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- A subscription Web site debuted in 1998, and an abridged version of Encarta was made available online for free in 2000, with full access available to purchasers of the CD or DVD products.
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Encarta was offered in a bundled reference suite edition, which included a reference library and an interactive atlas, beginning in 1997; it also remained available as a stand-alone product. In 1998 Microsoft purchased the copyrights to Collier’s electronic encyclopaedia and the New Merit Scholar’s Encyclopedia and incorporated that ...
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Starting with the 2001 version, it was integrated into the main Encarta Reference Suite. Encarta 2002 and onward featured 3D Virtual Tours of ancient structures, for example the Acropolis ; 2D panoramic images of world wonders or major cities; and a virtual flight feature which allowed users to fly a virtual airplane over a coarsely generated ...
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Nov 18, 2015 · For its part, the Microsoft Encarta encyclopedia, easily the most successful of the Microsoft multimedia projects, expanded into a web version in 2000, before being discontinued entirely in 2009 ...
May 17, 2023 · The demand for a free online encyclopedia was clear, but a business model wasn't. In 2001, Britannica switched to a model similar to that of Encarta. Britannica's free model didn't last for long.
Sep 25, 2001 · September 25, 2001 |. REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 25, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today launched Encarta® Reference Library 2002, the latest and most comprehensive resource from Encarta, the best-selling reference brand worldwide and the No. 1 reference brand in U.S. schools.*. Encarta Reference Library 2002 is students’ answer for success.
Aug 10, 2000 · Encarta Reference Suite 2001 brings it all together. This year’s suite includes updated and enhanced versions of Encarta’s deluxe encyclopedia, world atlas and dictionary plus one free* year of Encarta Online Deluxe.
Oct 8, 1998 · October 8, 1998 |. REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 8, 1998 — Microsoft Corp. today announced a major redesign of its Encarta® Online reference Web site along with a free preview of the newly launched Microsoft® Encarta Online Deluxe multimedia encyclopedia.