Encyclopaedia Britannica 2004 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD Edition and FREE Britannica Quizmaster

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Rating: - Review for Mac users
Content aside - the other reviewers have covered that - I give a rather poor 3 stars for the Mac OS X implementation of this program. In look and feel, it is totally Windows - and all the tatty, un-intuitive features of Windows we Mac users are glad to be free from, including absolutely no standardisation of interface, so you have to change all your computer-use habits just to use this app. It has obviously been ported to the Mac without any concessions to how the Mac interface works - for instance, ... Read More

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Rating: - For Mac Users
Very comprehensive, veritable mine of information but a couple of thing of note for mac users
1) Quizmaster is PC only
2) VERY PC interface.... not at all like 'Worldbook" which comes with most new macs... and has a much friendlier interface as well as making more use of mac features and quartz.

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Rating: - Excellent PC-based encyclopaedia
Having painstakingly read through all the reviews that I could find, both of the Britannica and Encarta encyclopedias, I finally settled on this one. I am very pleased that I did.

I was looking for a functional, PC-based encyclopedia that would link to the Internet and provide suitable (and safe) access to my young daughter. I was pleased that the Ultimate reference suite came with everything I needed for my wife and I, and the kids, in segregated databases within the same software. The links ... Read More

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Rating: - Encarta UK vs. Britannica - a second opinion
I would like to disagree with the reviewer of 19th June 2004 who concluded that "Encarta UK is excellent in all aspects but Britannica's text (USA focused) makes interesting to buy both".

Having bought both - based on the previous reviewers comments - I find that I cannot recommend Encarta UK and can recommend Encyclopedia Britannica. Encarta is the encyclopedia that is in fact more USA focused, as it has more U.S. content and provides much less real information for other countries. Britannica, ... Read More

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Rating: - Britannica is simply the best
I brought this DVD for family use and it has been perfect for both school projects and my oldest son who is 16. There is a huge amount of relevant and quality information which is easy to access. As my youngest daughter is 12 and I no longer feel comfortable leaving her to research on her own on the internet because of the incorrect information and viruses, pop-ups etc. The Britannica DVD means that I can leave her by herself to find the information she needs in a safe environment. The research organising ... Read More

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