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From: mork@chinook.halcyon.com (Kelly Grimm)
Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom.reviews,alt.cd-rom
Subject: Re: CIA World Fact Book...BAH!
Date: 27 Mar 1994 04:03:41 GMT
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rgast@mksol.dseg.ti.com  (Ronald Gast) writes:

>I just recently purchased the CIA World Fact Book. It is a JOKE! The
>whole program and data is LESS than 5MB total! I couldn't believe it.
>Why bother to put something like that on CD-ROM if all you have is
>5MB. To lure unsuspecting buyers perhaps? 
>    
>As for the data, any decent encyclopedia has more detail. CIA...BAH!
>  
>Don't waste your money on this.
>  
Allow me to 2nd this very accurate review.  
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