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C O E L I --------- Version 3.77 ------------ R E G I S T R A T I O N ------------------------- After a suitable evaluation period, you are urged to consider registering Coeli. There are many benefits, not least of which will be a sensation of warm altruism accompanied by a clear conscience. The program as it stands is not 'crippled'. The shareware release is similar in most respects to the current registered version. What sets registered copies apart is the Sky Quiz(TM), total personalization, the complete absence of reminder screens, and the capacity to load the entire first-level database of over 9000 stars without memory problems. In return for your registration* Swimming Elk Software will send you a personal (dedicated) copy of the latest version of Coeli pre-programmed with your name, home location and startup preferences. It will arrive complete with the integral Sky Quiz. Thenceforth, you will be advised of major Coeli updates and be uniquely eligible for our exclusive offers. You may also contact us by mail at any time after registration with problems and queries concerning the inner workings of Coeli. Swimming Elk Software welcomes any pre-registration enquiries you might have, even if their sole motive is to confirm to yourself that we actually exist. A simple postcard or e-mail with your name and address will suffice to get you a reassuring reply. We undertake to answer ALL Coeli-related correspondence, whether it concerns registration or not. Payment Alternatives ---------------------- * Registering Coeli costs 12 pounds sterling (U$18). Payment might be in the form of a sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank (made out to R.Hughes), International Postal Money Order, IRCs, credit card via PsL, even a personal check or cash at the present exchange rates in your own hard currency. But sterling is the preferred tender, and can be obtained at most banks. Regrettably, we must charge a handling fee of 5 GBP or its equivalent IF payment is non-sterling currency or IMO, bringing the total to 17 GBP at the current exchange rate in whatever other tender you decide to send. For example, this would amount to $26 U.S. If paying by PERSONAL CHECK, as opposed to banker's check, in non-sterling currency, please add another $3 U.S., bringing the total to $29 U.S. It costs us more in bank charges to handle these items. This also applies to orders by CREDIT CARD via PsL (see below for details) A further alternative is 90 (ninety) Finnish marks, to which handling need not be added if payment is in cash or any cheque drawn is on a Finnish bank. If you wish to make an electronic transfer of funds (hard currency), please take note of the following account details: 1) National Westminster Bank PO Box 2403 8-11 Pavilion Buildings Brighton BN1 1DP United Kingdom Sorting code 60-30-09 Account no. 00435465 Account holder R.W.J.Hughes 2) Merita Pankki OY 1519 Lahti-Aleksi 5 Lahti Finland Account no. 151950-15736 Account holder Roger Hughes If you decide to wire funds to our Finnish bank account, or order by credit card, you may also e-mail your completed registration form to our Internet address (attached, for example, using MIME). This is by far the fastest method of obtaining your registered copy of Coeli, since we have online banking here. We will of course check for the arrival of funds the moment we receive your e-mailed form. Order by CREDIT CARD via PsL ---------------------------- CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY - You can order with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling 800-2424-PsL (free inside the U.S.) 713-524-6394 or by FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CIS E-mail to 71355,470 or by Internet E-mail to 71355.470@compuserve.com If calling from outside the U.S. don't forget to prefix the correct international code to the telephone numbers! You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705, U.S.A. THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS. When ordering, please quote item/product ID 14900 ( Coeli - Electric Planisphere ) Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to Swimming Elk Software Manskiventie 1031 16790 Manskivi Finland or via the Internet to Swimming.Elk@sci.fi or through CIS at 106217,2576 To ensure you get the latest version of Coeli, PsL will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you (an e-mail MIME attachment is an option). So please send your registration/customization form to us here at Swimming Elk Software either electronically or through the post. ********************************** NOW YOU CAN REGISTER COELI ONLINE! ********************************** For secure, no fuss, Internet registration via credit card, just point your Web browser at one of the links at the foot of this document. Why should I register? Because Swimming Elk Software is waiting to send you a dedicated copy of Coeli hard-coded with your name, home location and startup preferences. Now Coeli can be with you within 24 hours complete with the integral Sky Quiz (TM). Your registered copy will be equipped to load the entire first-level database of over 9000 stars along with an extensive inventory of DSOs, images, and commentary. You will be advised of major Coeli updates and be uniquely eligible for our exclusive offers. You may also contact us by mail or E-mail at any time after registration with just about any problem or query relating to Coeli. How do I start? If you haven't already done so, please print out a regular Coeli registration form by pressing [r] from within the program. A copy will be saved with the filename REGISTER.FRM in the folder or directory you reserved for Coeli. On the form you will notice a line beginning 'Your ref' and followed by an ident code. This code is your unique personal reference and you will be required to enter or paste it into your online customization form in your Web browser. It is your order's most important component bar E-mail address and credit card! When you are ready and have the information to hand, please set aside a few minutes to fill out your online customization form, and submit it to us. If you have difficulties getting your Web browser to mail us, a simple remedy