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Announcing AXE - Vintage Guitar Software
It's here! At long last you can view, research and catalog any vintage
American guitar. Look up serial numbers for dates, track your inventory,
or just look at beautiful full screen pictures of your favorite old guitars.
Strats, Pauls, V's, Teles, Ricks, Martins - they're all here. In full color.
AXE is an interconnected series of databases, documents, pictures, and
utilities that make vintage guitar identification a snap. The simple
command bar structure is a "gas and brakes" operation - simply press enter
on the subject desired, then escape to select another option. Whether you be
dealer, collector, or civilian, this is the package for the serious guitar
admirer.
The product is now possible due to emerging computer software graphics and
analog-to digital photography hardware. All pictures in this product were
taken with an analog camera (by the author), digitized, then manipulated.
This product contains no scanned pictures whatsoever. Only U.S. Patent
images have been generated by scanner technology.
Dealers, it is now feasible to catalog inventory and distribute a catalog
on floppy disk. Pictures for a customer ? Send them a .GIF file over the
phone for not much more than a fax - in full screen and full color. Take
your own pictures for your collection and build the ultimate guitar database
(I'm just getting you started). Or publish a monthly guitar valuation (an
Electronic Orion ?) - electronically. If you don't, someone else will.
FEATURES
@ A comprehensive database of vintage American guitars - add, delete,
or modify as desired. Over 2000 entries and 18 database functions,
including picture viewing directly from the database or from the
cataloging viewer. Records can be exported to dBase format (.dbf)
and databases are easily interchanged among users.
@ Over 950 .GIF files are included of Gibson, Fender, Martin, Gretsch,
Rickenbacker, Paul Reed Smith and many more - all .GIFs are 320 x 200,
256 color, full screen images. Install all or only the manufacturers
that most interest you. Pictures are subdivided by manufacturer to
maximize search efficiencies. Each manufacturer is cataloged for quick
image location. Add as much text and as many pictures as you desire -
.GIF, .PCX, and other picture formats.
@ Inventory database to track purchases, sales, and pictures of current
and historical inventory. Included print of various reports. Maintain a
pictorial record for insurance purposes. View pictures you can add
yourself.
@ Vintage guitar serial number look-up. Input a serial number and get back
the year of manufacture. If you disagree with a result, simply edit the
text data file.
@ Guitar texts, including James Werner's wonderful Fender serial number
listing. More texts will be added as publishers permit.
@ Vintage guitar dealer database, for all dealers worldwide that specialize
in old instruments - mostly American guitars. Look 'em up while you're
on the road - no matter where the road takes you.
@ Identification of vintage guitar parts.
@ A sample of 40 U.S. Patents - Strat, Paul, tune-o-matic, Melita bridge,
and others. All .PCX are scanned and easily selected through a
descriptive menu.
@ Add any additional databases desired - for example customer wish lists,
price trends, or, forbid, stolen instruments.
@ Additional pictures will be available about every three months. If you
have the desire (and hard disk space), high resolution .GIF, 640x480,
256 color pictures are available.
FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
* Mouse support
* More pictures
* Better resolution and better data compression
* A Windows version (if demand warrants)
* Picture printing
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
AXE requires DOS 3.3 (or higher), a VGA display (640x480), and at least 50
megabites of free hard disk space.