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Forbes Corporate Warrior Demo
This is a limited functionality demonstration version.
Read Me File
This READ ME file contains important information on the following
topics:
1. System requirements for running Forbes Corporate Warrior Demo:
- What you need to run Forbes Corporate Warrior Demo.
2. Forbes Corporate Warrior quick start:
- Installing Forbes Corporate Warrior.
- Playing Forbes Corporate Warrior.
3. Game Control.
4. Playing over a Network.
5. Viewing the Byron Preiss Web Page.
6. Problems installing this software:
- Examining your hard drive.
- Temporarily disabling other applications.
- Checking your system hardware.
7. Problems running this software:
- General Protection Faults.
- Out-Of-Memory errors.
- Special software that is not supported.
- Windows 95 taskbar overlapping the program
screen.
- Conflicts with Screen Savers.
- Minimizing Microsoft Office Manager.
- Problems with graphic displays.
8. Performance Issues:
- The program runs slowly.
- Tips for all computers.
9. CD-ROM Issues:
- Increasing the CD-ROM drive reading performance.
- Errors reading from the CD-ROM drive.
10. Video display issues:
- Problem with DirectX and incompatible video card
driver.
- Basic display requirement.
- Problems when running in 16 bit, 24 bit or 32
bit color mode.
11. Audio issues:
- Conflicts with other applications.
- Audio driver problems.
- IBM Aptiva Mwave sound card.
- Sound Blaster 16 sound card.
- Sounds play, but not very well.
- Sound does not play at all.
- Problem with Media Vision ProAudio Spectrum
Basic/16/Studio (PAS16).
12. Manufacturer's contact information for video display cards.
13. Manufacturer's contact information for audio cards.
14. Credits.
15. Distribution Information.
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1. System requirements for running Forbes Corporate Warrior Demo:
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What you need to run Forbes Corporate Warrior Demo:
- 486DX/66 MHz or faster (Pentium recommended)
- VGA card that supports 256-colors with 640x480 resolution
- Windows 95
- 8MB RAM (16MB recommended)
- 15MB of available hard disk space
- Double Speed CD-ROM drive or faster
- 16-bit sound card
- Mouse (Joystick optional)
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2. Forbes Corporate Warrior quick start:
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- Installing Forbes Corporate Warrior.
(i) Double-click 'My Computer' icon.
(ii) Double-click your 'CD-ROM' icon.
(iii) Double-click 'SETUP.EXE' icon to start installation.
- Playing Forbes Corporate Warrior.
(i) Choose 'Programs' from the 'Start' menu.
(ii) Select Forbes Corporate Warrior item in BPMC program
group (by default).
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3. Game Control:
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Keyboard Commands
move arrow keys
fire weapon CTRL (hold down for rapid fire)
choose weapon number keys (1 through 9)
rotate thru weapons TAB
change speed hold down SHIFT and arrow key
strafe hold down ALT and arrow key
increase Thrifty orientation Z or DELete
increase Luxury orientation A or INSert
sell stock/equity END
buy back stock/equity HOME
increase debt PG UP
decrease debt PG DN
scan competitor C
answer the video phone SPACE BAR
advanced Radar Mode R
radar zoom in / zoom out +/- (press several times)
shield On/Off S
exit to main menu ESC
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4. Playing over a network:
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The Multiplayer option is not available in the Demo. Please
purchase the full game in order to play the Multiplayer game.
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5. Viewing the Byron Preiss Web Page:
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You must have an internet web browser installed that supports
standard HTML to view our web page.
The Byron Preiss Multimedia Company Web site can be found at
http://www.byronpreiss.com.
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6. Problems installing this software:
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If you encounter any errors during installation, please try the
following:
i) From 'System Tools' group, Click the 'Scandisk' icon to
start.
ii) Follow instructions to examine your hard drive.
- If there is a problem in your hard drive, please consult your
hard disk management manual before attempting to fix the
problem. You may need to back up your data and other system files.
