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Not because encarta made microsoft money it didnt, or because britannica didnt develop comparable products for cdrom and the web they totally did, with the first cdrom encyclopedia in 1989. Microsoft encarta was a digital multimedia encyclopedia published by microsoft corporation from 1993 to 2009. Ibm presents world book 1997 multimedia encyclopedia deluxe edition pc cd rom. Apr 23, 2020 world book is a leading publisher of nonfiction and mixedgenre childrens book series, reference materials, and digital learning platforms. A bibliography is a list of all the books and other materials used while gathering the information to write a report. Oct 07, 1997 the microsoft encarta reference suite 98 includes encarta 98 encyclopedia deluxe edition, encarta virtual globe 1998 edition, and the bookshelf 98 cdrom reference library three of the worlds most popular multimedia reference products in one package. Also used for microsoft stat pack and microsoft small business consultant, it was a terminate and stay resident tsr program that ran alongside a dominant program, unbeknownst to the dominant program.
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