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COPYRIGHT (C) 1992-4 BY TOMMY'S TOYS.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

DEAR EARTHLINGS,

HELLO!  MY NAME IS TOMMY.  I AM AN ALIEN FROM OUTER SPACE.  I DESIGN NEAT
FUN SOFTWARE TOYS AND GAMES FOR IBM PCS AND COMPATIBLES AND SELL THEM AT
ASTOUNDINGLY LOW PRICES TO NICE EARTHLINGS LIKE YOU TO PAY FOR MY REESE'S
PIECES AND MAKE EARTHLINGS HAPPY.  I HOPE YOU ENJOY MY TOYS.

I USED TO ONLY AUTHORIZE A SMALL FRACTION OF MY TOYS FOR SHAREWARE
DISTRIBUTION, BUT NOW I HAVE A SHAREWARE VERSION OF ALMOST EVERYTHING!  SO NO
WONDER MY TOYS ARE SWEEPING THE IBM PC WORLD AT WARP SPEED.  (NOTE: A SHAREWARE
VERSION HAS A SHAREWARE LICENSE NOTICE IN THE EXECUTABLE).

THE CATCH IS THAT THEY ARE NOT FREE, YOU MUST REGISTER A TOY IF YOU USE IT FOR
MORE THAN 21 DAYS.  SINCE THE TOYS ARE UPDATED CONSTANTLY YOU ALSO MIGHT -- OK!
PROBABLY WILL -- GET A NEWER VERSION BY REGISTERING.

IF YOU ARE NICE AND REGISTER THE TOYS YOU USE YOU'LL KEEP US ALIENS HAPPY
PRODUCING UPGRADES AND NEW VERSIONS!  AND THE REGISTRATIONS APPLY TOWARDS
THE PURCHASE OF THE AWESOME ASTOUNDING TOMMY'S TOY CHEST (CURRENTLY OVER 145
TOYS)!

AND WHY NOT LOOK AT THE OTHER TOYS I HAVE FOR SALE?  INCLUDING SUCH CLASSIC
GOODIES AS TOMMY'S TREK, TOMMY'S WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE, TOMMY'S TRIVIA, TOMMY'S
CROSSWORDS, TOMMY'S PATIENCE (SOLITAIRE), TOMMY'S GIN RUMMY AND GOBS OF OTHER
NEAT CARD GAMES LIKE TOMMY'S CRIBBAGE, TOMMY'S PINOCHLE, AND TOMMY'S HEARTS,
TOMMY'S BACKGAMMON, TOMMY'S DOMINOES, TOMMY'S DICE, AND DOZENS OF NEAT
OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD ARCADE STYLE GAMES (TOMMY'S HYPERDRIVE, TOMMY'S E-NET,
TOMMY'S SPACE GOBLINS, ETC.), WORD AND TV SHOW STYLE GAMES (TOMMY'S
HIDDEN-WORDS, TOMMY'S JOTTOMANIA, TOMMY'S CHANNEL 3), AS WELL AS THE OLD
STANDBY, SPACE GAMES (TOMMY'S SAUCER, TOMMY'S SPACE PANELS), ... , WHEW, GET
THE NIFTY DEMO DISK/CATALOG AND READ FOR YOURSELF!

BY THE WAY, IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE TOY DIRECTLY FROM US, WE AREN'T RESPONSIBLE
IF THE DISKETTE MEDIA ARE FAULTY OR THE COPY IS IMPERFECT!  BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS
GET THE LATEST VERSION DIRECT FROM US, AND WE PROVIDE A 90 DAY WARRANTY THAT
THE DISKETTE MEDIA ARE FREE FROM DEFECTS AND FAULTY WORKMANSHIP -- WITH FREE
REPLACEMENT!

OF COURSE WE ALIENS *INVENTED* THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT AND IMPLANTED IT IN YOUR
MINDS TO START WITH, MAKING YOU THINK IT WAS YOUR OWN IDEA SO YOU WOULDN'T GET
FUTURE SHOCK (HA HA).  AND, NOW THAT IT IS WORKING AS WE ALIENS HAD PLANNED,
AND EVERY PC IN THE WORLD IS CRAWLING WITH TOMMY'S TOYS, WE ALIENS HAVE
PULLED OFF YET ANOTHER COMPUTERIZED TAKEOVER OF A LIVE PLANET (HA HA, JUST
KIDDING, WE JUST WANNA MAKE EARTHLINGS HAPPY!)

AS AN ALIEN TOYMAKER WITH A LONG GALACTIC TRADITION TO UPHOLD, BELIEVE ME, I
REALLY LIKE GETTING LETTERS FROM NICE EARTHLINGS -- THAT'S AS FUN AS ALL THE
PILES OF MOOLAH AND REESE'S PIECES -- SO TRY WRITING TO ME AND SEE IF IT
DOESN'T MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.  I LOVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS, BUG REPORTS,
SCENERY POSTCARDS, WHATEVER!  THIS IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN A JAUNT TO DEVIL'S
TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT IN SEARCH OF CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, NOW ISN'T IT?

NOW PLEASE REGISTER YOUR TOYS AND JOIN THE GROWING NUMBERS OF EARTHLINGS WHO
APPRECIATE GOOD EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENGINEERING AT DOWN-TO-EARTH PRICES.


YOUR FRIEND,

             TOMMY

             TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA

                   "SEND ME AN ALIEN -- RIGHT NOW!"
                   "NOW YOU'RE PLAYING WITH *ALIENS*"
                   "AN ALIEN IN EVERY BYTE"

                   24 HOUR BBS: [phone]


LIMITED WARRANTY
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PRODUCTS OF TOMMY'S TOYS, INCLUDING PROGRAMS, INSTRUCTION MANUALS AND REFERENCE
MATERIALS ARE SOLD "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO
THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF TOMMY'S TOYS IS ASSUMED BY YOU.

HOWEVER, TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER ONLY, THE PUBLISHER WARRANTS THE MAGNETIC
DISKETTE(S) ON WHICH THE PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN
MATERIALS AND FAULTY WORKMANSHIP UNDER NORMAL USE FOR A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS
FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE.  IF DURING THIS NINETY-DAY PERIOD THE DISKETTE
SHOULD BECOME DEFECTIVE, IT MAY BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLISHER FOR A REPLACEMENT
WITHOUT CHARGE, PROVIDED YOU SEND PROOF OF PURCHASE OF THE PROGRAM.

YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF A DEFECT IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO
REPLACEMENT OF THE DISKETTE AS PROVIDED ABOVE.  IF FAILURE OF A DISKETTE HAS
RESULTED FROM ACCIDENT OR ABUSE THE PUBLISHER SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY TO
REPLACE THE DISKETTE UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY.

ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE DISKETTE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED
TO A PERIOD OF NINETY DAYS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE.  PUBLISHER SHALL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE
OF THIS PRODUCT.  SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MIGHT NOT APPLY
TO YOU.  THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE
OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.