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║ JP Software ║
║ Product Information ║
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JP Software Inc.
P.O. Box 1470
E. Arlington, MA 02474, USA
(781) 646-3975
fax (781) 646-0904
Email sales@jpsoft.com
Web http://www.jpsoft.com/
March 29, 1999
This file will give you complete information on the products we sell,
and other related items like ordering and shipping.
There's a lot of information here. Here's a QUICK SUMMARY for those in
a hurry ...
* Already know what you want to order and need no additional
information? Go right to one of our order forms:
ORDFORM.TXT For new customers
UPGFORM.TXT For current customers
* Aren't sure what our products are or which one(s) might be useful
to you? See the PRODUCT OVERVIEW and NEW COPIES sections below,
along with our SATISFACTION GUARANTEE.
* Need to know what printed documentation you'll receive with the
products you order? See DOCUMENTATION.
* Need international shipping rates? Dealers outside the U.S.? See
the file INTERNAT.TXT.
* Want to purchase our products to run on multiple systems? Already
own one or more products, and need more copies so you can run them
on multiple systems? See MULTI-SYSTEM LICENSES.
* Need to run scripts or batch files across a group of systems
without installing an updated command line? See RUNTIME PRODUCTS.
* Own one or more JP Software products and want the latest
version(s)? See UPGRADES. Need to purchase additional products,
or switch products? See ADD-ONS and CONVERSIONS.
* Need some other administrative information? Check out CONTACTING
JP SOFTWARE (just below) and the sections on PAYMENT, SHIPPING, and
LEGAL INFORMATION near the end of the file.
* Want to know what other interesting items we sell? See ADDITIONAL
PRODUCTS.
Copyright and trademark notices are at the end of this file.
PLEASE NOTE: Prices listed here do not include shipping. See SHIPPING
below for details, and see our order form or INTERNAT.TXT for shipping
charges.
CONTACTING JP SOFTWARE
----------------------
Often the simplest way to learn more about our products, place an
order, or find the latest updates is to visit our web site at
http://www.jpsoft.com/.
You can order most products from the dealer you or your company use
regularly; if your dealer does not carry the product they can order
it easily from JP Software. Our products are available from software
vendors such as Corporate Software and Technology, Software House,
and Programmer's Paradise. See the web site for a complete dealer
list; also see INTERNAT.TXT for dealers outside the U.S. (Dealers,
VARs, and consultants, please contact us for reseller pricing and
terms.)
If you have questions which are not answered here or on our web site,
need a quote, or want to contact our Sales and Customer Service
departments directly for any other reason, we be reached as follows:
Email orders / inquiries sales@jpsoft.com
Dealer inquiries dealers@jpsoft.com
Technical support support@jpsoft.com
Phone orders (800) 368-8777 (US / Canada)
General phone inquiries (781) 646-3975
Fax line (781) 646-0904
Support voice mail (781) 646-0798
Our phones are normally staffed on weekdays from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM,
eastern U.S. time.
Notes On Security of Electronic Orders:
Orders placed via the electronic ordering service on our web site
are handled by a "secure server". The server and the electronic
ordering service are managed by Digital River, a major Internet
commerce vendor, and are not under our control, but to the best of
our knowledge they transmit your order in a secure fashion, and
are as secure as other similar services on the Internet. Look for
the security symbol displayed by your web browser to make sure you
have established a "secure connection" to this service when
placing your order.
You can transmit your order to us electronically via CompuServe
Mail, Internet email, or our web site. CompuServe Mail services
are centrally located and generally considered to be quite secure.
The security of Internet email is almost entirely beyond our
control, though we have received email orders for years and have
never experienced any security problems.
If you are still concerned about the security of electronic orders
please place your order by phone, fax, or mail; or send it
electronically, include a reliable daytime U.S. or Canadian
telephone number, and mark "Please call" in the credit card
section of the form. We will call you for the credit card number
when we receive your message. This service is not available
outside the U.S. and Canada.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEE
----------------------
If you are not fully satisfied with a JP Software product you may
return it at any time up to 90 days after purchase for a refund of
the full product price (shipping and rush order charges are not
refundable).
