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FreeBooter(tm) Software Software Jukebox Copyright 1992 by FreeBooter(tm) Software License Agreement This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and FreeBooter(tm) Software. The enclosed software program, THE SHARE- WARE JUKEBOX, hereafter will be referred to in this agreement and in the license documentation as, the SOFTWARE. The software is licensed by FreeBooter(tm) Software for use only in the terms set forth herein. Please read this licensing agreement carefully. GRANT OF LICENSE: FreeBooter(tm) grants you the right to use one copy of the enclosed SOFTWARE on a single terminal. Evaluation of the unregistered version of this software requires no registration. As soon as the SOFTWARE is placed in a ■point of sale■ business, where customers have access to using the software, IT MUST BE REGISTERED. All registered copies of this SOFTWARE must be obtained from FreeBooter(tm) Software. This software may not be ■bundled■ with any hardware sales unless the SOFTWARE is registered beforehand. LIABILITY DECLARATION IN NO EVENT WILL FREEBOOTER(tm) SOFTWARE BE LIABLE, BEYOND THE REGISTRATION PRICE, LESS EXPENSES INCURRED, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE "THE SOFTWARE JUKEBOX" PROGRAM. THE END USER, IN USING THIS PROGRAM, ACKNOWLEDGES FULL PERSONAL RESPON- SIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES INCURRED FROM THE USE OF "THE SOFTWARE JUKEBOX". EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, FREEBOOTER(tm) SOFTWARE SHALL HAVE NO FUTURE LIABILITY TO THE USER OR, ANOTHER USER, BEYOND THE REFUND OF THE REGISTRATION PRICE OF THE PRODUCT LESS EXPENSES. THE END USER, BY LOADING "THE SOFTWARE JUKEBOX" PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER, AGREES TO THE LIABILITY DECLARATION AND THAT ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN THE USER AND FREEBOOTER(tm) SOFTWARE WILL BE SETTLED BY THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY OF THE STATE OF OREGON. COPYRIGHT: This SOFTWARE is owned by FreeBooter(tm) Software and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions. You may make a single backup copyof this disk for archival purposes and it may also be transferred to a hard disk. Registration: FreeBooter(tm) can register this SOFTWARE over the phone and activate it for commercial use, under the following terms. We accept VISA or Mastercard (Sorry no American Express or Discover). The registration cost must be in USA Currency: $89.95 + $1.75 shipping and $5.00 foreign shipping. You will receive the latest SOFTWARE package from FreeBooter(tm) Software within two weeks. Please install the new updated software immediately. This version will bear your registration number and company name. Please note, the SOFTWARE is NOT transferable to any other business and may not be resold, loaned, or given away. Doing so revokes the license to use the SOFTWARE. FreeBooter(tm) Software will enforced the laws on copyright infringement. All litigation regarding this software must be held in the state of Oregon, Multnomah county. SOFTWARE JUKEBOX INDEX Getting Started....................... 1 Installation.......................... 1 Setup................................. 2 Registration.......................... 4 Jukebox Main Program.................. 5 Review Disks.......................... 5 Formatting Disks...................... 6 Copying Disks......................... 7 Totalizer............................. 7 Database Editor....................... 8 Add Programs.......................... 8 Delete Programs.......................10 Quit Editor...........................11 Edit Descriptions.....................11 Install Program Disks.................12 Update Program Disks..................12 GETTING STARTED Requirements: The following hardware configuration is required. 386 IBM type machine - A 286, 386, 486 but an AT will also work. Color Monitor - Not required but the flashing colors will <T><T>attract a lot of attract attention and sell shareware products. 5¼" 360K Floppy - A drive - A 1.2meg will also work as well 3½" 720K Floppy - B drive - A 1.44 meg will also work as well <T><T>well DOS 5.0 - No substitutions - DOS 5.0 MUST be in the DOS directory Hard Disk - 40meg for 100 programs - 80meg for 200 programs Disk Cleaning Kit - Clean heads a least twice a month depending on use. TASK THAT NEED TO BE DONE: 1. Install the program on the hard disk. 2. Run the SETUP program by entering SETUP and Enter 3. If you are entering your own disks into the library you'll also have to run the EDITOR program by entering EDITOR and Enter. If you choose to use the FreeBooter(tm) preloads this will not be necessary. INSTALLATION Start out with a clean hard disk. You should have only DOS on the hard disk and a CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT batch file program. The DOS programs MUST be in the directory called DOS. The INSTALL batch program must be run to install the program onto the hard disk. Place the disk in drive A and proceed as outline below. Transfer the computer to the A drive by entering the following A: followed by Enter INSTALL A C followed by Enter Enter INSTALL A C, If you wish to place the program on the C drive or INSTALL A D if you wish to place the program on the D drive. Follow your entry by pressing the Enter key. The original disk will then install itself on either the C or D disk drive automatically (1) SETUP & REGISTRATION The SETUP program must be run before the main program will function. Transfer the computer to the C drive by entering the following C: followed by Enter CD\ followed by Enter SETUP followed by Enter The first screen allows you to select the Registration module or the Setup module. If you are already