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Article: DeLorme Street Atlas USA Road Warrior edition: Don't Forget Your Compass.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- February 1, 2001
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An offshoot of DeLorme's Street Atlas USA 8.0, Street Atlas USA Road Warrior Edition (RWE) is geared for life on the road. Designed specifically for use on notebook PCs in conjunction with a GPS receiver, RWE has several features not found in the standard edition of Street Atlas USA, but it also suffers some new-release jitters.
RWE's goal is to help you navigate from any place in the United States to any other. If you have a GPS receiver, RWE tracks your current position on the street map as a green dot, and the map automatically scrolls to follow your position. Unlike Street Atlas USA 8.0, RWE can orient the map based on your current heading. You can also save ...