From: LouisFors <LouisFors@aol.com>
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Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:21:38 EST
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Subject: Re: CD-ROM of Noah Webster's 1828 dictionary
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In a message dated 98-03-16 11:30:41 EST, Karin wrote:

> I was going to order the CD-ROM but since the info seems to all be
>  available on-line I decided to save my 30 bucks, maybe to help me pay for
>  the Bennett book! I guess you can't see the full text, only do searches
>  from this site -- is that the only difference between the on-line version
>  and the CD-ROM? 
Karin:

I didn't even know about the online version.  All the CD-ROM can do is search
for words and get definitions, and, in addition, find all other words in the
dictionary that contain the word under search.  If you mean by "see the full
text"  that one can see the surrounding material before and after the word in
question, that doesn't happen on the CD-ROM.  So, I suspect that saving money
to get the Bennett book is a great idea. We live in an information age, but
part of the process is sharing information on how to get information.  So,
thanks. Anybody want a used CD-ROM?  (I jest, I'll use it.)

Louis Forsdale