Rise of the hominids: an informative, albeit simplistic, journey through time

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The CD-ROM 'Origins of Mankind' from Maris Multimedia is generally accurate, up-to-date and entertaining, especially for teenagers, although more experienced users may find that some of the information is oversimplified. In addition, some sections of the program are presented simply as written material on the screen, without taking advantage of the multimedia format. The different sections do target a range of ability levels, however. Main sections include 'Cousins and Ancestors,' 'Discoveries,' 'Roads of Evolution,' 'Morphological Transformations' and 'Theories of Evolution.'

Maris Multimedia, Origins of Mankind (Educational/training software)

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Surfing ancient lands: a guide to CD-ROM offerings

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A number of CD-ROM products related to archaeology are available, many presented in the form of games for grade-school children. The products include 500 Nations and Ancient Lands from Microsoft, Exploring Ancient Cities: Crete, Petra, Pompeii, Teotihuacan from Sumeria Inc and Scientific American, History Through Art: Ancient Rome and History Through Art: Ancient Greece from Zane Publishing, Multimedia World History from Bureau of Electronic Publishing, and Nile Passage to Egypt from Discovery Channel Multimedia and Human Code.

Microsoft Corp., Archaeology, MSFT, CD-ROM databases, Bureau of Electronic Publishing Inc., Sumeria Inc., Zane Publishing Inc., Discovery Channel Multimedia, Microsoft 500 Nations (Electronic book), Microsoft Ancient Lands (Children's educational software), Exploring Ancient Cities (Educational/training software), History Through Art Series (Educational/training software), Multimedia World History (Educational/training software), Nile: Passage to Egypt (Educational/training software)

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Citizens of the past: a new web site allows you to register with an ancient city

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CyberSites, Inc., has introduced a new web site, AncientSites (http://www.ancientsites.com) that allows a user to become a citizen of an ancient city. The user can construct an appropriate biography and family history, chat with fellow citizens about politics and other subjects, and tour the particular city's famous architectural features. For the most part, screens are laid out in a manner that makes navigating through them relatively easy. This web site is informative and stimulating.

Social aspects, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Cities and towns, Ruined, extinct, etc., Abandoned settlements, CyberSites Inc.

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