Almost all seriouse bloggers would need one copy of this Oxford English Dictionary whose latest version has been released recently for both PC and Mac. We all know how authoratative OED is so i will not go in to praising all that rather will focus on this CD version. For all those US user who think Oxford Dictionary is already on their Mac should rethink as the built-in Oxford dictionary doesn’t possess two-third definitions and US users get the Oxford American Dictionary and not the English Dictionary.
Anyways, this is what the OED website claims about this new version:
Most importantly, OED v4.0 on CD-ROM boasts superb search-and-retrieval software, designed specifically for the electronic version, enabling you to investigate the Dictionary in ways not possible with the print edition. Questions which might have taken years of patient research can now be answered in seconds.
New Features:
- Now compatible for Mac users as well as PC users
- Flash-base
- Smoother and faster performance providing instantaneous search results
- New word-wheel which supports incremental letter-by-letter browsing
- 7,000 new words and meanings
System Requirements:
The Dictionary is copied to your hard disk, and requires at minimum a G4 processor with 867MHz or greater than that or an Intel Core Duo 2.13GHz or faster. The dictionary can run on either OS X 10.4x or 10.5x.
Price:
This CD-ROM based product can be purchased at $295
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