A.D.A.M. The Inside Story

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A.D.A.M The Inside Story
Developer(s)Columbia Healthcare Corporation
Publisher(s)Columbia Healthcare Corporation
Platform(s)CD-ROM
Release1995

A.D.A.M. The Inside Story is a 1995 scientific educational interactive CD-ROM.[1][2][3][4] It was one in a series of titles made in collaboration between Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and A.D.A.M. Software,[5] alongside titles such as A.D.A.M. Life's Greatest Mysteries and A.D.A.M. Nine Month Miracle.

Format and interface[edit]

Information is organized in the style of a chapter book, with different sections providing information and digital illustrations pertaining to each of various organ systems within the human body. There is an option to block access to the section on the reproductive system and cover the intimate parts of the digital models of Adam and Eve with fig leaves.

Reception[edit]

SuperKids called it an "excellent" piece of human body software.[6] The game won a Codie Consumer Software Award for Best Home Learning Program.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "10 Classic and Forgotten CD-ROMs". Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. ^ "Appearing Soon: Adam and Eve (Snake Not Included)". Wired. 1996-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. ^ Davis, Ziff (28 March 1995). "PC Mag". Ziff Davis, Inc. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "ADAM The Inside Story ADAM Standard of the ADAM Scholar Series". www.nursingcenter.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. ^ "News Releases". phx.corporate-ir.net.
  6. ^ "SuperKids Software Review -- ADAM: The Inside Story -- Human Anatomy, kids, children, computers, school, education, parent seniors". www.superkids.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  7. ^ "1995 Winners". www.siia.net. Archived from the original on 2018-04-23. Retrieved 2018-04-23.