is to attach a copy of the file REGISTER.FRM using your regular E-mail software, or just paste it into the body of the message. As soon as we receive the form, we will get to work personalizing your very own unique copy of Coeli, which we will then either send on 3.5" diskette or E-mail to you straight away as a MIME attachment. Don't forget to complete the section of the form which tells us which of these alternatives you prefer to take. We estimate an average of 72 hours for the first option (postal), 36 hours for the second (E-mail). Confused? Essentially, registering Coeli online is a two-stage process: 1) Filling out your customization form online 2) Ordering online with your credit card The two stages are entirely separate, the customization handled by us at Swimming Elk Software, and your credit card order by either Share-It! or PsL with their secure submission facilities. These are our agents for handling all online registrations, and they will inform us electronically of your order immediately they receive it, so that we can process and despatch your Coeli package without delay. But you never said what it costs! Didn't we? Taking the online option, Coeli costs just $29 U.S. Summary of Payment Methods -------------------------- Briefly, the following types of order are accepted: Non-sterling equivalents are given in U.S. dollars. METHOD TOTAL COST 1A) Sterling currency (cash) 12 pounds UK 1B) Sterling cheque (personal or banker's) 12 pounds UK 1C) Sterling electronic transfer (to UK bank) 12 pounds UK 2A) Non-sterling currency (cash) $26 U.S. 2B) Non-sterling banker's check/draft $26 U.S. 2C) Non-sterling personal/business check $29 U.S. 2D) Non-sterling electronic transfer $26 U.S. 3A) International Money Order $26 U.S. 3B) International Reply Coupons $26 U.S. 4A) 90 Suomen markkaa (Finnish marks) 90 Fmk 5A) Credit card order (via PsL) $29 U.S. 5B) Credit card order online $29 U.S. 6A) Student/pensioner/unemployed (see below) $10 U.S.* 6B) 'No fee' registration (see below) $0 U.S. *Surcharges apply. Aside from the possible handling fee, all else (postage, media etc) is included. You have only to press the [r] key, and a registration facility is available from within Coeli itself. Here, you may set out your preferences for a personalized copy, enter comments and criticisms, and prepare/print out a registration form. Alternatively, you could simply fill out and then print REGISTER.FRM, which should be amongst the files you received with Coeli. If you cannot find this, a simple letter along with your registration will suffice. ( Don't forget to include any preferences you may have for personalization! Only the most unreasonable requests are refused...) We recognise that in these times many cannot afford even shareware prices, particularly students, state pensioners, the unemployed, and denizens of what it has become customary to label the Third World (including former Soviet & Eastern Block countries). If your circumstances fall into any of these areas, simply include a signed declaration to the effect, and enclose just HALF THE REGISTRATION FEE (*surcharges apply). We will consider it encouragement, pure and simple, and be honoured to serve you. Or perhaps the following proposition may appeal: ************************************************************ ***** N E W $0 (ZERO DOLLAR!) R E G I S T R A T I O N ***** ************************************************************ The latest option we offer is a 'no fee' registration! Just post or E-mail us your registration form, filled out correctly from within the program, and we will customise your new copy of Coeli and remove all registration reminders. If you use the E-mail option, we will send your registered package to you as a MIME attachment within 24 hours, unless you stipulate otherwise in your message. Otherwise you will receive your registered copy via the *postal service. Be sure to retain a hard copy, or secure backup, of the form used in your 'no fee' registration. You will also need to include your correct postal address on the form, even if you go with the E-mail option, because 'snail mail' is the route by which we shall send the keys which remove the registration reminder screens and their associated delays. By taking the 'no fee' alternative, you'll still be eligible for lifetime support, but your copy of Coeli will exclude most of the features which distinguish the full registered package from the evaluation version. These include a guaranteed capacity to load the entire first-level star database, the integral Sky Quiz (TM), automatic eligibility for special offers, and any other bonuses which may be included at a future time (such as expanded catalogues and versions for alternative hardware configurations). Additionally, it is likely that the fee-registered version in forthcoming releases of Coeli will incorporate extensions to the features already present in shareware (evaluation) copies. The 'no fee' registration shall NOT entitle the registrant to these extensions. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THIS TYPE OF REGISTRATION IF IT IS DEEMED BY US THAT THE REGISTRATION FORM HAS BEEN FILLED OUT INCOMPLETELY OR INCORRECTLY, OR IF WE DETECT ABUSES OF THIS SPECIAL OPTION. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO INCORPORATE PROMOTIONAL MESSAGES ALONG WITH, OR AS PART OF, THE 'NO FEE' REGISTERED PROGRAM FILE. SUCH MESSAGES WILL BE UNOBTRUSIVE AND NOT IMPEDE USE OF THE PACKAGE. FINALLY, SWIMMING ELK SOFTWARE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE THE 'NO FEE' REGISTRATION OPTION WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE SHOULD IT BE CONSIDERED EXPEDIENT TO DO SO. *If not using E-mail, please include the equivalent of $2 U.S. to cover diskette costs & postage. We recommend purchasing International Reply Coupons (IRC) for this. ************************************************************* Thank you. Roger Hughes Swimming Elk Software Manskiventie 1031 16790 Manskivi Finland E-mail ------ CompuServe: 106217,2576 Internet : Swimming.Elk@sci.fi ( the preferred method ) Would you like to register online right now? ******************************************** Just point your Web browser at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/homepage.htm