The content in the volume on linguistics and exegesis is more up to date than what you could find at any bible college.

Abingdon did do a CDROM of the NIDB it was based on Internet Explorer, I received my copy a few months after the final volume was released. I do not think that the Logos version will be available as an option... but if it is I would like to know.

The software that came with the NIDB was flawed and bugged. The latest version required an online registration that was difficult to get to work. Not helpful when you upgrade your PC! Glad Logos version is coming.

The Abingdon dictionary was promised to be a "Logos computer version." It was the ONLY reason i purchased it. The product we received was, as previously mentioned, flawed at best. We were deceived.

Just as a general response to this discussion, most advanced software on the market (database software like Oracle for example) comes with no information at all. You have to hire trained experts to make it do what you want it to do. Now I understand that this is not a business application software, it is an end-user product, but whenever someone says LOGOS should do this or that because it's already expensive, I have to ask what you are comparing it to? If you are comparing it to other bible software products, then you should go an buy those products especially if those other products are more within your budget. If you can only afford a Kia, you can't complain because you would rather be driving a BMW.

If you are comparing it to owning hard copies of the books themselves, then you should go down that route. What LOGOS brings to the table in terms of technology is so much more advanced than owning the hard copies of the books. The searchability and the cloud storage alone are worth the price. The fact that I can tote around 3,500 books on my laptop, access them from my phone or any interent connection is astounding. Should we, as LOGOS customers, request better training materials? Absolutely. Is LOGOS obligated to provide them? No. They do provide a forum which is very helpful and it is free. I have also tapped friends and pastors who use it and have been able to learn from them.

I have tried some of the non-Morris Proctor training materials and have found them to be substandard. In the marketplace, there seems to be value in the Morris Proctor materials because he brings his many years as a pastor to table to help other pastors and teachers get the most out of LOGOS. Just my 2 cents.