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Andrew J. Gnoza, III
Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia featuring Virtual Workspace (SRP
$3395) on CD-ROM is a must for those who need factual reference
materials without the cost and bulk of a multi volume hard cover
encyclopedia. There are over 33,000 articles, 13,000 pictures, 800 map
atlas, an online dictionary and thesaurus and more presented in an
easy to use "Virtual Workspace" environment. CIE presents you with the
ability to view and get to information through its Path Bar,of 11
routes including visual, picture, video, sound plus idea and content
searches.
Over 100,000 hypertext links provide interactive links
throughout all the 11 paths which are represented as icons on the
Path Bar. For example the idea search is a language retrieval system
which will provide a list of article relevant to the question posed
such as Where do bananas grow. You can go directly to the contents
icon which presents an alphabetical listing of all the articles in the
CIE, pictures are in another table with a listing of all 13,000
entries. Entries of video clips are also listed as well as slide shows
and sounds.
Virtual Workspace allows you to work on any number of
documents, in virtually unlimited ways to browse, search, study or
be entertained. Virtual Workspace is a new Windows shell that turns
the boundaries of a computer screen into a virtual infinite working
display. You can open any number of documents (only limit is your PC's
RAM), articles, pictures, music, animated sequences and keep them
active simultaneously. The notepad feature allows you to cut and paste
information from the CIE into your workspace and to print it out as a
document.
The Workspace Map is a window that depicts the layout of the
documents you have assembled in you Virtual Workspace. Represented as
blocks, with assigned filenames that can be moved and rearranged to
suite your needs. Don't clutter you abode with the 26 volume hardcover
edition of Comptons, go out and get the CD-ROM version and have some
fun learning..