' Note: MOVIES.EXE will not work if this file is
'       modified in any way
'
~1 THE "MOVIES AVAILABLE" SCREEN
The upper right hand corner of the TV Screen displays
the number of movies in this menu.

To read the information about a specific movie, type
the first few letters of its title.  For example, to
read about CASABLANCA type the letters  CASA.  When the
title you want is highlighted, press ENTER to display
the "Now Showing" screen.

You can also browse through the movie list with the Up
and Down Arrow keys, or by scrolling the menu bar with
your mouse.

Press the F2key to perform a SEARCH.   The real power
of this movie guide is found in its ability to help you
search for particular types of movies.

To PRINT the information on a movie or group of movies,
press the F7key to MARK that movie, then press the
F3key to print the movies that are marked.

Press the F10key to quit this program.
~2 MAIN SEARCH SCREEN
Use the Arrow Keys to highlight the kind of search you
want to do, then press ENTER.  To start the Search
Routine the press the F5FindIt! key.

For example, find all the COMEDIES starring JOHN WAYNE:

    1.  Arrow over to the CATEGORY Icon on the "Ticket"
        screen then press ENTER. from this menu.  When
        the category menu appears, arrow over to the
        COMEDY selection, then press ENTER.

    2.  Arrow over to the CAST Icon on the "Ticket"
        screen, and press ENTER.  When the cast menu
        appears, type Wayne,John then press ENTER.

    3.  The "Ticket" screen will reappear with a red
        check mark on the Category and Cast Icons.
        Press the F5FindIt! key.  The "TV" screen
        will appear with a list of movies will appear
        which features John Wayne in a Comedy.
~3 CATEGORY SEARCH SCREEN
This movie guide helps you search for movies which
qualify in one, two, or three categories.  For example
you can search for:
   COMEDY                            (1 Category)
   COMEDY and ROMANCE                (2 Categories)
   COMEDY and ROMANCE and WESTERN    (3 Categories)

1st Example
From the Category Menu, arrow over to the COMEDY icon
and press ENTER.  When the "Ticket" screen appears,
press the F5Find It! key to search for ALL comedies.

2nd Example
From the Category Menu, arrow over to the COMEDY Icon
and press F7Mark.  Now arrow over to the FAMILY Icon
and press the F7Mark key.  A red check mark will now
cover both the Comedy and Family Icons.  Press ENTER.
When the "Ticket" screen appears press, F5Find It! to
search for all movies which are BOTH comedies AND
family movies.

~4 REVIEW SEARCH SCREEN
Movies in this software are categorized in one of three
categories:
    Good
    Average
    Poor

Movies categorized as Good are those movies which
were in the Top 10 in box office sales, were nominated
for or earned "Best Picture" by the Motion Picture
Academy, or were enjoyed very much by the reviewer.

Average movies are generally enjoyable to watch but
are weak in one way or another.

We have tried to keep as many Poor movies out of this
movie guide as possible.  These movies have major flaws
and generally should be avoided.

Use the arrow keys to select either "Good", "Average"
or "Poor", then press ENTER.  When the "Ticket" screen
appears press the F5Find It! key.
~5 ACTOR / ACTRESS SEARCH SCREEN
To highlight the name of the actress or actor you want
to search for, type the first few letters of their last
name.  For example, to search for all Mel Gibson
movies, type GIBS and arrow down to Mel Gibson's name
and press the ENTER key.  At the "Ticket" screen, press
the F5 Find It! key.

You can also search for movies which have two actors or
actresses.  For example, to find all movies with have
BOTH John Wayne AND Maureen O'Hara:

    1) Highlight John Wayne's name (as described above)
       and press the F7Mark key.
    2) Now highlight Maureen O'Hara's name and press
       the F7 Mark key.
    3) When you are done marking your selections, press
       the ENTER key.
    4) On the "Ticket" Screen, press F5FindIt!

All five movies where Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne
appeared together will appear on the "TV" screen.
~6 DIRECTOR SEARCH SCREEN
As a general rule, if you like a movie, you will enjoy
other movies by the same director.  To find all the
movies by a certain director, type the first few
letters of the director's last name, Down Arrow until
it appears on the screen.

For example, to search for all Steven Spielberg movies,
type SPIEL, and when you find his name, press ENTER.
When the "Ticket" screen appears, press the F5FindIt!
key to begin your search.

~7 "YEAR" SEARCH SCREEN
The YEAR search is especially valuable for those who
like "old movies" or "recent releases".

1st Example
To search for movies from 1990 to present, enter 90 and
press the ENTER key (the automatic "TO" year is the
present year).  Press F5 Find It! to begin the search.

