About Shareware

Shareware is copyrighted commercial software.  You are permitted to use "Home Inventory" free of charge for a trial period of thirty days.  At the end of this time, if you find the program useful and intend to continue using it, you must send in the registration form with a check or money order for $15 (US).  The registration form is the last chapter of this manual  and can be printed separately.

If you are a CompuServe member, you may register  online at GO SWREG. Just select  the registration code 3759, which is specific for this file. The registration fee of $15 will be added to your CompuServe bill, and I will send your password immediately by e-mail. This is especially handy  for users located outside the US; you won't have to go to the bother o f getting a check or money order in US currency.

Upon receipt of your registration fee, I will send you a password which will unlock the file and permit you to add and modify layouts, change calculations, and create or edit scripts.  I will also enclose instructions on how to remove the "Enter Password" dialog box that appears when you launch the program.

This system benefits both the author and the consumer - programmers can develop and distribute quality software without the expense of a retail product launch, and the user never has to pay for a product that doesn't meet his or her needs.  But this is a true "honor system" - and it doesn't work unless users pay for programs they use and distribute these programs to their friends and colleagues.

Please distribute this program freely to bulletin boards, online services,user groups and your friends.  Any such distribution MUST include all the files in the original archive or disk: Home Inventory 1.5  and Home Inventory Manual. This program may NOT be distributed by commercial shareware distributors without the author's express written consent.

Customization

As a special service to registered users, I will do some limited customization on the database without charge.  For example, if you would like your name, address or other information on the reports, I will be happy to make these changes at NO additional charge if I can send you the file via e-mail.  If you require a disk mailed to you, I must ask $5 for postage, handling and disk costs.

If you would like more extensive customization done, such as new reports, changes in layouts or screen design, or additional calculations, I will do this at a small additional cost, which will be determined by the nature and extent of the requested work.

Should you require other FIleMaker Pro databases for office or home use, please contact me with a description of your project and I will be glad to provide you with a very reasonable quote.

Technical Support

I regret that I am unable to provide telephone support at this time.  I do have accounts on several online services, however, and promise prompt responses to e-mail queries.

Contact me at:

CompuServe         73740,1154
America Online     LynneRose
Internet

lynnrose@pipeline.com

If all else fails, send a letter to:

Lynne Malchiodi
600 Lewis Road #205
King of Prussia, PA 19406

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