If you are dissatisfied with a product we sell which is not produced
by JP Software you may return it for a full refund if in our judgment
it is complete, is not damaged in any way, and is in resellable
condition, or a 50% refund if not.
Please contact us for a return authorization before returning any
product for a refund.
This satisfaction guarantee does not apply to multi-system licenses
for more than 10 computers, or to purchases of more than 10
individual copies at one time. [Should you need to evaluate a
product for a larger purchase, with the option to return it if it
does not meet your needs, use your downloaded trial copy, or order a
small license first (small licenses are upgradable to larger licenses
with no price penalty, as described under Multi-System Licenses
below).]
See the LICENSE.TXT file or the printed material which came with your
order for the complete text of our warranty and related disclaimers,
which is separate from this satisfaction guarantee.
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
----------------
JP Software's award-winning products are designed to make it easier
to work with your computer by providing powerful, flexible, and easy
to use command line tools.
All six of our primary products are "command processors": They
display the command prompt (for example, "C:\>" or "[C:\]"), allow
you to enter commands, and interpret and execute the commands you
type.
Your operating system comes with a command processor which performs
the same basic function (it's called COMMAND.COM in DOS and Windows
95, or CMD.EXE in OS/2 and Windows NT). As you probably know if
you've used the command prompt at all, these built-in command
processors are very limited, out of date, and quite unfriendly.
In contrast, our products are modern tools which make the command
line easy and straightforward to use, rather than frustrating and
inefficient. They're compatible with the traditional command
processors that come with your operating system, so the commands
you're used to work just as you'd expect. Then we've added hundreds
of new features and capabilities that will make work at the command
prompt simple, productive, and worthwhile.
We've also created a comprehensive set of new batch file commands and
functions that allow batch developers to perform in a few lines what
used to take hundreds -- or couldn't be done at all.
If you've never used our products, you're probably reading this
because you downloaded a trial copy. We encourage you to try this
product (or any of the others we offer!) and see if you like it. For
a more detailed overview of features see Chapter 1 of the
"Introduction and Installation Guide", in the file <PRODNAME>.TXT
(i.e. 4DOS.TXT, 4NT.TXT, etc.), or our web site. Feel free to
contact us with questions that come up during your evaluation. You
can also purchase any product and try it out, risk-free, under our
full 90-day money-back satisfaction guarantee (see the previous
section).
All six of our products offer very similar sets of features and
commands. Our goal is to make the same set of enhancements available
in each operating environment, so you can move easily from one to
another without having to limit your work, or switch tools.
Our command processors are divided into two types: "Text Mode" and
"Graphical User Interface" (GUI) products. A text mode command
processor is the kind you're probably used to: It displays commands
and their output in a fixed font, typically with 80 columns in a line
and 25 lines on the screen, and offers none of the "graphical"
features like menus or toolbars that are common in GUI environments
such as Windows or OS/2. A GUI command processor works very much
like a text mode product, but runs in a GUI environment and has the
"look and feel" appropriate to that environment. GUI command
processors aren't as flexible as their text-mode counterparts in
handling text-mode application programs, but they often "fit" better
in the GUI environment. (For a more comprehensive document on
choosing the right product, see our web site.)
The individual products are:
* 4DOS, our award-winning 16-bit DOS product, replaces the
traditional DOS command processor (COMMAND.COM) under Windows
95/98, MS-DOS / PC-DOS 3.0 or above, Novell DOS / OpenDOS 3.4 or
above, and in OS/2 DOS sessions.
* 4NT, a 32-bit Windows NT text-mode command processor, replaces
Windows NT's CMD.EXE under Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, and above.
* 4OS2, our 32-bit OS/2 text-mode command processor, replaces the
default OS/2 command processor (CMD.EXE) under OS/2 Warp 3.0,
Warp 4.0, and above.
* Take Command/32, our 32-bit Windows GUI command processor, runs
under Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, and above.
* Take Command for OS/2 is a 32-bit OS/2 Presentation Manager GUI
command processor. It runs under OS/2 Warp 3.0 and 4.0.
