Eyewitness Children's Encyclopedia CD-ROM - mac Author:DK Publishing This CD-ROM promotes learning by stimulating children's natural desire to explore. Beautifully rendered 3D environments transport children to virtual worlds-from the rain forest to the inside of the Earth-in which every scene and object is linked to brilliantly presented in-depth information. Additional features: — * Authoritative text (750,000 ... more »words)
* Original video and 3D animation
* 5 main subject areas: nature, history, geography, science, and culture
* 19 virtual environments, such as the rain forest, and outer space
* World atlas section featuring 60 maps
* Over 500 biographies
* Integrated 2,000-word dictionary
* Extensive cross-reference links
* Customizable Navigator interface
* Subject, article title, thematic, and key word indexes
* Downloadable images and audio
* Quiz, Joke Bank
* Text-to-speech engine reads text aloud DK Multimedia Minimum System Requirements: Personal computer with 75MHz or faster Pentium(r) processor with at least 16 MB RAM, 8- or 16-bit sound card, quad-speed CD-ROM drive, 16-bit (32,000 color), 800 x 600 pixel display, Windows 95
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