The Interpreter's Companion on CD-ROM contains two distinct versions of The Interpreter's Companion, Fourth Edition:

* The Interpreter's Companion/PDF
* The Interpreter's Companion for Palm

The Interpreter's Companion/PDF

The Interpreter's Companion/PDF is a CDROM-based version of The Interpreter's Companion, Fourth Edition. It is a Portable Document Format (PDF) file that contains all the text and graphics of The Interpreter's Companion, Fourth Edition. Also included in the PDF folder of the CD-ROM is Adobe®'s Acrobat Reader software, which allows you to display, navigate, search, and print The Interpreter's Companion/PDF.

System Requirements:

* i486 or above processor
* Windows 95 or higher operating system
* 16 MB RAM
* 10 MB free hard disk space
* CDROM drive

The Interpreter's Companion/PDF can be copied onto your hard disk or run directly from the CDROM.

The Interpreter's Companion for Palm

The Interpreter's Companion for Palm is a text-only version of The Interpreter's Companion designed for use on Palm Pilot hand-held computers. This version uses the iSilo viewer software to let you display The Interpreter's Companion on your Palm device. All the files necessary for installation of the iSilo software and The Interpreter's Companion on your Palm device are included in the Palm folder of the CD-ROM.

You must have a Palm device in order to use these files. And you must have the software accompanying that device installed on a Windows-based computer.