- Temporarily disabling other applications.
If you have any DOS TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident)
applications (e.g. virus shield) or Windows screen saver
running in the background, please temporarily disable it. You
can enable it again after the installation.
If you have other Windows applications running in the
background, please close the ones you are not using.
- Checking your system hardware.
Please check your system hardware and make sure your machine
is functioning properly. Any IRQ or DMA device conflict may
create system instability, which will prevent software from
functioning normally.
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7. Problems running this software:
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- General Protection Faults.
General Protection Faults may occur when the system is
experiencing a conflict with particular software or hardware.
A frequent cause of General Protection Faults is the use of
incompatible outdated video or audio drivers. Check to make
sure you are using the latest video drivers and audio drivers
available from your computer, video card or audio card
manufacturer.
- Out-Of-Memory Errors.
If you encounter out-of-memory errors, there is probably not
enough memory available to the program. Consider doing the
following to improve the memory usage.
i) If your computer has only 8MB RAM, It is highly recommended
that the system be upgraded to 16MB RAM. The basic
memory requirement for this program is 8MB RAM; however, if
you have more physical memory inside your system, Windows
will be better able to manage memory usage.
ii) Run a virus scanner program to determine if your system is
infected by computer viruses. Most of the computer viruses
consume memory space leaving insufficient memory for other
applications.
iii) Close all unnecessary applications.
iv) Check the virtual memory setting. Try to use the Windows
recommended virtual memory size; it may help to solve the
out-of-memory problem. Please consult the Windows User's
Guide for more information.
v) You can also adjust any disk caching size to a minimum.
Please read "Adjusting disk caching size for better
performance" in Section 6 - Performance Issues below.
- Special software that is not supported.
This program does not support special software that assigns
custom functions to simulate the left, right or center mouse
button. These functions should not be used while running the
program.
- Windows 95 taskbar overlapping the program screen.
If you find that the Windows 95 taskbar is overlapping the
program screen, you can hide the taskbar by doing the following:
i) Click the Start button.
ii) Choose Settings.
iii) Click Taskbar icon.
iv) Check the Auto Hide box.
v) Click the OK button.
To see the taskbar again, move the mouse cursor to the edge
of your screen where your taskbar is located.
- Conflicts with Screen Savers.
It is recommended that you temporarily disable screen savers
of any kind while running this program. Some screen savers may
have conflicts with the program and cause General Protection
Faults.
- Minimizing Microsoft Office Manager.
If you have Microsoft Office installed (either the standard or
the professional version), you should minimize the Microsoft
Office Manager (MOM) toolbar while running this program. The
presence of the toolbar can cause colors to be distorted.
- Problems with graphic displays.
If you see any unusual graphic displays from the program, please
use the standard font size or small font size in Windows 95.
To change the font size:
i) Double-click the 'Display' icon in 'Control Panel'.
ii) Click the 'Settings' tab.
iii) Click the 'Font size' pull down button to select 'Small
Fonts' or 'Standard Fonts'.
iv) Click 'OK' to confirm new settings.
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8. Performance issues:
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- The program runs slowly.
If you find this program runs slowly, your system may not be
optimized for the best performance. Consider doing the
following to improve the system performance:
i) If your computer has only 8MB RAM, It is highly recommended
that the system be upgraded to 16MB RAM. The basic
memory requirement for this program is 8MB RAM, however, if
you have more physical memory inside your system, Windows
will have to rely less on virtual memory. Virtual memory
uses part of your hard drive as physical memory for Windows
applications, and creates rapid reading and writing to the
hard drive, which is the cause of delay.
ii) Defragment ("clean up") your hard disk by running a
defragmentation program.
- Adjusting disk caching size for better performance.
You can adjust caching size for your hard drive and CD-ROM drive
in 'File System Properties'.
