virus: OED

Paul Prestopnik (pjp66259@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu)
Wed, 04 Mar 1998 15:13:38 -0500


Marie Foster wrote:

> I prefer to use WWWebster right now... but when I am researching the
> significance of a word I always turn to the Oxford English Dictionary.
> I have told my son that if he ever wants to give me the best gift that
> money can buy it is the cd rom version...

Marie, in case you are not familiar the CD-ROM version is not as complete as
the paper version. I can't remember where I read this, but I know it said
that the CD version did not have words pre 1700's. There may be other
ommissions, but they were not listed.

-Paul Prestopnik