was exactly what we need. Of course, with GPS now, makes this kind of obsolete. :) Would recommend if someone really needs it.
Rating: 4 of 5
The UI on earlier version was better
I upgraded from SA6. Not so thrilled by this XPish interface.
I bought the Microsoft product a year earlier, that one had my home 1 mile up the road.
Neither product has the 131 freeway from Cadillac Mi, 2 the Manistee bridge shown.
I've had Delorme Gazzeters 4 years (large format 1"=1 mile or so maps) If anyone has a chance 2 make a decent mapping program it is them.
Wes
I bought the Microsoft product a year earlier, that one had my home 1 mile up the road.
Neither product has the 131 freeway from Cadillac Mi, 2 the Manistee bridge shown.
I've had Delorme Gazzeters 4 years (large format 1"=1 mile or so maps) If anyone has a chance 2 make a decent mapping program it is them.
Wes
Rating: 3 of 5
This company values profit more than customer satisfaction
I just upgraded 2 Street Atlas 2006 from Street Atlas version 7.0, which is considerably older.
I have a serious beef with Delorme. I was told pre-sale & afterwards that all the locations I entered into my old version 7.0 (saved in .SA7 data files) would be imported into street atlas 2006 with no problem. Well, they WERE NOT & ARE NOT, so now I'm going 2 be entering addresses all over again.
The other annoying thing is that the new version is no longer compatible with Phonesearch USA, which I paid a bundle 4 some years ago 4 use with the old version. It was very handy 2 just enter a buisiness's phone number & get routed there. Well, guess what? The 2006 version isn't compatible with the old phonebooks, & Delorme wants me 2 shell out 4 new ones. To add insult 2 injury, it is impossible 2 have version 7.0 & version 2006 both installed (now 7.0 crashes my system if I try 2 run it), so I can't just leave the old version there just 2 use the phonebook with.
You might be wondering why I waited a number of years 2 upgrade, instead of upgrading every year. Well, you guessed it, Delorme want's you 2 shell out all over again every year 4 program & data upgrades, rather than just giving it out 4 free or at a nominal charge.
I think it's handy 2 have GPS from a laptop, but I think it's time 2 get a dedicated device that is windshield mountable. It's probably a lot safer, as well.
I have a serious beef with Delorme. I was told pre-sale & afterwards that all the locations I entered into my old version 7.0 (saved in .SA7 data files) would be imported into street atlas 2006 with no problem. Well, they WERE NOT & ARE NOT, so now I'm going 2 be entering addresses all over again.
The other annoying thing is that the new version is no longer compatible with Phonesearch USA, which I paid a bundle 4 some years ago 4 use with the old version. It was very handy 2 just enter a buisiness's phone number & get routed there. Well, guess what? The 2006 version isn't compatible with the old phonebooks, & Delorme wants me 2 shell out 4 new ones. To add insult 2 injury, it is impossible 2 have version 7.0 & version 2006 both installed (now 7.0 crashes my system if I try 2 run it), so I can't just leave the old version there just 2 use the phonebook with.
You might be wondering why I waited a number of years 2 upgrade, instead of upgrading every year. Well, you guessed it, Delorme want's you 2 shell out all over again every year 4 program & data upgrades, rather than just giving it out 4 free or at a nominal charge.
I think it's handy 2 have GPS from a laptop, but I think it's time 2 get a dedicated device that is windshield mountable. It's probably a lot safer, as well.
Rating: 3 of 5
Complicated Interface
Navigation around the program's screen is difficult.
I had not updated my Street Atlas 4 several years & they have
made the use of the features less intuitive.
Things like finding the current construction or weather
along a route may be available but finding them is another matter.
This leads 2 frustration when trying 2 use the program.
I wish that they had kept their previous interface, but then that is
the way of computer software - make changes so they can release new versions & sell them.
I had not updated my Street Atlas 4 several years & they have
made the use of the features less intuitive.
Things like finding the current construction or weather
along a route may be available but finding them is another matter.
This leads 2 frustration when trying 2 use the program.
I wish that they had kept their previous interface, but then that is
the way of computer software - make changes so they can release new versions & sell them.
Rating: 2 of 5
cannot recommend this software
I really cannot recommend this software. I don't know why DeLorme refuses 2 use the simple windows interface. Nothing is where you would expect it 2 be. There isn't even a simple "Save As" dialog box. There is no way 2 name anything the way YOU want 2 name it & the print dialog box doesn't allow you 2 just print a couple of the pages you need from a 30 page document.
This really is NOT good software.
don't buy it.
This really is NOT good software.
don't buy it.
Street Atlas USA 2006 is the ideal 4 laptops, desktops, & GPS tools. This new Street Atlas system features 268,000 new roads plus 4 million up-to-date places of interest. It's more powerful tool than online mapping, & more comprehensive tools 4 traveling. The GPS reads voice commands & returns spoken directions, 4 up 2 4 million places of interest. It also includes automatic back-on-track re-routing with off-route distance settings, mobile map colors, & much more. Find last-minute lodging & food in unfamiliar places
($5.00)
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