Classics and Sports Cars September, 1997
"Make no mistake, this hi-tech CD-ROM is actually a book. Alfa Romeo: View from the Mouth of the Dragon comes from the States and traces the history of Alfa from its Darracq roots and through all the great characters such as Ferrari, Jano and Merosi. To use the book you need a PC running Windows and-be warned-it does take a little getting used to reading a book on a computer screen. On the plus side S Scott Callan and Kip Crosby's book is an absorbing read and the big advantages of all this technology are motion sequences and subfiles on the more important figures. An excellent 500-page 'living archive' as fascinating as it is encyclopaedic."
James Elliott, Managing Editor, Classic and Sports Car, September, 1997
James Elliott, Managing Editor, Classic and Sports Car, September, 1997
REVIEWS
I first heard of this book in a review in Sports Car International magazine. As a dedicated Alfisti, I had to check it out.. Needless to say, I was a little apprehensive about a "book on computer", but the authors did an amazing job. Basically, the navigation is through Powerpoint, so it's really easy to learn, once you figure out where exactly to click. Besides that, the sound and video clips make the CD worth it 10 times over. I couldn't believe some of the video, the blueprints, and such that were on the multimedia presentation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with an interest in pre-war GP racing, or pre-war Italian autos.
Five stars
Wow. Simply Wow, October 12, 2001
Reviewer: Gene Fine from Cincinnati, OH United States
Wow. Simply Wow, October 12, 2001
Reviewer: Gene Fine from Cincinnati, OH United States
Actually Gene, the programming was something a little more elegant than powerpoint, but point taken- SSC.
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* ARCD was one of the very early products on Amazon. They contacted us in 1997. The area of the site is still live- SSC.
