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- A Note From the Author.
-
- Hi,
-
- My name is Mitch Bradley. I am the proprietor of Bradley Forthware and
- the author of Forthmacs. This file describes my policy about making and
- giving away copies of Forthmacs. In general, you are free to give away
- copies of the Forthmacs Working Disk subject to a few restrictions.
-
- Copyright
-
- Forthmacs is copyrighted. This means that I retain the ownership of
- Forthmacs. However, I hereby give you permission to use, make and give
- away copies of the "Forthmacs Working Disk Version 1.0". The "Forthmacs
- Working Disk" contains the files listed in the file FILES.LST
-
- Advertisement
-
- Having used many computer languages extensively, I think that Forth
- is the most productive language that has yet been invented.
- I think that Forthmacs is one of the very best Forth systems available
- today, for any computer, for any price. Forthmacs is the result of
- 4 years of intensive Forth development work on a number of 68000 based
- computers. Forthmacs is full of features to make programming easy, and
- to give you total control of your computer. I'm proud of this software.
- If you like Forthmacs, you can show your appreciation for my effort by
- sending me $50. I'll make it worth your while by sending you a complete
- Forthmacs manual and some other goodies.
-
- You can use Forthmacs without paying me anything, but consider:
-
- a) $50 is a very low price for a system this good.
- b) Your support will enable me to continue improving Forthmacs
- and to make it available for future computers.
-
- Your $50 Contribution
-
- If you send in $50, you'll be a registered Forthmacs user, and I'll say
- "Thank You" with:
-
- - An up-to-date copy of the "Forthmacs Working Disk"
- - A printed 200+ page Forthmacs manual
-
- As a registered user, you can:
-
- - Get new updates at any time (for a small fee)
- - Purchase the Forthmacs source code.
- - Find out about new products.
- - Receive support as described below.
-
- Support
-
- I can't afford to provide telephone support for these prices, but I will
- answer questions from registered users if they send me a letter. If you
- need telephone support, we can negotiate a price depending on the level
- of support that you require.
-
- Bugs
-
- Forthmacs is very solid software. I don't know of any bugs, but I would
- be pretty surprised if a few aren't hiding in there somewhere. I don't
- like to have bugs in my software. If you find one, send me a letter
- (presumably after you've sent in your $50) and I'll probably fix it.
- Keep in mind, though, that there is sometimes a fine line between a
- "bug" and a "feature". Also, in some cases the effort required to fix
- something is way out of line with the benefits; in those cases it's often
- better to find a workaround. So, no guarantees, but I'll do my best to
- make Forthmacs as bug-free as is practical.
-
- Licensing
-
- Suppose that you develop software that runs under Forthmacs and wish to
- distribute your software along with Forthmacs. If you give away your
- software, you may also give away a copy of Forthmacs with it, so long as
- you give away the entire "Forthmacs Working Disk", with nothing removed.
- You are free to put it on bulletin boards if you wish, again with the
- stipulation that you put the entire "Forthmacs Working Disk" there.
-
- If you plan to sell your software, please get in touch with me so we can
- work out a licensing agreement. Forthmacs may not be sold as part of
- any system without a licensing agreement. I'll be willing to work out
- an agreement that is fair to both of us.
-
- Copying Fees
-
- If you normally charge a fee for making someone a copy of a disk, you
- may charge the same fee for making a copy of Forthmacs. The fee must be
- based solely on the cost of making the copy, and must be the same fee
- that you charge for a copy of any other disk.
-
- My Address
-
- Bradley Forthware
- P.O. Box 4444
- Mountain View, CA 94040
-
- Isn't that P.O. Box number great? It just happened that way; I didn't
- ask for that number!
-
- Liability
-
- Bradley Forthware shall have no liability or responsibility to any
- person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to
- be caused directly or indirectly by Forthmacs. This includes, but is
- not limited to, any interruption of service, loss of business, loss of
- information or that which is rendered inaccurate, or loss of anticipated
- profits or ANY OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM
- THE USE OF Forthmacs, even if Bradley Forthware has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages.
-
- Distribution
-
- Copies of the Forthmacs Working Disk may be obtained from:
-
- San Leandro Computer Club
- P.O. Box 1525
- San Leandro, CA 94577-0152
-
- or from anybody willing to make you a copy.
-
-
- Earlier Versions
-
- There are some preliminary copies of this software floating around. I
- would like for them to be replaced with this version, because the older
- version has a number of bugs and deficiencies. If you know people
- with old copies, I'd appreciate it if you would provide them with this
- version. The older copies, instead of saying "Forthmacs version 1.0"
- when started, say "68000 Forth 83 - Atari 520 version".
-
- Acknowledgements
-
- I am grateful to Mike Perry and Henry Laxen for their excellent public
- domain F83 model, which served as a starting point for Forthmacs several
- years ago, and especially to Mike Perry for many fruitful discussions
- over the years. Also thanks to Jesse Taylor for providing the Line A and
- VDI interface code, Timothy Huang for the AES interface code, Bill Sebok
- for 16/32 bit portability discussions, and Jesse Taylor and David Anderson
- for invaluable feedback about earlier versions.