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Shareware Author (tm) Version 1.1

Copyright (c) 1992
All Rights Reserved

by

William Ned Miller

7504 Saffron Court
Hanover MD 21076
(410) 766-2365

































Section Page


1.0 Introduction ............................................... 1
1.1 Document Layout ......................................... 2

2.0 System Requirements ........................................ 3
2.1 Hardware Requirements ................................... 3
2.2 Video Adapters .......................................... 3
2.3 Operating System Limitations ............................ 3

3.0 Installation ............................................... 4

4.0 Program Options ............................................ 5
4.1 Add Product ............................................. 5
4.2 Delete Product .......................................... 6
4.3 Modify Product .......................................... 6
4.4 Select Product .......................................... 6
4.4.1 Add User ........................................... 7
4.4.2 Delete User ........................................ 7
4.4.3 Modify User ........................................ 8
4.4.4 List Users ......................................... 8
4.4.5 View ............................................... 8
4.4.6 Expenses ........................................... 9
4.4.6.1 Add Expense ................................... 9
4.4.6.2 Delete Expense ................................ 10
4.4.6.3 Modify Expense ................................ 10
4.4.6.4 List Expenses ................................. 10
4.4.6.5 View Expenses ................................. 10
4.4.6.6 Find Expense Record ........................... 11
4.4.7 Code ............................................... 11
4.4.7.1 Modify Code ................................... 12
4.4.8 .................................................... 12
4.5 Associated Files ........................................ 12
4.6 BBS ..................................................... 13
4.7 Miscellaneous ........................................... 13
4.7.1 Program Colors ..................................... 13
4.7.2 FILE_ID.DIZ ........................................ 13
4.7.3 Program Setup ...................................... 14
4.7.4 Mouse Setup ........................................ 14
4.8 Extended Help ........................................... 15

5.0 Mouse Support .............................................. 16

6.0 Shareware Author Files ..................................... 17

7.0 Shareware Author Error Messages ............................ 18






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8.0 List Of Bug Fixes .......................................... 19

9.0 Whats New .................................................. 20

10.0 Licensing ................................................. 21

11.0 Disclaimer ................................................ 22

12.0 Where Shareware Author Can Be Found ....................... 23









































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1.0 Introduction

Shareware Author is a tool that will allow authors to keep track of
their authored products. The author will be able to keep track of registered
users, expenses, create a 'file_id.diz' file and display reports. The
program will allow the author to keep track of fifteen different products.
If there is more than one entry in the list the up and down arrow keys will
allow the user to select the product desired. Users with a mouse can
position the pointer over the desired entry and press the left mouse button
to select the desired entry.

The following diagram presents the main display for Shareware Author.



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Shareware Author was developed in the programming language Ada and
tested under DOS versions 3.10, 3.30 and 5.00.


1.1 Document Layout

The remainder of this document is as follows:

Chapter 2 - System Requirements

Chapter 3 - Installation Procedures

Chapter 4 - Program Options

Chapter 5 - Mouse Support

Chapter 6 - Shareware Author Files

Chapter 7 - Shareware Author Error Messages

Chapter 8 - List Of Bug Fixes

Chapter 9 - Whats New

Chapter 10 - Licensing

Chapter 11 - Disclaimer

Chapter 12 - Where Shareware Author Can Be Found
























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2.0 System Requirements

This chapter describes system requirements necessary to execute

Shareware Author.


2.1 Hardware Requirements

Shareware Author is compatible with the XT, AT, PS2 models and other
100% compatible systems.

Shareware Author has been built to run on the 8086/8088 instructions
set. Upon request, Shareware Author can be built to run in real mode. This
is for machines based on the 80826/80386/80486 or similar compatible systems.
These versions tend to be smaller than programs compiled using normal
8086/8088 instructions. Authors must register the program to obtain a copy
built for the 286,386 or 486 systems.

Shareware Author will allow the author to keep track of fifteen
different products. The program will allow an unlimited number of registered
users and expenses for each product. The only limitation is the capacity of
the disk drive.

Shareware Author will support the mouse user. Positioning the mouse
pointer over the function key indicator in the function key area and pressing
the left mouse button will activate the indicated function.


2.2 Video Adapters

Shareware Author will operate with all type of video adapters. It has
been designed and tested with Monochrome, EGA, CGA and VGA adapters.


2.3 Operating System Limitations

Shareware Author has been designed to execute on systems with DOS
versions 3.00 through 5.00.















