Research Catalog

Title

Encarta [electronic resource].

Publication

Redmond, WA : Microsoft

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Microsoft Corporation.

Publication Date

Began in 1992?

Description

CD-ROM : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

A multimedia encyclopedia which includes the text of the Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia with more than 1000 articles plus several hours of sound, including spoken language, illustrations, animations, maps, Microsoft Write for Windows word processor, Mind Maze game, timeline, dictionary, and thesaurus.

Uniform Title

Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia.

Alternative Title

Microsoft encarta

Subjects

• Encyclopedias and dictionaries > Databases
• CD-ROMs

Genre/Form

CD-ROMs.

Note

• Description based on: 1994; title from title screen.
• "Microsoft Home."

Audience (note)

• Ages 9 to adult.

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available in a Macintosh version as: Microsoft encarta.

System Details (note)

• System requirements: Multimedia PC or compatible with 386SX or higher processer; 4 MB of RAM; at least 2.5 MB of available hard disk space; MS-DOS 3.1 or later; Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later; MS-DOS CD-ROM extensions; CD-ROM drive; audio board; VGA or VGA+ color display; mouse; headphones or speakers

Call Number

*WGC-3095+

LCCN

sn 95043610

OCLC

30341393

Title

Encarta [electronic resource].

Imprint

Redmond, WA : Microsoft,

Current Frequency

Annual

System Details

System requirements: Multimedia PC or compatible with 386SX or higher processer; 4 MB of RAM; at least 2.5 MB of available hard disk space; MS-DOS 3.1 or later; Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later; MS-DOS CD-ROM extensions; CD-ROM drive; audio board; VGA or VGA+ color display; mouse; headphones or speakers

Audience

Ages 9 to adult.

Additional Formats

Also available in a Macintosh version as: Microsoft encarta.

Added Author

Microsoft Corporation.

Added Title

Funk & Wagnalls new encyclopedia.

Research Call Number

*WGC-3095+ Library has: 1993