Britannica vs Encarta

• FireIce

  17 Jan 06, 02:13

  which one u prefer?
  
  Britannica
  
  Encarta
• twiggies

  17 Jan 06, 02:16

  i prefer www.dictionary.com
• ndmmxiaomayi

  17 Jan 06, 09:51

  Encarta, because it is free and provides more information than Britannica.
• FireIce

  17 Jan 06, 10:02

  Originally posted by twiggies:

  i prefer www.dictionary.com

  encyclopaedia and dictionary bo sio siang leh
• Hocklez

  17 Jan 06, 10:04

  wikipedia? heard it is will become the next big thing besides this 2
• Parka

  17 Jan 06, 10:13

  Whichever is more free.
• FireIce

  17 Jan 06, 10:16

  Originally posted by Hocklez:

  wikipedia? heard it is will become the next big thing besides this 2

  it is already the biggest thing now.........
• Hocklez

  17 Jan 06, 10:42

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  it is already the biggest thing now.........

  and why did u just compare britiannica and encarta when wikipedia already had an edge over them... lol...
• kaobeikaobu

  17 Jan 06, 11:10

  me o level nia...
• FireIce

  17 Jan 06, 11:20

  Originally posted by Hocklez:

  and why did u just compare britiannica and encarta when wikipedia already had an edge over them... lol...

  wiki is of a different breed mah
  contributed by the general public, anyone can edit......
  
  britannica and encarta has a long history
  and they are commercially sold....
  
  i have the thick thick volumes on my shelf..........
  until now i think i oni read a few pages nia......
• Hocklez

  17 Jan 06, 11:28

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  wiki is of a different breed mah
  contributed by the general public, anyone can edit......
  
  britannica and encarta has a long history
  and they are commercially sold....
  
  i have the thick thick volumes on my shelf..........
  until now i think i oni read a few pages nia......

  oh ya, forget this diff... lol...
  
  but really la, why get info that can burn a big hole in ur pocket when u can get it for free off net? and the information is far more, even thought some people might doubt the accuracy...
  
  btw how much u bought ur volumes for? must be very ex...
• FireIce

  17 Jan 06, 16:17

  bought those big heavy books 15yrs ago........
  
  a few K bah...........
• ndmmxiaomayi

  17 Jan 06, 21:40

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  bought those big heavy books 15yrs ago........
  
  a few K bah...........

  FireIce, you really very rich. Got two laptops, plus encyclopedia some more.
• twiggies

  17 Jan 06, 21:47

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  bought those big heavy books 15yrs ago........
  
  a few K bah...........

  you bought BOOKS? im using Microsoft Encarta. i don't know much about Britannica.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 Jan 06, 08:06

  Originally posted by twiggies:

  you bought BOOKS? im using Microsoft Encarta. i don't know much about Britannica.

  Aiyo, she says 15 years ago, not 15 months ago.
• FireIce

  18 Jan 06, 10:34

  xiang dang nian no have CD or internet leh.........
• ndmmxiaomayi

  18 Jan 06, 11:44

  FireIce very old liao...
• Ito_^

  18 Jan 06, 11:48

  i have encarta cds.. dats the only encyclopedia i have. and its almost a decade old.