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BIRD: The Ultimate Multimedia Guide to the World of Birds, 1995, and CAT: The Ultimate Multimedia Guide to the World of Cats, 1995. CD-ROMs for Mac or PC with 486SX/ 25 Mhz or higher microprocessor, 4Mb of RAM, MPC-compatible double-speed CD-ROM drive and sound card, mouse, SVGA 256color display, and loudspeakers or headphones, Windows 3.1 or later.$29.95. DINOSAUR HUNTER,1996. Mac or PC with 486DX/33 Mhz or higher microprocessor, 8 Mb of RAM, double-speed CD-ROM drive and 8 bit sound card, mouse, SVGA 256-color display, and loudspeakers or headphones, Windows 3.1 or later. $29.95. DK Multimedia, Inc., 95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016; 800-DKMM575. Those readers who have appreciated the remarkable visual appeal and accuracy of content in the Eyewitness series of books published by Dorling Kindersley will find the publisher's Eyewitness Virtual Reality Series CD-ROMs even more breathtaking. To date, the series consists of three CDROMs: Cat and Bird, published in 1995, and Dinosaur Hunter, which became available in the summer of 1996. At a time when developers are searching (and not always successfully) for ways to optimize the potential of CD-ROM publishing, DK Multimedia relies on the quality of its images, accurate content and straightforward prose. In addition, the "museum" format of all three CD-ROMs provides a familiar paradigm for navigating the programs.

The CD-ROMs are virtually identical in their organizational structure. An unobtrusive menu in the upper righthand corner of the screen allows users to check their location within the virtual museum, and also leads to help screens, other options (such as printing) and an index. The user can navigate the museum by moving the cursor over the floor plan, taking one of several museum tours or by typing a word into the index.

Children (and adults) will love to visit the museum "store," where images, sounds and stationery of cats, birds or dinosaurs can be "purchased," or saved to the hard drive. Dinosaur Hunter also allows users to make postcards, invitations, envelopes, labels and even masks.

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