In 'Control Panel':
i) Double-click 'System' icon.
ii) Click 'Performance' tab.
iii) Click 'File System' button.
click the 'CD-ROM' tab and you can adjust the supplemental cache
size. However, if your machine has only 8MB RAM, it is better to
have a smaller cache size for your CD-ROM drive, since the system
physical memory will be used for caching data from the CD-ROM drive.
- Tips for all computers.
Some computers may still be using a display driver, audio driver
and CD-ROM driver that came with the system. Those drivers are
probably the earliest releases, and may not be optimized for the
best data transfer and hardware utilization. Please check with the
manufacturer for up-to-date device drivers.
Using the native Windows 95 32-bit device drivers for your sound
card and CD-ROM drive may increase performance on your machine and
make programs run smoother.
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9. CD-ROM issues:
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- Increasing the CD-ROM drive reading performance.
Make sure the 'CD-ROM Optimized Access Pattern' in 'File System
Properties' is set up properly for the type of CD-ROM drive you
have.
e.g. if you have a Quad-speed CD-ROM drive, you should have the
CD-ROM Optimized Access Pattern set up for Quad-speed or
higher.
Try to use the native Windows 95 CD-ROM driver for your CD-ROM
drive. Using the CD-ROM DOS driver in Windows 95 may result in
slower performance. The CD-ROM DOS driver may also impede full
32-bit file system access. The file system performance may vary
if it is not in full 32-bit pattern.
Make sure that your CD-ROM drive is at least an MPC2-compatible.
An MPC2-compatible drive has an average seek time of less than
one second and can transfer data from the compact disc at 300k
per second while using less than 40% of the CPU bandwidth. Check
the documentation that came with your CD-ROM drive to make sure
it meets these requirements. Any CD-ROM drive below the
requirement will slow down the performance of the program.
- Errors reading from the CD-ROM drive.
If your system has errors reading from the CD-ROM drive, please
do the following checks:
i) make sure the disc surface is clean.
ii) Look to find out if there are any visible scratches on the
surface of the disc.
iii) check the documentation that came with your CD-ROM drive
or contact the company that supplied the drive in order
to find out if your CD-ROM drive is functioning properly.
Do not remove the CD-ROM while the program is running.
If the program cannot find the data files that it needs from
the CD disc, you will see a message that tells you that your
computer cannot read from the drive letter of your CD-ROM.
If you have an external CD-ROM drive, make sure the drive is
connected to your computer, plugged in, and turned on. If you
still see the error message after checking the points above,
check the documentation that came with your CD-ROM drive or
contact the company that supplied the drive.
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10. Video display issues:
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- Problem with DirectX and incompatible video card driver.
This program does not use DirectX. However, if you have Direct
Video and Direct X installed on your system, please make sure
that you are using a DirectX compatible video card driver. If
your system is using a video card driver which is incompatible
with DirectX, you may see unusual video playback and graphics
distortion in the program. You may also encounter system freezes
or errors loading program during program startup. In such cases,
please refer to your video card and DirectX documentation for
information on how to correct this problem.
- Basic display requirement.
The program requires a video card that supports at least
640 x 480 resolution with 256 colors.
- Problems when running in 16 bit, 24 bit or 32 bit color mode.
If there is a problem with graphics--such
as skipping frames and palette flashes, consider the following
solutions:
i) Set the screen resolution back to 640 x 480 with 8 bit color
mode (256 colors). Please consult your video card user's
manual on how to change your display resolutions.
ii) Update the video card driver. Make sure you are using the
most recent video driver available for Windows from your
video card manufacturer; earlier releases of video drivers
may not be optimized for best display performance. Please
consult your video card user's manual on how to obtain the
latest driver. Most of the video card manufacturers provide
BBS, WWW and FTP sites for downloading updated drivers.
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11. Audio issues:
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- Conflicts with other applications.
Audio problems can have many causes. Other applications that
play sounds may interrupt sounds in this program.
