Short Take: Microsoft releases Home Essentials

Microsoft released Home Essentials 97, a collection of personal computer applications including Word 97, Encarta 97, Internet Explorer, Arcade, a link to the Internet Gaming Zone, and two months' free access to the Microsoft Network for first-time users. Home Essentials is marketed at families and priced at $109.

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Feb. 6, 1997 12:00 p.m. PT

released Home Essentials 97, a collection of personal computer applications including Word 97, Encarta 97, Internet Explorer, Arcade, a link to the Internet Gaming Zone, and two months' free access to the Microsoft Network for first-time users. Home Essentials is marketed at families and priced at $109.