Publisher's Synopsis
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI) is generally acclaimed as one of the major scholarly enterprises of this century. This encyclopaedia, in the CD-ROM version (EI CD-ROM), contains the following: index of proper names, index of subjects, glossary and index of technical terms; over 10 million words and thousands of articles; figures, line drawings, genealogical tables and maps; articles accompanied by a table of contents; extensive, fully searchable bibliographies (including create-your-own bibliographies); powerful search engine allowing for Wildcard, Boolean, and Proximity searches; searches in both Arabic transcription and in English; export and printing options; facilities to annotate cross referencing hyperlinks; and a clearly written user guide in English (booklet and on-screen).;It is designed for optimal performance under Windows 95 and NT 4. Recommended configuration: Pentium 133, 32 MB RAM, SVGA 640x480 - 256 colours, 8x CD-ROM player. Minimum: Pentium 60, 16 MB RAM, SVGA 640x480 - 256 colours, 4x CD-ROM player.
