Mommadeez4u
11-08-2006, 08:18 AM
So I'm thinking about buying the Oxford English Dictionary on CD-rom (20 volume set in meatspace), this is the definitive dictionary of the english language and something I've always wanted to own.
On their website (http://www.oup.co.uk/episbn/0-19-861016-5) I read this:
System requirements
* PC with minimum 200MHz Pentium-class processor; 64 MB RAM; 32-speed CD-ROM drive;
* Windows 95, 98, 98 Se, NT 4, 2000, Me, or XP;
* 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the software from the CD-ROM, 1.7 GB to install the OED to the hard disk (CD validation required every 90 days);
* SVGA monitor set to 800 x 600 pixels, 16-bit setting.
'CD validation required every 90 days'? WTF? What kind of shenanigans are these?
On their website (http://www.oup.co.uk/episbn/0-19-861016-5) I read this:
System requirements
* PC with minimum 200MHz Pentium-class processor; 64 MB RAM; 32-speed CD-ROM drive;
* Windows 95, 98, 98 Se, NT 4, 2000, Me, or XP;
* 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the software from the CD-ROM, 1.7 GB to install the OED to the hard disk (CD validation required every 90 days);
* SVGA monitor set to 800 x 600 pixels, 16-bit setting.
'CD validation required every 90 days'? WTF? What kind of shenanigans are these?