Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• ASIN: B00002SSUF
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,182 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

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This outstanding collection of reference tools makes it easy to arm your student with over 50,000 articles, 1.2 million geographic locations and 400,000 web sites-all in one integrated, updated package. The five CDs (or one DVD) provide access to the year 2000 editions of four core resources: The Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe, The Encarta Interactive World Atlas, The Encarta World English Dictionary and a one year subscription to Encarta Online Deluxe.

The DVD version combines all of the resources on one disk, with cross-product searching and the ability to jump from the encyclopedia, say, to a related entry in the atlas. Because of the expanded space on the DVD, you'll find more multimedia features such as 360 degree views and higher resolution videos than the five CD version. Both versions are packed with excellent features like closed-captioning for those with hearing impairments and text-to-speech, letting the text of articles be read aloud.

New features include a dynamic timeline so you can make side-by-side comparisons of historical events that occurred over the same time period. Parents and teachers alike will appreciate the curriculum guide that lets you search by grade and subject to see a listing of resources. There's also a new function that lets you do a text search from within an article and a "multimedia map" option that shows all of the audio and video resources by location. This is great for listening to different national anthems.

When it comes to reference titles for home use, this one is clearly the king of the hill.
Teaches: reference, research skills, encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, thesaurus
Age Range: 10-adult Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Product Description

Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000 is the most complete PC reference resource. Encarta Reference Suite 2000 combines comprehensive content and advanced technology to create an engaging educational experience on your PC in this award-winning multimedia reference suite. The collection includes Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 2000, Encarta Interactive World Atlas, Encarta World English Dictionary, and Encarta Online Deluxe.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000, June 13, 2011

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This review is from: Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite 2000 (CD-ROM)

What can I say? It's been a decade and sum since I purchased this; but, for what I can remember, it was delivered in a timely manner,it was designed well and I got it at a good price!