Most sound cards cannot play sounds from two different
applications simultaneously. In some cases, playing sounds from
two different applications simultaneously can result in a
system crash or freeze. However, a few applications that play
sounds, such as some screen savers and desktop toys may remove
audio capability from all other Windows applications; if this
is the case, you may see this program start up without any
sound. If you suspect you have such a situation, quit the program
and turn off these applications before launching this program.
- Audio driver problems.
If you experience problems with audio, you may need to update
your sound card driver. It is always a good idea to use the
most recent driver. Contact the manufacturer of your sound
card to find out how to obtain a new driver.
- IBM Aptiva Mwave sound card.
If you own an IBM Aptiva Mwave sound card and are experiencing
'looping' or 'repeating' audio playback, please contact IBM to
update the sound card driver.
- Sounds play, but not very well.
Sounds that are distorted or "fuzzy" have several possible
causes. The most likely one is simply that your speakers are
not of high quality.
It is also possible that the software settings on your sound
card are causing distortion. For example, if the sound card
volume or "WAVE file output" is set to near its maximum, it will
produce amplification distortion, just as it would on a stereo
system. To find out how to change your sound card settings,
check the documentation that came with your sound card.
- Sound does not play at all.
If you do not hear any sounds, make sure that the volume for
your speakers is set to an audible level.
If the volume is set to an audible level, you can perform a
simple test by using the Windows Media Player to play a .WAV
file. If you still hear no sounds at all, something may be wrong
with your sound card setup. Check your sound card IRQ and DMA
settings, make sure those settings are not in conflict with
other hardware devices. Also, check to see that the driver is
installed correctly and, if necessary, reinstall it. Refer to
the documentation that came with your sound card for more
information on installing audio drivers.
Please note that this program requires a 16-bit sound card to
be installed and is not intended to run with any drivers that
simulate the sound card functions, such as the unsupported
"PC Speaker" driver. Such drivers will in most cases not play
any sounds. If you have both a sound card and the PC Speaker
driver installed, it is preferable to un-install the PC Speaker
driver.
- Problem with Media Vision ProAudio Spectrum Basic/16/Studio (PAS16).
If you have a Media Vision ProAudio Spectrum Basic/16/Studio (PAS16)
sound card and there is no sound or music in the game, please follow
instructions below to change the sound card configuration.
1) Click Start.
2) Click Settings
3) Click Control Panel.
4) Double-click System icon.
5) Select Device Manager tab.
6) When you double-click "Sound, video and game controllers",
there should be a parent device labeled "Media Vision Pro
Audio spectrum 16/Basic" appearing.
7) Double-click "Media Vision Pro Audio Spectrum 16/Basic"
8) Select Resources tab.
9) Select "Basic configuration 0" for your sound card Setting.
Make sure there is no device conflict between your PAS16
and other hardware devices. Please consult the sound card
manual for details.
The PAS16 "parent" device driver supports two configurations:
Basic Configuration 0: Supporting native PAS16 output only.
Basic Configuration 1: Supporting both native PAS16 output and
Sound Blaster compatibility.
Since there are two valid sound devices available to the system in
"Basic Configuration 1", it could create confusion to the sound init
step, making the program not able to pick up any sound devices.
*****************************************************************
12. Manufacturer's contact information for video display cards:
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ATI Technologies
Tech Support: 905-882-2626
BBS: 905-764-9404
Web: www.atitech.ca
Boca
Tech Support: 407-241-8088
BBS: 407-241-1601
Cardinal
Tech Support: 717-293-3124
BBS: 717-293-3074
Celerite Graphics, Inc.
Tech Support: 510-226-6390
BBS: 510-226-7851
Cirrus Logic
Tech Support: 408-435-8808
BBS: 510-440-9080
Web: www.cirrus.com
Diamond Multimedia
Tech Support: 408-325-7100
BBS: 408-325-7175
Web: www.diamondmm.com
Genoa
Tech Support: 408-432-8324
BBS: 408-943-1231
Hercules Technology
Tech Support: 510-623-6050
BBS: 510-623-7034
510-623-7449
Matrox Electronics Systems Ltd.
