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Versions 6.0         Date 11/04/05         Editions:

 R&E dvd

R&E cd  

 FAM cd
   Size on disc, megabytes

1,290

680 

512
   Images over 50K

2,348

2,309 

1,847
   Articles

1,602

1,553 

1,456
   Number of reference citations in articles*

573

346 

250
   Articles containing reference citations*

178

149 

100
   Full text political party platforms

68

26 

0
   Short videos

26

0 

0
*in addition to general bibliographic references

Earlier Changes and Versions
5/31/05   Version 6.0  (DVD)  1079 meg - to date
  • 10 short videos
  • 50+ additional citations and references in articles
  • 62 political party platforms
  • 2 new articles

(Release date 9/1/05)

5/1/05   Version 5.2  663 meg
  • 50+ photos from Penobscot and Waldo counties
  • 50+ additional citations and references in articles
  • 22 political party platforms
3/1/05   Version 5.1  662 meg
  • 200+ photos from Hancock and Washington counties
  • Updates of sports championships
  • 50 photos of portraits in the Maine State House
8/20/04   Version 4.2  465 meg
  • All towns updated to indicate newly reapportioned 2004-2012 election districts for U.S. Congress, State Senate, and State Representative
  • National Register of Historic Places listing updated by town to reflect recent additions
5/1/04      Version 4.1  450 meg
  • Changes of all file names and links to lower case and 8.3 length to improve MAC compatibility
  • Additional 25+ photos of towns and historic places
  • Updates (in addition to photos) to 15 existing articles
  • Updates to five Calendar entries
  • Minor typographical corrections
4/1/03      Version 3.04  420 meg
  • Additional 60+ photos of towns and historic places
  • Updates (in addition to photos) to 30 existing articles
  • Updates to three Calendar entries

  • Minor typographical corrections

4/1/03      Version 3.03  356 meg  

  • New Search Options

    • Clickable map to find articles on all Maine counties

    • Clickable map to find articles on nature preserves and public reserved lands

  • Additional Primary Sources

    • Ten excerpts from Annual Town Reports: warrants, schools, health

  • Additional Data

    • Statewide votes on constitutional amendments, initiative and referendum questions since 1911 (RE)

  • Ten new articles

  • Updates (including additional photos) to 67 existing articles

  • Updates to seven Calendar entries

12/7/02    Version 3.02  305 meg
  • New Search Option

    • Clickable map to find articles on all Maine towns

  • 27 additional Primary Sources 

        

    • Maine Supreme Court decisions, laws, government reports
    • Six governors' inaugural addresses (RE)
    • 15 Party Platforms 1912-2002 (RE)
  • Additional Data
    • How Maine Ranks Compared to Other States (over 80 rankings) (RE)

  • Four new articles

  • Updates (including additional photos) to 42 existing articles

  • Updates to five calendar entries for

09/01/02  Version 3.01   251 meg

  • Added photos for over 15 towns

  • Two new articles on

  • Three additional primary sources

  • 17 additional time series data tables

07/05/02:  Version 1.06   203 meg (2002 Edition, version # "2" skipped)

  • Six new articles

  • Updates to four existing articles

  • Several additions to the Calendar

  • Several additions to the Timeline

  • Pronunciation guide added for all towns

05/02/02:  Version 1.05   192 meg

  • Seven new articles

  • Updates to two Calendar entries

  • Updates to five existing articles

02/02/02:  Version 1.04  158 meg

  • Two new articles

  • Updates to three existing articles

01/12/01:  Version 1.03   158 meg
  • One new article: Reference Desk page
  • Updates to two existing articles

12/20/01:  Version 1.02    158 meg

  • Outline of Maine map – replaced square with white background

  • Limited all photo enlargements to approximate screen size (saving 48 megabytes of space and increasing speed of photo display)

  • Minor corrections to links

12/01/01:  Version 1.01     206 meg   (Initial release)  

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