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...early Burglary Years is also an enhanced CD--it comes with some bonus multi-media. Before you go out and buy that new Morrissey-monogrammed CD-Rom, however, beware: the "bonus" sucks. Only the most avid Morrissey fan could find pleasure in watching the grainy video for "Sunny" (No wonder why the video was never released...). Ostensibly shot with a camcorder, the video shows three people in Victoria Park, London, laughing and smiling throughout robberies and domestic violence. A young woman kisses the man who robbed...
Other new offerings from FAS Computer Services include a Dial-Up networking installer on CD-ROM, which includes new versions of Netscape and other programs; full networking support for Windows 98; Windows NT Workstation software on Science Center labs; and 56K and ISDN-compatibility on the dialup modem pool, enabling users with these high-speed modems to access the FAS network
Flipping through a glossy art book may be more fun than clicking through a CD-ROM, but search features and audio clips often make art discs more informative. Two new choices: the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Masterworks from the Collection ($40) gives a comprehensive, if staid, overview of the museum's massive collection, while Cinegram's Norman Rockwell--the Man and His Art disc ($70) offers an insightful and lively look at the illustrator...
...already seen Titanic the movie, so there's no need to rent the video. But for a taste of real underwater history, you might try the new CD-ROM Titanic: Challenge of Discovery ($30; Panasonic Interactive Media). The game, developed with Robert Ballard, who discovered the sunken ship 13 years ago this week, takes you on a virtual search mission complete with submarines, sonar systems, ocean rovers and the myriad challenges of the open sea. All aboard...
...standard wills or simple divorce papers--from off-the-shelf competition. "These are cookie-cutter tasks," says Steven Gillers, a New York University law professor who specializes in legal ethics. "When you realize how routinized legal work is, and how much information you can pack into an interactive CD-ROM, then you recognize how easy it is to substitute a computer for a lawyer. That's the threat...