Encyclopedia Britannica Deluxe 2007 DVD-Rom (Win/Mac) | 
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 2839
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
ESRB: Everyone
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Deluxe
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
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MPN: 8002
Model: 8002
UPC: 018059080027
EAN: 0018059080027
ASIN: B000GCBOJ8
Release Date: June 30, 2006
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Condition: Sealed In Original Retail Packaging
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| Features:
| • | 82,000+ Articles | | • | 166,000+ Magazines and Web Links | | • | New! Explore Interactive Articles and Media Tours | | • | Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus, Atlas, Timelines | | • | Rich Multimedia, Photos, Videos, Audio |
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Product Description
Britannica Classics - Read articles from Britannica's most famous contributors?from Sigmund Freud to Harry Houdini, Marie Curie to Orville Wright Homework Helpdesk - Browse through a collection of useful homework resources including a video subject browse, online learning games and activities, and how-to documents on topics such as writing a book review. Daily Content - Learn something new each day as you are presented with interesting, date-specific facts with This Day In History. Rich Multimedia - View vivid illustrations with over 16,000 images, video, and audio that bring fascinating topics to life. Additional Videos, Web Links, and Magazines Online - Link to 166,000 sites you can trust?selected by Britannica editors?plus links to thousands of videos and magazines for a wealth of additional information.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 CHECK SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS! August 10, 2006
Richard D. Ingraham (Lincoln, Nebraska United States)
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
I just purchased this package. I have been extremely happy with the Brittanica products in the past. HOWEVER, this particular package has the rather unusual requirement that it will run ONLY on G5 and dual core processors! In other words, this will not run on ANY of the majority of Macs currently in use, particularly in educational settings (where the machines tend to be not cutting edge), and won't run on any Mac laptops except the new Mac Books.
 The Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 Opens to the Web September 25, 2006
Sam Vaknin (Skopje, Macedonia)
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
The Encyclopedia Britannica 2007 (established in 1768) is again a completely revamped product. The rate of innovation in the last two editions is impressive and welcome. Its interface is intuitive and uncluttered and it is great fun to use. For instance, it offers a date-based daily selection of relevant information and highly edifying interactive tours of articles and attendant media. The search box is persistent - no need to click on the toolbar's "search" button every time you want to find something in this vast storehouse of knowledge. Moreover, the user can save search results onto handy "Virtual Notecards".
The new Britannica's display is tab-based, avoiding the erstwhile confusing proliferation of new windows with every move. Most importantly, articles appear in full, not in sections. This major improvement facilitates the finding of relevant keywords in and the printing of entire texts. These are only a few of the numerous user-friendly alterations and enhancements. The Britannica seems to have got it entirely right.
Perhaps the most refreshing change is the Britannica's Update Center. Dozens of monthly updates and new, timely articles are made available online (subject to free registration). A special button alerts the user when an article in the base product has been updated. Regrettably, unlike in the Encarta, the updates cannot be downloaded to the user's computer or otherwise incorporated into the vast encyclopedia.
The Britannica provides considerably more text than any other extant encyclopedia, print or digital. But its has noticeably enhanced it non-textual content over the years (the 1994-7 editions had nothing or very little but words, words, and more words): it now boasts more than 17,000 images and illustrations and 700 video and audio clips.
The Britannica fully supports serious research. It is a sober assemblage of first-rate essays, up to date bibliographies, and relevant multimedia. It is a desktop university library: thorough, well-researched, comprehensive, trustworthy.
The Britannica's 80-100,000 articles (depending on the version) are long and thorough, supported by impressive bibliographies, and written by the best scholars in their respective fields. The company's Editorial Board of Advisors reads like the who's who of the global intellectual and scientific community.
The Britannica comes bundled with an atlas (between 1600 and 2530 maps and 287 World data Profiles of individual countries and territories), the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus, classic articles from previous editions, ten yearbooks, an Interactive Timeline, a Research Organizer, and a Knowledge Navigator (a Brain Stormer).
In its new form, the Britannica is as user-friendly as the Encarta. With monthly updates and 3 months of free access to its impressive powerhouse online Web site, it is bound to give the former close competition.
The Britannica is an embarrassment of riches. Users often find the wealth and breadth of information daunting and data mining is fast becoming an art form. This is why the Britannica incorporated the Brain Stormer to cope with this predicament. But an informal poll I conducted online shows that few know how to deploy it effectively.
The Britannica also sports Student and Elementary versions of its venerable flagship product, replete with a Homework Helpdesk - but it is far better geared to tackle the information needs of adults and, even more so, professionals. It provides unequalled coverage of its topics. Ironically, this is precisely why the market positioning of the Britannica's Elementary and Student Encyclopedias is problematic.
The current edition is fully integrated with the Internet. Apart from the updates, it offers additional and timely content and revisions on a dedicated Web site. The digital product includes a staggering number of links (165,808!) to third party content and articles on the Web. The GeoAnalyzer (compares national statistical data and generates charts and graphs) is now Web-based and greatly enhanced.
The Britannica would do well to offer a browser add-on search bar and integrate with desktop search tools from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and others. A seamless experience is in the cards. Users must and will be able to ferret content from all over - their desktop, their encyclopedias, and the Web - using a single, intuitive interface.
Some minor gripes:
The atlas, dictionary, and thesaurus incorporated in the Britannica are surprisingly outdated. Why not use a more current - and dynamically updated - offering? What about dictionaries for specialty terms (medical or computer glossaries, for instance)?
Despite considerable improvement over the previous edition, the Britannica still consumes (not to say hogs) computer resource far in excess of the official specifications. This makes it less suitable for installation on older PCs and on many laptops.
The Britannica uses a new graphic and text renderer. On some systems, the user needs to modify his or her desktop settings to get rid of jagged fonts and blurry photos.
But that's it. Don't think twice. Run to the closest retail outlet (or surf to the Britannica's Web site) and purchase the 2007 edition now. It offers excellent value for money (less than $50) and significantly enhances you access to knowledge and wisdom accumulated over centuries all over the world. Sam Vaknin, author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited"
Simply Amazing March 22, 2007
Thomas C. Buss
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Carry with you on your laptop, what once was luminous volume of books lining your library wall.....and at a fraction of the cost! Everyone should have Encyclopedia Britannica loaded on their computer. This is especially important for people without access to the internet and all families with students. Easy to search and easy to read once you have found it. In many, perhaps most, cases it beats searching the WEB for the answer to your question or for doing your homework.
 EB software does not work with Windows Vista March 3, 2007
Billy Budd (Boston, MA USA)
4 out of 11 found this review helpful
EB own words: "Unfortunately, at this time the Britannica software is not compatible with Windows Vista. We are working on developing another version of the 2007 software that will work on Windows Vista and we are planning to release this version in the upcoming months. Please check back with us in another month or so and we should have some more information about the Vista-compatible software. But, it is entirely possible that we will not have Windows Vista compatible version of the 2007 product available and that we will wait until the development of the 2008 software." They do NOT offer a reasonable on-line subscription.
 Encyclopedia Britannica November 5, 2006
Gerald H. Wade (Yreka, CA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The basic encyclopedia function is easy to use and thorough. There are some more complex features which I have not mastered yet.
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