On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Tim O'Connor wrote: > At 9:41 AM -0400 on 9/1/1999, you wrote: > > > I'm sure Tim, as most of us, owns the compact edition. Personally, > >I wish > > they never invented micro print. The first volumne's two book compact > > edition was just dandy. I could read the print easily w/o the > >magnifier. > > But this second one, if the light isn't right, I can't read a thing. > > I do have the compact edition, but that's the 1920s, first edition. > The one I'm referring to is the 2nd edition, issued in 1989 and, > indeed, it is on CD-ROM, not paper. (I could not afford the book > version!) > > Has the second edition been issued in compact form? I would buy that > in an instant, if I had the money to spare. holding it in my hand. I think it was $375 (US). Oh, and was the date a typo? The OED 2nd Ed. I have was first published in 1991. There are also addendums Vol I-III (45$ each). -j