Tech Support: 800-462-8769
BBS: 514-685-6008
Microsoft generic SVGA 640 x 480 256 color driver
BBS: 206-936-6735
Web: www.microsoft.com
Number Nine Computer Corp.
Tech Support: 617-674-0009
BBS: 617-862-7502
Oak Technology
Tech Support: 408-737-0888
BBS: 408-524-9014
Orchid
Tech Support: 510-683-0323
BBS: 510-683-0327
Paradise
Tech Support: 800-832-4778
BBS: 415-968-1834
Sigma Designs
Tech Support: 510-770-0100
BBS: 510-770-0111
STB
Tech Support: 214-234-8750
BBS: 214-437-9615
Web: www.stb.com
Swan Technologies, Inc.
Tech Support: 800-468-7926
BBS: 814-237-6143
Trident
BBS: 415-691-1016
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13. Manufacturer's contact information for audio cards:
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Creative Labs (Sound Blaster)
Technical Support
1523 Cimarron Plaza, Stillwater, OK 74075. USA.
Voice: (405) 742-6622.
FAX: (405) 742-6633.
BBS: (405) 742-6660.
Web: www.creaf.com
Turtle Beach
Customer Support
Voice: (717) 764-5265.
FAX: (717) 767-6033. (Attn.: Customer Support)
BBS: (717) 767-0238. (9600 Baud+, 8N1).
BBS: (717) 767-5934. (2400 Baud, 8N1).
CompuServe: 71333,2432
ESS
No Consumer Support Line
ESS does not manufacture cards, only distributes OEM chips.
Users with an audio card using an ESS chip should contact the
manufacturer of their card.
Roland Corporation US
7200 Dominion Circle
Los Angeles, CA 90040-3696
USA.
(213) 685-5141.
Adlib Gold
Tech Support: (418) 529-6252
IBM Customer Support
US Customer Support: (800) 772-2227
Canada Customer Support: (800) 465-6666
Web: www.ibm.com
The Microsoft Corporation (Windows Sound System)
Microsoft FastTips, (800) 936-4200
CompuServe, go Microsoft, or go mask (Microsoft Knowledge Base).
Microsoft Download Service: (206) 936-6735 8N1
(905) 507-3022 (Canada)
Web: www.microsoft.com
FTP: ftp.microsoft.com
Technical Voice Support: (206) 635-7040
(905) 568-3503 (Canada)
Disney Sound Source
Disney Software
Attn.: Customer Service
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-6385.
Voice: (818) 841-3326
BBS: (818) 567-4027 8N1
Media Vision (Pro Audio Studio 16, Win Sound System, Jazz)
Customer Support:
Voice: (800) 638-2807
(510) 770-9905
BBS: (510) 770-0968 (2400 Baud, 8N1)
(510) 770-0527 (9600+ Baud, 8N1)
Web: www.mediavis.com
Logitech (SoundMan Wave)
Product Support:
Voice: (510) 795-8100
BBS: (510) 795-0408
FaxBack: (800) 245-0000.
Packard Bell (Sound 144)
Customer Service:
Voice: Hardware (800) 733-4411
Software (801) 579-0161
(800) 263-0099 (Canada)
Fax: (801) 579-0092
(905) 564-1142 (Canada)
Auto Phone: (800) 733-4411
BBS: (801) 250-1600 8N1
(905) 542-7359 8N1 (Canada)
Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc. (AudioTrix Pro)
Voice: (819) 829-TRIX
(800) 820-TRIX
Fax: (819) 829-5100
BBS: (819) 829-5101
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14. Credits:
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Produced and Directed by: John Mayo-Smith
Executive Producer Byron Preiss
Programming Intermedia Interactive Software,Inc.
Business Model Strategic Management Group, Inc.
