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With this feature you can copy the entire encyclopedia to your hard
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2003 Encarta Reference
Library takes the dictionary a step further by providing
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- BESSIE Award--"Best of the Best"
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- Hardware: Multimedia PC with a Pentium 233-MHz
or higher processor (300MHz recommended)
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows® 98,
Windows Me, Windows 2000
- Professional, or Windows XP operating system
- Memory: 64 MB for Windows 98, or Windows Me,
and 128 MB for Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP
- Hard Disk: Up to 375 MB of available hard-disk
space for CD; up to 385 MB for DVD
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM: Quad speed or faster CD-ROM
drive for CD; DVD-ROM drive for DVD
- Input Devices: Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft Intellimouse®,
or compatible pointing device
- Multimedia: Super VGA 16-bit or higher monitor
supporting 800x600 screen resolution; 1 MB or more of video memory
- Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 software
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after installation (requires up to 45 MB of additional hard-disk
space; 25 MB additional needed during install)
- Optional: Local bus video with 1 MB or more
of video memory. 16-bit sound card with speakers or headphones.
To use Update Encarta and Web Links, you need:
14.4 Kbps or faster modem
Access to the Internet
Up to 2 MB of additional hard-disk space for each month's installments
To use the Encarta Reference Library Copy to Hard Drive feature,
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Up to 2.0 GB of additional hard-disk space; up to 2.5 GB for DVD
To hear Encarta
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**An active Internet connection required
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October 2003. Club Encarta required for Update Encarta. Registration
for Club Encarta requires a Microsoft®.NET Passport and an Internet
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Access to and use of the Internet may require payment of a separate
fee to an Internet service provider.
*** Researcher will export files to the following
Microsoft Office applications: 98 or later versions of Microsoft
Word; 97 or later versions of FrontPage.
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