MS AutoRoute 2002

Simple to use, you just type in where you are, and then where you'd rather be, and hey presto it gives you not only a mapped out route, but also gives you the exact directions (ie. turn left at the roundabout, then take the next right etc etc), which is particularly useful for those of us who aren't that good at map reading!! However, if that's all you used Autoroute for, you'd never appreciate it's full potential. While planning your route you are able to zoom in on any areas of interest to you. From there you then have access to an incredible amount of information on the city or county you are interested - even down to more specific things ...  Read the complete review

Microsoft Autoroute has come a long way over the past couple of years. The 1998 issue offered an excellent database of UK streets which would outdo any collection of A to Z maps, along with the ability to plot a clear route from any point to another. It would even show points of interest along the route and could be set to show hotels, cafes, museums and much more. As long as you knew your fuel comsumption and the cost of petrol or deisel, you could check the cost of the journey and even the time it would take, although the time is always due to be a variable factor. The 2001 issue took the software a lot further, and offered such features as postcode support and the ...  Read the complete review