Test Writer for Windows

Version 1.0

Copyright 1993 by R. R. Merritt. All rights reserved.



INTRODUCTION

Thank you for downloading or ordering a copy of Test Writer for Windows. 
I believe you will find this program to be one of the best shareware 
products for test creation/maintenance available today. I created the 
program based on the input I received from a number of teachers, some
of whom have been using the DOS version of my program for years. As a 
result, this program has a lot of good, solid, teacher common sense built 
into it. 

One thing made VERY clear to me by most of the teachers I know is the kind 
of budget pressure (at school and home) a teacher is under. That's why I 
have kept my shareware fee (see below) so very affordable. A tool is only 
good if you can afford to use it. ENJOY! 



LICENSE TO USE THE PROGRAM

Test Writer for Windows is shareware. You may use the program for up
to 90 days free of charge. If you continue to use the program after
90 days, you MUST register the program and pay the registration fee
of $12. The registration number I will send entitles you to use Test Writer 
for Windows on your personal computer only. If you have a machine at home 
and at work, you may load the program on both computers, provided that 
the number of PC's you load the program on DOES NOT exceed two (2). Your 
registration number MAY NOT be shared with others.

Special site licenses are available for entire schools, departments, or 
school districts. 

If you do not register the program, IT WILL STOP WORKING after the 90 
day evaluation period is over. To register, fill out the order form and
send it, along with a check or money order for $12 dollars,
to the author. I will send you a registration number which will permit 
you to use the program beyond the 90 day evaluation period. Finally, if 
you use the program, you agree to this licensing agreement and the 
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY below. 

Test Writer for Windows is for private, non-commercial use only. 
Any Re-selling or commercial use of the program without the 
author's approval is forbidden. 

SYSOPS: The program may be distributed freely on BBSs and on-line 
services, provided the original, un-modified archive is 
used. The archive may not be re-compressed into a different format. No 
messages or BBS notices may be added to the archive. 


INSTALLATION

To install this program on your hard disk, run the SETUP.EXE program 
provided with the archive. Setup will copy the testwrit.exe, 
readme.txt, and orderfrm.txt to the hard disk you specify (directory 
of TESTWRIT). The setup program will also create a menu in Program Manager
called Test Writer for Windows and add the three file icons to that menu.

This process is optional. You can run Test Writer for Windows from any 
directory (or floppy disk) if you so choose. However, the *.hlp file must 
be in the same directory and the *.exe file.

 
ON-LINE HELP

The Windows help file provided with the TWWIN.EXE archive is a only a 
small sample of the full help file. The full help file is available by 
downloading the TWHELP.EXE (OR twhelp.zip) file from the same place you 
originally found Test Writer for Windows. I felt the full help file made the 
program archive too large for users with 2400 BPS modems to download 
(especially having never seen the program yet). This way it is your choice 
as to whether you wish to download the 250K+ file or not.

The full help file is a highly graphical, context sensitive help system 
which fully explains all aspects of Test Writer for Windows. If you opt 
to try my program, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you download the help file too!


SPELL CHECKING

I really wanted to include a spell checking function with this program. 
However, I found that most authors of shareware dictionary programs ask 
for a rather large registration fee.  Even if I could negotiate a deal for 
my users, the total fee would probably be too large for most of my 
"target" audience to afford. As a result, this version of Test Writer 
does not do spell checking.

There are many shareware spell checkers available, most of which will work 
interactively with any Windows program. I suggest you check them out 
if you feel $25 - $50 isn't too much to pay for spell checking.



SUPPORT
 
I will answer questions and provide program support via CompuServe and 
America On-line E-mail. Support will be provided to registered users only.
My CompuServe id is 73747,3361. My America On-line id is RobbinM.



DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

THIS SOFTWARE IS SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE
OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING
PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER
MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY
LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.



Robbin R. Merritt 
11/1/93
CompuServe: 73747,3361
America On-line: RobbinM