Retired Educational Microsoft Products
A lot of research went into creating this catalog, but as you can imagine,
information can be hard to find about many of Microsoft's applications from the early days.
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Last updated December 17, 2019.
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Microsoft Musical Instruments (1992)
Microsoft Musical Instruments Title Screen (1992)
Source: winworldpc.com
Microsoft Art Gallery (1993)
Microsoft Art Gallery Title Screen (1993)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Art Gallery Description of Alterpieces (1993)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Dinosaurs (1993)
Microsoft Dinosaurs Box Cover (1993)
Source: imgur.com
Microsoft Dinosaurs Home Screen (1993)
Source: obscuritory.com
Microsoft Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot (1993)
Microsoft Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot CD Cover (1993)
Source: carousell.com
Microsoft Isaac Asimov's The Ultimate Robot User Interface (1993)
Source: shoplack.com
Gahan Wilson's The Ultimate Haunted House (1993)
Gahan Wilson's The Ultimate Haunted House Box Cover (1993)
Source: miserablepileofsecrets.com
Microsoft Dangerous Creatures (1994)
Lifespan: 1 year
Microsoft leaned in heavily to the educational space in the 1990s, with a series of titles from their
Microsoft Home group.
Dangerous Creatures educated children about animals from
around the globe with images, audio, and videos.
Microsoft Dangerous Creatures Home Screen (1994)
Source: old-games.com
Microsoft Dangerous Creatures Atlas (1994)
Source: old-games.com
Microsoft Ancient Lands (1994)
Microsoft Ancient Lands Intro Screen (1994)
Source: old-games.com
Microsoft Ancient Lands Map Screen (1994)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright: America's Architect (1994)
The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright: America's Architect Title Screen (1994)
Source: shoplack.com
The Ultimate Frank Lloyd Wright: America's Architect Building Detail Screen (1994)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft SoundBits (1992-1994)
Microsoft SoundBits Box Cover (1994)
Source: nerddoctor.com
Microsoft Complete Baseball (1994-1995)
Microsoft Complete Baseball Main Menu (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Complete NBA Basketball (1994-1995)
Microsoft Complete NBA Basketball Title Screen (1994)
Source: launchbox-app.com
Microsoft Complete NBA Basketball Michael Jordan Player Detail (1994)
Source: launchbox-app.com
Microsoft Oceans (1995)
Microsoft Oceans Title Screen (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft 500 Nations (1995)
Microsoft 500 Nations Box Cover (1995)
Source: ebay.com
Microsoft 500 Nations Map (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft World of Flight (1995)
Microsoft World of Flight Title Screen (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft World of Flight South Pacific Detail (1995)
Source: wordpress.com
Microsoft Dogs (1995)
Microsoft Dogs Title Screen (1995)
Source: oldpcgaming.net
Microsoft Dogs Breed Detail (1995)
Source: wordpress.com
Microsoft Wine Guide (1995)
Microsoft Wine Guide Title Screen (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Wine Guide Region Map (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Julia Child: Home Cooking with Master Chefs (1995)
Julia Child: Home Cooking with Master Chefs Main Menu (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Composer Collection (1995)
Microsoft Composer Collection Box Front and Back (1995)
Source: elisoftware.org
Microsoft Multimedia Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet (1992-1995)
Microsoft Multimedia Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet Box Front (1995)
Source: ebay.com
Microsoft Multimedia Mozart: The Dissonant Quartet Interface (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony (1992-1995)
Microsoft Multimedia Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony Cover Art (1995)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Multimedia Schubert: The Trout Quintet (1992-1995)
Microsoft Multimedia Schubert: The Trout Quintet Main Menu (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring (1992-1995)
Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Install (1995)
Source: i-logout.cz
Microsoft Multimedia Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Main Menu (1995)
Source: i-logout.cz
Microsoft Multimedia Strauss: Three Tone Poems (1992-1995)
Microsoft Multimedia Strauss: Three Tone Poems Main Menu (1995)
Source: asablo.jp
Microsoft Ghostwriter Mysteries (1995)
Microsoft Ghostwriter Mysteries Box Front and Back (1995)
Source: assemblergames.com
P.J.'s Reading Adventures (1995)
P.J.'s Reading Adventures Box Cover (1995)
Source: videodetective.com
Microsoft Explorapedia: The World of Nature (1995)
Microsoft Explorapedia: The World of Nature Box Cover (1995)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Explorapedia: The World of People (1995)
Microsoft Explorapedia: The World of People Title Screen (1995)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Complete Gardening (1996)
Microsoft Complete Gardening Box Cover (1996)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Complete Gardening User Interface (1996)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide (1996)
Microsoft Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide Mention in Billboard Mag (1996)
Source: google.com
Microsoft Cinemania (1992-1997)
Microsoft Cinemania 95 CD Cover (1995)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Cinemania Goodfellas Movie Detail (1996)
Source: wordpress.com
Microsoft Music Central (1996-1997)
Lifespan: 1 year
Music Central was a compendium of
songs and information on artists, with a 60,000 album dicography database. It also had videos and reviews. It was the music equivalent of Microsoft
Cinemania. It sold for $45 (September 24,1996 PC Magazine).
Microsoft Music Central 96 CD (1996)
Source: ebay.com
Microsoft Music Central 97 Home Screen (1997)
Source: shoplack.com
My Personal Tutor (1997)
Microsoft My Personal Tutor Box Art (1997)
Source: amazon.com
The Magic School Bus (1994-2001)
Microsoft The Magic School Bus CD Collection (2000)
Source: deviantart.com
The Magic School Bus: Whales & Dolphins (2001)
Source: shoplack.com
Microsoft Bookshelf (1987-2000)
Lifespan: 13 years
Bookshelf was a powerful suite of research tools
contained in CD-ROM format for both PCs and Macs. The product contained a dictionary, thesaurus, almanac, chronology, quotation dictionary,
encyclopedia, atlas, web directory, zip code directory, and post office directory. It retailed for $295 in 1987
(March 9, 1987 InfoWorld).
Microsoft Bookshelf 95 running on Windows 3.1 (1995)
Source: old-games.com
Microsoft Bookshelf running on Classic Mac OS (1997)
Source: macintoshgarden.org
Microsoft Encarta (1993-2009)
Lifespan: 16 years
Microsoft Encarta Home Screen on Windows 3.1 (1993)
Source: twitter.com
Microsoft Encarta Map of the United States on Windows 3.1 (1993)
Source: twitter.com
Microsoft Student (2006-2009)
Microsoft Student 2007 Interface (2007)
Source: fandom.com
Microsoft MapPoint (2000-2013)
Lifespan: 13 years
Microsoft MapPoint 2013 Map View (2013)
Source: youtube.com
Microsoft Streets & Trips (1988-2013)
Lifespan: 25 years
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2010 Map View (2010)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft AutoRoute (2001-2015)
Lifespan: 14 years
Microsoft AutoRoute Map (2014)
Source: europebycamper.com
Microsoft Classroom (2016-2018)
Lifespan: 2 years
Microsoft Classroom Assignments Page (2016)
Source: microsoft.com
Microsoft Reader (2000-2018)
Lifespan: 18 years
Microsoft Reader Interface (2009)
Source: softonic.com
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