~1 THE "MOVIES AVAILABLE" SCREEN
      Browse through the list of movies by using the Up and Down
      Arrow keys, or double click the title with your mouse.  If
      you have a specific title in mind, type the first few letters
      of the title.

      For example:
          To read about the movie, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES
          type the letters  ROBI  to highlight it.

      Press the ENTER key to read the information stored about the
      highlighted movie.

      The upper right hand corner of the TV Screen shows how many
      movies are available in this menu.  To display only a
      specific type of movie in this menu, press the F2 key to
      perform a SEARCH.

      This powerful function will help you to display only the
      kinds of movies you like, such as Comedies, World War II
      movies, John Wayne movies, PG movies, etc.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~2 MAIN SEARCH SCREEN
      Use the Arrow Keys to highlight the kind of search you want
      to do, then press the  ENTER  key.  To start the Search
      Routine, press the  F5  key.

      For example, find all the COMEDIES starring JOHN WAYNE:

          1.  Press ENTER on the CATEGORY selection from this menu.
              When the category menu appears, arrow over to the
              COMEDY selection, then press ENTER.

          2.  Arrow over to the CAST selection on this menu, and
              press ENTER.  When the cast menu appears, type WAYNE,
              JOHN then press ENTER.

          3.  Now that you have set up your search for JOHN WAYNE /
              COMEDY movies, press the F5 Find It! key.  A list of
              movies will appear which star John Wayne in a Comedy.

      There literally THOUSANDS of ways you can find the movies you
      want with the ImagiMOVIE GUIDE's powerful searches!

      Try using the KEY WORD search to look for "Academy Award",
      "Top 10", "Best Picture", "True Love", "Highly Recommended",
      "James Bond", "Stephen King", "Underwater Movies" or any
      other group of words you can think of.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~3 CATEGORY SEARCH SCREEN
      The ImagiMOVIE GUIDE lets you search for movies
      which qualify in up to three categories.  Searching
      for movies which qualify in only ONE category will
      list more movies than a search which must qualify
      in THREE categories.

      FOR EXAMPLE:
          Arrow over to COMEDY and press ENTER.  You have
          told the computer to search for ALL comedies
          (LOTS of movies qualify).

      2ND EXAMPLE:
          Arrow over to COMEDY and press F7 Mark.  Now
          arrow over to FAMILY and press F7 Mark. You
          have told the computer to search for all movies
          which are BOTH comedies AND family movies (a
          far fewer number will be found).

      When you are done marking your selections, press
      the  ENTER  key to begin your search.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~4 REVIEW SEARCH SCREEN
      Some movies in the ImagiMOVIE GUIDE have been
      categorized in on 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
      the ImagiMOVIE Guide as possible.  These movies
      have major flaws and should be avoided.

      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~5 ACTOR / ACTRESS SEARCH SCREEN
      To highlight the name of the actress or actor you
      want to search by, 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.  To see a
      picture of Mel Gibson, press the F6 Photo key.

      You can also search for movies which contain
      several actors or actresses. For example, to review
      all movies with have BOTH John Wayne AND Maureen
      O'Hara, highlight John Wayne's name (as described
      above) and press the F7 Mark key.  Now highlight
      Maureen O'Hara's name and press the F7 Mark key.
      When you are done marking your selections, press
      the ENTER key.  After you press the F5 Find It!
      key, all the movies where Maureen O'Hara and John
      Wayne starred together will appear on the screen
      (there were only three).


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~6 DIRECTOR SEARCH SCREEN
      Highlight the name of the director you want to
      search for typing the first few letters of their
      last name.  For example, to search for all Steven
      Spielberg movies, type SPIEL and press the ENTER
      key.

      As a general rule, if you like a movie, you will
      like other movies by the same director.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~7 "YEAR" SEARCH SCREEN
      The "Year" search is especially valuable for those
      who like "old movies" or "recent releases".

      EXAMPLE 1:
      To search for movies from 1988 to present, enter
      1988 and press the ENTER key (the automatic "TO"
      year is the present year).

      EXAMPLE 2:
      To search for movies made in 1939 (which many say
      was the best movie year ever), enter 1939 TO 1939
      then press the ENTER key.

      EXAMPLE 3:
      To search for all the movies made in the 1950s,
      enter 1950 TO 1959 then press the ENTER key.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~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 as "NC-17"

      EXAMPLE 1:
      To search for all "R" rated movies, highlight the
      "R" icon and press the ENTER key.

      EXAMPLE 2:
      To search for all "G", "PG" or "Not Rated" movies
      (the movies which contain the least amount of
      objectionable material), highlight the "G" icon and
      press the F7 Mark key. Mark the "PG" icon in the
      same way.  When you are on the "Not Rated" icon,
      press the ENTER key.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~9 KEY WORD SEARCH SCREEN
      The key word search is perhaps the most flexible
      and fun search to do because you can search for any
      word, or consecutive group of words, which appears
      in the synopsis or in any review.  Each movie in
      the ImagiMOVIE guide has several selections under
      "Special Categories" to help you home in on your
      specific interests such as "Disney Movies", "World
      War II", "Creature Movies", "Dog Movies",
      "Reincarnation", "Sequels", etc.

      To display all the movies which sold more tickets
      than all the others for each year, search for
      "Number 1".  Search for "Top 5" to display the five
      top movies of each year.

      It's fun to search for the name of your city or
      state to see what movies were made in the area that
      you live in. If you like the reviews of a
      particular reviewer, search for that reviewer's
      name.  In short, you can search for just about
      ANYTHING using the key word search.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~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.

      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.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~11 THE PHOTO DISPLAY
      Press the ENTER key to close actor's / actress's
      photo window.  If you are wondering why the
      pictures aren't of a higher quality, it's because
      the ImagiMOVIE Guide can currently display only 16
      colors on the screen at one time.  At sometime in
      the future we will support Super VGA which can
      display 256 colors at one time.


      Press the  ENTER  key to continue . . .
~ end of help
