Category : Science and Education
Archive   : BTB102.ZIP
Filename : SHAREW.PRN
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software
before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue
using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs
differ on details -- some request registration while others
require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are
of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs
and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy
and distribute the shareware version, either to all and sundry or
to a specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook,
whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes
fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy.
And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware
has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of "Beat the Bomb" must accept this disclaimer of
warranty: "'Beat the Bomb' is supplied as is. The author
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use
of 'Beat the Bomb'."
"Beat the Bomb" is a "shareware program" and is provided at no
charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products. The freeware version of "Beat
the Bomb" is FREE, however it is NOT "public domain" software.
All files must be kept intact and unmodified. Not all shareware
programs are free.
If you find this program useful you may want to order the
enhanced version. See the file ORDER.FRM for information. The
purchase price will license one copy for use on any one computer
at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book.
An example is that this software may be used by any number of
people and may be freely moved from one computer location to
another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at
one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book
cannot be read by two different persons at the same time.
Anyone distributing the shareware (freeware) "Beat the Bomb" for
any kind of remuneration must read the file VENDOR.DOC and abide
by the instructions therin. Only First Magnitude may distribute
the Enhanced version of "Beat the Bomb".
The Enhanced version of "Beat the Bomb" may not be copied except
as stated above. However, you are encouraged to pass a copy of
the shareware version of "Beat the Bomb" along to your friends
for evaluation. Please encourage them to register shareware if
they find that they can use it.
First Magnitude
175 E Alex-Bell Rd.
Suite 220-316
Centerville OH 45459
----------------------- OMBUDSMAN -------------------------
This author of this program is a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a
shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442
or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman
70007,3536."
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/