Woods of the World Pro

Unless it has been updated/improved in the last few years it is a marginal purchase. Programmed for Macintosh and very poorly ported to IBM. Aggravating.

But it does have a lot of good information in its database. Comparisons can be made.

-Doug

I was a sucker and bought it last ear. I'm running it on WinXP Pro. Big problem is that it fits in a small window in the middle of the screen and will not enlarge. The small wood sample makes comparative identification VERY difficult. Unless there have been vast improvements, I'd save my money.

Larry

The window size is fixed by number of pixels. Temporarily set your screen resolution to 640x480 when running the CD and see if that helps. Screen resolution is an easy maneuver.

Thanks for the information. Placed my order.

On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:20:19 -0500, "Rob" Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

if wood identification is your goal, save your money. try this link here, many species, color photos of finished and unfinished examples, property descriptions and more. Enjoy!

Very nice!

Thanks for the tip!

Rob

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 00:35:19 -0500, "Rob" Crawled out of the shop and said. . .:

:)

Traves

Rob schreef

• + + What I've got is 2.5 I imagine it is a lot better than having nothing, but I only use it once a year or so. Trouble is that it was compiled by people having no beforehand knowledge of wood. Picking errors is like shooting fish in a barrel. On the whole a so-so product. PvR

PVR responds:

Agree. I've got the 2.5 and lightly regret spending the money.

Charlie Self

"Old age is fifteen years older than I am." Oliver Wendell Holmes

Guess I won't be buying it!

Thanks for the advice!

Rob