Oxford English Dictionary

Product Description

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the English Language defining more than 500 000 words & tracing their usage through 2.5 million"ations from a wide range of literary & other sources. The text on the CD-ROM comprises the full text of the OED 2nd Edition plus the three Additions volumes as well as 7 000 new entries from the OED's continuing research. Most importantly OED v 4.0 on CD-ROM boasts superb search-&-retrieval software designed specifically for the electronic version enabling you to investigate the Dictionary in ways not possible with the print edition. Questions which might have taken years of patient research can now be answered in seconds. Existing functionality retained from earlier versions
Includes:: BL Installation to the hard drive so the CD is not required during use of the Dictionary; BL Options to customize the entry display & show or hide pronunciations spellings etymology "ation text; BL Flexible full text search options with search filters & an option to rank entries & search results alphabetically or by date. New to this version: BL Now available to Mac users; BL Flash-base; BL Smoother & faster performance providing instantaneous search results; BL New word-wheel which supports incremental letter-by-letter browsing; BL 7 000 new words & meanings; Windows upgrades available to registered users of Versions 2.0 upwards. For further details contact: UK/ Rest of World Customer Service telephone: +44 (0)1865 353534 or email: ep.info@oup.com; United States only Customer Service telephone: 1-800-445-9714 fax: 1-919-677-1303 or email: custserv.us@oup.com System Requirements Windows: Intel (r) Pentium (r) 4 1.6 G Hz processor or equivalent (2 G Hz recommended); Microsoft (r) Windows (r) Vista Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000. Macintosh: Power PC (r) G4 867 M Hz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 2.13 G Hz or faster processor; Mac OS X v.10.4x or 10.5x. All platforms: 512MB of RAM; 1 Gb free hard disk space; minimum monitor capability: 1024 x 768 pixels & high colour (16 bits per pixel ie 65 536 colours); local CD-ROM/DVD drive (for installation); runs from hard drive only.