Software:ABC NewsLinks

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ABC NewsLinks
Developer(s)Creative Wonders
Initial release1996[1][2]
Operating systemWindows
Macintosh

ABC NewsLinks, also known as ABC NewsLinks: The Current Events Resource[3], is a software CD-ROM from Creative Wonders.[4]

Summary

ABC NewsLinks contains multimedia presentations of today's news.[5] It covers 100 world leaders, 250 countries, political turmoil as well as other information.[5] ABC anchor Forrest Sawyer is the host of ABC NewsLinks.[6]

Development

ABC NewsLinks was developed by Creative Wonders, a company founded as a joint venture between Capital Cities/ABC and Electronic Arts.[7][8]

Reception

CNET called ABC NewsLinks a valuable addition to a home reference library.[5] Wisconsin State Journal recommended ABC NewsLinks, saying to give it a look if you are a AOL subscriber.[9]

Profits were held back for the CD-ROM producer behind ABC NewsLinks, which prompted an £150,000 write-off as a result of the product.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "ABC NewsLinks". Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114133606/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=6310. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  2. ↑ "News on the fly". August 8, 1996. p. 33. https://www.newspapers.com/article/red-deer-advocate/197769942/. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  3. ↑ "CD-Based Reference Tools Serve As "Virtual Libraries". The Journal. 1996. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192017/https://thejournal.com/articles/1996/08/01/cdbased-reference-tools-serve-as-virtual-libraries.aspx. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  4. ↑ "Reels of News". June 1997. p. 151. https://archive.org/details/MacUser9706June1997/page/n151/mode/2up. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Gregor, Anne (November 26, 1996). "ABC NewsLinks". Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. https://web.archive.org/web/19961222164143/http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reviews/Cdcentral/Reviews/0,50,514,00.html. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  6. ↑ "Reference Software". December 17, 1996. p. 377. https://archive.org/details/PC-Mag-1996-12-17/page/376/mode/2up. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  7. ↑ "3D ATLAS '97". September 1996. Archived from the original on January 22, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970122084307/http://www.cwonders.com/cwonders/press1096.html. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  8. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (March 20, 1997). "Joining CD-ROMs and the Net Breaks Down the PC's Barriers". https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB85829257512604000. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  9. ↑ Becker, Dave (January 16, 1998). "ABC venture useful but hardly democratic". p. 35. https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal/197769978/. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 
  10. ↑ Montgomery, Emma (September 16, 1996). "Multimedia hit by glut in crowded market place". p. 28. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-telegraph/197769930/. Retrieved May 18, 2026. 



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