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New Grolier
Multimedia
Encyclopedia
by Tony Curro
We all thirst for knowledge. Browsing through a dictionary, or
encyclopedia, constantly broadens our horizons. Using an encyclopedia on
a CD-ROM brings the world to life. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
(NGME) for Windows is such a CD. It not only brings the world to life,
but makes us feel as if we are actually a part of history.
NGME contains all 21 volumes of the Academic American Encyclopedia, plus
additional articles written specifically for NGME. Overall, you will
find nearly 33,000 articles (more than 8,000 are new), and comprehensive
indexes of all the titles, words, and multimedia features. Thousands of
pictures, hundreds of maps, sound, animation, and video, to whet your
appetite for knowledge. There are many additional articles written
especially for NGME.
A new graphical user interface makes it easy to search or browse through
NGME. The CD makes excellent use of MPC with extensive audio and visual
displays.
The Multimedia Maps in NGME are animated maps. Explore: Prehistoric and
Ancient People; Exploration and Expansion; Ideas and Beliefs; Early
American History; Transportation; Modern Wars and Conflicts. All are
presented with narration. It is a wonderful experience. While you are
listening to the narration, the map changes to coincide with the
information you are hearing. You also see sidebars pop up that further
highlight the events. There are over 15 maps in all to explore.
Knowledge Explorer, another new addition to NGME, contains audiovisual
essays on topics such as Painting and Sculpture, Space Exploration, and
ten other topics. These essays give overviews of broad topics and link
them to related encyclopedia articles for further research. For example,
in the Painting and Sculpture Essay you will see drawings made over
25,000 years ago on cave walls, view images created by Classic Greek
artists, visit great works of the Renaissance, and much more right up to
photography and post-modern art forms.
Using Find you can quickly locate the specific information you require.
Sound allows you to hear anything from the Nutcracker to various birds
and many other sounds.
I was pleased with the overall content, presentation, and performance of
The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Of the many that I have used,
and reviewed, NGME far surpasses them all. As with any reference work,
you will discover information here not found in the others, and vice
versa. On some topics one encyclopedia will give more information than
another. I would prefer to own all the available reference works on the
market. But, as that may not be feasible for some, you cannot go wrong
with Grolier.
Grolier also makes a DOS, and Macintosh version on CD-ROM. They also
offer a 30-day money back guarantee.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
* 386SX or better
* MS-DOS 3.3 or higher
* MS Windows 3.1
* VGA; SVGA recommended
* Sound card required for audio
* MPC compliant CD-ROM drive (150 KB/sec sustained throughput) for
optimal playback of movies and animation.
* MS Extensions 2.21 or higher
* Hard Disk with at least 1.5MB free space
* 4 MB RAM
* Printer optional
* Network version available.
Product Information
The New Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia
Windows/MPC CD-ROM version
1994 Edition
SRP -- $149.95 (limited time)
Grolier Electronic Publishing
Sherman Turnpike
Danbury, CT 06816
800-285-4534
203-797-3500
203-797-3585 (FAX)