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= REVIEWS CD-ROMs Reviewed by Duncan Roads ia Miers COSMIC ARTIST - Crop Circle Photographs, England, 1983-2001 A Unique Collection by Colin Andrews Colin Andrews & Memorology LLC, 2001 Minimum system requirements: MS Windows 95; 32MB RAM; Netscape Navigator 4.0, MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or America Online 4.0 web browser THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF (Note: Not yet available for Macintosh EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENCOUNTERS users, but a Mac version may be pro- Special CD-ROM Edition duced if there is demand) edited by Ronald D. Story Price: US$29.95 + p&h_ ; The UFO Encyclopedia Project, USA, Distributors: USA—Available online from 2001 (PDF & MS Word; requires Adobe the website www.CosmicArtistCD.com, or Acrobat Reader) by post from Memorology LLC, PO Box Price: US$9.99 inc. p&h 3378, Branford, CT 06405-1978 (checks Distributor: USA—Ronald Story, 3540 payable to Memorology LLC); 32nd Avenue N. #114, St Petersburg, FL UK—Circles Phenomenon Research, 33713, tel/fax +1 (727) 528 3789, email tel/fax 01264 358402 RonaldDStory@aol.com, website t last, the CD-ROM I have been wait- www.RonaldStory.com .ing for! Over 250 photographs from een researchers in the field of ufology Colin Andrews’ S own camera, plus maps may recall a book called The and captions—all interactive, with printing Encyclopedia of UFOs from around 20 capability built in. The photographs cover years ago (Doubleday/New English the years from 1983 to 2001 and certainly Library). Well, this is the updated CD- feature the most interesting of each year's ROM version of that book. crop in the English countryside. Ronald Story is author of several UFO . My only gripe with the CD-ROM is that books from the late 1970s through early it is not (yet) available for Macintosh com- '80s, including The Space Gods Revealed puters. With PDF file technology so wide- (1976). He is an honours graduate of the ly used on all platforms, I am surprised it's University of Arizona and past member of used so little on CD-ROMs. One day... most leading UFO organisations. Having said that, though, the pictures are As usual, this is another CD-ROM heavi- of very good quality. Serious researchers ly slanted towards PC/Windows platforms, will appreciate the locality maps, witness but Mac "must haves" can find the PDF file statements and thumbnail pictures which : of the Encyclopedia itself, and it is certainly | 4¢company each photograph, plus the abili- worth the look. Also included is an MS ty to search for specific formations via sev- Word file of the book. There are hundreds eral index formats. ; of well-written and up-to-date entries, pho- I was hoping to hear some of the sounds tos, illustrations, articles and interactive hot Teported inside the formations and record- links to UFO-related websites. The search- ed by researchers over the years, but alas. and-find capability of the PDF version of All in all, this Is great value for money the book is terrific. A great buy! and a "must have" for crop circle fans and researchers alike. COSMIC ARTIST - Crop Circle Photographs, England, 1983-2001 A Unique Collection by Colin Andrews Colin Andrews & Memorology LLC, 2001 Minimum system requirements: MS Windows 95; 32MB RAM; Netscape Navigator 4.0, MS Internet Explorer 4.0 or America Online 4.0 web browser (Note: Not yet available for Macintosh users, but a Mac version may be pro- duced if there is demand) Price: US$29.95 + p&h Distributors: USA—Available online from the website www.CosmicArtistCD.com, or by post from Memorology LLC, PO Box 3378, Branford, CT 06405-1978 (checks payable to Memorology LLC); UK—Circles Phenomenon Research, tel/fax 01264 358402 t last, the CD-ROM I have been wait- ing for! Over 250 photographs from Colin Andrews's own camera, plus maps and captions—all interactive, with printing capability built in. The photographs cover the years from 1983 to 2001 and certainly feature the most interesting of each year's crop in the English countryside. My only gripe with the CD-ROM is that it is not (yet) available for Macintosh com- puters. With PDF file technology so wide- ly used on all platforms, I am surprised it's used so little on CD-ROMs. One day... Having said that, though, the pictures are of very good quality. Serious researchers will appreciate the locality maps, witness statements and thumbnail pictures which accompany each photograph, plus the abili- ty to search for specific formations via sev- eral index formats. I was hoping to hear some of the sounds reported inside the formations and record- ed by researchers over the years, but alas. All in all, this is great value for money and a "must have" for crop circle fans and researchers alike. 78 = NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com FEBRUARY — MARCH 2002