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MGP Software (AceComm) FIDONET ADDRESS 1:114/35
Box 301 C Route 3 COMPUSERVE User ID 75120,3306
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501 BBS 602-846-2940 24 hours
USA VOICE 602-846-4563 6 days 12-7pm MST
AceComm version 1.86, 4/7/94
SHAREWARE version filenames: ACE186A.ZIP ACE186B.ZIP
This disk contains the latest SHAREWARE version of the AceComm modem
communications package. Please feel free to upload and distribute this
version.
See REGISTER.DOC and ORDERFRM.DOC for more information
DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it.
If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to
register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration
while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the
software to an updated program with printed manual.
Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the
copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated
below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial
authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are
good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of
distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute
the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example,
some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may
copy their Shareware.
Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find
software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or
Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you
can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also.
Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the
product, you don't pay for it.