Microsoft Encarta 2006 and a look back The tagline on Encarta 2006 says "the complete companion to research and the internet". It is interesting to compare that to the 1994 version's tagline "the complete multimedia encyclopedia". Here is a table showing the content and media changes between the 1994, 2005, and 2006 versions.

Feature/Version	2006 Standard	2006 Premium	2005 Premium	1994
Articles	50’000+	68’000	68'000	26'000
Photos & Illustrations	12’000+	25’000+	25’000+	7'000
Videos & Animations	55	300+	300+	100+
Sound & Music Clips	1’000+	2’500+	2'500	8 hours
Map Locations	36’000	1,8 Million	1,8 Million	800
Links to Web Sites	29’000+	29’000+	29’000+	none

Labels: Encarta, reference

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