[Fwd: Re: [seul-edu] encyclopedia]

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> From: "Kyle Hutson" <smyle@rockcreek.k12.ks.us>
> To: seul-edu@seul.org
> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] encyclopedia
>
> > Are there any good encyclopedia's that work for linux? (even through
> > wine...) i have a school that wants to install their first computer
> > lab and they are about to buy 6 computers. (they only have 12-15
> > thousand to spend, small private school in china) and I told them
> > that I could set them up 20+ computers as diskless linux terminals.
> > they said it would be fine as long as they could get their hands on
> > some encyclopedia software. suggestions? Any ideas would be greatly
> > appreciated.
>
> It ain't cheap ($600/yr), but we have found a district-wide
> subscription to worldbookonline.com to be very worth the price.  All
> web based, and geared specifically to K-12.
>
> --
> Kyle Hutson /  Director of Technology  / Rock Creek Schools:  USD323
> smyle@rockcreek.k12.ks.us                               785-494-8591
> Actually I am a laboratory mouse posing as an engineer as part of an
>                elaborate plot to take over the world

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