Have you ever wanted to send a letter to someone, on a disk, but you weren’t sure what word processor they had?  Have you wanted to put your own documentation on a disk for others to read and print without worrying about word processor compatibility?  Well, now you have it:  DOCMaker!

            What Is DOCMaker?

DOCMaker, formerly “The DOCter”, is an application for the Macintosh™ which creates stand-alone, self-running document files.  It features ‘scrollable’ and ‘re-sizable’ windows, graphics, varied text styles and fonts, and full printing capability.  The stand-alone files are self-executing applications which you may distribute to others to read and print.  No other application is required!  This gives you the ability to distribute documents and information widely with no knowledge of the end-users’ Mac configuration or software.

With DOCMaker you may create up to 30 separate, 32K chapters within each document.  Every chapter may contain up to 20 graphics.  You may name every chapter uniquely; it will appear in the Chapters menu.  You may add a table of contents for the readers to quickly jump to selected sections.  Additionally, you may print each chapter separately if you wish.  DOCMaker itself, will open any TEXT file or existing DOCMaker document.

Several TEXT files may be added to a document by using the Append File feature so that your existing documentation may be merged into a single stand-alone document.  A mail merge feature allows you to create several personalized documents automatically. DOCMaker also takes full advantage of text styles including fonts, faces (bold, italics, underline, shadow and outline) and specified colors for those so equipped.  And when you’re done, you may add a customized “About My Product…” menu and dialog to the final document.

DOCMaker is a great way to distribute information on disks, networks and bulletin board services.

Now The Business…

If you find that you may use DOCMaker, please take the time to send in the shareware fee.  If you really look at the public domain and shareware products available for the Macintosh™, you’ll see a tremendous wealth of interesting, fun, enlightening and useful packages.  Those packages would not be there if it weren’t for the inquisitive and hard-working, independent ‘hackers’ among us who just can’t see why a computer has to be difficult, or expensive, to be good.

Think how dull it would be without those DAs and small programs that fill some of the gaps among the $195-a-shot applications.  All I’m asking is TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS  ($20.00 for the software and an extra $5.00 to cover the price of postage, mailer and disk.)  Included is an extensive user’s manual file.  The manual explains, in detail, every feature of DOCMaker, which includes how to customize the About Dialog.  What more could you ask?

Upgrades are free to registered users.  If you are a registered user of DOCter or DOCMaker and you would like to upgrade just send your original disk to Green Mountain Software and it will be upgraded and sent back to you.

Your shareware fee also entitles you to:

• CREATE ANY NUMBER OF STAND ALONE DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE DISTRIBUTED FREELY, WITHOUT ANY RESTRICTIONS, AS LONG AS YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER.

• YOU MAY INSTALL ANY FONTS, DESK ACCESSORIES, INITS AND OTHER RESOURCES YOU ARE DISTRIBUTING INTO THE STAND-ALONE DOCUMENTS AS LONG AS YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER OF DOCMAKER.

• YOU MAY INCORPORATE THE CUSTOM “ABOUT” DIALOG FEATURE INTO YOUR STAND-ALONE DOCUMENTS AS LONG AS YOU ARE A REGISTERED USER OF DOCMAKER.  (Details for using the custom About feature are provided on the official distribution disk you will receive after registering.)

• YOU MAY RECEIVE A FREE UPGRADE DISK FOR ANY NEW VERSION BY SENDING YOUR ORIGINAL DISTRIBUTION DISK TO GREEN MOUNTAIN SOFTWARE.

Chapter three of this document is a registration form.  Choose ORDER FORM from the Chapters menu or click on the popup menu at the lower left of this window to go there.  Then all you have to do is Print it, fill in the blanks and post it with your check.  What could be easier than that?  Not sending anything would be easier, but that’s what the ‘others’ do.  Not you, right?  There are very few shareware products of the caliber of this one still available, and this one is just $25!