By then, Microsoft Encarta Online was dead. It had been discontinued in 2009, killed by Wikipedia—the free, messy, infinitely larger encyclopedia that Leo himself used daily. There were no more "Dynamic Timelines." No curated Web Links. No hushed library afternoons with a single glowing CRT monitor.
Then came the grant. The school received a small technology stipend, and Marian, armed with the clunky optimism of dial-up, bought a subscription to Microsoft Encarta Online . microsoft encarta online
Leo felt a pang of grief for a man he’d never met, all because a CD-ROM’s worth of data had made him real. By then, Microsoft Encarta Online was dead
But one boy, a quiet, gangly freshman named Leo, fell in love with it. killed by Wikipedia—the free