Interactive History--Just a Click Away.A multimedia collection from Countertop Software includes three new titles. First is "The Complete WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two Collection," comprising five CD-ROM's. Without question, World War II was one of the greatest conflicts in history, involving millions of soldiers, sailors and airmen, from all over the world in the first truly mechanized mech·a·nize tr.v. mech·a·nized, mech·a·niz·ing, mech·a·niz·es 1. To equip with machinery: mechanize a factory. 2. global war. No amount of CD's can tell us all about that conflict, but to present a balanced reference and entertainment collection, each of these five CD'S was selected to communicate some of the essential elements of the war. Disk 1, "History of World War II," includes a narrated chronology covering the major battles. Each entry includes dramatic photographs and original film footage. There is a section on the causes of the war, biographies of major political and military leaders, full screen photos of major U.S. combat ships and aircraft, and, finally, the holocaust. Disk 2, "U.S. Combat Units Official Records," contains detailed reports of troop actions and movements-24 volumes worth-from the Army Center of Military History. It is loaded with recently declassified de·clas·si·fy tr.v. de·clas·si·fied, de·clas·si·fy·ing, de·clas·si·fies To remove official security classification from (a document). de·clas information. This CD provides in excellent source of information for the hard-core researcher. Disk 3, "WWII Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. ," is a interactive trivia game that will test your knowledge of this great conflict. More than 500 questions cover both heaters of the war, Pacific and European. Disk 4, "Air Warrior Air Warrior was the world's first multiplayer on-line air-combat simulator (at least for civilians). A player is able to fly a simulated World War II aircraft, fighting with and against other players, each flying his own simulated aircraft. II," provides dog fighting Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. simulations--one-on-one aerial combat in 35 different World War I and II aircraft, flying more than 300 missions. You can play or even challenge others on line. Disk 5, "Warbirds," is a complete drawing program with editing tools and more than 1,000 general-purpose, clip-art images from dozens of libraries, for your creative side. System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. : Pentium 16 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. or better, Windows 95 or 98, DirectX, 32 MB of hard-drive space, 4X CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , SVGA monitor, high-color VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association, Milpitas, CA, www.vesa.org) A membership organization founded in 1989 that sets interface standards for the PC, workstation and computing environments. Note the following VESA standards following this entry. 2.0 compliant PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). video card with 2 MB of video RAM, Sound Blaster, joystick (supports Thrustmaster CH capability). The second collection is "The Complete History of America's Wars"-a five-CD set that covers U.S. military history from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm. Each of the CDs covers a different period of time. Disk 1 covers the Revolutionary War, the Quasi War, the Tripolitan War, the War of 1812 and the Mexican-American War. Disk 2 focuses on the Civil War, including hundreds of photographs, multimedia presentations of every major battle, and a collection of biographies of more than 400 Union and Confederate generals. Disk 3 covers the Korean expedition of 1871, the Spanish-American War Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S. expansionists. , the 1900 Boxer Rebellion and World War I. Disk 4 describes World War II, including all major battles, with biographical sketches of military and political leaders of the era. Disk 5 focuses primarily on Korea and Vietnam, but also treats Lebanon, the Dominican Republic and Desert Storm. System Requirements: Mac & PC compatible, Windows 95 or 98, Pentium, 16 MB RAM. The third collection is "A World of Aviation." On Disk 1 is "History of Aviation," including the Hindenburg, the Spruce Goose and the planes of World War II. You can view 60 video clips and more than 600 still photographs. Disk 2 is a screensaver set of "Warbirds"-22 aviation images for your personal use. Disk 3, "Wings of Silver," has you flying in the cockpits of the Air Force's hottest aircraft-from the F-117 Nighthawk to the B-2 bomber-with full-color animation, graphs and narration. Disk 4, "Combat Jets," is a drawing and editing program with 1,000 clip-art images and special effects. A sound-effects database includes clips of fly-by's, air raids, machine guns, explosions and anti-aircraft fire. Disk 5 contains "iF-16," the latest flight sim from Imagic. The F-16 Falcon is equally challenging for the beginner or the experienced sim pilot. It includes plenty of detailed missions and campaigns, plus the ability to dogfight up to 16 other players via network or Internet. System Requirements: Mac and PC compatible ("Wings of Silver," "History of Aviation" and "Warbirds"), PC ("iF-16" and "Combat Jets" only), Pentium 16 MHz or better, Windows 95 or 98, 32 MB hard-drive space, DirectX, 4X CD-ROM, SVGA monitor, High-Color VESA 2.0 compliant PCI video card with 2 MB video RAM, Sound Blaster, joystick (supports Thrustmaster CH capability). Dr. David LL. 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