Pick two locations, and Street Atlas chooses a route between them. But unlike some GPS software, Street Atlas doesn't indicate when you've strayed from a planned route, nor can it use the Mac's speech facility to dictate driving directions. Sure, backseat drivers can be a drag, but trying to keep an eye on your PowerBook while driving is hardly practical. Its Street Atlas USA 6.0 software shines, but the Earthmate' s reliability problems make this a hard package to recommend. If you really need to find yourself, invest in a good road atlas.
Software is fast and well designed.
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