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- From: bsalter@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Acorn's Education Directory: Now on CD ROM
- Date: 30 Apr 93 14:10:17 GMT
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- Acorn's Education Directory: Now on CD ROM
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- Acorn Computers has just released a CD-ROM version of its Education
- Directory.
-
- The Directory contains details of over 2,000 educational software titles,
- from more than 200 companies, which run on Acorn's Archimedes range of
- 32-bit RISC computers, as well as a full description of the products with
- details of the software houses and the prices of the software.
-
- All of the entries are accessed through an easy to use graphical database
- allowing the user to browse through data files, searching for key words or
- companies or particular types of software. By keying buttons on the display
- the user is transported to linked pages of information which may contain
- screen shots, demonstration versions of the software, or further information
- on particular packages.
-
- In addition the CD-ROM offers a geographical index to Acorn dealers,
- Education Dealers, and Acorn in Education Centres, as well as resources such
- as sound samples and sprites that can be extracted for use in other
- applications.
-
- Acorn's Education Marketing Manager, Ashley Oliver said that the CD ROM
- version of Acorn's Education Directory is likely to be updated on a regular
- basis throughout the year. "There will still be a place for the printed
- directory" he affirmed, "but as the use of Acorn CD ROM systems is becoming
- increasingly widespread in schools I think it likely that demand for the CD
- ROM version will grow dramatically.
-
- "The search facilities provided on the CD allow the user to look for
- specific packages suitable for defined groups of users. Being able to link
- the entries to further information pages offers immediate access to a wealth
- of information that it is simply not practicable to include in the printed
- version of the directory. " he said.
-
- ENDS
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- Notes to Editors: The software on this CD-ROM can only be executed on an
- Acorn 32-bit computer running Acorn's RISC OS operating system.
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- Further information from Ashley Oliver, Acorn Computers Limited, Tel 0223
- 254243
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