Tom
26th Oct 2009, 08:25 pm
Please see this page before 31st Oct 2009 http://uk.encarta.msn.com/guide_page_FAQ/FAQ.html
Encarta was the first great multi-media production. It began as a CD production and nearly put Britannica out of business. Now Wikipedia are putting them out of business. There is a great book about the team which produced the first edition:
I sing the body electronic: a year with Microsoft on the multimedia frontier by Fred Moody
Or just read this interview http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2009/04/10/07
It is a fascinating case study in the Rise and Fall of an Electronic Empire
Encarta was the first great multi-media production. It began as a CD production and nearly put Britannica out of business. Now Wikipedia are putting them out of business. There is a great book about the team which produced the first edition:
I sing the body electronic: a year with Microsoft on the multimedia frontier by Fred Moody
Or just read this interview http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2009/04/10/07
It is a fascinating case study in the Rise and Fall of an Electronic Empire