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Title

IBM release 1997 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia deluxe edition

Source

Information today. 14(1997) no.3, S.35

Year

1997

Abstract

Reviews IBM's 1997 World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition. The double CD-ROM combines contents from the Wrold Book with Internet and multimedia technologies and is tailored to US school curricula for the 4th grade through high school and beyond. The CD included videos of 2 to 4 minutes each. The software allows Internet users to update World Book articles with news, current affairs and events. This link also provides access to World Book's 80 years of archived information available on its Web site as well as links to other sites. Describes search features. A 225.000 word dictionary is included. Lists system requirements

Theme

Informationsmittel

Object

World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia

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