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There is no official release of Britannica for the Linux operating system; however, a script is provided that can help experienced users run Encyclopædia Britannica 2004 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD (and other 2004 editions of Britannica) on Linux, with some limitations (for example the dictionary, Flash/QuickTime presentations, and content ...
Britannica's 1989 Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia was the first "multimedia" CD-ROM encyclopedia. [17] It won the 1991 Software Publishers Association Excellence in Software Award for Best Education Program. The product was invented by Britannica's Michael Reed who served as its Creative Director during its production.
The largest online encyclopedias are general reference works, though there are also many specialized ones. Some online encyclopedias are editions of a print encyclopedia, such as Encyclopædia Britannica, whereas others have always existed online, such as Wikipedia.
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Britannica's Tales Around the World, written by Douglas Lieberman, teaches kids a familiar fairy tale from around the world, followed by two lesser-known stories that share a similar theme. The series opens up in a computer-generated landscape, containing a floating castle and the planet Earth in the background.
Unified Encyclopedia: A Modern Reference Library of Unified Knowledge for the Parent, Student and Young Reader. Unified Encyclopedia Press, 1960–64. [145] The Universal World Reference Encyclopedia. Consolidated Book Publishers, 1945–70. [145] The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia. Elliott, Jane (1987). EDC Publishing. [149]
The latest Britannica was digitized by its publishers, and sold first as a CD-ROM, [3] and later as an online service. [4] In 2001, ASCII text of all 28 volumes was published on Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition [5] by source; a copyright claim was added to the materials included. The website no longer exists.
Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest-running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language. It was first published between 1768 and 1771 in Edinburgh , Scotland, in three volumes. The encyclopaedia grew in size; the second edition was 10 volumes, [ 38 ] and by its fourth edition (1801–1810), it had expanded to 20 volumes. [ 39 ]