Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite
Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite is an encyclopaedia based on the Encyclopædia Britannica and published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Product description
The DVD contains over 100,000 articles, an atlas, around 35,000 media files and a dictionary and thesaurus based on Merriam-Webster.Awards
Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite received the 2004 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers. Its predecessor, Britannica DVD, received Codie awards in 2000, 2001 and 2002.Linux support
There is no official release of Britannica for the Linux operating system; however, a script is provided that can help experienced users run Encyclopædia Britannica 2004 Ultimate Reference Suite DVD on Linux, with some limitations. This script specifically requires version 1.3.1 of JRE, but can usually be made to work with newer versions if the version check is commented out.Minimum system requirements
The 2012 edition states the following system requirements:| Item | Minimum Requirement |
| Processor | Pentium III, PowerPC G5 or Intel Core |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM |
| Optical disc | DVD-ROM drive |
| Hard Disk Space | 2.05 GB free hard-drive space |
| Display | 1024x768 resolution, 16-bit color |
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