elcome to the Mysterious World Supply Station! We have just added an affiliation with Beyond.com to bring you a variety of helpful, travel-related software titles. Eventually, we hope to bring you all types of travel-related merchandise, including clothing, tools and equipment, outdoor gear, and everything else you will need to take to the road and explore our world. Please note that listed prices may vary, as they are based upon Beyond.com's sale prices at the time they were listed online. Note also that Beyond.com also offers substantial mail-in rebates on some titles. If you have any questions or suggestions, please e-mail the Webmaster at delwell@sprynet.com Thanks for visiting! - Excellent - Very Good - Good - Disappointing - Poor - Win 95 compatible - Mac compatible Please note: Mysterious World will not post software titles that have been reviewed at less than a rating of "Good". Items that do not have ratings have not been directly reviewed by Mysterious World staff. Mysterious World's online Supply Station and other online sales features are provided for the convenience of our customers; all complaints dealing with product quality, price, delivery, and all other Beyond.com-specific questions should be directed to Beyond.com. Thank you. World Book 1999 MultiMedia Encyclopedia - Reference Edition IBM Multimedia Publishing Studio New to the IBM World Book product line, the Family Reference Suite is ideal for families who want the most powerful and robust reference title available. It provides "power users" with an all-in-one reference product that features cutting-edge technology, World Book's Homework Wizards, learning and organizational tools and an array of ancillary research aids. The suite also incorporates IBM's award-winning ViaVoice Gold continuous speech- recognition technology, enabling users to easily navigate around the encyclopedia, direct searches, dictate notes, write term papers and even have an article read aloud to them using simple voice commands. Beyond.com price: $89.95 ($19.95 after mail-in rebates) Click here to buy this software. Encarta Reference Suite 99 Microsoft Rating: Encarta Reference Suite 99 combines three of the world's most popular reference products to create the essential multimedia reference library for home or school. It includes Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe 99, a completely redesigned and updated version of the world's best selling encyclopedia, Encarta Virtual Globe 99, the richest and most detailed geographic reference available in any medium, and Microsoft Bookshelf 99, the quickest way to access a dictionary, thesaurus, quotes and much more. (These products can also be bought separately below.) Beyond.com price: $84.95 (Mail-in rebates included w/purchase) Click here to buy this software. Encarta Encyclopedia 99 Microsoft Rating: Encarta Encyclopedia, the world's #1 selling encyclopedia for the 5th straight year, delivers a unique mix of authoritative content, engaging technology, and innovative education tools to create a powerful learning resource. With the 1999 edition, Encarta Encyclopedia further extends its lead with a ground breaking new interface that makes it easy to seamlessly move between detailed encyclopedia articles, original source documents, editorially selected web sites, not to mention all the engaging multimedia that has made Encarta Encyclopedia famous. Beyond.com price: $35.00 (FREE after mail-in rebates!) Click here to buy this software. Encarta Africana Microsoft Encarta Africana brings the richness of Africa to life in the first comprehensive multimedia encyclopedia of Africans and people of African descent. Brimming with the sights and sounds of Africa, Encarta Africana lets you explore the great accomplishments of ancient civilizations as well as the traditions that Africans brought to the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. Encarta Africana makes this rich cultural heritage come alive, providing an indispensable learning tool and an essential part of your reference collection Beyond.com price: $58.45 (Retail: $69.95) Click here to buy this software. Encarta 99 Virtual Globe for Win 32 Microsoft Rating: Microsoft Encarta Virtual Globe 99 is a geographic reference product that provides the highest quality maps as well as detailed articles about our world. Students with homework assignments, world travelers, news readers and PC owners interested in geography and culture can use Encarta Virtual Globe 99 as a reference tool to find out information about the world's places, countries, cultures and global issues. State of the art multimedia features make learning about the world not only interesting, but so engaging that you'll want to keep exploring. Beyond.com price: $41.95 Click here to buy this software. Compton's 3D World Atlas Deluxe Ages 10 & Up Softkey International Embark on a journey of discovery with the ultimate tool for researching and exploring the planet Earth. Whether you are planning a trip or writing a report, Compton's 3D World Atlas Deluxe has all the information you need. With 3D rotating globes, narrated video documentaries, 3D virtual fly-throughs, and satellite photography, Compton's makes exploring our world and its people easy and engaging. And research is a snap with thousands of up-to-date statistics, articles on important environmental issues, and loads of online information all right at your fingertips. Beyond.com price: $30.95 Click here to buy this software. Expedia Streets/Expedia Trip Planner Bundle for Windows Microsoft Microsoft Expedia Streets 98 takes the guesswork out of getting where you need to go. Streets 98 on CD- ROM will enable you to accurately locate virtually any street address in the U.S. Whether it's for personal or small business use, Streets 98 will find and locate what you're looking for a local client's office or a museum four