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3.0 Installation Procedures

The following procedures allow new authors to easily install Shareware
Author on their system. The following procedures make the assumption that
you have a hard disk as drive "c", boot from that drive and will be using
"c:\sa" as the directory for the program and "c:\sa\database" for the data
files.


1) Create a directory on the disk where Shareware Author is to be installed.
(ie: md c:\sa)

2) Create a directory where Shareware Author's database files will reside.
(ie: md c:\sa\database)

3) Copy all Shareware Author files to the directory created above.
(ie: copy *.* c:\sa)

4) Change to Shareware Author directory
(ie: cd c:\sa)

5) Enter sa at DOS prompt
(ie: sa)

6) Activate the setup option under the miscellaneous option to define where
Shareware Author's database files will reside. Under the configuration
option and then the setup option enter the following for the database
directory.
(ie: c:\sa\database)

Users that send in the $17 shareware contribution will receive
instructions on how to remove the time and shareware request and replace
it with their own name and registration number.




















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4.0 Program Options

This chapter will explain each of the options available with the
Shareware Author program.


4.1 Add Product

This section describes how to add a product to Shareware Author's
database. Pressing the F1 function key from the main display will activate
the editor. The author will be able to insert the program's name, version,
release date, filename it is archived under, price of the product and the
product's type. Once the data has been entered, pressing the F10 function
key will add the record and pressing the escape key will cancel the add
operation. The following will be presented to the author:


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4.2 Delete Product

This option will allow the author to delete a product from Shareware
Author's database. The arrow keys are to be used to position the cursor over
the desired product. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse pointer
over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button will select the
desired entry. Before the product is deleted, the author will be required to
verify the deletion. Once a product is deleted all of it's associated
database files will be deleted. If the author wants to save the database
files, then they should be saved in another directory or on another disk.


4.3 Modify Product

This option allows the author to modify a product that already exists in
Shareware Author's database. The arrow keys are to be used to position the
cursor over the desired product. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse
pointer over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button to select
the desired entry. Once the product that is to be modified has been
selected, pressing the F3 function key will display that product so it can be
edited. Pressing the escape key will cancel the operation without updating
the product and pressing the F10 function key will update the product.


4.4 Select Product

This option allows the author to access the registered users of the
selected product. The up and down arrow keys are to be used to position the
cursor over the desired product. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse
pointer over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button will select
the desired entry. Once the product that is to be selected has been
identified, pressing the F4 function key will display the registered users of
that product. Pressing the F10 function key will return the author back to
the main display. The data for each registered users is more than will fit
on one screen, the left and right arrow keys can be used to scroll the screen
left to right and right to left. Positioning the mouse pointer to the left
or right of the "arrow indicators" and pressing the left mouse button will
also allow the screen to scroll left and right. The small arrows on the
third line of the display indicated which way the data can be scrolled. The
name of the selected product will be displayed on the third line of the
display for easy reference.

Home - First Page Up Arrow - Up One Entry PgUp - Page Up
End - Last Page Down Arrow - Down One Entry PgDn - Page Down

Left Arrow - Pan Left Right Arrow - Pan Right







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Û0001 Ned Miller 7504 Saffron Ct. Hanover Û
Û0002 User 2 123 Main Street Anywhere Û
Û0003 User 3 321 Maple Street Overthere Û
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4.4.1 Add User

This options will allow the author to add registered users into
Shareware Author's database. Pressing the F1 function key will activated the
add option. The author will be able to add a users name, address, city,
state, zip, country and if the user paid or not. The paid field is used in
calculating the total revenues for a product. A value of "yes" indicates
paid and a value of "no" means the registered user did not pay.


4.4.2 Delete User

With this option, the author will be able to delete a user from
Shareware Author's database. Use the page-up, page-down and arrow keys to
select the desired user. Pressing F2 function key from the user display will
activate the option. The user will be prompted to verify the deletion.








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4.4.3 Modify User

This option will allow the user to modify the record of any user in
Shareware Author's database. Use the page-up, page-down and arrow keys to
select the desired user. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse pointer
over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button will select the
desired entry. Pressing the F3 function key from the user display will
activate the option. At this point any field in the users record may be
modified. Pressing the F10 function key will update the record and pressing
the escape key will cancel the operation.


4.4.4 List Users

This option will allow the author to dump all register users to a
specified file. Once the operation is complete, this file can then be viewed
with an editor or printed. An example of the output is given below.



