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Date: 08 Sep 2003
From: Albrecht Hofheinz <Albrecht_Hofheinz at web.de>
Subject:Encyclopedia of Islam CD-ROM for Mac

Note to list members: I am forwarding this announcement from Brill
which may interest some of you. I will post a review of the CD-ROM
shortly.

Regards,

Albrecht Hofheinz

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Encyclopaedia of Islam CD-ROM now available for Macintosh!

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The result of decades of research and work, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAM
(EI) is generally acclaimed as one of the major scholarly enterprises
of this century. Its sheer size and scope is enormous. Its thousands of
pages contain a true mine of information of immense value for any
student and researcher of the Islamic world. This electronic edition of
the EI unlocks its true value and therefore greatly enhances research.
It facilitates easy and efficient searching throughout this huge body
of information.

A special feature of this update is that users will be able to access
the data set online, although the browser will be installed locally.
This is the first step in our move towards an online edition of the
Encyclopaedia of Islam. Further updates will soon be avalaible online
only.

The CD-ROM includes:

-        Complete Alphabet A-Z
-       Index of Proper Names, Index of Subjects
-       Over 10 Million words and thousands of articles
-       Figures, line drawings, genealogical tables and maps
-       Extensive, fully searchable, bibliographies
-       Powerful search engine allows for Wildcard, Boolean and
Proximity Searches
-       Searches possible in both Arabic transscription and in English
-       Export and print options
-       Improved ability to annotate
-       Clearly written User Guide in English

System Requirements PC:
-       Operating System: Windows 98 or higher
-       RAM: 64 Mb (recommended, 32 Mb minimum)
-       Screen resolution: 800x600 (or more)
-       MS Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or higher
(software supplied on CD-ROM)
-       Free Disk space: 200 Mb

Standalone version ISBN 9004128018    List price EUR 440/ US$ 524

Network version 1-5 users ISBN 9004128034  List price EUR 1445/ US$ 1720

Prices for network versions with more users available on our website:

http://www.brill.nl

System Requirements Mac:
-       PowerMac G3 233 MHz
-       RAM: 64 Mb
-       OS 8.1 to 9.x or OS X

-    Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.1 (5.1.6 recommended)

-    Free Disk Space: 200 Mb

Standalone version ISBN 9004 132546  EUR 440/ US$ 524

Network version 1-5 users ISBN EUR 1445/ US$ 1720

Prices for network versions with more users available on our website

http://www.brill.nl

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