"Multimedia" doesn't really exist anymore in the polished way it used to. If you want to learn about, say, Lewis and Clark, you could look it up on Wikipedia wh

"Multimedia" doesn't really exist anymore in the polished way it used to. If you want to learn about, say, Lewis and Clark, you could look it up on Wikipedia where you can find some pictures and a few source links where you can track down more info. Or you could watch a video about it on YouTube. Twenty years ago you could buy a single CD that would interweave video, audio, text, pictures, and interactive elements into a cohesive whole that felt much more alive. Is today's free information better than yesterday's expensive information? Probably, but I'd still point to Microsoft Dinosaurs if I wanted to light a fire in the heart of a child.