When did Watchtower launch the first WT Library CD?

by FatFreek 2005 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • Jeffro
    Jeffro

    The Quiet One:

    In 1993, Watch Tower of Pennsylvania produced the Watchtower Library on CD-ROM, an electronic compilation of most of its religious materials published since 1950. Subsequent up-dated versions have been released (collectively, the “CD-ROMs”).

    Only The Watchtower magazine goes back to 1950 on the CD-ROM. Other publications only go back to 1970.

    Watchtower Library on CD-ROM was released biennially from 1994 to 2002, and annually since 2004, each time titled as the edition for the year prior to release.

    FatFreek 2005:

    How long have Watchtower writers been creating their magazine articles, books, booklets, etc., by using computer software?

    From 1977 onwards, including a special project ('MEPS') from 1979 to 1986 for multi-language computerised typesetting.

    Elements of MEPS are present in Watchtower Library on CD-ROM.

    The following languages are referenced in MEPS but do not have full MEPS support:

    • Braille
    • Esperanto
    • Inuktitut
    • Northern Ojibwe
    • Cree (Omushkego)
    • Cree (Woods)
    • Cree (Plains)
    • Cree (West Swampy)

    The following languages are "deprecated" in MEPS:

    • Braille
    • Chinese Phonetic
    • Esperanto
    • Hawaiian
    • Iroquois
    • Ketchi
    • Kinyiha
    • Yiddish
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Guajiro
    • Kipare
    • Ovambo
    • Quichua
    • Kitaita
    • Mambae
  • FatFreek 2005
    FatFreek 2005

    Jeffro, you are impressive. I had no idea what meps is until I went to "wiki meps" under that typesetting heading. Now I still don't know but admire anyone who does.

    Btw, I was on eBay last night looking for WT lib 2013 -- too pricey -- and spotted a 1993 version. Also too pricey.

    Len

  • Fernando
    Fernando

    @ FatFreek 2005

    Wt lib 2013 can be downloaded from links on this page:

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/272908/1/Watchtower-Library-2013-Download

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