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- REVIEW: CD-ROM - ENCARTA'95 Microsoft 1994
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- Microsoft's complete interactive multimedia encyclopedia on CD-ROM is
- quite a package of knowledge and learning. One reviewer said "this is
- the CD-ROM that will make print encyclopedias obsolete", but its really
- like comparing apples and oranges. ENCARTA'95 is a LOT more fun than
- a shelf full of books!
-
- ENCARTA'95 is a sight and sound show that teaches. It contains more than
- 26,000 articles, 7,000 photos and illustrations, 800 maps, over 100
- animations and video clips and, if that's not enough, more than 8 hours of
- sound! Microsoft's team of 25 editors update ENCARTA annually - the 1995
- edition contains more than 10,000 revised articles and plenty of new material
- as well.
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- The ENCARTA powerful pinpoint tool finds information easily and allows users
- to search by title, time, media, place, or key words and filters information
- to browse, create lists and find facts quickly and effortlessly. The new
- fly-out menus make finding articles much easier and faster. ENCARTA is
- extremely easy to master by anyone who can point a mouse and click the
- buttons!
-
- System requirements are pretty standard - a 386SX, 4MB of RAM, 3.5MB of
- free hard drive space, CD-ROM drive, sound card, SVGA monitor, Windows 3.1
- or later, a mouse and loudspeakers.
-
- ENCARTA also features an interactive world atlas, an illustrated timeline
- of world history, a media gallery with thousands of graphics and a neat
- learning game called MindMaze.
-
- One feature I find extremely useful is ENCARTA'95's seamless integration
- with Microsoft's BOOKSHELF and WORKS programs which allows users to import
- information directly into a word processing application for easier report
- writing. I sure wish I had that capability when I was writing term papers
- and essays. Unfortunately, my review does not do ENCARTA'95 justice!
- There's so much great stuff and innovative presentation here. You really
- have to play with ENCARTA'95 for a few hours to fully appreciate it. If you
- recently purchased a multimedia system you may find that ENCARTA'95 was
- bundled with the software that came with it. If not, buy it and if you're
- not pleased, Microsoft offers you a 90 day money-back guarantee. You can't
- lose!
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- %T Encarta'95
- %I Microsoft
- %D 1994
- %O CD-ROM, $99.95
- %K encyclopedia
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- (C) 1995
- Michael Crestohl
- Nahant Massachusetts USA
- mc@shore.net
-
- DISCLAIMER: I have no interest, financial or otherwise, in the success or
- failure of the book or materials reviewed herewith, nor have I received any
- compensation (other than a review copy requested by me) from anyone who has.
- All opinions expressed are strictly my own.
-
- Other Internet and Aviation book/software reviews by me can be obtained
- by anonymous FTP from: x2ftp.oulu.fi in the /pub/books/crestohl directory.
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