* Take Command/16. a 16-bit Windows 3.x GUI command processor,
runs under Windows 3.1 and 3.11, and Windows for Workgroups.
We also offer:
- Product Packs and a CD which make it easy to combine products to
suit your needs; see the next section (NEW COPIES) for details.
- Multi-system licenses which allow you to run any product or set
of products on multiple systems; see MULTI-SYSTEM LICENSES
below.
- Runtime products which let you run scripts or batch files across
a group of systems without installing a complete updated command
line; see RUNTIME PRODUCTS below.
NEW COPIES
----------
We offer each product individually at $69.95 (includes an
Introduction and Installation Guide; the Reference Manual can be
purchased separately for $16.95).
A quick description of each product is in the previous section; for
more details see the documentation which came with the product you
downloaded, or the complete descriptions available on our web site.
Our CD and Product Packs give you a wide range of options for
purchasing multiple products, depending on your operating system and
your needs and preferences:
>> The JP CD SUITE includes all six products for those using multiple
operating systems, and costs only $119.95!
In most cases, you'll find the CD Suite offers better value than
any Product Pack when you are purchasing three or more of our
products, and many users of just two products find it more
convenient as well. Also, when upgrade time comes, at current
prices a CD upgrade costs the same as upgrading two individual
products. The CD Suite comes with complete on-line documentation
and both Introduction and Installation Guides; if you need
Reference Manuals the Reference Manual Pack is only $29.95.
>> We also offer the following packs for those who need to use two
complementary products on one system:
* The Windows 95/98 Pack includes 4DOS and Take Command/32, for
just $99.95.
* The Windows NT Pack includes 4NT and Take Command/32 for
$99.95.
* The OS/2 Pack includes 4OS2 and 4DOS for only $99.95.
* The Windows Pack includes 4DOS and Take Command/16, for
$99.95.
Finally, we offer a "Help Text Disk" for 4DOS, 4OS2, and 4NT. This
disk, which is available for $19.95, contains the files you need to
customize our help text (for use on your own system or by others
within your organization who have purchased our products). The 4DOS
help text includes a help compiler; the 4OS2 and 4NT help text
require the compiler appropriate to your operating system (e.g., from
the OS/2 or Windows NT Software Development Kit). The 4DOS and 4OS2
help text source files are ASCII; the 4NT source file is in Microsoft
Word 97 format.
MULTI-SYSTEM LICENSES
---------------------
Multi-System Licenses allow you to run our enhanced command line
tools on multiple systems, at a substantial discount. Larger
licenses are discounted even more heavily, and multi-product licenses
are available as well (details on both are below).
(If you need to run batch files across a group of systems without
installing an updated command line see the next section on RUNTIME
PRODUCTS.)
Some typical license configurations and prices are shown below. For
larger licenses or intermediate license sizes not shown, please
request a specific quote on the license configuration that best meets
your needs.
Partial Multi-System License Price Schedule:
Number of One Two JP CD
Systems Product Products Suite
--------- -------- -------- --------
2 $ 118 $ 148 $ 177
5 266 332 399
10 440 550 660
15 580 730 880
20 730 910 1,090
25 870 1,090 1,310
50 1,470 1,840 2,210
100 2,350 2,950 3,550
200 3,650 4,550 5,500
250 4,150 5,150 6,200
500 6,500 8,150 9,750
Multi-system licenses may be used at any number of physical sites,
and on networked or stand-alone systems, as long as all support and
distribution are handled through a single location.
You can increase your license size at any time simply by paying the
increase fee, which is the difference in price between the old and
new licenses (if your old license is not for the current version you
must upgrade it when you order the increase; see UPGRADES above for
information). When you place a license increase order be sure to
provide your serial number, and the old and new number of systems
licensed. Contact us for a quote on license sizes not listed above.
Multi-system licenses include the Introduction and Installation
Guide(s) for the product(s) you license. Additional Reference
Manuals and/or manual sets are available for all products; contact us
for pricing and item numbers.
RUNTIME PRODUCTS
----------------
JP Software's Runtime products are advanced scripting tools designed to
give IS managers, network administrators, and VARs the ability to run
powerful batch scripts across a wide range of platforms in corporate and
network environments.