Shareware Author List For XYZ Page: 1

0001 (P)Ned Miller 410-766-2365 001
7504 Saffron Ct. 08/15/92
Hanover MD 21076 0000001
U.S.A. 5.25
0002 (P)John Doe 111-555-1234 001
123 Maple Street 08/16/92
Anytown TX 12345 0000002
U.S.A. 3.5


4.4.5 View

This option allows the user to obtain the total amount of revenue
received from their shareware product. The following will be displayed for
the author:

Records: 2

Paid Users: 2

Product Price: 17.00

Total Revenue: 34.00

The "records" field is the total number of registered users. "Paid
users" is the number of registered users that have paid for the product. The
paid field in the user's record is used to make this distinction. "Yes"
indicates the user paid and "No" indicates the user did not pay. The Product
price is obtain from the main display and the "total revenue" is calculated
from the "paid users" and the product price.

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4.4.6 Expenses

Shareware Author provides the capability so that the author can keep a
record of the expenses associated with each of their shareware products.
This option is activated by pressing the F6 function key from the registered
users display. The following will be displayed for the author:


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Û0001 Call To XYZ BBS Phone Call 11/01/92 3.65 Û
Û0002 Call To ZYX BBS Phone Call 11/02/92 2.04 Û
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The following keys can be used to page through the expense entries in
the database.

Home - First Page Up Arrow - Up One Entry PgUp - Page Up
End - Last Page Down Arrow - Down One Entry PgDn - Page Down


4.4.6.1 Add Expense

This options will allow the author to add expenses into Shareware
Author's database. Pressing the F1 function key will activated the add
option. All entries are added to the bottom of the database. The author
will be able to add an expense, type, date and the amount of the expense.










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4.4.6.2 Delete Expense

With this option, the author will be able to delete an expense from
Shareware Author's database. Use the page-up, page-down and arrow keys to
select the desired expense. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse
pointer over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button will select
the desired entry. Pressing the F2 function key from the expense display
will activate this option. The user will be prompted to verify the deletion.


4.4.6.3 Modify Expense

This option will allow the user to modify the record of any expense item
in Shareware Author's database. Use the page-up, page-down and arrow keys to
select the desired expense. If the user has a mouse, position the mouse
pointer over the desired entry and pressing the left mouse button will select
the desired entry. Pressing the F3 function key from the expense display
will activate the option. At this point any field in the expense record may
be modified. Pressing the F10 function key will update the record and
pressing the escape key will cancel the operation.


4.4.6.4 List Expenses

This option will allow the author to dump all expenses to a specified
file. Once the operation is complete, this file can then be viewed with an
editor or printed. The file will have the following format:


Shareware Author Expenses List of XYZ Page: 1

Type Type Date Amount
0001 Programmer's Corner Phone Call 08/15/92 2.53
0002 Mail Disk Postage 08/21/92 0.29
0003 5.25 Disks Disks 09/21/92 7.02

Total: 9.84


4.4.6.5 View Expenses

This option allows the author to view the total amount of expenses for
their shareware product. The following will be displayed for the author:

Records: 3

Expenses: 9.84

The "records" field is the total number of expenses. The "Expenses" is
the total of all expenses in the database for the product.



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4.4.6.6 Find Expense Record

This options allow the author to located any entry in the registered
users database. Upon activation of this option the following will be
displayed for the author:


Locate:

Name:
Type:
Date:
Amount:


To locate a specified expense record position the cursor at the
"Locate:" prompt enter the desired value and press the F10 key. The program
will position the author at the specified record.

To locate an expense record based upon some search criteria enter the
desired data in one or more of the "Name:" through "Amount:" fields. Once
the desired search criteria has been entered pressing the F10 key will search
for the next record based on the search criteria. Pressing the F10 key will
allow the author to search for the next occurrence.


4.4.7 Code

This option will allow the user to keep in Shareware Author's database
certain information about a particular product. The user can keep the
current lines of code count, language, location of source code (disk number),
date of code, time it takes to compile the program and 3 lines of comments.
Pressing the F7 function key from the main display will activate the option.
The escape key will return the author to the main display. The display will
look like the following:

Lines Of Code: 1,123

Language: Ada

Location: #243

Date: 12/12/92

Compile Time: 00:23:45

Comments: Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5


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4.4.7.1 Modify Code

This option allows the author to update the code option. Pressing the
F1 function key from the Code display will activated the editor and pressing
the escape key will cancel the operation and ignore any input.


4.4.8 Find User Entry

This options allow the author to located any entry in the registered
users database. Upon activation of this option the following will be
displayed for the author:

Locate:

Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Country:
Phone:
Owner:
Date:
Paid:


To locate a specified record position the cursor at the "Locate:" prompt
enter the desired value and press the F10 key. The program will position the
author at the specified record.

