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THE BINARY TOOLSHED PRODUCTS AND INFORMATION MANUAL * * * * * * * The * * * * Binary * * * * Toolshed * * * * * ****** * * * * * * * Version 1.4 * * * November 14, 1993 * * * * * * ******** * TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 The Binary Toolshed Product Distribution..........................1 2.0 Registered Trademarks.............................................4 3.0 Support...........................................................5 4.0 ToolBOX License Agreement.........................................6 5.0 Order/Registration Information....................................9 BTS Order Information Page 1 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 The Binary Toolshed Product Distribution The Binary Toolshed is committed to providing programs that make the operations of computers easier. Through your support, we hope to provide ongoing updates and enhancements to make this product even better. Through the balance of this manual, unless specified otherwise, the term TBOX (or ToolBOX) is used to refer to the complete shareware product - containing the TBOX and TBOXCFG programs, the BTSPATCH, TOASCII, TREE, and VIEW utilities, and the associated documentation and sample files. THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT ToolBOX is distributed under the shareware concept. Shareware is a unique marketing concept born of the computer revolution. Users are allowed to obtain complete working programs to freely test and evaluate for a limited time period. If they find the programs useful they are required to register their copy of the program. The small registration fee goes to support the authors and encourage them to continue to improve the software. Shareware depends on honesty. The computer programs are freely distributed as finished products. The authors of this form of program depend completely on the honesty of end users for compensation for their work. If you use a shareware program, any shareware program, please be honest and register your copy. Shareware is not free software. It requires just as much work and effort to produce as the highly advertised commercial products, but it usually sells for a small fraction of the price. Registering a shareware program also gives you the unique opportunity to do something that is virtually impossible with most commercial software. When you register, your comments and ideas are usually communicated directly to the author of the program and the response you will receive is from him/her. This fact assures you that your ideas are heard by someone who is paying attention. It is also from this pool of suggestions and ideas that future improvements are spawned. Shareware companies in general don't spend millions of dollars doing "market research" or advertising the heck out of their products in order to sell you something that you have only read about. It is all up front....here it is....fully functional....you like it, please buy it, you don't .... erase it. Shareware that is of high quality at low prices does tend to keep all software prices lower and is therefore a necessity in its own right. When you support shareware you not only receive the right to use a good program but you also make a statement to the entire software industry. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. Make the free world economy work! Register shareware. BTS Order Information Page 2 ____________________________________________________________________________ WHEN TO REGISTER Non-registered users are granted a limited license to use this software for a period not to exceed thirty days. During this period they should test and evaluate the software to determine if it will meet their needs. The use of this program beyond this limited time period requires regis- tration. Registration gives you the right to use the software as documented in the license. NOTE: Registered users of ToolBOX 1.4 will automatically receive the forthcoming 2.0 release. Get the registered copy! NONREGISTERED USERS Non-registered users, including SYSOPS, may distribute the SHAREWARE version of ToolBOX providing they comply with the following: The software must be copied in its original unmodified form. All of the files must be included in the copy. No fee or charge may be requested for the distribution of the software. ToolBOX may not be distributed in conjunction with any other product without the express written consent of The Binary Toolshed. Disk vendors and distributors who wish to distribute ToolBOX for a service fee, should refer to the license rules contained in Section 4. ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS (ASP) ┌───────┐ ┌───────┐ │ (tm) ──│ │ │─────────────────── │ ┌───────┐ │ Association of │ │ │─┘ Shareware └──│ o │ Professionals ─────│ │ │───────────────────── └───────┘ MEMBER ToolBOX is written and published by The Binary Toolshed, a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). The ASP is a non-profit organization of shareware authors dedicated to improving the quality of shareware products, educating the public in the difference between shareware and public domain programs, and arbitrating disputes between shareware authors and customers if they should arise. You can be assured that this product adheres to the highly professional standards BTS Order Information Page 3 ____________________________________________________________________________ of that organization, and that the author has demonstrated a commitment to this product and its registered users. If it's an "ASP" program, you can trust it to perform well, and give you excellent value for your money. ASP membership is granted only to those authors whose work has been judged by the ASP membership committee to be of sufficiently high quality to be considered "professional". This program is produced by 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, Muskeg- on, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. BTS Order Information Page 4 ____________________________________________________________________________ 