All four runtime products offer the full power of the corresponding
complete command line tools described above. The only functional
difference between the runtime version and the complete version of
each product is that the runtime version can only run batch files,
and does not display the normal interactive command prompt (e.g.
"C:\>").
The runtime products are:
4DOS Runtime: Text-based scripting for Windows 95/98, DOS, and
OS/2 DOS sessions.
4NT Runtime: Text-based scripting for Windows NT.
4OS2 Runtime: Text-based scripting for OS/2 Warp.
Take Command/32 Runtime: GUI-based scripting for Windows 95/98 and
Windows NT.
These tools are perfect when you don't want to learn a whole new
language, but you need a lot more than what traditional batch files
offer.
Some typical runtime product configurations and prices are shown
below. For larger licenses or intermediate license sizes not shown,
please request a specific quote on the license configuration that
best meets your needs.
Partial Runtime Products Price Schedule:
Number of One Two All
Systems Product Products Products
--------- -------- -------- --------
25 $ 369 $ 459 $ 550
50 610 770 920
100 980 1,230 1,470
200 1,520 1,900 2,280
250 1,720 2,140 2,570
500 2,700 3,350 4,050
1000 4,150 5,200 6,250
2000 6,400 8,000 9,700
5000 11,500 14,200 17,100
You can increase your runtime license size at any time simply by
paying the increase fee, which is the difference in price between the
old and new licenses.
Runtime licenses may be used at any number of physical sites within your
organization. They can also be used on networked or stand-alone
systems, as long as all support and distribution are handled through a
single location.
Each runtime license includes a single-seat development license for the
corresponding base product, allowing the developer full access to the
enhanced script language along with debugging tools and the company's
complete interactive command line toolset. Licenses can be customized
to include additional development seats at our standard multi-system
license rates.
We also offer two special kinds of licenses. Please contact us for
details on:
- Use in "thin-client" environments under Microsoft's Windows
NT Terminal Server or Citrix Winframe / Metaframe
- OEM licensing for VARs and developers who wish to distribute
products or script-based tools to multiple customers using 4DOS,
4NT, 4OS2, or Take Command/32 runtime scripts.
DOCUMENTATION
-------------
The printed documentation available for our products includes an
Introduction and Installation Guide to help you get started using the
software, and a Reference Manual with complete reference information.
There are two versions of each -- one covers the character-mode
products (4DOS, 4OS2, and 4NT); the other covers all three versions
of Take Command.
Virtually all of the information in these manuals is also included in
the online help for each product. In addition, the Introduction and
Installation Guide is included in ASCII form with all of our
products.
Here's the printed documentation we ship with each product:
- New copies of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4NT, Take Command, the product packs,
and the JP CD Suite all come with the corresponding Introduction
and Installation Guide(s). The Reference Manual(s) must be
purchased separately ($16.95 each, or both for $29.95).
- Multi-system licenses come with an Introduction and Installation
Guide for the product(s) licensed. Reference Manuals and/or
additional manual sets which include the Introduction and
Instllation Guide and Reference Manual may be purchased (up to
the number of systems licensed), contact us for pricing.
- Upgrades and Add-Ons / Conversions come with the new
Introduction and Installation Guide(s) you need for the
product(s) you are upgrading. New Reference Manuals must be
purchased separately ($16.95 each).
PLEASE NOTE: If you order through our electronic delivery service
you'll receive an ASCII copy of the Introduction and Installation
Guide, and complete reference information in the online help.
Printed documentation is NOT included with online orders, and must be
purchased separately.
Printed manuals may be ordered separately as an add-on to any product
you purchase electronically. The cost is $16.95 for either Reference
Manual alone, or $29.95 for both; $19.95 for a Reference Manual and
the corresponding Introduction and Installation Guide; or $34.95 for
a full set containing both Reference Manuals and both Introduction
and Installation Guides. (Introduction and Installation Guides are
not sold separately.)
ASCII copies of our reference manuals are available to blind users.
Contact sales@jpsoft.com for information.
UPGRADES
--------
Individual product upgrades are $34.95 for the first product, and
$19.95 for each additional product. Please include your current
serial number for each product you are upgrading.