2nd Example
To search for movies made in 1939 (which many critics
agree was the best movie year ever), enter 39, the TAB
key 39, then press ENTER. Press F5 Find It! to search.

3rd Example
To search for all the movies made in the 1950s, enter
50, the TAB key, 59, ENTER, and then F5 Find It!

4th Example
To search for all movies made before 1940, press TAB
(leaving a blank in the first field), 39, then press
ENTER.  At the "Ticket" Screen press F5 Find It!
~8 MPAA RATING SEARCH SCREEN
The MPAA rating has undergone several changes since it
was established in the mid 1960s, but is still useful
as a general guide.  Movies which were formerly rated
"GP" we have rated "PG" and movies which received the
"M" rating we rated "PG-13".  "X" rated movies and
recent movies which were released in the movie theaters
as "R", but came out in video as "Not Rated" to allow
more sex or violence we have generally rated "NC-17".

1st Example
To search for all "R" rated movies, Down Arrow to the R
Icon then press ENTER.  Press F5 Find It! to search.

2nd Example
To search for all "G", "PG" or "Not Rated" movies (the
movies which contain the least amount of objectionable
material)
    1) highlight the "G" icon and press F7 Mark.
    2) Mark "PG" and "Not Rated" the same way.
    3) Press ENTER.
    4) At the "Ticket" Screen, press  F5FindIt!
~9 KEY WORD SEARCH SCREEN
The key word search is perhaps the most flexible and
fun search of all because you can search for any word,
or consecutive group of words, which appears in the
synopsis or in any review.

For example, to display the movies which had the
highest box office gross each year, enter the key words
Number1, then press ENTER.  When the "Ticket" screen
appears, press the F5FindIt! key.

Use the same method to search for Top5 which will
display the top five grossing movies of each year, and
Top10 to display the top ten grossing movies.


                  COMBINING SEARCHES

Combine searches for even more power.  For example, to
list the Top 10 grossing movies of 1993 combine a Key
Word Search for "Top 10" with a Year Search for 1993.

                                             more . . .
Here's how to find the top 10 movies for 1993:

    1) At the "Ticket" screen Down Arrow to the Key
       Word Icon, and press ENTER.  (You have already
       done this step.)

    2) Type the phrase Top10 in the field on the
       "Candy Bar" screen, then press ENTER.  The
       "Ticket" screen will appear and a red check mark
       will cover the Key Word Icon.

    3) Arrow over to the Year Icon and press ENTER.
       The "Cup" screen will appear.

    4) Input 93 in the first field and press the TAB
       key.

    5) Input 93 in the second field and press the ENTER
       key.  The "Ticket" screen will reappear with a
       red check mark covering on the Year Icon.

    6) Press the F5 Find It! key to display your list.
           OTHER SUGGESTED KEY WORD SEARCHES

Academy Awards      Black Comedies     Computers
Abraham Lincoln     Boxing             Cop Movies
Adultery            Box Office Gross   Corruption
Africa              Brainwashing       Courage
Alcoholism          British Films      Courtroom Dramas
Al Capone           Broadway           Creature Movies
Aliens              Buddy Movies       Dance Movies
Ancient Rome        California         Disaster Movies
Animal Movies       Castles            Discrimination
Assassination       Chase Movies       Disney Movies
Autobiographies     Chicago            Dog Movies
Ballet              China              Drug Abuse
Bank Robberies      Chinese            Elephants
Baseball            Christianity       English Movies
Best Actor          Christmas Movies   Evolution
Best Actress        Circus Movies      Fairy Tales
Best Picture        Civil War          Family
Bible Movies        Clive Cussler      Famous Battles
Big Business        College Days       Firefighters
Football            Israel             Murder Mysteries
Freedom            Italian Movies     Murderers
French Films       Japan              National Lampoon
Friendship         Japanese Movies    Native Americans
Gambling           Jesus Christ       Nature
Gangs              Jews               Newspaper Movies
Gangster Movies    Kidnapping         New Jersey
George Washington  Knights            New York City
Ghosts             Korean War         Nothing Offensive
Gold               Lawyers            Number 1
Good vs. Evil      Legends            Number 2
Government         Life After Death   Number 3
Haunted Houses     London, England    Number 4
Henry Mancini      Los Angeles        Number 5
Heroes             Love Stories       Number 6
Hippies            Mad Scientists     Number 7
Hitler             Melodramas         Number 8
Hollywood          Midlife Crisis     Number 9
Hostages           Monster Movies     Number 10
Humanitarians      Motorcycles        Organized Crime
Immigrants         Movie Making       Outer Space
Paris, France      Roman Movies       Stephen King
Pirates            Royalty            Success Stories
Political Satire   San Francisco      Superhero Movies
Politics           Satires            Surfing
Prison Camps       School Days        Swashbucklers
Prison Movies      Screwball Comedy   Swords
Prisoners of War   Seduction          Tearjerkers
Propaganda Films   Serial Killers     Teen Pregnancy
Psychopaths        Shakespeare        Teenagers
Psychotic Killers  Sheriffs           Television
Quakers            Ships              Temptation
Racism             Skating            The Cold War
Race Cars          Skiing             The Depression
Recommended        Slapstick Comedy   The Holocaust
Reincarnation      Slavery            The Press
Relationships      Soap Operas        The Sea
Remakes            Song & Dance MoviesThe Sixties
Revenge Movies     Spider Movies      The Stage
Rich vs. Poor      Spoofs             The Supernatural
Rock 'n Roll       Spousal Abuse      Thrillers
Robin Hood         Spy Movies         Titanic
Time Travel        True Stories       Weddings
Top 5              UFOs               Werewolves
Top 10             Vampires           Witchcraft
Topless            Veterans           Whiskey
Tom Clancy         Vietnam War        Women's Rights
Tragedies          Vigilante Justice  World War I
Truck Drivers      Vikings            World War II
True Love          Walt Disney        World War III

