It seems to have been created in December 1996 for members of something called QuamtumNet Public Association, an organization promoting east-west technical information exchange and cooperation. Many of the 150 programs in the collection are available nowhere else. We got the discs from an American consultant involved with the project. First offered in March 1996, it uses 328MB to present a 45 minute 3-part illustrated lecture exploring the beginnings of art in America from the Native American traditions to those of colonial America. Over 600 examples of art of the era are illustrated while a narrator explains cultural influences, religious beliefs, artistic methods, and characteristics of the artists and their works.
Truth here is truly stranger than fiction.
While there is a good deal of overlap in the word definitions, the Intermediate version tends to offer more complete and academic level definitions as well as providing the etymology for some words. Both include a thesaurus and a simple concise encyclopedia from Zane Publishing. Practical Informative Writing, is from the Zane Publishing Writing Series. Excerpts from Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings's classic novel show the author's attention to precise words, detailed descriptions and selection of facts that support the work's themes. The 15 minute multimedia presentation uses 200 N.C Wyeth illustrations to make its points.