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Article: Microsoft Expedia Streets & Trips 2000.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
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Microsoft Expedia Streets & Trips 2000's street-level maps of the entire United States set it apart. It's the only program that can route you from your front door in Paw Paw, Mich., to your friend's door in Oconomowoc, Wis.-and show you where the nearest Burger King is when you get there.
Streets & Trips' breadth of information is so wide that it can take several seconds to calculate a complex itinerary. And while the program's routing decisions are sometimes questionable, they're easy to change: Simply drag the route marker to the road you want to use. Despite a few flaws-the route markers are too light, and the direction list at the top of the screen crowds out ...