To locate a record based upon some search criteria enter the desired
data in one or more of the "Name:" through "Paid:" fields. Once the desired
search criteria has been entered pressing the F10 key will search for the
next record based on the search criteria. Pressing the F10 key will allow
the author to search for the next occurrence.


4.5 Associated Files

This option allows the author to keep within Shareware Author's database
the list of files associated with the selected product. This is the list of
files that would be archived together for distribution. Pressing the F5
function key from the main display will activate this option. The following
is an example for Shareware Author.

01 sa.exe
02 sa_help.exe
03 sa_users.doc
04 readme.1st
05 file_id.diz


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4.6 BBS

This option will allow the user to keep track of the BBSes where the
selected product has been uploaded. Use the up and down arrow keys, on the
main display, to position over the desired product, press the F6 function key
to activate this option.


4.7 Miscellaneous

This option will allow the user to perform a number of miscellaneous
functions. The user can change and set the directory for database files,
define program's colors or create a 'file_id.diz' file.


4.7.1 Program Colors

Pressing the F1 function key from the miscellaneous display will
activate the program colors option. Once activated, the author will be able
to change the colors of the foreground, background and border. Positioning
the mouse over the appropriate function key will also allow the author to
make modifications. The following list delineates the options the author may
take.

F1 - Change Foreground
F2 - Change Background
F3 - Change Border
F4 - Reset Default Colors
F5 - Update & Log Color Settings
ESC - Cancel Operation

If the user is using a monochrome monitor, the message 'No Colors On
Monochrome Display' will be displayed for 3 seconds.

The author's color settings are saved in Shareware Author's
configuration file so that every time the program is run the authors colors
settings will remain in affect.


4.7.2 FILE_ID.DIZ

This option will allow the user to create an information file used by
PCBoard BBSes. The contents of this file is to be a brief description of the
shareware product. The file can contain up to 10 lines & 45 characters per
line. Shareware Author provides the means so the user can create the file
with very little effort. Pressing the F7 key from the main screen will
display the miscellaneous screen. At this point pressing the F2 key will
activate the editor. Once the desired information has been entered, pressing.
the F10 key will create the file 'file_id.diz' & place it in the current
directory. At this point the file can be move to a desired directory. If
there is a 'file_id.diz' in the current directory, then it can be modified.


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4.7.3 Program Setup

This option will allow the author to define the directory where
Shareware Author's database files will reside. The author can have multiple
database directories if more than fifteen products need to be tracked.
Shareware Author should be executed from a single directory because the
configuration file "sa_confg.def" contains information about the authors
colors and mouse settings.


4.7.4 Mouse Setup

This option will allow the author to define certain attributes about
their mouse. Pressing the F10 function will save the author's new settings
and pressing the escape key will cancel the operations. When this option is
selected the following will be presented to the author:

Mouse Installed: Yes
Buttons: 3

Mouse Cursor: C
Mouse On/Off: On
Mouse Switch: Left Right

X Coordinate: 8
Y Coordinate: 16

The following keys will allow the author to modify the attributes of the
mouse:

C - Change the mouse pointer
O - Toggle the mouse On and Off (Driver must be load before the

mouse can be turned on)
S - Switch the Left and Right mouse buttons
X - Change the speed of the mouse pointer as it moves along the
X-Axis
Y - Change the speed of the mouse pointer as it moves along the
Y-Axis















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4.8 Extended Help

The extended help option will provide on-line help for the Shareware
Author user. Pressing the '?' key will activate this option. The following
is an example of the extended help display.


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Û Add Product Û Û
Û Delete Product Û William Ned Miller Û
Û Modify Product Û 7504 Saffron Court Û
Û Select Product Û Hanover MD 21076 Û
Û Add/Mod User Û Û
Û Delete User Û Shareware Author is a shareware product released Û
Û Find User Û under the shareware concept. Support the shareware Û
Û List Users Û concept and send in your $17 payment. Û
Û Add/Mod ExpenseÛ Û
Û Delete Expense Û Û
Û Find Expense Û Û
Û Files/BBSes Û Û
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Û Colors Û Û
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Û Program Setup Û Û
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The "Mouse Help" option shows the mouse hot spots.



















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5.0 Mouse Support

Shareware provides mouse support for authors that prefer to use a mouse.
This chapter contains information on the use of the mouse with the Shareware
Author program. The following diagram shows the mouse hot spots for the
various options. If the mouse buttons have been switched then the mouse
referenced in the rest of this chapter will be reversed.


