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- | Welcome to the Shareware revolution. This remarkable method of |
- | software distribution was co-pioneered in 1982 by Jim Button and |
- | Andrew Fluegelman. It has become a major force in the software |
- | industry, helping to reduce software prices and eliminate copy |
- | protection schemes. |
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-
- HERE'S HOW SHAREWARE WORKS:
-
- You are encouraged to copy the PC-Type II diskettes and share them freely
- with others. You have the luxury of trying out the complete programs, at
- your own pace and in the comfort of your own home or workplace. This is not
- a crippled or "demo" copy, but the complete working version of the program.
-
- After you have used PC-Type II for a reasonable evaluation period you must
- either discontinue use of the program or purchase a licensed copy from
- ButtonWare or from an authorized dealer.
-
- Why pay at all?
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- * You receive a CURRENT copy of the program
- * You receive a printed manual
- * One year of technical support
- * Access to the on-line ButtonWare Bulletin Board
- * Notification of updates and new versions
- * Notification of new products
- * Periodic special price offers (for our registered users only)
- * Your input and ideas help shape future products
- * A sense of pride and ownership, by having honestly
- participated in the Shareware revolution
- * You help to keep software prices down, by supporting a
- distribution method which doesn't depend on expensive
- advertising campaigns.
-
- So please dive in and enjoy the fun of legally sharing good software with
- your friends and associates. But also be aware of the following restrictions,
- designed to protect the community of Shareware users and to prevent others
- from taking unfair advantage of the trust, hard work, and good will of
- Shareware authors. Exceptions to these conditions must be received in writing
- from ButtonWare.
-
- 1. Disk vendors (those who sell Shareware disks for a profit) must follow
- the procedure outlined in the "VENDOR.DOC" file.
- 2. You may not charge more than $3 per diskette.
- 3. The files and programs on the disks may not be modified or deleted.
- 4. The programs cannot be sold as part of some other more inclusive package.
- 5. The programs cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others.
- 6. In the case of distribution via any telecommunications link
- the following must be done:
- All ButtonWare programs (and documentation files) must be transferred
- in a library or archive format. This means that all the files on
- each ButtonWare disk must be combined into one file - one file
- for each ButtonWare disk.
- 7. If you're copying the disks for distribution to students in a classroom,
- you must provide them with the following written notice:
-
- +----------------------------------------------------+
- | These diskettes are distributed to you through the |
- | courtesy of (your school or instructor name) and |
- | Jim Button. No royalty nor registration fee has |
- | been paid for the programs, which are for your use |
- | and evaluation as a student. |
- | |
- | If you wish to receive technical support and |
- | announcements of updates and improvements, you |
- | must first become a "registered user." You do |
- | that by purchasing each program you plan to use - |
- | from an authorized dealer or directly from |
- | ButtonWare: |
- | |
- | Jim Button |
- | P.O. Box 96058 |
- | Bellevue, WA 98009 |
- | |
- | You may also purchase by calling the toll-free |
- | ButtonWare order line: 1-800-JBUTTON. |
- +----------------------------------------------------+
-
- 8. Shareware distribution is permitted only in the United States, Canada,
- the British Isles, and Australasia. Please see the section below
- entitled: SHAREWARE COPYING OUTSIDE OF THE USA.
- 9. When PC-Type II is used on a network, one licensed copy of the program
- must be purchased for each station that uses PC-Type II. Please check
- the volume purchase discount schedule on the order form at the back of
- the manual.
-
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- | SHAREWARE COPYING OUTSIDE OF THE USA |
- +----------------------------------------+
-
- 1. Shareware distribution of ButtonWare programs is permitted only in the
- United States, Canada, the British Isles, and Australasia (the "Shareable
- Area").
-
- 2. For information on distribution of ButtonWare software in countries
- outside the shareable Area please contact your local distributor. You can
- obtain the name of your local distributor by phoning (INT)45 42 87 87 58.
- These distributors have exclusive distribution rights in
- the non-Shareable Area.
-
- 3. Jim Button, residing at Bellevue, State of Washington, U.S.A. and
- ButtonWare, Inc., State of Washington, U.S.A., hold the exclusive world
- rights to reproduce and distribute the following products:
-
- PC-File III PC-Type PC-Stylist J.Base
- PC-File/R PC-Type+ PC-Tickle Baker's Dozen
- PC-File+ PC-Type II PC-Calc PC-Tickle
- PC-File:dB XD PC-Calc+
-
- 4. On October 5th, 1987, we issued a statement that the aforementioned
- ButtonWare products may not be copied and shared outside the Shareable
- Area.
-
- 5. Furthermore, we stated that these ButtonWare products may no longer be
- advertised and sold as Shareware, Freeware, Public Domain or
- User-Supported Software outside the Shareable Area.
