Science Fiction: The Multimedia Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction
Format: PC CD-ROM
ISBN 0-7172-3999-3
Publisher: Grolier Electronic Publishing
Price: £44.99
John Clute and Peter Nicholl’s award winning The Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction is possibly the best book written about science fiction. There’s one problem: it’s 1400 hundred pages (and more than 4 lbs) of bookcase filling small print. Luckily for those of us who’re running out of book space this new, expanded, multimedia edition fits neatly onto 5 inches of silver plastic. A CD-ROM has been promised ever since the book came out in 1993, and Grolier’s multimedia edition of the encyclopaedia is well worth the wait.
Unlike many CD-ROMs The Encyclopedia is easy to use. Installation is quick, and it runs well on any multimedia PC. Once you’ve installed it, it’s as easy as clicking a mouse button - which is something you’re going to do a lot of as you explore this CD-ROM!
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Originally published in SFX
Reading this made me chuckle - my thanks to Simon for republishing this piece. Ah, the heady days of the early 90s, when CD-ROM technology was going to revolutionise the way we accessed information. The Internet was around, but access was limited to firms and university with big pipes plus a small number of people on dial-up to the early ISPs. How times have changed… :)
