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- MOVIES TO GO!
- Electronic Video Movie Guide
- Shareware Version 2.8
- April 1, 1995
-
- Copyright (c) 1995, ImagiSOFT, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
-
-
- 1994 Double Award Winner!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- "Best Home/Hobby" Shareware Product, Shareware Industry Association
- "Best Home and Hobby" Shareware, PC Magazine -- ZiffNet Interactive
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- Shareware Version
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- This shareware version of MOVIES TO GO! contains information on 1,000 movies
- so you can "try" the software before you "buy" the full version. On
- April 1, 1995 the registered version had over 9,500 titles, to which we add
- 200 to 300 each month. The 1,000 movies in this shareware version were
- selected as representative of the full, registered version and were chosen as
- follows:
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- Number Category Reason We Chose These Films
- ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- 59 Jan-Apr 1995 Films Our software is the most current anywhere
- 278 1994 Films Academy Award Winners, Box Office Gross
- 105 1939 Films We have older, classic titles too!
- 105 1949 Films Give the user a flavor of the 1940s
- 292 1989 Films Help user find good, older, videos
- 105 John Wayne Films Our software is complete
- 59 Charlton Heston Films Referenced in the Tutorial
- 16 "Pirate Movies" Referenced in the Tutorial
- 1 The Movie "10" Referenced in the Documentation
-
- Of the above 1,000 films, 380 are listed as "Good," 437 are categorized as
- "Average," and 99 are listed as "Poor." The remaining 84 have no review
- because none of our staff has seen the film, we have insufficient information
- on it, or, in some cases, the film hasn't been released yet. As you can see,
- we spend more resources researching watchable films rather than wasting time
- and your precious hard disk space with the "losers."
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- Powerful Search Features
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- MOVIES TO GO! will help you find a film or video that you will enjoy. Search
- for a movie in your favorite category (comedy, drama, sports, family, etc.),
- your favorite actor, director, or a combination of all the above. For
- example, suppose you are an avid John Wayne fan and would like to watch a
- good, war, drama starring John Wayne. Search for "John Wayne,", "Drama,"
- "War," and "Good," to list the following films:
-
- HORSE SOLDIERS, THE
- LONGEST DAY, THE
- SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
- THEY WERE EXPENDABLE
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- One of the ways to find an enjoyable video to rent is to combine a Category
- Search with a Keyword Search for the words "Top 10." For example, search for
- "Comedy," and "Top 10" in this shareware version of MOVIES TO GO! to list the
- following 15 films which were one of the top 10 in box office gross in at
- least one year:
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- ACE VENTURA: PET DETECTIVE
- BABES IN ARMS
- BACK TO THE FUTURE II
- DEAD POETS SOCIETY, THE
- GHOSTBUSTERS II
- HATARI!
- HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS
- I WAS A MALE WAR BRIDE
- INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
- LETHAL WEAPON II
- LOOK WHO'S TALKING
- MCLINTOCK!
- MR. BELVEDERE GOES TO COLLEGE
- NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER
- PARENTHOOD
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- As far as we know, you can't do either of the above two search with any other
- software product!
-
- Movie buffs should do a Keyword Search for the word "Trivia." This shareware
- copy lists 46 films with interesting bits of trivia, and the full, registered
- version lists hundreds more! Needless to say, with the ability to search by
- category, actor, director, MPAA rating, key words, year, setting, main
- characters, possible objectionable content, trivia, authors, music, and box
- office gross, you have endless possibilities with MOVIES TO GO!
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-
- Video Cataloging System
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The graphics version of MOVIES TO GO! allows you to attach a 20 character
- personal note to each movie. Many people find this feature gives them the
- easiest, most convenient video cataloging program available anywhere.
-
-
- Hardware Requirements
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- PC Plus Magazine called our graphics interface "stunning" because of the
- animated icons, 3-D buttons, and graphic menus. The graphics interface,
- MOVIES.EXE, requires 549K of free conventional memory, a VGA monitor, and a
- 386 or faster computer.
-
- The text interface, TEXT.EXE, will work on virtually any IBM compatible PC
- with 256K or more of RAM and enough disk space for the files. The registered
- version currently requires about 5 megabytes of hard disk space. Mouse and
- sound cards are supported, but not required.
-
-
- Installation
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- To install this software, simply place the disk in drive A: (or drive B:) and
- enter the command A:INSTALL (or B:INSTALL). From Windows, select "Run" from
- the Files Menu and enter A:INSTALL. Follow the instructions as they appear on
- the screen. Unpacking files, making directories, creating a new group, and
- printing the documentation is handled by the installation program.
-
-
- How to Order
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~
- The regular price of MOVIES TO GO! is $39.95 plus $4.00 shipping / handling.
- This includes the program on three high density 3.5" diskettes, packaging,
- and a printed manual. Most people call (800) 767-1978 and order with their
- credit card. See ORDER.TXT for additional methods on how to order.
-
- If you have a 14,400 baud or faster modem, and would like to order with your
- credit card, call our BBS: (505) 275-9696 N 8 1. This method has three
- advantages:
- 1) You can have the full, registered version NOW.
- 2) Because we save the cost of diskette duplication, packaging, and a
- printed manual, we reduce the price by $14.00 -- $10.00 plus $4.00
- shipping and handling.
- 3) You can subscribe to the MOVIE UPDATE BBS at the same time for only
- $15.00 -- $10.00 off the regular $25.00 price. This will give you
- access to monthly updates for an entire year! Next year your renewal
- fee will remain at $15.00, as long as you never let your subscription
- expire.
-
- We suggest that you order MOVIES TO GO! from our BBS only if:
- 1) You have a 14,400 baud or faster modem.
- 2) You have a reliable telecommunications program that supports either
- the ZModem or YModem-G protocol.
- 3) You have a copy of PKUnzip version 2.04g (or its successor).
- 4) You should have a reasonably priced long distance telephone service.
- At 14,400 baud it takes about 3 minutes to download UPGRADE.ZIP which
- converts the shareware version into a registered copy, and about 25
- minutes to download MDATA.ZIP which has information on all 9,500
- films. Add 15 minutes to fill out the credit card information and
- familiarize yourself with the BBS, and your first call should be about
- 45 minutes long. Plan about 30 minutes for each update thereafter.
-
-
- Support
- ~~~~~~~
- If you get the error message "Not Enough Free Conventional Memory" or "The KB
- Value Required is too Large. Please reduce the KB Value . . ." then read the
- information found in the file MEMORY.TXT. Otherwise, please contact us by
- the communications method which is most convenient method for you to use:
-
- ImagiSOFT, Inc.
- PO Box 13208
- Albuquerque, NM 87192-3208
-
- Orders: (800) 767-1978
- Support: (505) 275-1920
- FAX: (505) 275-9697
-
- CompuServe: 70632,1177
- America OnLine: ImagiSOFT
- Prodigy: FSWM11A
- Internet: 70632.1177@CompuServe.Com
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-
- Thank You!
- ~~~~~~~~~~
- We wish we could thank all of the people who have helped support
- MOVIES TO GO! since we released version 1.0 in August 1992. Last year
- version 2.7 won two shareware awards, and articles appeared in numerous
- magazines. Of course, we appreciate the suggestions, reviews, and financial
- support of you, our registered users, most of all!
-
-
- Michael J. Prestwich,
- President,
- April 1, 1995
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-