mh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Matthew M Holtz) (06/07/90)
From vn Thu Jun 7 10:22:41 1990 Subject: Re: Tandy Deskmate Reply-To: mh@csd4.csd.uwm.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.tandy References: <193300219@trsvax> From article <193300219@trsvax>, by reyn@trsvax.UUCP: > > The CD-ROM encyclopedia you mention is the Compton's Multi-Media > Encyclopedia. It does not use the DeskMate GUI, Tandy entered into an > agreement with the Brittanica people to configure a 2500 with a CD-ROM > drive built in and bundle the two together. > (Brittanica also publishes Compton's) This is an educational package, available to school groups and such. You can buy an external CD-Rom Drive for any computer. Tandy's price is $995.00. > > I've seen the Encyclopedia demonstrated. It is definitely a lot of fun, > with pictures and sound. For example, you get to hear Nixon say "I am not > a crook" rather than just reading his resignation speech. I have also, its a real nice package that has extensive indexing. > > My only disappointment would be with the color scheme, whoever chose the > colors is obsessed with blue. This may be to insure that the screens will > look proper on VGA monochrome, but that's just a guess. This didn't bother me too much, with the VGA graphics, it looked real nice. > > As for price, I'm not sure what the 2500+Encyclopedia costs, but the > demonstrator said the CD itself was about $900.00. This sounds expensive > until you price the paper equivalent. The price for the software itself is $395.00, with upgrade free for 10 years. Not a bad deal when compared to the "paper equivalent." > As my kids are getting ready to start school, my wife wants to invest in a Encyclopedia set. IMHO, I think that the software has more advantages. Math Holtz