Chalk it up to the time when Microsoft announced the new improved Windows 98. I was perfectly happy with Windows 3.1 and had to be dragged kicking and screaming to Windows 95 after purchasing a new PC after my old one died. My computer crashed so often I had to go back to writing scripts with paper and pencil. Movie Magic Screenwriter is an excellent screenplay formatting program and I could not think of one thing Screenplay Systems could do to improve it. Thumbing through the installation and release notes I discovered that Movie Magic Screenwriter 2000 does not need the earlier version since I would be installing a brand new version on my hard drive.
Many software companies sell upgrades that simply provide patches to existing files in the program.
Screenplay Systems goes a step further by not only providing a full PC version, but the disk comes with a complete Macintosh version along with demos of other popular programs including Dramatica Pro, Movie Magic Budgeting and Movie Magic Scheduling. At startup, I was pleasantly surprised to see that there were few noticeable changes to the program. One of the things that I enjoy most about Movie Magic Screenwriter is the screen layout and the fact that there are several ways to perform the various functions of the program making it extremely adaptable to any writing style. For writers new to the Screenwriter, but familiar with MS Word, the layout of the Main Menu bar is the best way to work within the program. Of all the programs available on the market, Movie Magic Screenwriter, powered by ScriptThing, has devised the easiest method of creating a title page.