Software Reviews : The Presidents: It All Started With GeorgePublisher: National Geographic Society,Educational Media Division,Washington,DC 20036;800-342-4460 Year of Publication: 1992 Version Reviewed: 1.0 Materials: CD-ROM disk,instruction manual Price: $149.95 ($99 for educational institutions) Machine Specificity: IBM-compatible computers System Requirements: Hard disk,640K RAM,CD-ROM drive,VGA monitor,mouse,audio adapter card,headphone or speakers;Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions 2.1 or later and MS-DOS 3.3 or later Effectiveness: Excellent User-Friendliness: Excellent Documentation: Excellent

Abstract

This is the first multimedia microcomputer product to provide encyclopedic information on all 40 American presidents. The CD-ROM disk contains more than 1,200 photographs, 33 video clips, famous presidential speeches, narrated photo essays on the presidency and the political process, a multimedia timeline from 1789 to 1991, a political party index, election facts and figures, essays, and maps.