Nostalgia Overflow: Why Microsoft Encarta Was the 90s Kid’s Internet
Do you miss the sound of that CD-ROM drive spinning up? And did you ever beat the final boss in MindMaze? microsoft encarta
That was (1993–2009).
Was Encarta always right? No. Was it biased toward a Western viewpoint? Absolutely. But for a kid without high-speed internet, that CD-ROM was a portal. It made research feel like exploration, not a chore. Nostalgia Overflow: Why Microsoft Encarta Was the 90s