-
- 6. Outside the Shareable Area, ButtonWare software may not be downloaded from
- Public Libraries or Bulletin Boards, or copied from CD-ROM or CD-WORM
- disks onto other media, including, but not limited to, diskettes, hard
- disks, magnetic tapes or optical disks, for the intentional or
- unintentional purposes of sales or distribution, whether or not for
- financial gain. The issue of a sale or distribution whatsoever cannot be
- stepped aside by the claiming that only consulting time or the costs of a
- diskette or labor has been charged.
-
- 7. Furthermore, any exportation from the Shareable Area without authorization
- from the author is a violation of Copyright laws.
-
- 8. Violation of the above-mentioned is grounds for legal action by
- ButtonWare, Inc. for violation of Copyrights.
-
- 9. By using the aforementioned software, you agree to the statements above.
-
-
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- | INSTALLING PC-Type II |
- +-------------------------+
-
- The PC-Type II system files are compressed into three files on your
- distribution diskettes. These files are PCT1, PCT2, and PCT3. These files
- must be "uncompressed" before you can use PC-Type II. The program
- INSTALL.EXE has been provided to install PC-Type II onto your hard drive.
-
- If you ordered PC-Type II on 3 1/2" diskettes, you will receive two diskettes
- instead of three. Both the program and dictionary disk files are on the
- 3 1/2" PROGRAM diskette. The utility files are on the UTILITY diskette.
-
- The file INST1.BAT is on the 3 1/2" PROGRAM diskette and the file INST2.BAT
- is on the 3 1/2" UTILITY diskette. These two files are only used to install
- PC-Type II on systems with no hard disk but two 3 1/2" disk drives.
-
- When installation is completed, you will probably want to modify some of
- the default configuration settings. Do this by entering PC-Type II by
- typing PCT after the DOS prompt. Then press F2 to bring up the main menu
- and then press C to bring up the configuration menu.
-
- Special notice should be given to the (S)witches option in this menu. It
- is here that you can set the action of the Enter key, the insert shape and
- cursor location on entry, etc. (See your manual for configuration settings
- and options.) Printer escape codes can be created or modified with the
- (E)scape codes option.
-
- When you press Esc to exit the Configuration menu, you will be asked if you
- want to update your .PRO file. If you answer Y, enter the path and
- select the desired .PRO file and your profile file will be updated.
-
-
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- | PRINTING A COPY OF THE USER'S MANUAL |
- +----------------------------------------+
-
- If you did not purchase PC-Type II (complete with printed manual) directly
- from ButtonWare or from an authorized dealer, then you are considered to be
- evaluating the program.
-
- We have tried to provide you with everything necessary to evaluate
- PC-Type II. The program utilizes clear, informative menus. Help screens
- are always available.
-
- Due to space constraints, the User's Manual is divided into two compressed
- files: PCTDOC1.EXE which is included on the Dictionary Disk, and
- PCTDOC2.COM which is included on the Utility Disk. Both of these are
- self-extracting files. However, you need a hard disk to extract them. To
- extract the files, you must first copy them to a drive and directory on
- your hard disk. To do this, first change to the appropriate drive and
- directory, and place the Dictionary Disk in drive A, then type:
-
- COPY A:PCTDOC1.EXE and press Enter
-
- Next place the Utility Disk in drive A and type:
-
- COPY A:PCTDOC2.COM and press Enter
-
- To extract the files, type the file name. For example, to extract PCTDOC1,
- type:
-
- PCTDOC1 and press Enter
-
- Repeat this step for PCTDOC2.
-
- A batch file called DOC.BAT is provided that prints all of the files.
- Before using the DOC.BAT file, you must first copy the file to the same
- drive and directory as the PCTDOC1.EXE and PCTDOC2.COM files. To do this,
- first change to the appropriate drive and directory, and place the Program
- Disk in drive A, then type:
-
- COPY A:DOC.BAT and press Enter
-
- To use the DOC.BAT file, type DOC at the DOS prompt, and the files are
- printed to your printer.
-
- Alternatively, you can print specific chapters by typing:
-
- COPY filename PRN
-
- where filename is the name of the file that you wish to print.
-
- The User's Manual contains 29 chapters and is approximately 317 pages long.
-
- The User's Manual on disk has been mailed to all major computer clubs, user
- groups, ASP-approved disk dealers and bulletin board operators that
- ButtonWare is aware of. You can obtain the User's Manual on disk from
- one of these groups.
-
- In order to keep costs down, the document disk is not included with
- purchased copies of the program and cannot be purchased directly from
- ButtonWare. Purchased copies of PC-Type II include complete a printed copy
- of the User's Manual, typeset and bound.
-
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- | ____|__ | Association of
- | | |_| Shareware
- |__| o | Professionals
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- |___|___| MEMBER
-
-
- Jim Button is a founding 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 P.O. Box 5786, Bellevue, WA 98006 or send a Compuserve message
- via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.