ANDERSON@VMS3.MACC.WISC.EDU (Jess Anderson) (02/05/88)
Subject: OED on CD-ROM: Correction Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc A couple days ago I posted some information about a circular received from a friend who works at a company that's offering the Oxford English Dictionary on two CD-ROMs. First, I misspelled the company's name, even though I was looking at the information. I said Bouwker; it's Bowker (musta been thinking in Dutch). Someone writes me that they tried the 800 number without success. Herewith is everything I have on this outfit: Bowker Electronic Publishing (div. of R. R. Bowker) 245 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Telex #12-7703 Telefax 1-212-337-6970 Toll-free voice 1-800-323-3288 In NY, AK, HI, or Canada, call collect 1-212-337-6989 Rest of world call UK 0732-884567 or 0732-8825666 I have no connection with the company at all, but my friend's name is Noel McBean, and I know he'd appreciate hearing from anyone interested in Bowker's products. The OED lists for $1250 US. The same company publishes Books In Print, Books In Print With Reviews, Books Out-Of-Print, and several other databases, including The Complete Home Video Directory, all on CD-ROM. The software described looks fascinating, but I have no first-hand experience of any of this stuff. ==INTERNET: anderson@vms.macc.wisc.edu====Jess Anderson======(home:)======== | UUCP: {harvard,rutgers,allegra,ucbvax} 1210 W. Dayton 2838 Stevens | | !uwvax!vms3.macc.wisc.edu!anderson Madison, WI 53706 Madison 53705 | ==BITNET: anderson@wiscmacc===============608/263-6988=======608/238-4833===