A JP CD Suite upgrade is $54.95 if you have the CD Suite Release 2
with six products, or $64.95 if you have CD Suite Release 1 with 5
products. Maintenance releases of the CD Suite are $19.95.
Switching operating systems? Not sure which operating system you'll
be using in the future? Own three or more products already? Convert
from your current individual product(s) to the JP CD Suite (listed on
the upgrade order form under Add-Ons / Conversions) and you'll
receive all six JP Software command line tools, including upgrades
for all the products you own now. This option is just $89.95 if you
own one product, and $69.95 if you own two or more -- if you are
upgrading three or more products this means you can convert to the CD
Suite for the same amount you'd pay for your upgrade, or less!
Additional Upgrade Notes:
Individual product upgrade and add-on prices listed here and on
the upgrade order form are valid for those who own an up to date,
registered copy of 4DOS 5.0 or above, 4OS2 or 4NT 2.0 or above, or
any version of Take Command. Upgrades from older versions (4DOS
4.02 and below, 4OS2 / 4NT 1.x) are an additional $10 per product.
If you have a multi-system license and it is listed in the table
below, you can order an upgrade at that price -- just be sure to
provide your serial number and the number of systems licensed with
your order. If your license size is not listed, contact us for a
quote. To increase your license size at the same time as you
upgrade you must purchase the upgrade, and also pay the
appropriate license increase fee; see MULTI-SYSTEM LICENSES above
for increase fees.
Partial Multi-System License UPGRADE Price Schedule:
Number of One Two JP CD
Systems Product Products Suite
--------- -------- -------- --------
2 $ 45 $ 66 $ 69
5 80 99 111
10 133 166 199
15 176 220 264
25 263 328 394
50 440 550 665
100 710 880 1,060
250 1,240 1,550 1,860
500 1,960 2,440 2,930
ADD-ONS and CONVERSIONS
-----------------------
We offer substantial discounts when you need to purchase an
additional product for use on the same system as your current JP
Software product(s), switch from one product to another, or upgrade
to the JP CD Suite with all six products.
To add a product to your current system, or switch from one product
to another, list the new product(s) you need on the order form; the
cost is only $29.95 each.
To upgrade to the JP CD Suite with all six products you'll pay just
$89.95 if you currently own one product, and $69.95 if you own two or
more. This price includes upgrades for all products you currently
own.
These reduced prices are NOT valid if you need another product for
use on a different system (e.g., you have 4DOS on one system and want
to keep using it, and also put 4NT on a different system). In that
case you'll need to use our standard new system prices -- see "New
Copies and Product Packs" above for details.
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS
-------------------
These products are selected to complement JP Software's primary
offerings with utilities, editors, and other tools. We use most of
these products ourselves, and wanted to make them available to you as
well. If you need more information see the manufacturers' web sites
listed below (or check our web site for convenient links).
* Partition Magic (PowerQuest, $69.95): Too much space in one hard
drive partition? Too little in another? This invaluable
management tool lets you resize and move partitions, and even
changes cluster size on the fly! We've found it easy to use,
fast, reliable. Runs under DOS, OS/2, Windows 95/98, and Windows
NT; supports a wide range of partition types including FAT,
FAT32, HPFS, NTFS, and more. (Web site at
http://www.powerquest.com/)
* System Commander Deluxe (V Communications, $69.95): This is an
elegant solution for the multiple operating system user who's
tired of "dual boot", and operating systems at war with each
other. System Commander boots more than 30 operating systems,
including all recent and most older versions of MS-DOS, PC-DOS,
DR-DOS / Novell DOS, OS/2, Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Netware,
Linux, and many more. It supports up to 99 boot menu choices,
and handles unusual problems -- like booting multiple OS's from
the C drive, or making the proper primary partition visible to
each OS -- with ease. (Web site at http://www.v-com.com/)
* Boxer / TKO (Boxer Software, $79.95): This award-winning text
editor is a fast, easy-to-use, full-featured editor you can use
for batch files, simple documents, and program code. It offers
hundreds of advanced features ranging from cross-file search and
replace to color syntax highlighting for multiple file types
(including for JP Software batch files!), and is fully
reconfigurable to suit your tastes. A "light" version of Boxer,
Boxer/EZ, will be shipped with each purchased copy of 4DOS 6.02.
