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Microsoft Publishes the Encarta Virtual Globe 98, Perhaps the First Commercially Available Virtual Globe

11/20/1997
Image Source: winworldpc.com

On November 20, 1997, Microsoft released the Encarta Virtual Globe 98 on CD-ROM. This was probably the first commercially-available virtual globe.

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