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Article 8675 (2 more) in alt.cd-rom:
From: aa699@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Thomas)
Subject: Libris Brittania CD-ROM (Reviewed by Tony Thomas)
Date: 14 Mar 1993 07:51:21 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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Reply-To: aa699@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Tony Thomas)
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Those looking through the latest Walnut Creek Catalog (which is pretty
spiffy looking, by the way, especially when compared to past issues) may
have noticed the Libris Brittania CD-ROM (correct spelling). As it
costs more than double the price of other popular discs such as
SIMTEL20, Garbo and CICA, you may have wondered: "What's the Big Deal?"
Libris Brittania, according to the Walnut Creek catalog is: "from the
best British shareware library, over 600 megabytes of superb public
domain and shareware for the IBM-PC." Hmmmm.... Let's see if LB lives
up to the hype.
After giving it a spin, I was impressed with the selection and diversity
of the software on the disc. In fact, I found it to be quite similar to
the software libraries that you can buy at a computer show or swap meet
for $3-5 a disc. Unlike SIMTEL, the disc contains mostly shareware with
very little in the way of escoterica or exotica. The disc is divided
into directories by category. The only down side is that the zip files
are identified by a number (presumably corresponding to a disk number).
Fortunately, each directory has a text file containing a description of
its contents. Also, the disc comes with a well organized book which
describes each file in detail. Categories include: Business Software,
Communications, Database Systems, Desktop Publishing, Education,
Electronics, Games, Graphics, Hobbies/Activities, Programming, Religion,
Scientific, Utilities, Windows Support, Word Processing/Editing and much
more. Also, unlike many shareware CDs, the latest versions of each
program seem to be included.
Even though the disc may seem a bit pricey (at least by Walnut Creek
standards), it is a bargain considering that its is the equivalent of
at least 3500 5.25" double-density floppies. If purchased at computer
show prices, that stack of floppies would cost you over $10,000. So,
to get access to all those programs (and we are talking about *access*,
since most of the discs are shareware and require that a registration
fee be paid), you would have to lay out a bunch of cash and find a
convenient place to store 3500 floppies!
Five Stars *****
Libris Brittania
$69.95
Walnut Creek CD-ROM
1547 Palos Verdes Suite 260
Walnut Creek, CA 94596-2228
1-800-786-9907
1-510-947-5996
1-510-947-1644 (FAX)
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