06-28-2005, 05:00 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Dreamsoft Releases World Atlas 2005
"Turn your Pocket PC in ultimate World Atlas with nice graphics. Beautiful graphics and maps. Select by list option. Detailed, full-color maps. Easy installation."
Anyone interested in turning your PocketPC into a world atlas? Well, for $14.99 at Handango [Affiliate], you can! Of course, that is if you can deal with the lack of trial and limited product description (not to mention the company website is still under construction). To the Dreamsoft's credit though, those maps sure do look pretty. I just wish they'd throw us a little bit more of a bone to go on. How about you guys? Anyone use Atlas programs on your Pocket PC? Do tell!
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06-28-2005, 07:03 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 524
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not so great
I just bought it and installed it. Man, I'm not sure where to start.
- Copy the cab file to your pc and execute it to install, so there is no support for cf/sd install. At least it is only about 2MB
This is why I'm glad I've got 128MB of RAM.
- It brings up static images. They cut off the country you're triing to look at. This is nuts, it's really not so useful this way. The help says you can scroll up/down/left/right with the dpad controlls but that doesn't work on my e830.
- There doesn't seem to be any option to zoom in/out
- No vga support. I can't beleive anyone would release any app where graphics are important without native vga support these days. With low res graphics some of the "text" (just part of the map image) is so small that it's hard to read because the resolution isn't high enough.
- No exit option
It does seem to have a lot of countries. I also have TomeRaider 3 and the CIA World Fact Book in tr3 format. This has, in my opionion at this time, better maps and the the CIA WFB is free as is most other TomeRaider content.
I hope they release a newer and much improved version soon. I'm glad it was under $15 plus I got my ppct member discount
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06-28-2005, 08:03 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 718
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You're a brave man to try sight unseen 
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06-28-2005, 08:10 PM
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Contributing Editor
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 524
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Originally Posted by DaleReeck
You're a brave man to try sight unseen |
I'm a sucker for references. I find them very handy to have on my pocket pc. I'd love a good atlas. This would be very useful if the panning function would work. I'm hoping it's a minor bug they can fix quickly. Without that and only at 240x320, it isn't very useful to me.
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06-28-2005, 08:49 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,386
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Wow. I'm sorry and I thank you at the same time.
I'm sorry that this program came up with the limitations that you found and yet, thankful that you shared your assessment of the program.
Perhaps on the bright side, it appears that this company is just starting up (website is still under construction), so there could well be some upcoming improvements.
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06-28-2005, 09:01 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 9
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Heck - You can go to
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
and download the whole CIA factbook -
assuming we can trust CIA
:-)
There is a version without pdf maps which would make it about 30 or 40 meg program (Sits quite nicely on CF/SD card) and since it is simply html - Pocket Internet Explorer will handle it well.
There are even stripped down version of this publication - about 12 megs worth - just web and jpeg maps. (Free) If someone just can remember where they are.
There are products for $9.95 that offer the CIA factbook info formated for Pocket PC.
Although - what's the point - with a bit of tweeking you can do it yourself.
Just my 2 cnets
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06-28-2005, 09:28 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 601
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I use the CIA Factbook in simple HTML format on the PPC and view it w/ Pocket Explorer. Didn't even need to pay $9.95 ! 
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06-28-2005, 10:49 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,183
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Originally Posted by BogdanK
assuming we can trust CIA
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Hmm - well according to the CIA Scotland, England, Wales and Ulster are all regions, yet Northern Ireland is a country.
No I don't think we can trust the CIA at all.
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06-29-2005, 09:18 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 7
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Bought and installed World Atlas 2005.
The software sucks. It is of absolutely no use to anyone what-so-ever.
Will get a full refund from Handango (on the grounds that they do not offer a Demo). If anyone else has bought this then you can get a refund by filling out a refund form at http://www.handango.com/minibrand/mi...amp;siteId=318.
Bookmark that page because it is impossible to find in the menu system. They have to e-mail you the link, and if you fill out the form it saves you having to e-mail them to get the form in the first place.
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06-29-2005, 01:10 PM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3
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mbassoc2003? There is no buyer with this nick or e-mail :)
Hi! I am G. Georgiev - CEO and co-founder of the DreamSoft company. DreamSoft is located here in Bulgaria, Europe. We love to write a software for mobile devices - this is our first software - World Atlas 2005.
I have a list of all buyers from Handango - there is no mbassoc2003 , but our software have a little problems:
-There is no option to zoom in/out (You have a option to scroll with Arrow Keys or Little JoyPad on your Pocket PC)
- No vga support
- No exit option
- Our web site is a under construction
Thanks to the "vector"!
Now we work on next version of this software and will add this functions.
Best Regards
G. Georgiev
DreamSoft
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