Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite facts for kids
Screenshot of the Encyclopædia Britannica 2010 Ultimate Reference Suite
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| Developer(s) | Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |
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| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release |
2015 Ultimate Edition
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| Operating system | Microsoft Windows Mac OS X |
| Size | 4.2 GB |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Encyclopaedia |
| License | Proprietary software |
The Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite was a special digital encyclopedia. It was like having the famous Encyclopædia Britannica books on a computer! This software was created by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.. It was available for people to use between 2003 and 2015.
What Was Inside?
This amazing encyclopedia came on a DVD. It had a huge amount of information for you to explore.
- Over 100,000 articles on many different topics.
- A detailed atlas to help you learn about places.
- Around 35,000 media files, including cool images, videos, and audio clips.
- A helpful dictionary and thesaurus from Merriam-Webster. This helped you find word meanings and synonyms.
Awards and Recognition
The Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite was recognized for being a great learning tool.
- In 2004, it won the Distinguished Achievement Award. This award came from the Association of Educational Publishers.
- An earlier version, called Britannica DVD, also won awards. It received Codie awards in 2000, 2001, and 2002.
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