What is Microsoft Encarta '98?

Microsoft® Encarta® 98 Encyclopedia Deluxe for the Mac

Overview

Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition is an award-winning multimedia encyclopedia that combines current, comprehensive content with the most up-to-date multimedia technology to provide users with unique, engaging learning experiences.

With the 1998 edition, Encarta extends its gold-standard reputation by not only providing a wealth of information resources, but to help users organize and synthesize information to facilitate research and write reports. This makes Encarta 98 Encyclopedia Deluxe the beginning and end of your research projects.

Benefits

Encarta continues to add breadth and depth to our encyclopedia content. Customers are assured of high-quality, credible, authoritative content.
Encarta's core content becomes more relevant and interesting to the user and exposes them to new perspectives and ideas.
Encarta uses the latest in multimedia technology to help you learn in new fun and interactive ways.

Standard Features

More content and media

Explore fascinating information on two compact discs filled with more than 32,000 comprehensive articles; more than 16,000 multimedia elements; new, innovative features; and a wealth of in-depth on-line resources that inspire imagination and discovery.

Sidebars

More than 900 new article Sidebars offer excerpts from literature and famous documents, first-handed accounts of historical events, and view points on complex issues -- all from diverse sources.

Virtual Tours

18 amazing, interactive tours combine scrollable, 360-degree panoramic views with still photos, related articles, and rich editorial content for a dramatic, in-person perspective on historic sites and fascinating places.

InterActivities

Over 20 activities which include sights, sounds, and simulations that harness the power of the computer to let you participate, experiment, and learn something new.

Research Organizer

A bonus 3rd CD is a powerful new report writing tool designed to reinforce proper research habits. Gather information from a variety of sources, arrange it dynamically in outlines, and properly cite all sources efficiently and easily.

Content Index & Improved Organizer

Enter the topic that you want to learn about and Encarta Encyclopedia quickly finds it from among more than 100,000 articles and index entries.

Download Microsoft Encarta '98 for Mac

Architecture

68K + PPC (FAT)

System Requirements

From Mac OS 7.1 up to Mac OS 9.2

Compatibility notes

Requirements
Computer/Processor	Any Apple Power Macintosh or Macintosh with 25 MHz 68030 processor or faster (includes Macintosh llci, LCIII, Performa 450 and later models)
Memory	16 MB of memory (RAM)for system 7.5 or later; 8 MB for system 7.1
Hard Disk	43 MB minimum of hard-disk space
Drive	Double-speed CD-ROM drive or faster
Display	Super VGA 256-color monitor, 640x480 or higher resolution
Operating System	System 7.1 or later
Peripherals	For Encarta Yearbook, Web Links and monthly online updates: 9600+ bps modem; Access to the Internet; 8MB of additional hard-disk space & 1MB for each monthly installment & 6MB additional RAM if running concurrently with Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe

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