Any such thing as Delorme Street Atlas 2012?
 15 years
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I still do most of my GPS tracking & mapping from my laptops. I'm currently running SA 2010, the plain (not Plus) version.
I have looked around and have failed to find a 2012 edition of this software. Delorme is selling what they call Street Atlas 2012 Plus, which includes telephone numbers of businesses, something I've no use for. They once offered Street Atlas versions without telephone numbers, apparently they don't any more. This looks like a stealth price increase.
If anyone knows differently, please let me know.
Delorme is currently offering SA 2012 Plus with the GlobalSat BU-353 GPS USB receiver for $49.95, not including shipping or sales tax. I have a laptop running Win7 Pro 64 bit, and had to buy the BU-353 since my previous GPS receivers wouldn't work with my new system. The BU-353 is the best GPS receiver I've ever use, very fast & reliable.
SA
There are no longer 2 versions of SA. 2012 Plus is the current version.
Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
I guess they retained the
I guess they retained the "Plus" designation to go with the increased price.
Nonsense
The Plus refers to the data base of phone numbers tat is included. Previous versions came with and without the data base. At $39.95, it's the same price as the "nonplus" version has always been. The "Plus" version was always more expensive.
Frank DriveSmart55 37.322760, -79.511267
Where have you been buying Street Atlas?
My last purchase of SA 2011 cost me $31.90, shipping & sales tax included, direct from DeLorme in October 2010. Its base price was $29.95.
I have no use for the phone numbers.
I Don't Pay "Retail" Price Either
I also don't like paying full price when I can usually find an item cheaper from another source.
I was thinking about buying Delorme's 2012 product, but I've recently received the Microsoft Street's and Trips 2011 and MapPoint 2011 to try out and stil putting them through their respective paces.
The newest version of Delorme's Street Atlas 2008 (I think it was Plus) so I may be upgrading to the 2012 soon. If so - I'll be searching for a discounted price as well.
It would be interesting to see any of these products being released for a Windows Phone 7 device, as back in the day, they both had versions for Pocket PC's and worked on the early Windows Mobile versions...
And now, back to your regularly scheduled forum - already in progress . . .