Q189796: Cinemania Online and Music Central Online Retiring After 1998

Article: Q189796
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
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Keyword(s): kbpolicy kbref kbimu
Last Modified: 25-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Cinemania for Macintosh, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions 
- Microsoft Cinemania for Windows, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 editions 
- Microsoft Music Central for the Macintosh, 1996, 1997 editions 
- Microsoft Music Central for Windows, 1996, 1997 edition 
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SUMMARY
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As of January 1, 1999, Microsoft is retiring both the Cinemania Online and Music
Central Online Web sites. In addition, the Music Central 24-Hour Superstore is
no longer available.

To prepare for this event, as of June 1,1998, Microsoft is scaling back new
content on these Web sites. These free Web sites contain information, news, and
reviews on movies and music, as well as the CD-ROM update files for the
Cinemania 1996/97 and Music Central 1996/97 CD-ROM programs.

You can continue to browse and download files from these Web sites through
December 31, 1998.

Cinemania Online is located at the following MSN Web address:

  http://cinemania.msn.com

Music Central Online is located at the following MSN Web address:

  http://musiccentral.msn.com

For the latest entertainment news and reviews, we recommend that you visit
Sidewalk at the following Web address:

  http://www.sidewalk.com

Additional query words: 1996 1997 multi-media multimedia mmtitles mm

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Keywords          : kbpolicy kbref kbimu 
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Issue type        : kbinfo

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