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From: ST3Z7@Jetson.uh.edu (Butler, Michael J.)
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Subject: Re: Encyclopedias
Date: 8 Jun 1994 02:41:33 GMT
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In-Reply-To: singer@ecst.csuchico.edu's message of 7 Jun 1994 18:05:00 GMT

In <2t2csc$sv6@charnel.ecst.CSUChico.EDU> singer@ecst.csuchico.edu writes:

> 	What is the best ibm CD-ROM encyclopedia ?  I would like one with
> lots of video clips, etc.  How much do they cost ?
> 

The consensus seems to be that Encarta offers more flash, Grolier's offers
more substance, and the rest fall somewhere in the middle.  I just picked up
a new Grolier's for Windows v.6 for about $30.