This enhanced "TKO" version supports much larger files than
Boxer/EZ, and includes dozens of additional features. (Web site
at http://www.boxersoftware.com/users/dhamel/)
* REXX is a powerful, flexible, easy to use scripting language
developed by IBM. It's a perfect complement to the 4DOS, 4OS2,
4NT, and Take Command batch language, and excellent for
performing string manipulation and other more complex functions
in batch files. REXX is more powerful than traditional batch
languages, but without the heavy technical baggage of
conventional programming tools. It was specifically designed to
be easy to read and write, so you can get started quickly and get
your work done efficiently. If you need advanced string
processing capabilities, or are stretching the limits of our
batch language, then REXX is for you!
We offer two REXX products:
- WinREXX (Enterprise Alternatives, $79.95) is a complete,
GUI-based REXX implementation for Windows 3.x, 95/98, and NT,
and is directly supported from within 4NT and Take Command.
Develop your WinREXX scripts using the built-in IDE, then run
them seamlessly from your Take Command or 4NT command line, or
invoke them from batch files. (Web site at
http://www.winrexx.com/)
- Personal REXX (Quercus, DOS $149.95; DOS and OS/2 $169.95; DOS
and Windows 3.x/95/98/NT $169.95) is a complete DOS and OS/2
character-mode version of REXX, and can be used easily from
within 4DOS or 4OS2. The OS/2 version goes beyond what's
available in IBM's OS/2 REXX. (Web site at
http://www.quercus-sys.com/)
PAYMENT
-------
We accept credit cards issued by Mastercard (and Eurocard), Visa,
American Express, and Discover.
Personal checks, bank checks, and money orders must be in US funds,
and drawn on a US or Canadian bank. Postal money orders in US funds
are also acceptable. Sorry, we cannot accept EuroCheques (our bank
can't cash them). See the next section for information on COD
shipments.
Cash may be sent at your own risk, and must be U.S. currency. If you
do send cash we strongly recommend using Registered Mail.
Purchase Orders are accepted from established companies and
government agencies, on 30-day terms. Credit references are required
for new customers. Orders under $100 must be prepaid. Contact us
for additional requirements before submitting a purchase order from
outside the U.S. and Canada.
SHIPPING
--------
Orders typically require 2 - 3 business days processing time before
shipment, and may take more or less depending on our order backlog.
Shipping and delivery times may increase significantly during peak
upgrade periods.
In the U.S. we ship via UPS Ground service (delivery typically 1 - 8
days after shipment, depending on your location), or via UPS 2-day
(BLue Label) service, at the rates shown on the order form.
Shipments to Alaska, Hawaii, and APO or FPO addresses are normally
sent via U.S. Priority Mail (use rates shown for UPS Ground service).
Contact us for other expedited domestic shipping options including
UPS overnight (Red Label), FedEx services, and other carriers.
COD shipping is normally available only for UPS shipments within the
U.S., and adds $6 to the UPS shipping charge shown on the order form.
Rates for shipments outside the U.S. are based on total weight. The
rate table is in the file INTERNAT.TXT.
If you receive international shipments via a freight forwarder in the
U.S. please include both your address and the U.S. shipping address,
and use the U.S. rate chart on the order form.
LEGAL INFORMATION
-----------------
Copyright 1999, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved.
4DOS and Take Command are registered trademarks of JP Software Inc.
4DOS, 4OS2, and 4NT are JP Software Inc.'s trademarks for its family
of character-mode command processors.
JP Software, jpsoft.com, and all JP Software designs and logos are
also trademarks of JP Software Inc.
Other product and company names are trademarks of their respective
owners.
The license agreement which governs your use of our products is
included separately in the file LICENSE.TXT (for downloaded copies),
and / or on documents shipped with your order (for copies on diskette
or CD).
Published by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02474,
U.S.A., phone 781-646-3975, fax 781-646-0904.
All prices and terms subject to change without notice.