# britannica.com
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [November 7, 1999, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659 "1999-11-07T14:43:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/1 "1999-11-07T14:43:00Z")
Just to let you know that the Encyclopedia is now fully operational (might have been for a while, actually) and is truly an excellent source of information. Go check it out: I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
[http//www.britannica.com](http://http//www.britannica.com)
P.S.: I’ve noticed that the search engine is sometimes case-sensitive.
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omniscientnot, in a previous incarnation.
The hyphen says it all…
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/2 "1999-11-07T14:59:00Z")
uh, omni-not, you left out the colon after http
(I guess the hyphen does say it all - just kidding.)
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/3 "1999-11-07T15:00:00Z")
but anyway, thanks for the site - did a quick check and immediately bookmarked it.
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### Author:  [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/4 "1999-11-07T15:12:00Z")
DOH!
[http://www.britannica.com](http://www.britannica.com)
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### Author:  [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)
#### Post date: [November 8, 1999, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/5 "1999-11-08T06:15:00Z")
Thanks Omni, it looks great!
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“I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil.”
-Æschylus. 525-456 B. C.
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### Author:  [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/6 "1999-11-07T20:45:00Z")
The site has been fully operational for a few years, it’s just recently become FREE. We had a subscription to it at about $5/month…
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O p a l C a t
[www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com)
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### Author:  [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)
#### Post date: [November 7, 1999, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britannica-com/10659/7 "1999-11-07T21:28:00Z")
You’re right, Opal. I forgot to specify that I was talking about the “free edition”.
Hmmm, problems with URLs, partial information…: it’s gonna be a long week, I’m afraid 🙂