Planet Earth CD-ROM

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Find answers to all your questions about our planet. Designed for middle school students.

The Earth was created four billion and a half years ago from a gigantic cloud of dust. Since then, it has not stopped evolving and has become more and more coherent and complex. The Planet Earth CD-ROM answers innumerable questions from the formation of fossils to ultramodern techniques of cartography.

Through a combination of high-quality animations and step-by-step explanations, this amazing multimedia tool leads you on a path of discovery. It will pique your curiosity and encourage you to explore subjects in depth. The quality and accuracy of the illustrations provide basic knowledge of each theme at a glance by tying all the information together. You are just a click away from a fascinating trip through our planet.

$19.95

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Key Features:

500 illustrations
500 photos
More than 50 videos
50,000 words
An animated interface makes consulting the encyclopedia fun and easy.
Comprehensive help screens illustrate exactly how to get the most out of this amazing resource.
Contains a complete video library with more than one hour of viewing time.
Numerous hyperlinks allow you to explore more deeply a subject or related theme.
The index allows rapid, efficient searches through the entire content.
Progressive visual explanations allow you to follow the development of each phenomenon.

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Home Page
Encyclopedia
Entry - Caves
Atlas
Photos

Windows

Microsoft� Windows� 2000, XP, or Vista
Pentium� II 400 MHz processor or faster (Pentium III 1 GHz recommended)
128 MB RAM
20 MB free hard-drive space minimum
Monitor thousands of colors (16 bits)
Video card compatible w/ DirectX
16-bit sound card compatible w/ DirectX
8x CD-ROM Drive
QuickTime 6.x or later

Macintosh

Mac� OS X v10.2.8 or later
PowerPC or Intel Processor
128 MB RAM
20 MB free hard-drive space minimum
Monitor thousands of colors (16 bits)
8x CD-ROM Drive (8x or faster recommended)
QuickTime 6.x or later

May be covered by one or more of the following US patents: Patent Nos. 5,241,671, 6,546,399, 6,978,277, 7,051,018, 7,082,437, 7,085,778 & Patents Pending.

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