Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!decwrl!hookup!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!agate!iat.holonet.net!3rd1000!anita.nikiforuk From: anita.nikiforuk@3rd1000.com (Anita Nikiforuk) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: CD-ROM Review; Project Gutenberg Date: Sat, 11 Jun 1994 20:34:00 GMT Message-ID: <9406120512431910@3rd1000.com> Organization: The Third Millennium - (208) 664-BYTE Distribution: world Lines: 60 +------------------------------------------------------- |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 Shakespe |being on this CD, but there is *nothing* by Shakespeare on it. If you loo |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 was surprised to find that you were indeed correct about the absence of Shakespeare on the CD. I'd just received my copy a day or two earlier and hasn't thoroughly checked it out. This is what I *could* find, with regards to Shakespeare: ___ ***Early Filenames and Dates Are Approximations*** 1974-1990 Various Editions of Shakespeare and The Bible (various names & #'s) Dec 1989 Gettysberg Address, Abraham Lincoln (gettyxxx.xxx) 4 Dec 1973 The United States' Consitution (constxxx.xxx) 3 Dec 1972 The United States' Bill of Rights (billxxxx.xxx) 2 Dec 1971 Declaration of Independence (whenxxxx.xxx) 1 1974 The Gettysburg Address (4scorxxx,xxx) 6 1983-1990 Complete Shakespeare (shakesxx.xxx) 5 1974-1982 The Bible (biblexxx.xxx) 4 1973 U.S. Constitution (constxxx.xxx) 3 1972 Bill of Rights (billxxxx.xxx) 2 1971 Declaration-Independence (whenxxxx.xxx) 1 [The Shakespeare Was Never Released] ___ The line above seems to say it all, however that doesn't explain why the CD is being marketed as containing, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare," when in fact, none exists on the CD. |Also, I don't see the reason for having 5 or 6 versions of the same thing |the disk. If the text has been corrected 6 times, why not just give us th |latest and greatest version? What's the point in having all the old versi Good question. My daughter and I were perusing the disk and found ourselves asking the same thing. |This is the first time I've been disappointed in a Walnut Creek product, |but this CD is certainly not worth $39.95 to me. Here you have an option. Walnut Creek "unconditionally guarantees" your purchase. According to the jewel case jacket, if you are "dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your CDROM for a full refund." (BTW, this disk can be purchased for *half* of what you paid for it. A better price may make the absence of Shakespeare more tolerable. ) +--------------------------------------------- o.o.o.Anita.o.o. anitan@3rd1000.com ajnialu@alley.com * Coeur d'Alene,ID * <> And He Disappeared In A Puff Of Logic.