states away! Microsoft Expedia Trip Planner 98 is an exceptional CD-ROM based travel guide and road atlas that allows users to plan better road trips throughout North America. Trip Planner 98 takes travel planning to the next level by combining great maps with a complete travel guide, including comprehensive travel articles from Moon Publications, Zagat Survey Restaurant Reviews, and internet extensions such as Expedia online hotel bookings. Beyond.com price: $35.00 w/rebates (Retail: $79.95) Click here to buy this software. The Complete National Geographic DVD-ROM 109 Years Mindscape Every Page…Every Article! Witness the desperate struggle to save the tiger before it vanishes from the earth and see why this species’ best hopes might just rest on a beautiful Bengal tigress named Sita. Peer to the edge of the cosmos, aided by the Hubble telescope, and discover galactic events 8,000 light-years away. You can relive these and thousands of other fascinating stories reported over the past 109 years in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine with The Complete NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DVD-ROM Edition. When you purchase The Complete NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 109 Years of NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine on DVD-ROM, you also get spectacular National Geographic videos and slide shows! Beyond.com price: $197.95 Click here to buy this software. National Geographic Maps Mindscape Many of the maps included in National Geographic Maps are collector's items that can be found nowhere else. But apart from their curiosity and historic value, the maps are useful for the preparation of school and other research projects. The program's powerful search engine quickly locates specific areas according to keyword, region, or theme. Entire maps or selected sections can be printed, copied, and pasted into personal documents, and bookmarked for future reference. A separate feature cites National Geographic magazine articles related to each map. The CD-ROMs include multimedia tours that explore a range of topics, including: Peoples of the Past, Our Changing Earth, Space, Our Threatened Environment, War in the 20th Century, Europe Through the Ages, and Growth of a Nation, the Story of America's Development. Beyond.com price: $68.45 Click here to buy this software. Trip Maker Deluxe 1999 Windows 95/NT Rand McNally Plan a trip, then print maps and directions with the comprehensive TripMaker® Deluxe 1999 Edition software. The best-seller and market leader in the travel planning category since its introduction in 1994, TripMaker software is the easiest way to plan your trip. TripMaker Deluxe 1999 Edition contains an updated, easy-to-use interface that allows you to logically and easily plan the perfect vacation, as well as print customized maps with detailed directions. With TripMaker Deluxe 1999 Edition, Rand McNally meets the specific needs of the frequent traveler with specialized travel needs. Features include Weekend Getaways, complete preplanned weekend adventures; PalmPilot™, Palm III™, and Windows® CE PDA support; the Mobil Travel Guide®, with ratings of restaurants and lodging; and more. A $20 upgrade rebate is included for some trip planning software with proof of purchase. (restrictions apply; see coupon inside box) Beyond.com price: $45.45 Click here to buy this software. Ancient Origins Ages 10+ Piranha Interactive With Ancient Origins™ you'll relive world-changing discoveries, epoch-making battles and the expansion of art, trade and knowledge. You'll meet 44 different cultures spanning 5 million years. Choose a moment in time and discover who was living then and how. Or select any part of the world and trace the history of its development. Ancient Origins transports you to the lost kingdoms of the past in fascinating, authentic detail. Beyond.com price: $24.45 Click here to buy this software. Chronicle Encyclopedia of History Ages 12+ DK Multimedia It's all here for history lovers of every age to relive, 4 million mind-dazzling years of world history. Fly through a virtual window into a 3-D past, where 15,000 on-the-spot stories, hours of music and spoken quotes, films, animations, artworks, and themed overviews, bring the past into your present world. Beyond.com price: $25.95 Click here to buy this software. Eyewitness History of The World V2.0 Ages 10+ DK Multimedia From early humans to the events that shape the 1990s, each topic is meticulously researched and clearly presented. The unique interface now includes improved navigational controls and a powerful search facility, making it easier to access over 700 new articles. This enormously enhanced version of the acclaimed 'History of the World' CD-ROM traces world history from prehistoric times to the present day, covering key political and social changes in 12 time periods. Filled with in-depth articles, biographies, maps, country histories, full-screen videos, and interactive features, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive and entertaining reference source for all the family. Beyond.com price: $25.95 Click here to buy this software. Ancient Buildings Connecting Earth and SKY Victory Beyond.com price: $37.45 Click here to buy this software. History of The World Avalon Hill Game Company Beyond.com price: $39.45 Click here to buy this software. Ancient WebArt V1.0 forWin95/NT Corel Corporation Beyond.com price: $34.95 This title can be downloaded over the Web! Click here to buy this software. Passion: Music for the Last Temptation of Christ Peter Gabriel Rating: Amazon.com price: $12.99 This CD received superb reviews (5 stars) and is personally recommended by the publisher. (The background music on this page is from "A Different Drum", the seventh track of this CD.) Click here to buy this music. ARCHIVES | MAPS | BOOKSTORE | SUPPLIES | LODGING | LINKS