No more origami? (Travelmanager RoutePlanner Great Britain Database 2000)

Member Name: Night Owl

Product:	Travelmanager RoutePlanner Great Britain Database 2000
Date:	03/05/01 (1516 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to plan your route, quality maps, no more using bulky map books.

Disadvantages: None

Are you the sort of person, that when you are travelling, takes with them a large bulky map book, or even better still, the even larger street map that when unfolded is probably even bigger than your actual windscreen - and then when trying to fold it back to it’s original state, ends up looking more like a model in origami! Why is it you can never fold them back as they were? Is there an art to it?

If this sounds like you - then you would probably benefit from buying the TNT Travel manager Route planner of Great Britain - Database 2000, on PC-Rom.


Minimum System Requirements
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486 DX Computer
Windows 3.1 or higher
8 Mb RAM
2 speed CD-Rom Drive
SVGA Screen


Place of Purchase
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P C World


Price
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£39.99


What you get
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CD-Rom
Quick reference card
Registration card


This is an updated version of the Travel manager’s database 2000. Wherever you want to travel to, then it can be found either using the full postcode or the name of the borough, district and street. This CD-Rom also contains the locations of petrol stations, car parks, restaurants, Underground and railway stations. It can also plan complex journeys with up to 14 stops and gives you a practical detailed route planner. Furthermore, it has a multitude of well-detailed, high quality maps to offer.


How to plan a route
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This is quite easy and straightforward to do: -
Click on the Flag icon and then enter a point of departure.
Then click on the Banner icon to enter your point of destination.
Then finally click on the start planner button to start the route finder.
This can be printed, if required.


Map Window
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From this screen you are able to view any Map area of Great Britain - which can be shown on different scales, you can either zoom in or o
ut. From this you can either print, copy it to Windows Clipboard and then paste it into whatever application you want.

This window also allows you to: -
display information either on a road or a symbol,
measure the distance between any two points that you have selected on the map,
search for a location,
enter a point of departure and a destination.


Route Description Window
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Once a route has been planned, then from this window you are able to get written directions to follow automatically, it can also tell you how long it will take you to travel the designated route and also the distance. You are able to change the level of detail that you want in the directions.


Overview Window
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From this window you can view Great Britain as a whole - in relation to the points that you have chosen on the map.


To search for a location
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You can use this facility to look for a location by either using the postcode, or the place, district and street name.

Additionally, with this edition of the Route planner you can: -
create your own address file,
there is a symbol editor - so that you can change or add symbols,
and also a Clipboard function.

There are many CD-Rom Routefinders available on the market at the moment, but this is the only one that I have had experience with. Why mess about with bulky map books, or street maps that have more folds in them than an origami model, when you are able to print off just the maps and information that you require. I found it to be fully comprehensive and easy to navigate and also if you register your edition, then you are entitled to full support.
Tel. 0906 686 4357 (25p a minute), Fax. 0906 686 4627 (25p a minute) or www.travelmanager.co.uk.

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