ABC NewsLinks

ABC NewsLinks
DeveloperCreative Wonders
Release1996
Operating systemWindows
Macintosh

ABC NewsLinks, also known as ABC NewsLinks: The Current Events Resource, was a software CD-ROM developed by Creative Wonders.

Summary

ABC NewsLinks was a program that displayed multimedia presentations of the daily news. It covered information about 100 world leaders, 250 countries, political turmoil among other things. ABC anchor Forrest Sawyer was the host of ABC NewsLinks.

Development

ABC NewsLinks was developed by Creative Wonders, a company founded as a joint venture between Capital Cities/ABC and Electronic Arts.

Reception

CNET called ABC NewsLinks a valuable addition to a home reference library. Wisconsin State Journal recommended ABC NewsLinks, recommending it to AOL subscribers.

Profits were held back for the CD-ROM producer behind ABC NewsLinks, which prompted an £150,000 write-off as a result of the product.

References

  1. ↑ "ABC NewsLinks". All Game Guide. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ "News on the fly". Red Deer Advocate. August 8, 1996. p. 33. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "CD-Based Reference Tools Serve As "Virtual Libraries". The Journal. 1996. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Reels of News". MacUser. June 1997. p. 151. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Gregor, Anne (November 26, 1996). "ABC NewsLinks". CNET. Archived from the original on December 22, 1996. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Reference Software". PC Magazine. December 17, 1996. p. 377. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "3D ATLAS '97". Creative Wonders. September 1996. Archived from the original on January 22, 1997. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Takahashi, Dean (March 20, 1997). "Joining CD-ROMs and the Net Breaks Down the PC's Barriers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ Becker, Dave (January 16, 1998). "ABC venture useful but hardly democratic". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 35. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Montgomery, Emma (September 16, 1996). "Multimedia hit by glut in crowded market place". The Daily Telegraph. p. 28. Retrieved May 18, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.