Art Director, Offices & Instrumentation: Erik Borzi
Art Director, 3D Environments Alex Hillman
Additional Design Ari Forman
Additional Artwork Linda Shishido
Music and Sound Chris Burke for Bong & Dern, Inc.
Assistant Producer Diane Lichtman
Technical Testing Manager Alan Wong
Associate Producer August Yang
Licensor Relationship Manager: Michael Sagalyn
Test Leads August Yang
Marcos Mendell
Vatchpol Srinuan
Testers Andrew Fong
Richard Kriheli
Adam Sobel
Julian Maile
Douglas Nelson
Written by Jim Gialamas
Level Consultant Mark Berman
Game Input: Marcos Mendell
Jennifer Allen
Shannon Hummel
Security: Simon Compton
Dr. Carolyn Hart: Norma Lana
Computer Voice Kristine Watt
Video: National Video Industries, Inc.
Video Phone:
Production Elisa Blatteis
Production Assistant Rachel Stires
Written by Jim Gialamas
Tracy Weaver
Guildsford
Janis Flowchart Midori Nakamura (video & audio)
Benedito Hale Pietro Gonzalez (video)
Scott Thompson (audio)
Bill Bates Dez (video & audio)
Vincent Barbados Richard Yanko (video)
Andrew Sgroi (audio)
Brenda Braintrust Angie Kristic (video)
Amanda Goodman (audio)
Special Thanks John Antinori, Nick Katsivelos
BPMC
President: Byron Preiss
Chief Financial Officer: James R. Dellomo
Technical Director: John Mayo-Smith
Marketing Director: Jackie Snyder
Creative Director: Seth Savarick
Brooklyn Multimedia: Jeremy Ross
Contracts & Licensing Director: David Lane
Simon & Schuster Interactive
Vice President & General Manager: Gilles Dana
Vice President & Creative Director: Jeff Siegel
(c)1997 Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
Brooklyn Multimedia is a registered trademark of Byron Preiss Multimedia
Company, Inc. FORBES is a registered trademark of Forbes Inc. Its use is
pursuant to a license agreement with Forbes Inc. Pentium is a registered
trademark of Intel Corporation. Portions of this software are Copyright
1993 - 1996 Criterion Software Ltd. and its Licensors. Uses SOS sound
system (c) 1996 by Human Machine Interfaces, Inc. Windows is a trademark
of Microsoft Corporation.
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15. Distribution Information:
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This product, containing the first three levels of Forbes(R) Corporate
Warrior, is Shareware. (See "Shareware Use Limitations and Limited
License," below.) You can freely distribute the software, but you can't
charge for it.
Shareware Use Limitations and Limited License
This special three-level preview of Forbes(R) Corporate Warrior
(the "Shareware") is intended solely for your personal noncommercial
home entertainment use. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, or
disassemble the Shareware, except as permitted by law. Byron Preiss
Multimedia Company, Inc. and Simon & Schuster Interactive retain all
rights and title in the Shareware including all intellectual property
rights embodied therein and derivatives thereof. You are granted a
revocable, nonassignable limited license to create derivative works of
this Shareware solely for your own personal noncommercial home
entertainment use and may publicly display such derivative works to the
extent specifically authorized by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company in
writing. The Shareware, including, without limitation, all code, data
structures, characters, images, sounds, text, screens, game play,
derivative works, and all other elements of the Shareware may not be
copied (except as provided below), resold, rented, leased, distributed
(electronically or otherwise), used on pay-per-play, coin-op, or other
for-charge basis, or for any commercial purpose. You may make copies of
the Shareware for your personal noncommercial home entertainment use and
to give to friends and acquaintances on a no cost noncommercial basis.
This limited right to copy the Shareware expressly excludes any copying
or distribution of the Shareware on a commercial basis, including,
without limitation, bundling the product with any other product or
service and any give-away of the Shareware in connection with another
product or service. Any permissions granted herein are provided on a
temporary basis and can be withdrawn by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company
at any time. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.