Acorn's Education Directory: 
Now on CD ROM 

Embargo Release Date 20th January 1993 

Acorn Computers is releasing the fourth edition of its Education Directory 
at the BETT'93 exhibition at Olympia. 

Not only is there a new page lay-out with over 2,000 educational titles 
listed, but customers will also be able to register for their own CD ROM 
version of the directory. 

The printed version, which will be available to all visitors at BETT, has 
been reformatted from the earlier editions and now has details of all the 
educational software which runs on 32-bit Archimedes computers listed 
separately from the older 8-bit programs, written for the BBC B and Master 
128 machines. The 32-bit section also contains a full description of the 
products together with details of the software houses and the prices of the 
software. 

At the back, there is a complete index of companies listed, together with an 
index of the products featured. Icons are used throughout the main body of 
the text to indicate memory requirements, availability of the products and 
their compatibility with the latest RISC OS 3 operating system. 

Delegates to BETT will also be able to apply for a CD ROM version of the 
Education Directory.  This will allow the user to browse through the data 
files, searching for key words or companies or particular types of software. 
By keying buttons on the display the user is transported to linked pages of 
information which may contain screen shots, demonstration versions of the 
software, or further information on particular packages. 

Acorn's Education Marketing Manager, Ashley Oliver said that if the CD ROM 
version proves popular it is likely in the future to be updated on a regular 
basis throughout the year. "There will still be a place for the printed 
directory" he affirmed, "but as the use of Acorn CD ROM systems is becoming 
increasingly widespread in schools I think it likely that demand for the CD 
ROM version will grow dramatically. 

"The search facilities provided on the CD allow the user to look for 
specific packages suitable for defined groups of users. Being able to link 
the entries to further information pages will offer immediate access to a 
wealth of information that it is simply not practicable to include in the 
printed version of the directory. " he said. 

It is envisaged that the CD ROM version of the Directory will be available 
early in February. 

ENDS 

Further information from Ashley Oliver, Acorn Computers Limited, Tel 0223 254254 

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