{{Infobox software | name = ''Street Finder'' | developer = Rand McNally | released = 1995<ref>{{cite web|first=Bob|last=Schwabach|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/196398065/|title=Gift ideas from maps to B&B lists to encyclopedias|newspaper=Star Tribune|page=50|date=December 21, 1995|accessdate=April 27, 2026|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> | operating_system = Windows | genre = Mapping }} '''''Street Finder''''' is a mapping platform created by Rand McNally.
==Summary== ''Street Finder'' lets the user locate hotels, motels and restaurants.<ref name="Los Angeles Times March 1996"/> The user can select map styles to suit their individual taste.<ref name="CNET"/>
==Development== ''Street Finder'' was developed by Rand McNally, a company founded in 1856.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.randmcnally.com/utility/aboutUs/news03-29-99.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19990508215647/http://www.randmcnally.com:80/utility/aboutUs/news03-29-99.htm|title=Mapmaker Rand McNally Acquires Thomas Bros. Maps|website=Rand McNally|archivedate=May 8, 1999|date=March 29, 1999|accessdate=April 27, 2026}}</ref>
==Reception== ''CNET'' recommended the 1997 edition of ''Street Finder'' with praise going to the program's map customizations and interactive airport maps.<ref name="CNET">{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Hogan|url=http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0%2C50%2C505%2C00.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19961222203817/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,505,00.html|title=StreetFinder 1997 Edition|website=CNET|archivedate=December 22, 1996|accessdate=April 27, 2026}}</ref> ''Los Angeles Times'' called ''Street Finder''{{'}}s map page feature "great".<ref name="Los Angeles Times March 1996">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Reilly|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-25-fi-51040-story.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260422082735/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-25-fi-51040-story.html|title=Finding It Proves Easier on Some CD-ROM Maps Than on Others|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=April 22, 2026|date=March 25, 1996|accessdate=April 27, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Street Finder'' ranked third on SoftTrends list of most popular reference software in May 1996, based on unit sales,<ref>{{cite web|first=Charles|last=Piller|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-15-fi-24307-story.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20260427095223/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-15-fi-24307-story.html|title=PowerBooks Could Take a Cue from PC Laptops|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=April 27, 2026|date=July 15, 1996|accessdate=April 27, 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> and twelfth on PC Data's list of Top-Selling Personal Productivity Software for July 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcdata.com/html/top_sellers/jul97_pc_per_prod.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19980629000612/http://www.pcdata.com:80/html/top_sellers/jul97_pc_per_prod.html|title=PC Data Hits List of Top Selling Software July, 1997|website=PC Data|archivedate=June 29, 1998|accessdate=April 27, 2026}}</ref> It was a finalist in the Best Niche Market Software Program category in the 1996 CODiE Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spa.org/codies/1996/cybercast/business.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/19970109093504/http://www.spa.org/codies/1996/cybercast/business.htm|title=Finalists in the 1996 SPA Codie Awards|website=Software Publishers Association|archivedate=January 9, 1997|accessdate=April 27, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/19990902013255/http://www.randmcnallystore.com/product.asp?sku=0528521020 ''Street Finder''] at Rand McNally
Category:1995 software Category:Digital mapping Category:Windows software