Anonymous
8/3/2025, 5:28:10 AM No.106122973
i.e. self-contained interactive offline encyclopedia?
I was reminiscing about my early computer days around 2002. We didn't have a computer at home, but my uncle did. He didn't have internet, but had Encarta! When we visited, I rushed to it, spending hours reading, playing animations, and exploring maps, 3D historical recreations, etc. Great memories... but is there a modern equivalent for that feeling?
I know Kiwix exists, it's a nice project that lets you access the entire Wikipedia offline, among many others, but to me, it doesn't compare (neither do any other projects on https://library.kiwix.org/). Yes, Encarta was much smaller, but it offered more engaging content. It was condensed yet of higher quality, much more interactive and polished, plus it came from a time with better public discourse and less politicization... At least, those are my childhood memories.
So, /g/, should look for the last Encarta release in the archives, or is there something better today that passes muster?
I was reminiscing about my early computer days around 2002. We didn't have a computer at home, but my uncle did. He didn't have internet, but had Encarta! When we visited, I rushed to it, spending hours reading, playing animations, and exploring maps, 3D historical recreations, etc. Great memories... but is there a modern equivalent for that feeling?
I know Kiwix exists, it's a nice project that lets you access the entire Wikipedia offline, among many others, but to me, it doesn't compare (neither do any other projects on https://library.kiwix.org/). Yes, Encarta was much smaller, but it offered more engaging content. It was condensed yet of higher quality, much more interactive and polished, plus it came from a time with better public discourse and less politicization... At least, those are my childhood memories.
So, /g/, should look for the last Encarta release in the archives, or is there something better today that passes muster?
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