Ken I got tired of my old encyopedias too. They were 40 years old & every time I tried too look up something new, it was not in it so I gave them away. Any time I want to look up something now. I do it on the computer. Talk about blowing up the computer Jim's nephew in Fla. built this computer, & shipped to us. ONLY had a brief video tape to tell up how to turn it on & plug it up. That's all. We had to buy a lot of Dummy books on computer. & still have trouble with it. But still love it.Betty KEn Becker wrote: > Betty, I should not have used the word "complaining" but I am scared to get > into the > Thesaurus on my computer, I might blow it up! LOL I wish Barbara (my wife) > would let me get rid of the encyclopedias and many obsolete reference books, > to make room for useful items, as these items are all becoming obsolete for a > computerized society, at least until Y2K problems wipe out all the computers! > NOW I've opened up a can of worms again! I should have quit while I was > ahead! Ken B