Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!parc!biosci!agate!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!jobone!lynx.unm.edu!carina.unm.edu!news-user From: rsquires@unm.edu (roger m squires) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom,alt.cd-rom.reviews Subject: Re: CD-ROM Review; Project Gutenberg Date: 9 Jun 1994 10:24:18 -0600 Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque Lines: 31 Message-ID: <2t7fni$oob@carina.unm.edu> References: <771057084.70snx@config.com> <1994Jun8.154315.8810@ornl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: carina.unm.edu Xref: cdrom.com alt.cd-rom:4788 alt.cd-rom.reviews:235 > MILLION D L wrote: > >I ordered this CD and I was disappointed. I have seen Walnut Creek ads >before (I think?) that said something about the complete works of Shakespeare >being on this CD, but there is *nothing* by Shakespeare on it. If you look >at the back of the jewelbox, the blurb on the back even says it has the >works of Shakespeare, but the blurb lies. The Shakespeare was the main >reason I ordered it in the first place. I think the Moby Lexicon people actually did the Shakespeare files that PG distributes. Perhaps this accounts for it? You could ask over on the `gutn' newsgroup. >Also, I don't see the reason for having 5 or 6 versions of the same thing on >the disk. If the text has been corrected 6 times, why not just give us the >latest and greatest version? What's the point in having all the old versions? One reason is to distinguish versions proof-read to different editions of the same work, which may contain interesting variations. As an example, I've helped produce rholm10a.zip (not yet released), which is a version of the PG file rholm10.zip, proofed to the original Strand magazine publication. There are many subtle differences between the English -- rholm10a.zip -- and American -- rholm10.zip -- editions which fascinate Sherlock Holmes freaks like me. > >Dan Million rms "It is a remarkable cow that walks, canters, and gallops."