Mappoint VS. Street Atlus Delux

MRK · 12-06-2002

I have the latest version of street atlus delux. I recently aquired mappoint 2002. I have a few issues with Mappoint. Mabey i'm just over looking them.

1. In Street Atlus Delux, when i have gps hooked up it has a green arrow pointing to the direction i'm going and then leaves behind small green dots to show where i have been. This is extreemly helpfull when navigating a big city. Is there a way to make mappoint do this?

2. Is there a way to make the map shift to always point the way i'm going. For example: In Street Atlus Delux, the map always shifts so that my green arrow is pointing up. (So i'm always looking at the map as if i were going forward.

I hope that these are some features that i have simply overlooked. Thanks for any suggestions.

-Mr.K

astcell · 12-07-2002

I bought Street Atlas Deluxe last week on 5 CDs, mainly because it was $29.99 with a $30 rebate!

dasatelliteguy · 12-07-2002

May I ask where you bought it for that awesome price?

Thanks!

MRK · 12-07-2002

I bought mine at compusa for about the same price.

-Mr.K

agentgrn · 12-08-2002

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Originally posted by MRK
1. In Street Atlus Delux, when i have gps hooked up it has a green arrow pointing to the direction i'm going and then leaves behind small green dots to show where i have been. This is extreemly helpfull when navigating a big city. Is there a way to make mappoint do this?

Nope...not with the application itself. I prefer to use GPSPlus for MapPoint which can be found here: http://www.engo.com/mappointtoolbox/

It's not a bad application, but there are problems with the way MapPoint handles com ports, which means virtual com ports and USB com ports won't work right with it. There are a few threads here which address that situation.

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Originally posted by MRK
2. Is there a way to make the map shift to always point the way i'm going. For example: In Street Atlus Delux, the map always shifts so that my green arrow is pointing up. (So i'm always looking at the map as if i were going forward

This has got to be a new feature in the new SA...because it wasn't on SA9.0 which I bought last year. Sounds pretty cool, I must admit.

Admittedly, MP2k2's strong point is in the business analysis part of the program, which is how I did all the neat maps on my site from my wardrives. However, it lacks a lot of the telemetry items that Delorme can take home the trophy with.

astcell · 12-08-2002

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Originally posted by dasatelliteguy
May I ask where you bought it for that awesome price?

Thanks!

It was at Best Buy, normally $39.99 but down to $29.99 on the Friday after THanksgiving, and for 4 hours they had a $30 rebate on it, I was amazed they had some in stock!

They also had a DVD of previews for $0.01. I got it, it has a scene with a cheerleader doing really high leg kicks

I'll buy that for a penny!

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MRK Grid Stumbler Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 241	Mappoint VS. Street Atlus Delux I have the latest version of street atlus delux. I recently aquired mappoint 2002. I have a few issues with Mappoint. Mabey i'm just over looking them. 1. In Street Atlus Delux, when i have gps hooked up it has a green arrow pointing to the direction i'm going and then leaves behind small green dots to show where i have been. This is extreemly helpfull when navigating a big city. Is there a way to make mappoint do this? 2. Is there a way to make the map shift to always point the way i'm going. For example: In Street Atlus Delux, the map always shifts so that my green arrow is pointing up. (So i'm always looking at the map as if i were going forward. I hope that these are some features that i have simply overlooked. Thanks for any suggestions. -Mr.K

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12-07-2002	#2 (permalink)
astcell Stumbling Stumbler Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Southern CA Posts: 589	I bought Street Atlas Deluxe last week on 5 CDs, mainly because it was $29.99 with a $30 rebate!

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dasatelliteguy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1	May I ask where you bought it for that awesome price? Thanks!

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MRK Grid Stumbler Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 241	I bought mine at compusa for about the same price. -Mr.K