Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!wperko From: wperko@netcom.com (Walt Perko) Subject: Re: Encyclopedia Britannica NOW on CD-ROM!!! Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <2ta4q0$ljk@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 21:40:45 GMT Lines: 86 I'd love to have this CD-ROM but: PRICE: $1599.00 it is totally out of line! I'd rather just continue to look-up stuff via the Internet! When you can bring the price down under $100, then I think you can sell an issue to everybody in the world, perhaps even generate more CD-ROM drives sales to get the CD-ROM, but I'm never going to pay that much for a single CD-ROM. I wouldn't doubt that boot-leg versions pop up all over the place very soon. ridicules pricing is not going to do your reputation very much. CUL8r, Walt Perko = wperko@netcom.com David Talan (aa257@cleveland.Freenet.Edu) wrote: : ******************************************************************* : ******************************************************************* : ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ON CD-ROM : ******************************************************************* : ******************************************************************* : o Now there's a single CD-ROM with all 44,000,000 words of Britannica! : And it's easy to install--you can begin using it in minutes. : o There are no computer languages to learn--simply type your question : in the query box in English....Why is the sky blue?...Do fish : hybernate?... wherever your curiosity leads you. In moments a list of : relevant articles will appear with the most appropriate one highlighted : in the text box. : o You'll get a list of related articles in Britannica where you can look : for further knowledge. It's like a friendly, smart librarian whose only : job is helping you find the information you want! : o The electronic desktop feature lets you navigate quickly through a vast : wealth of knowledge. Simply save the current articles you're reviewing : and quickly move on to your next question. It's like creating a single : file with all the information you need in one place. You can even cut : and paste portions of text into other applications! : o Uses the intuitive, easy-to-use Windows operating environment. : : SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: PRICE: $1599.00 : IBM-compatible 486-based PC or higher : 4MB RAM, 4 MB Hard Drive space : MS-DOS 5.0 or higher : MS Windows 3.1 : CD-ROM Drive : Mouse : If this sounds like something you are interested in--please send e-mail to: : anon0e50@nyx.cs.du.edu : for addition details. : --