Microsoft Encarta Africana 2000 Discover the rich heritage of persons of African descent.

Microsoft Encarta Africana brings the richness and diversity of the black experience to life. Powerful learning tools such as on-location videos and thousands of comprehensive articles provide an indispensable learning tool and an essential part of your reference collection.

Watch the African world's traditions unfold with Microsoft Encarta Africana!

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  • More in-depth content! 3,600+ authoritative articles, 200 sidebars, 2,900+ multimedia features, and 800 web links!
  • Library of Black America! A rare literary collection of books, slave narratives, novels, and poems written by Africans and African Americans from 1773 to 1918. Includes W. E. B. Du Bois', "Souls of Black Folk."
  • Music Timeline! Consulted by Quincy Jones. Experience the evolution of African American Music from ragtime to hiphop a new addition to the existing Africana Timeline feature which covers historical topics from 4 million B.C.E. to the present.
  • Civil Rights Movement Chronology! Relive 125 key defining moments in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, such as Martin Luther King's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech.
  • Africana on Camera! Exclusive Celebrity videos featuring perspectives on various Africana topics. Encarta Africana 2000 includes a new video from Colin Powell "African Americans in the U.S. Military."
  • Virtual Tours! Great Zimbabwe and the Serengeti.

Top-Line System Requirements

Computer
Multimedia PC with a Pentium or higher processor 		Operating System
Windows 95, Windows 98 or later, or Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 or later
Hard-Disk
40 MB of available hard-disk space 		Memory
16 MB of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98
24 MB of RAM for Windows NT Workstation
Drives
Quad-speed CD-ROM or faster 		Display
Super VGA, 256-colour supporting 640X480 or higher resolution (800X600 screen resolution recommended) with local bus video and 1 MB or more of VRAM
Peripherals/Miscellaneous
Microsoft Mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse or compatible pointing device
16-bit sound card with headphones or speakers 		To use Encarta Research Organizer, you need
6 MB of additional hard-disk space

To use Encarta Web Links, you need
14.4 or higher-baud modem
Access to the Internet*
Web browser

To use Encarta Text-to-Speech, you need
9 MB of additional available hard-disk space
* Access to and use of the Internet may require payment of a separate fee to an Internet service provider. Connect time charges may apply.