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- PAYWARE.TXT
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- Until now there have been basically four types of software:
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- 1. Commercial Software such as WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, etc.
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- 2. Freeware (Public Domain Software) Offered without charge to
- the user.
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- 3. Shareware. This is the software such as PC-Write, PK-Zip, etc.
- that a user tries before buying.
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- 4. Scamware. This is a term we have coined for the software that
- a company offers "absolutely free" through an 800 number. The
- catch is that, in fine print, they ask for "$20.00 to coverage the
- expensive of postage and handling".
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- 5. Payware. This is a unique concept of Groff Software. Under
- Payware the user does not pay the software author. Instead the
- software author pays the user.
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- We have talked to a number of software users and they were
- unanimous in their praise of the Payware idea.
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- The programs BRAINO1-4 are hereby offered as Payware but there is
- a catch. See the text file PRIZES.TXT.
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- Thank you.
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- Groff Software.