The world on a platter

Article Abstract:

Seven encyclopedias on CD-ROMS are evaluated. These are Encyclopedia Americana, Britannica, Compton's, Microsoft Encarta, Grolier's and McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia on Science and Technology. They contain varying degrees of text and multimedia implementations.

Microsoft Encarta (Electronic reference), Britannica CD (Electronic reference), Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia (Electronic reference), Encyclopedia Americana (Electronic reference), McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (Electronic reference), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia 1997 (Electronic reference)

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The Way Things Work

Article Abstract:

Doring Kindersley Multimedia's 'The Way Things Work' is an interesting and informative program for looking up topics. Unfortunately, it takes more time to use the program than to open a normal book. Moreover, it contains many careless statements and factual errors.

The Way Things Work (Educational training software)

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Leonado the Inventor. (Software Review)(Evaluation)$Evaluation (Evaluation)

Article Abstract:

InterActive Publishing's 'Leonardo the Inventor' is an interesting, graphics-filled program but it is limited in scope. Moreover, the video sections in the progrm are unattractive.

Leonardo, The Inventor (Educational training software)

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