›(The    following    is   taken   from›M.A.G.I.C.  D.O.M.  for  October 1990,›and   is   worth   spreading   around,›hopefully   to   be  copied  by  other›newsletters)››››Share Ware›by Calamity Jane››I  love the Share Ware idea...  I mean›the WHOLE thing. If you like a program›and   can  use  it...  then  send  the›programmer  the  money.   For the most›part,  the  Share Ware programs I have›seen are top quality stuff...  I mean,›top  quality.   DCopy by Ralph Walden,›is  the  first I got involved with.  I›use it EVERY DAY!!  Now with the FoReM›BBS  program supporting the Doors <the›on-line  games  etc>, we will see more›of  this  spring  up.  The Mailer that›allows  FoReM to F-Net, is Share Ware.›The Mailer was not a one week job, but›several  months  worth  of  very  hard›work.   In  my opinion, Dave Chiquelin›deserves something.››The  -=*Space Empire=-* game has taken›alot   of   time   and  effort...  Jon›deserves   something  also.   So  does›every  one  else  who desires/deserves›it.››I  F-Netted  a  "check"  <done  in the›message  base>  to  Dave Chiquelin for›the  Mailer  program  --  have you had›much  luck  cashing  that  yet? <grin>›And,  today I sent my ten bucks to Jon›Radoff  for  the  -=*SE*=- game, but I›went  a step further.  I have a friend›that  is, well busted up and busted...›<a long story, I shall skip>  He wants›the game desperately, but ten bucks is›ten bucks.  It would be so easy for me›to get the game for myself and zap off›a  copy  and  F-Net the sucker to him,›and  not  care whether HE pays for it.›I  chose  not to do this... I paid for›him  also.   After all, I would rather›have  HIM  owe  ME !!  Some of you are›going  to  think I am nuts... fine, go›ahead,  but  I  think  so much of this›Share  Ware program that I will do all›I can to support it.››It's one thing for me to pay 40+ bucks›for   a  piece  of  software,  that  I›discover is a pile of garbage.  And of›course  I don't REALLY know this, till›I  boot  it  up  and play!!  But it is›quite another situation for me to play›with the software, get to know it, and›see  that it fits my needs.  Then send›my money.››The  Co-SysOp  of  The  Prairie  Chip,›Byron  Cullen,  is  writing a game for›the  FoReM  Doors...  It will be Share›Ware.    Will   I   pay  him??   HIM??›Probably not, I can get away with just›feeding  him... <grin> He will take me›up  on  it,  even  though we are a few›hundred  miles away...  I do not doubt›my  Co...   The Chip will be home base›for  this new game and I shall attempt›to  see  he gets what he deserves... I›know  how  much work has gone into his›spectacular game.  I only have so much›control though...››Another  method  I  thought was a nice›way to pay for Share Ware, was to send›the   programmer   two  bucks  or  two›disks...   You  know this one isn't in›it for the money...  The disks are for›saving  all  that wonderful data on...›If  the  author  of something you use,›wants  ten dollars and all you have is›five -- by all means send it !!  He or›she  will appreciate the fact you even›bothered.››Support  the Share Ware idea... May it›Live Long and Prosper...››Permission granted to reprint››     -=-CJ-=-››---------------------››At   last  month's  meeting,  we  were›discussing  what  the club could do to›promote  shareware.  I ran across this›article    on   the   Atari   Computer›Enthusiasts  of  Columbus  (A.C.E.C.),›Ohio BBS (614) 471-8559 and thought it›might  be  appropriate considering the›ongoing  discussion.   I downloaded it›on  9/16/89  but I don't have any idea›how  old it is but the points Calamity›Jane  makes  are still valid.  - Grant›-›› *************************************›››This  SHAREWARE topic was discussed at›a  recent  OL' HACKERS meeting, and we›also   think  its  timely  and  valid!›SUPPORT SHAREWARE AUTHORS!›                      Ye  Olde Editors›