Publisher's Synopsis
The Encyclopedia of Islam (EI) is generally acclaimed as a major scholarly enterprises of this century. This encyclopedia on CD-Rom (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; all articles, accompanied by a table of contents; extensive, fully searchable, bibliographies (you can even create your own bibliographies); powerful search engine allowing for Wildcard, Boolean, and Proximity searchers; searches possible in both Arabic transcription and in English; export and printing options; ability to annotate: bookmarks, notes and cross referencing hyperlinks; clearly written user guide in English. Booklet and on-screen; 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.