2.0 Registered Trademarks 1-2-3 is a trademark of Lotus Development Corporation 4DOS is a registered trademark of JP Software Inc. ARJ is (C) Copyright Robert K. Jung dBASE is a trademark of Borland International DR DOS is a registered trademark of Digital Research GRASPRT is (C) Copyright Paul Mace LHA is (C) Copyright Haruyasu Yoshizaki LIST62A.COM and FV are (C.) Copyright Vernon D. Buerg MS-DOS, MS Windows, WinWord and GWBASIC are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation PAK is (C) Copyright NoGate Consulting PC-DOS, PC, PC XT, and PC AT, are trademarks of IBM Corporation PC Paintbrush is a registered trademark of Z-Soft PICEM is (C) Copyright John Bridges PKXARC and PKUNZIP are (C) Copyright PKWARE, Inc PLAYCMF and VOC are (C) Copyright Creative Music Labs ProComm is a registered trademark of Datastorm Technologies Inc. QUICKFLI is (C) Copyright Dancing Flame STACKER is a registered trademark of Stac Electronics TDUMP is (C) Copyright Borland International TED is (C) Copyright PC Magazine/Ziff Communications Co. VPIC is (C) Copyright Bob Montgomery WordPerfect is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation ZOO is (C) Copyright Rahul Dhesi Other tradenames are owned by their respective companies. BTS Order Information Page 5 ____________________________________________________________________________ 3.0 Support Technical Support: Technical support for ToolBOX is available to registered users. If you are not a registered user, we will provide you with assistance to install and evaluate a shareware copy of ToolBOX during the thirty day evaluation period, but we cannot provide support beyond that until you register. Registered users are entitled to support for 6 months following registration. This support covers questions with regard to the products use and provides updates for serious bugs. Support may be obtained by: - mail The Binary Toolshed 388 Deerview Drive SE Calgary, Alberta Canada T2J 5Y2 - phone (limited to 1 hour per registration unit) (403) 225-2663 - fax (403) 271-5732 - Compuserve mail 70724,2747 Registered users are entitled to all minor version updates (1.xx) of this product. The latest version of ToolBOX can always be obtained on Compuserve in the IBMSYS forum LIB 5 (DOS SHELLS/MGRS). BTS Order Information Page 6 ____________________________________________________________________________ 4.0 ToolBOX License Agreement This license agreement governs your use of ToolBOX. If you have any questions about it please contact The Binary Toolshed. (1) Copyright: The ToolBOX program and all other programs and document-ation distributed or shipped with it are Copyright 1992/93, by the Binary Toolshed and are protected by Canadian and international copyright law. In the rest of this document, this collection of programs is referred to simply as "ToolBOX". You are granted a license to use your copy of ToolBOX only under the terms and conditions specified in this license agreement. (2) Definitions: ToolBOX is distributed in two forms. A "registered" copy of ToolBOX is a copy distributed on diskette, purchased from The Binary Toolshed, and which includes a serial number and the legend "registered" in the program sign-on message or help screen, on the diskette label, and on references from the BTSPATCH program. A "shareware" copy of ToolBOX is a copy distributed on diskette or via an electronic bulletin board, on-line service, or other electronic means, obtained from a shareware disk vendor, or obtained from another individual, and which displays the legend "Unregistered" for the functions identified above. (3) Shareware Copies: Shareware copies of ToolBOX are distributed to allow you to try the program before you pay for it. They are Copyright 1992/93, The Binary Toolshed, and do not constitute "free" or "public domain" software. You may use a shareware copy of ToolBOX at no charge for a trial period of up to thirty days. If you wish to continue using ToolBOX after that period, you must purchase a registered copy. If you choose not to purchase a registered copy, you must stop using ToolBOX, though you may keep copies and pass them along to others. (4) Registered Copies: Registered copies of ToolBOX are distributed by The Binary Toolshed to those who have purchased them. Your registered copy of ToolBOX may only be used on the number of computers specified on the license agreement. (5) Use of One Copy on Two Computers: If you have a registered copy of ToolBOX which is licensed for use on a single computer, you may install it on two computers (for example, at work and at home), provided there is no possibility that the two computers will be in use at the same time, and provided that you yourself have purchased ToolBOX, or if ToolBOX was purchased by your employer, that you have your employer's explicit permission to install ToolBOX on two systems as described in this paragraph. The right to install one copy of ToolBOX on two computers is limited to copies originally licensed for use on a single computer, and may not be used to expand the number of systems covered under a multi-system license. BTS Order Information Page 7 ____________________________________________________________________________ (6) Use of ToolBOX on Networks or Multiple Systems: You may install your registered copy of ToolBOX on a computer attached to a network, or remove it from one computer and install it on a different one, provided there is no possibility that your copy will be used by more users than it is licensed for. A "user" is defined as one keyboard which is connected to a computer on which ToolBOX is installed or used, regardless of whether or not the user of the keyboard is aware of the installation or use of ToolBOX in the system. (7) Making Copies: You may copy any version of ToolBOX for normal backup purposes, and you may give copies of the shareware version to other individuals, which they may also use and copy subject to the terms of this agreement. If you copy the shareware version of ToolBOX for others, you must include all of the files distributed with it, including