Wow with all the hoopla surrounding Wikipedia I had completely forgotten about Encarta. I remember my father buying Encarta back in 1998 for school purpose but after high school I stopped using it and then a few years later Wikipedia came along and I use Wikipedia on a daily basis.

I was thinking that many people had probably forgotten about Encarta because I had too! Once the Internet became popular is when I think it started to lose it’s popularity. It still has a lot of great information though.

I’ll probably still go to Wikipedia over Encarta, it’s just a nice alternative. Not only that, they have all kinds of fun “extras” which give you an opportunity to learn a thing or two. It’s definitely worth exploring a little more though.

Thank you for such a through explanation of Microsoft Encarta. When I purchased my last computer, this encyclopedia was included both on the hard disk and in a CD. I rarely use it. Most of the time I go directly to Wikipedia because it has the latest information available of just about anything.

Having said that, after reading your post, I think it’s a good idea to go back to Encarta and explore it a little more.

Great Post!

Regards,

Omar.-