Compton's 1998
Interactive Encyclopedia is a bit like a college library.
If you can't find what you are looking for in the library,
however, this will be perfect for you. It lets you find
what you are looking for in dozens of ways.
Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia
is an easy-to-use CD-ROM product for elementary-and
middle-school students, to whom its multimedia features
will be especially attractive. The various ways in which
it makes use of the power of the Internet help keep it
current and expand its potential far beyond that of the
print set.
Features/Specifications
This is an Retail Version. You get 1
CD in a Jewel Case Only - Shrink-Wrapped with artwork.
No Manuals are included.
The main interface is called the Tableau
It is divided into three sections. The upper
left section contain the search windows, the lower
left window is the multimedia window, and the right
side of the screen is the article window
The Find Viewer will take you to any topic listed in
the encyclopedia's index
To search, you simply begin typing in the field
called "Starts with:" and as you do the
index narrows in on available topics
Compton's search capabilities gives you an interface
to quickly find coverage in any of the encyclopedia's
subject areas: art, science, history, literature,
music, sports, technology, geography, and a variety of
other subjects
The article windows will, from time to time, have
icons and underlined links. These are
interactive too.
Within articles there are usually several links to
such things as images, videos, time lines, and web
sights
If you want to understand a word that is unclear to
you, just highlight it in the article viewer and
double click on it
There are charts, pictures, and videos that are
listed in the articles and all of these are displayed
in the multimedia viewer
Product
Requirements
Windows:
Windows 3.1, 95 or 98
486DX/66 MHz or better
8MB RAM (16 MB recommended)
Hard disk with 12MB
256 colour SVGA
2x CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible sound card
Mouse
Printer (optional)
Modem (optional: required for online
features only)
