I used to spend all day in this program

@delphi_bee

2 жыл бұрын

me too

@itabiritomg

Ай бұрын

@@delphi_bee me too. I used my Cd till it was carved thru due to excessive usage.

@lga9046

Күн бұрын

So did I

I still have the disc from our first computer, the Compaq Presario back in 1996. This program was amazing. Saved my ass on so many projects and book reports when I was in 6th through 8th grade.

@katiewills7031

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, did you have Presario Plaza as an interface on it? No one I talk to can remember it!

@pfmdude

2 жыл бұрын

@@katiewills7031 um, yes we did! How does no one remember that!

@tehdusto

Жыл бұрын

This and encarta were so goated at the time. "uh yes you guys will need to take books out of the library following these complicated steps" My ADHD ass: "lmao no"

@Natalie-lu9uj

Жыл бұрын

That was my very first computer!

This was like the beginning of the internet to me...and have Jean-Luc narrate it was just a perfect beginning 🙂

I had to type in “CD ROM Patrick Stewart” to find this. Thanks for bringing me back to childhood memories!

@decimalexercise7154

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. This is my very first memory of using a computer ever. At the library at school.

@FlorinBuda

Жыл бұрын

@@decimalexercise7154 first i typed "jean luc picard actor" then "patrick stewart encyclopedia"

I used to live in this program! I just spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out what it was called, luckily Jean-Luc knew the way.

It's amazing how we went from Encyclopedia CD Roms to tik tok in 30 years. I still remember using these Encyclopedias. I spent my time reading articles about different subjects, and to have it on a computer seemed so magical. Then when AOL sent me a CD ROM and I was able to access the World Wide Web......🤯 Kids nowadays will never know what it was like before the internet.

Good lord.. I bought a computer back in 1994.. And I remember seeing this.. It seemed just like yesterday

I used to LOVE using this. Sadly the CD disappeared.. someone probably got jealous and stole it. This was prime educational content for kids at the time!

I had this back in the day.

I spent so much time on this program as a kid.

In 1998, I saw an introduction of this CD on a magazine..... cause to Cap. Picard, I'd like to have one but I didn't know how to buy......25 years later, I saw this KZread video and recalled mymemory....

This was how us 90s babies learned about the world! Idk where me and my brothers copy disappeared to but we were pretty sad when we couldn’t find it anymore.

This brought back memories of my IBM PS/1 and the long load time of the CD-ROM that I attached

This came with my Mom's Windows 95. I remember it well.

Awesome thanks for the upload. Thanks for the memories

just the right kind of multimedia universe to make my home computer bubble bath with candle light worthwhile

This has more relevant information than the internets

Man I would pay money for something like this again. Beats Wikipedia by a mile.

@reviewschilenos8192

3 жыл бұрын

then you're missing Encarta

@glenngratz4077

3 жыл бұрын

@@reviewschilenos8192 I had Encarta as well, but I only have nostalgia for Compton's 1995, as that's what I got with my first PC.

@j.yumuraj2880

3 жыл бұрын

Encyclopedia Britannica has an online edition now

Compton's, the final frontier.

back then, we had Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia, basically an offline wikipedia on a CDROM.

before wikipedia, we had this.

I wish I had all those old encyclopedias on an old computer.

@Vuusteri

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, they weren't cheap. If you were lucky, some might be bundled with when buying a new computer.

My heart is so full right now. Thank you, Internet.

0:05 I love Patrick

Oh, man, I remember this. Brings back all memories. I've been trying to find MIDI files from this CD-ROM online. Specifically, I was looking for the one called "Spring Sonata" by Beethoven. No luck. How'd you manage to get this running, btw? Some sort of emulation software? DOSBox was confusing as fuck.

@nirv

3 жыл бұрын

VirtualBox is the way to go. I just made a video today on my channel of Encarta 97 that will stun you.

@nirv

2 жыл бұрын

@ULTIMATE WIN-DRAW-LOSS RECORDS yeah

@timmo92

Жыл бұрын

(Still want a copy of that file, Robert?)

Engaging nostalgia. That opening screen is an eye-sore :D

I had this one. came with my compaq presario 7180 ? it was the flat desktop case and came with a amd k4 80mhz 486 like processor and 8mb of ram. win 3.1.

Nosotros teniamos esta enciclopedia en 1995

And this made my childhood fun while learning.. Is this still available??

@nirv

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I think you can find the ISO on the internet archive.

Good times!

Captain's Log, Stardate 42291.5 Captain Jean-Luc Picard Shows Us the 1995 Edition of Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia

Beautiful

Sorry for the late comment, Vuusteri, but in this game, there is a section called Madcap Music. Can you please make a video where you go only to that section and play all the music that's available in the Madcap Music section, including world music. Thank you very much.

@Karlwunder

5 жыл бұрын

I remember listening to Dvorak's 9th symphony for the first time in this software. Sure it helped me to discover the beauty of classical music back then i was a kid.

@Vuusteri

5 жыл бұрын

I think that's only available in later versions ('96, '97, '98).

@Saltydoginthedesert

Жыл бұрын

I remember listening to, I believe it's Joplin's, Entertainer, and song with Danube in the name, for the first time in this or a very similar PC encyclopedia somewhere between 1993 and 1995.

Path? Parth? So much to learn ...

Nostalgic

0:04 Prof X ?

My parents got mad at me for looking up what STD's were on this.

PLUTO IS A PLANET. THEY SAID SO AT 15:00

@dlarge6502

2 жыл бұрын

Well it still is, only a minor one.

My folks used to have the 1972 physical edition and from what I can remember, it was chock-full of biases, some of which were either laughably bad or even insensitive by today's standards. It defined the Soviet Union as a "ruthless Communist dictatorship" and even had the gall to label Dred Scott as "ignorant".

I totally forgot that Patrick Stewart was in this.

Runs on Win 10 32 bit. Win 64 bit not supported. Download: archive.org/details/Comptons

@ArtemRomanov

5 жыл бұрын

spent 6 hours searching for the indeo video codec, it was on the DVD, in the folder "VFW11E"

@decimalexercise7154

3 жыл бұрын

😍😍

Could you please give me the name of the sample used for Erh-hu (musical instrument) for China? It wasn’t showcased on here but I remember the melody but don’t know much else 😭

@nirv

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the 1+ year late reply but I found it for you. I put the video on my channel, so just click my name and it should be the most recent video I uploaded. Your name is in the title. Enjoy!

@misha350

2 жыл бұрын

I’m running there now! Thanks!

@misha350

2 жыл бұрын

@@nirv Unfortunately I couldn’t find it on your channel oh no!

@nirv

2 жыл бұрын

@@misha350 I've got it right here. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6OXypp9ks_FaLg.html I find it at 7:00 in the video - and I link it in the description. It's called "Scenes of Ruili by New Kyoto Ensemble" and it's even here on youtube which I link in my video! It's pretty good. I like it. I can see why it was stuck in her head for so long.

@misha350

2 жыл бұрын

@@nirv you are a godsend! I’ve been looking for this for YEARS. Thank you. Childhood memory unlocked. 😭😭💕💕💕

Click on the ítem if you like a explain

Only 1 pc i owned could work my cd. Otherwise it was useless later.

I was in the 4th grade when I had this, with my nice CRT monitor, sound blaster speakers hanging, 233mhz with turbo button on lol