this one. YOU MAY NOT GIVE COPIES OF THE REGISTERED VERSION TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY PURPOSE. (8) Distribution Restrictions: You may NOT distribute ToolBOX other than through individual copies of the shareware version passed to friends and associates for their individual use. Specifically, you may not place ToolBOX or any part of the ToolBOX package in any user group or commercial library, or distribute it with any other product or as an incentive to purchase any other product, without express written permission from The Binary Toolshed, and you may not distribute for a fee, or in any way sell copies of ToolBOX or any part of the ToolBOX package. Anyone distributing the shareware version of ToolBOX for any kind of remuneration must first contact The Binary Toolshed at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering ToolBOX immediately (However The Binary Toolshed must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of ToolBOX). (9) Use of ToolBOX: ToolBOX is a powerful program. While we have attempted to build in reasonable safeguards, if you do not use ToolBOX properly you may destroy files or cause other damage to your computer software and data. You assume full responsibility for the selection and use of ToolBOX to achieve your intended results. As stated below, The Binary Toolshed limits its warranty to replacement of a defective program diskette. (10) SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION WARRANTY: The shareware version is provided as is. The Binary Toolshed makes NO warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, including without limitation, any warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. (11) REGISTERED VERSION WARRANTY: The Binary Toolshed warrants the physical diskette provided with the registered versions to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of registration. If The Binary Toolshed receives notification within the warranty period of defects in materials or BTS Order Information Page 8 ____________________________________________________________________________ workmanship, and such notification is determined by The Binary Toolshed to be correct, The Binary Toolshed will replace the defective diskette. With respect to the software, The Binary Toolshed makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to any warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement of the defective diskette and shall not include or extend to any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software, or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar claims, even if The Binary Toolshed has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In NO event will The Binary Toolshed liability for any damages to you or any other person ever exceed the lower of the suggested list price or actual price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form of the claim! BTS Order Information Page 9 ____________________________________________________________________________ 5.0 Order/Registration Information If you have already paid for and registered ToolBOX, thank you. If you obtained ToolBOX from a shareware disk vendor, an on-line computer service or bulletin board, a friend or colleague, or another similar source, you have an unregistered (trial) copy. As the copyright holder for ToolBOX, The Binary Toolshed allows and encourages you to use this trial copy without charge for a limited period of time, under the terms of the ToolBOX license agreement (see Section 4). After this thirty day period expires, you must purchase (register and pay for) ToolBOX to continue using it. This shareware distribution method allows you to determine whether the program meets your needs before you pay for it. As a registered user, you are entitled to a number of privileges: - a diskette with the latest version of the ToolBOX program will be mailed to you. - access and use of any subsequent minor version updates (i.e 1.xx) as they become available through public or private distribution channels. - support, as described in Section 3, is available for a period of six months following registration. - notification of future major updates (i.e V2.xx) and a reduction in rates for upgrades. (Those who register Version 1.4 will automatically receive the soon to be released V2.0; see the STRHERE.DOC file for details). The registration fee for a single copy of ToolBOX is $30US, or $37 Cdn. As explained in detail in this section, this payment fee entitles you to an up-to-date copy of ToolBOX, support and upgrade privileges, and a number of additional utility programs. Discounts are available for multiple users at a given site. The fee for a license is based on the estimated number of separate users of the ToolBOX program. For local area networks, one copy must be licensed for each computer that will be using the program on the network. To use the discount schedule below, estimate the total number of copies that you may eventually use. ToolBOX Ver 1.4 Number of users(copies) Price per copy 1 $ 30 2 to 10 25 11 to 25 24 26 to 50 23 51 to 75 22 76 to 100 21 101 to 125 20 BTS Order Information Page 10 ____________________________________________________________________________ Unlimited at one site $2500 Additional sites 1250 each Only one copy of the software will be shipped in each case, regardless of the number of users licensed. All prices are shown in $US. Monies accepted in either American or Canadian currencies; current Canadian exhange rates are computed as 1.25 times the stated American rates. Canadian residents add 7% GST. Payment accepted by cheque (Canada and USA only), money order, or VISA. Invoices accepted for orders over $100. Note VISA billings will originate in Canadian dollars. ToolBOX can be ordered using the order forms in the ORDER.FRM file. Phone orders accepted at (403) 225-2663 or transmit your order form to us by fax at (403) 271-5732. You can also order via CompuServe (CIS 70724,2747). Please include all information on the order form with your electronic order, preferably in the same format.