Amazon.co.uk Review
Penguin Hutchinson Reference Suite is a handy CD-ROM comprising the texts of a number of reference resources. You'll find the
Hutchinson Encyclopedia (1999), the
New Penguin Dictionary of Quotations (1998), the compact
Hutchinson Chronology of World History (1998), the
Helicon Book of Days (1998),
Hutchinson's Internet Dictionary (1998), the 1987 edition of
Roget's Thesaurus, the 1994 revision of Eric Partridge's classic guide to English usage
Usage and Abusage, and Longman's excellent
Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1991, but brought at least partly up to date by the inclusion of the 1998
Hutchinson Dictionary of Computing, Multimedia and the Internet. This gives you the answers to pretty well any general reference questions you are likely to have.
The software runs on Netscape (supplied), so it is easy to link up with the recommended Web sites, and needs only 20 Mb of hard disk space, 486X2 66 CPU and 4x CD-ROM. Once installed and opened, the program can run in the background while you work, and any words you need to check can be dragged and dropped to search for matching entries. You can search any combination of the works or the entire text. The software needs a little time to get used to, but rewards you with a really useful resource for a fraction of the cost of the books. --Julia Cresswell
Manufacturer's Description
One of the most comprehensive collections of reference works available. Nine classic essential books from two of the UK's most trusted reference publishers are brought together in multimedia format through the power of the PC. Designed to help you produce excellent essays and expand your mind with stats, facts and figures to enliven your understanding of the modern world.