~10 THE "NOW SHOWING" SCREEN
Press the Up Arrow to move to the previous movie, and
the Down Arrow to move to the next movie.  Press the F4
key to read a review on this movie.  ESC closes this
screen

If you have a MOUSE you can also do the following
searches from this screen:

KEY WORD SEARCH Click the mouse on any word, or between
any two words to start a key word search.

ACTOR SEARCH Click the mouse on the name of any actor
or actress to search for all the movies which star that
person.  If there is a photo stored for this actor it
will be displayed on the screen.

DIRECTOR SEARCH Click the mouse on the director's name
to search all movies which star this director.

CATEGORY SEARCH  Click the mouse on any of the
categories displayed on this screen to search for all
movies which belong to this category.
~11 COMMENT
This software allows you to enter your own, 20
character note about each movie.  You can use this
special field for the following reasons:
    1) To catalog your video collection
    2) To mark the movies you want to see
    3) To mark the movies your children want to see
    4) To mark the movies you have seen
    5) To mark your favorite movies
    6) To mark movies you want to avoid in the future

1st Example
To mark movies in your personal video collection, enter
TAPENUMBER XXXX in each movie in your collection using
the F6Noteskey at the NOWSHOWING screen.  After you
have done this to several movies, search for the words
TAPENUMBER using the "MyNotes" Search at the "Ticket"
Screen.  A list of all the movies in your personal
library will be displayed on the screen, marked, and
ready to print.


                                             more . . .
2nd Example
When you come across a movie you want to see, use the
F6Noteskey at the NOWSHOWING screen to enter your
initials, followed by "want to see".  This way you will
have stored notes such as MJP want to see, JLP want to
see, and Kids want to see that you can search for.

Before you go to the video store, search for the words
want to see using the MyNotes Search at the "Ticket"
Screen.  All the movies your family wants to see will
be listed on the screen, and marked for printing.
Print the list with the F3Print key and take it with
you to the video store.  Keep your current want to see
list handy for last minute trips to the video store.

3rd Example
After you have seen a movie, enter SawXX/XX/XX (date).
This will help keep you from renting movies you have
already seen.


~12 PRINTER
Down Arrow to the movie you want to print and press the
F7 Mark key.  To print it, press the F3 Print key.

More often you will print a list of movies after doing
a search.  On the "Ticket" screen, after you press the
F5FindIt! key, a list of the movies that the computer
found in its search will be displayed on the "TV"
screen.  A small check mark will appear at the right
side of the title of each movie listed, and indicates
that the computer is ready to print this movie.  Press
the F7Mark key to Mark / Unmark movies that you want
to print.

You can print movie information in three formats:

    1) 50 Movies Per Page  This prints the Title, the
       Year, and your personal notes on a single line.

    2) 3 Movies Per Page  This prints the title,
       director, actors, year, MPAA rating, and your
       personal notes.

    3) 1 Movie Per Page  This prints all the
       information stored about this movie on a page.

A few suggestion on how to use print your print outs:

    1) Use the 50 Movies Per Page option to print an
       alphabetical list of your video collection.

    2) Use the 3 Movies Per Page to print a list of
       movies you would like to see to take to your
       video store.  Remember to keep this list in your
       car so you will always have it when you decide
       to rent a movie at the last minute.

    3) If you loan movies to your friends, be sure to
       use the F6Noteskey at the NOWSHOWING screen
       to enter a note similar to LoanedtoJoan and
       print a list for your records.

    4) Keep a list for your insurance records.  This
       suggestion comes from one of our users in
       Florida who survived Hurricane Hugo.
~ end of help
