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| PLATFORM: | Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP |
| CATEGORY: | Software |
| MANUFACTURER: | Multimedia 2000 |
| ESRB RATING: | Everyone |
| FEATURES: | CD-ROM, This 4-CD set features the most famous reference tools in an easy-to-use digital format, Take a look at Webster's Unabridged Dictionary -- it has over 315,000 entries you can browse easily and efficiently, Use Merriam-Websters Concise Encyclopedia -- over 2,400 maps and illustrations to increase your knowledge beyond the printed page, Learn the stories behind the stories with the Merriam-Websters Encyclopedia of Literature, Develop better writing and communicating skills in your child with Merriam-Websters Children's Dictionary |
| MEDIA: | CD-ROM |
| MPN: | 1579484743 |
| UPC: | 753182045726 |
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Customer Reviews of Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Could be better, but it does work with MS Word Definitions not as subtantive as I was expecting. However, the program intergrates well with my MS on 2000 O/S and XP Platform. I believe some are having problems because they may not be following the wizard closely and downing loading those specified files into the "START" file of the Word program.
The poorest excuse for a dictionary
My excitment went vanished merely five minutes after installing this software. And I immediately uninstalled it and tossed the CD's into the trash bin without a second thought. One gets the idea who much aversion this thing incurred in me.
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>Before the purchase of this title, I had been using a very old CD Rom version of the American Heritage Dictionary for five years. And during that fives years, I made great use of it for the contents were no tenuous matter. However, one must say that the features of the AHD CD Rom were also dated - I had it installed on win 95, then win 98, and lastly win xp. I thought it was time that I opted for a more up-to-date software.
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>Now I shall list all my disappointments in the Random House CD Rom and juxtapose them with the amenities of the ancient AHD CD Rom which still serves me after five loyal years:
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>1. Random House gives no synonyms nor anonyms -- which the AHD has them convenient at one's disposal via a split window, that is, if one chooses to have the window split in such way. The lack of thesaurus is quite fatal.
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>2. Random House gives no word origins -- while the AHD presents them in profusive details. One cannot regard a dictionary without etymology a serious reference. In fact, I myself quite rely on knowledge of history of words to remember word meanings and to use them in the suitable contexts.
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>3. Random House gives frugal usage examples -- whereas the AHD holds many more though I should like to see even more; the special usage notes frequently found in the AHD are so extemely helpful if one wishes to learn the subtlest shades of meanings between words and so to use them in the most proper manner.
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>In the end, the interface and features of Random house did not strike me as 2000 (thus indicated the copyright on the package) -- it did not set itself much ahead of the AHD, if it was indeed being somewhat advanced at all (I care to name two: color coordination and bookmarking -- I can live without these but cannot fare well without the key features above).
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>* N.B., the above mentioned AHD was copyrighted in 1995 and came on a CD Rom formatted for win 95 or win 3.1 (archaic but so timeless still!). The newest AHD on CD-ROM has made minor improvements but only accompanied by some fresh drawbacks. Another story...
Not compatable with other apps.
The biggest let down is that you can't access the dictionary from any other programs or the web. The company claims it integrates with ms word, but I just receive errors when it tries to work with ms word. Also, you can't paste a word you want to look up into the search box you have to type it in instead -which takes more time. The definitions are shorter than I was expecting. I do not recommend this product.