Microsoft Encarta africana 2000
By: co-edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates
Contributors: Microsoft Corporation
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation
Published: 1999
Place of publication: [Redmond, Wash.]
Language: eng
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Encyclopedias; Civilization; African diaspora; African Americans; Electronic encyclopedias
Other titles: Encarta africana 2000
Description: An encyclopedia on the history, geography, and culture of Africans and people of African descent. Features over 3,600 articles enhanced by 200 side bars, over 2,900 media elements, audio clips, photos, illustrations, and videos. Include a timeline of African American music from the 1870's to present day, a media-rich chronology of the U.S. civil rights movement, the library of Black America (a collection of poem, narratives, and novels by African Americans that date from 1773 to 1918), and links to the World Wide Web.
Notes: Title from disc label.

"The award-winning multimedia encyclopedia of black history & culture"--Container.

System requirements: Multimedia PC with a Pentium or higher processor; 16MB of RAM for Windows 95 or Windows 98; 24MB RAM for Windows NT Workstation); Microsoft Windows 95/98, or later operating system, or Windows NT Workstation operating system version 4.0 or later; 40MB of available hard disk space; 6MB of additional hard disk space to use Encarta Research Organizer; 9MB of additional hard disk space to use Encarta Text-to-Speech; SVGA 256-color or higher monitor supporting 640x480 or higher resolution (800x600 screen resolution recommended); local bus video with 1MB or more of VRAM; quad-speed or faster CD-ROM drive; 16-bit sound card with speakers or headphones; Microsoft mouse, Microsoft IntelliMouse, or compatible pointing device. To use Encarta Web Links you will need a 14.4 or higher-baud modem, access to the internet, and a Web browser.