Hi all,

Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
for the UK (and maybe Europe)?

Regards

B.

BrianE <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:bpfq2i$kg1$(E-Mail Removed):

> Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
> for the UK (and maybe Europe)?
>

There are online route planners, such as MapQuest and the AA Route Planner,
which will give you driving directions from A to B.

See:
http://www.mapquest.co.uk/
http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

Robin T Cox wrote:

> BrianE <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:bpfq2i$kg1$(E-Mail Removed):
>
>
>>Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
>>for the UK (and maybe Europe)?
>>
>
>
> There are online route planners, such as MapQuest and the AA Route Planner,
> which will give you driving directions from A to B.
>
> See:
> http://www.mapquest.co.uk/
> http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp


Thanks.

B

In article <bpfq2i$kg1$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Hi all,
>
> Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
> for the UK (and maybe Europe)?
>
> Regards
>
> B.
>
>
OK, perhaps off topic but thought I would add a comment.

I still use the original NextBase (pay) version of autoroute (before it
sold out to M$oft). It has full uk and europe maps, comes on just one
floppy and is really quick and easy to use.

A friend recently installed the latest version and, guess what, it now
needs nearly a gig of space on your hard disk + putting the cd in when
you want to use it. Not to mention writing a huge number of new keys to
your reg.

And, in spite of the bloat, it doesn't really add anything useful over
the NextBase version!

I'd love to see a freeware version of this available that is similar to
the original.

regards

point blank wrote:

> In article <bpfq2i$kg1$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
>>for the UK (and maybe Europe)?
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>B.
>>
>>
>
> OK, perhaps off topic but thought I would add a comment.
>
> I still use the original NextBase (pay) version of autoroute (before it
> sold out to M$oft). It has full uk and europe maps, comes on just one
> floppy and is really quick and easy to use.
>
> A friend recently installed the latest version and, guess what, it now
> needs nearly a gig of space on your hard disk + putting the cd in when
> you want to use it. Not to mention writing a huge number of new keys to
> your reg.
>
> And, in spite of the bloat, it doesn't really add anything useful over
> the NextBase version!
>
> I'd love to see a freeware version of this available that is similar to
> the original.
>
> regards

Hmm,

Many thanks for that, I'll take a look.

B

Robin T Cox <(E-Mail Removed)> schreef:

>> Is there such a thing as a freeware alternative to Autoroute
>> for the UK (and maybe Europe)?

> There are online route planners, such as MapQuest and the AA Route
> Planner, which will give you driving directions from A to B.
>
> See:
> http://www.mapquest.co.uk/
> http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp

And:
<http://mappy.com/> (uses Flash)
<http://www.viamichelin.com/>

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