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novaterm 9.3
sYSTEM dOCUMENTATION
cOPYRIGHT (C) 1989-1991 BY nICK rOSSI
1. introduction
nOVATERM WAS DESIGNED WITH THE IDEA THAT A TERMINAL PROGRAM SHOULD
INCORPORATE A WIDE VARIETY OF FEATURES TO SUPPORT THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF
THE INDIVIDUAL USER. wHILE THE PROGRAM SEEMS LARGE AND COMPLICATED,
ITS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD USER INTERFACE MAKES IT EASY FOR EVEN
THE INEXPERIENCED USER TO BECOME PROFICIENT.
1.1 rEGISTRATION
nOVATERM 9.3 IS RELEASED AS shareware. tHAT MEANS IF YOU LIKE THE
PROGRAM AND USE IT REGULARLY, YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO REGISTER BY SENDING
IN AT LEAST $20 u.s. ($23.50 cANADIAN) AS COMPENSATION FOR THE WORK
THAT'S GONE INTO THE PROGRAM. (iT'S NOT A SMALL AMOUNT OF WORK.)
aLSO, IF YOU PLAN TO USE THE MODULES IN YOUR OWN PROGRAMS (SUCH AS A
bbs) YOU ARE OBLIGATED TO REGISTER AS WELL. iT MAY SEEM STRANGE TO
PAY FOR SOMETHING YOU GOT FREE, BUT THERE ARE ADVANTAGES TO HAVING
YOUR COPY REGISTERED:
* yOU'LL RECEIVE A REGISTRATION NUMBER THAT STAYS WITH YOU.
* fUTURE MAJOR RELEASES OF nOVATERM WILL BE MAILED DIRECTLY TO YOU.
* yOU WILL RECEIVE A DISK WITH A COPY OF THE CURRENT VERSION. tHE
TITLE SCREEN WILL DISPLAY YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND REGISTRATION
NUMBER INSTEAD OF THE SHAREWARE NOTICE.
* fOR ALL YOU PROGRAMMERS, YOU'LL RECEIVE A COMPLETE MEMORY MAP OF
nOVATERM. yOU'LL BE ABLE TO WRITE MODULES USING THIS.
* yOU'LL BE SUPPORTING SHAREWARE, WHICH IS THE LAST HOPE FOR QUALITY
SOFTWARE IN THE VIRTUALLY DEFUNCT 8-BIT cOMMODORE COMMERCIAL
MARKET.
hOW DO YOU GET ALL THIS STUFF? sEND YOUR REGISTRATION TO:
nICK rOSSI
427 aVENUE j
sNOHOMISH, wa 98290
mAKE CHECKS PAID TO THE ORDER OF nICK rOSSI. rETURN DELIVERY USUALLY
TAKES A COUPLE OF WEEKS, DUE TO MAIL FORWARDING TIME AND MY WORKLOAD
AT SCHOOL. i GRATEFULLY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN nOVATERM AND
ANY DONATION YOU CHOOSE TO SEND.
iF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE TO ME. bE SURE TO
SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE FOR A REPLY! i ALWAYS WELCOME
COMMENTS AND COMPLAINTS AND NEWS OF BUGS THAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY SHOW
UP, AS NO PROGRAM IS PERFECT. i CAN RECEIVE ELECTRONIC MAIL AT THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS AND MAIL ADDRESSES:
q-LINK: "nICK rOSSI"
bITNET: "NROSSI@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU"
uSENET/iNTERNET: "NROSSI@JARTHUR.CLAREMONT.EDU"
nO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE. i AM NOT IN AN OFFICE HERE.
special note for user groups: a USERS' GROUP MAY REGISTER AS A WHOLE
BY SENDING A $50 REGISTRATION FEE ALONG WITH A LIST OF GROUP MEMBERS.
eVERYONE IN THE USERS' GROUP BECOMES A REGISTERED USER OF THE PROGRAM,
AND ALL UPDATES OF nOVATERM ARE SENT TO THE GROUP TO BE DISTRIBUTED
WITHIN. iF YOUR GROUP WOULD LIKE TO "BULK REGISTER", YOU MAY
CERTAINLY CONTACT ME BY MAIL FIRST TO MAKE ANY ARRANGEMENTS, AS THIS
IS A LARGER (BUT MORE ECONOMICAL) INVESTMENT.
1.2 uPDATES AND NEW MODULES
rEGISTERED USERS WILL RECEIVE ALL MAJOR NEW RELEASES OF nOVATERM BY
MAIL. hOWEVER, i SIMPLY CAN'T AFFORD TO MAIL OUT COPIES OF THE
PROGRAM EVERY TIME A MINOR BUG FIX IS MADE OR A NEW MODULE IS WRITTEN,
WHICH HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. tO GET THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF THE
PROGRAM AND MODULES WITHOUT WAITING FOR THEM TO FIND THEIR WAY TO YOUR
AREA, TRY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. tHE LATEST VERSIONS AND MODULES WILL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE ON geNIE
AND qUANTUM-lINK IN THE cOMMODORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DOWNLOAD
DIRECTORY. iF YOU HAVE ACCOUNTS ON EITHER OF THESE SYSTEMS, YOU MAY
DOWNLOAD THE FILES FROM THERE.
2. aPROTEK (MAKER OF VARIOUS cOMMODORE PRODUCTS) WILL HAVE THE MOST
RECENT UPDATES ON ITS BULLETIN BOARD AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD.
fIRST-TIME CALLERS HAVE ACCESS. tHE NUMBER IS (503)582-1225. i
PERSONALLY CANNOT ANSWER QUESTIONS THROUGH THIS bbs; ONLY THE PROGRAM
ITSELF IS AVAILABLE THERE.
3. yOU MAY MAIL A BLANK DISK AND A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED DISK MAILER
TO ME, AND i WILL PUT nOVATERM ON THE DISK AND SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
pLEASE HAVE THE COURTESY TO REGISTER FIRST IF YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS
MORE THAN ONCE.
1.3 sPECIAL THANKS!
sPECIAL THANKS GOES OUT TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR HELPING TO MAKE
THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF nOVATERM POSSIBLE:
vERY VALUABLE CONSULTANTS: kENT sULLIVAN, jOE gUNDERSON, rAY mOODY
bETA-TESTERS: sTEVE cRAIK, sTU gOLDSTONE, sAL mANFREDONIA, gEORGE
nOEL, jOHN pALFREY, kIRK sTARNES, kENT sULLIVAN, kURT tIEDTKE
aDDITIONAL THANKS TO: jOEL bERGEN, dAN bOSCH, cATHY pAPP, kEVIN mILLS
tHANKS TO gEORGE hUG FOR WRITING THOSE EXCELLENT rs-232 ROUTINES.
tHANKS TO MY MOTHER lAURA rOSSI, WHO FORWARDS ALL OF MY MAIL TO ME AT
SCHOOL!
aND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO REPORT BUGS, MAKE
SUGGESTIONS, AND PROVIDE MONETARY SUPPORT. eVERY LITTLE BIT HAS
HELPED TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM.
1.4 nOTICE
nOVATERM IS A SHAREWARE PROGRAM, AND IS RELEASED ACCORDING TO THE
SHAREWARE AGREEMENT DESCRIBED ABOVE. nO PART OF THIS PROGRAM MAY BE
MODIFIED OR ALTERED WITH THE INTENT OF REDISTRIBUTION WITHOUT THE
EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR. (mODIFICATION FOR PERSONAL
USE IS FINE.) tHE SOURCE CODE TO THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE MADE
AVAILABLE DUE TO PAST PROBLEMS WITH UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS.
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