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Pressing the left mouse button over the "?=help" will activate
the extended help option. The mouse help option within the
help option shows the hot spots for the mouse.

Pressing the left mouse in this area while on the select
option, registered user display, will allow the screen to
pan left.

Pressing the left mouse in this area while on the select
option, registered user display, will allow the screen to
pan right.

Pressing the left mouse button over the up arrow will allow
the author to page up through the registered users and the
expense display.

Pressing the right mouse button over the up arrow will allow
the author to page down through the registered users and the
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6.0 Shareware Author Files

This section will describe all of the files required by Shareware Author
during execution. Some of these files are created during the execution of
the program. The files tagged with a "*" are create while selecting various
Shareware Author options.

1) sa.exe - Shareware Author Main Program

2) sa_help.exe - Shareware Author Extended Help

3)* sa_confg.def - Shareware Author Color and Mouse Definitions

4)* sa_main.def - Shareware Author Main Database

5)* sa_dbX - Shareware Authors User Database

6)* sa_exX - Shareware Authors Expenses Database

7)* sa_cdX - Shareware Authors Code Database


































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7.0 Shareware Author Error Messages

Shareware Author has four error messages. The following delineates the
list:

1) SA -F- Incorrect DOS Version

DOS Version must be 3.0 or higher.

2) SA -F- Illegal Video Mode

Shareware Author will not execute if the initial video mode is for a 40
column setup.

3) SA -F- Unknown Error

This error message will be display if Shareware Author aborts when an
unknown error occurs. These types of errors should be reported to the
author with the condition(s) that caused the error.

4) SA -F- Program Has Been Corrupted

This error will occur if Shareware Author detects one of its checksum
values is incorrect.





























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8.0 List Of Bug Fixes

The following is the list of bug fixes from SA version 1.0 to 1.1:

1) The up and down arrow keys have now been corrected to
operate in the correct direction when in the user
selection and expense selection.














































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9.0 Whats New

The following is the list of new features to Shareware Author 1.1:

1) Authors can now find a specified user based on their defined
criteria.

2) Authors can now find a specified expense based on their defined
criteria.












































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10.0 Licensing

* A $17 shareware contribution is requested for using the
program.
* The author retains the sole right to sell the program.
* The author grants users the right to copy and distribute
the program within the following constraints:
- All program files remain unaltered and are distributed
together.
- No attempt is made to sell the program, or to make
money from it or any modified version of it.
- The program is not bundled with any other hardware or
software transactions without the author's permission.
- Only the original "non-cloned" version of the program
- Recognized user groups may charge a maximum $7
duplication or distribution fee.
* Special modified versions of the program can be created by
the author for different system configurations or desires.
Contact the author for details.
* Continued use of the program (more than 3 weeks) by any
individual, corporation or institution without a single
user or site license is prohibited.
* Single user licenses are obtained by sending in the $17
shareware contribution.





























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11.0 Disclaimer

The author disclaims all warranties expressed or implied as to the
quality or performance of this program. The author will not be held liable
for any lost profits, lost savings or any other direct, indirect,
incidental or consequential damages resulting from the use of this program.
Your use of this program constitutes your agreement to this disclaimer and
your release of the author from any form of liability or litigation.













































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12.0 Where Shareware Author Can Be Found

The latest version of Shareware Author and other products developed by
this author can be found on the following BBS:

The Programmer's Corner
Columbia Maryland

301-596-7692 through 7697
301-995-6873 through 6877
301-621-3424 and 3436










































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Shareware Author (tm) Version 1.1
Copyright (c) 1992
All Rights Reserved

William Ned Miller
7504 Saffron Court
Hanover MD 21076
(410) 766-2365


Single User Registration Form

Registration Provides:

1) Notification of the next release of Shareware Author
(Once Shareware Author has been registered the registration is good
for all future releases of the program)
2) Instructions on how to remove shareware request and insert the user
registration number and name.

To register your copy of Shareware Author please fill in the following
information and send it along with $17 (US) to:

William Ned Miller { Please only send }
7504 Saffron Court { checks drawn on }
Hanover MD 21076 { U.S. banks or }
{ postal money }
{ orders. }

Name: ____________________________________________________________


Address: _________________________________________________________

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Phone: (Optional) ( )______-__________________________________


Where Did You Get Shareware Author _______________________________

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Comments: ________________________________________________________

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