registered, go directly to the Setup by using the left arrow key, then press Enter. If you are registering the program, just press Enter. SETUP The Setup module will start when the SETUP push button is selected. Setup consists of a series of questions that need to be answered so the Software will be aware of the machines' configuration and will run properly. If you are a novice, Freebooter(tm) will be happy to assist you in the setup and registration procedures. Call: (503) 244-4800 - 9AM to 5PM Mon-Fri. Question #1 Color Monitor - Answer this with either Y for yes or N for no. We strongly recommend a color monitor. The colors are eye catching in the idle scramble screen and will attract considerable atten- tion. Question #2 How many floppy disks - Answer this with 1 or 2. We strongly recommend two drives - one 5¼" and one 3½". Question #3 A & B This is a pop-up, so you may select the size of the floppy disk in drive A and drive B. Know what they are - don't guess. The program requires absolute knowledge of the disk size. This is necessary, in that, the format call will be different for each selections. There are four possible selections 5¼" - 360K, 5¼ - 1.2MB, 3½" - 720K, and 3½" - 1.44 MB. The A drive selection will come up first. Use the arrow keys to place the highlight over the correct selection and then press the enter key. If you have a B drive also, the selection will repeat itself again. You know which drive you are selecting by the title at the top of the small pop-up menu. (2) IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT as to which size disk drive you currently have, exit the program by pressing ESC and try to format the floppy disk using the FORMAT command. To format the A drive, enter the following: CD\DOS followed by ENTER FORMAT A: followed by ENTER If you're trying to format the B drive, substitute B for A. The computer will then try to format the disk at it's highest value. When complete, it will display the format capacity. You will then be able to select 360K or 1.2MB for 5¼" disks and 720K or 1.44MB for 3½" disks. If the computer tries to format the drive and you receive a lot of errors, you are trying to format a low density disk with a high density drive. In that event, you know that you have either a 1.2MB 5¼" drive or a 1.44MB 3½" drive. Question #4 Charge for Copying - Answer Y if you plan to charge for copying the disks or N if you do not. If you answer N, this will complete the SETUP procedure. Question #5 Charge by Program or Disk - Several programs consist of multiple disks. Most of the programs are single disks but some can be two or more. You need to make the decision whether to charge by the program or by the disk. If you select PROGRAM, the copy charge will be applied to the whole program as one unit. If you select DISK, the copy charge will be applied to each disk in the program copied. Question #6 What is the charge - Answer with any figure up to $7.00. Some shareware authors restrict the copying charges to no more than $7.00. We recommend a charge of from $1.50 to $2.60. When the final question is answered, the program will proceed to start the software. (3) REGISTRATION When the registration button is selected, one of two things will happen. 1. Registered users - Your registration number will be displayed. When you press Enter, the FreeBooter(tm) Software product display will come up. Pressing Enter again will start the software. 2. Un-registered users - The program is prompting you for the registration password. To obtain the password, call FreeBooter(tm) on either (503) 244-4800 or (800) 366-4012 between 9AM and 5PM Mon-Fri (Pacific Time). The cost is $89.95. We accept VISA or Mastercard. (Sorry, No American Express or Discover). We will then record your registration number and give you a password to activate the software immediately. Following registration, FreeBooter(tm) will send you and updated program that has been registered especially to your company. The header frame that appears in the scramble screen mode will display your registration number and the store name and city. Please note, this is non-transferable without the specific written permission of FreeBooter(tm) Software. (4) SOFTWARE JUKEBOX Enter JUKEBOX to start the FreeBooter(tm) software. NOTE: Special pass keys associated with the software: Alt - F9 Resets the charging totalizer. The totalizer will also reset after six minutes when the Jukebox returns to the attention getting scramble mode. Alt - F10 Returns the program to the DOS level. The program can not be interrupted by using the Cntl-Break key combination. It is best to keep these key combinations to yourself. Once started, the ■scramble■ screen activates for 5 seconds, then stops for 15 seconds to display the FreeBooter(tm) Software screen, the registered users registration number, business name and location. This repeats until the customer presses F1 to activate the working portions of the Jukebox. Pressing F1 during either the "scramble" or when the trademark screen is displayed will pass the user on to the working part of the program. If you are running an unregistered program, the screen will display a copyright infringement notice next. Since the unregistered program is not authorized for commercial use, only store owners or their technical people will be viewing this screen. Once registered, this screen disappears. Unfortunately, there are a few that would put the program into commercial use without registering. For this reason, we have taken these precautions. In the main program, the customer has three choices. To REVIEW, FORMAT or COPY. This is selected by pressing the first letter (e.g. C for Copy), or using the arrow keys to select the choice and then pressing the Enter key, or using the mouse and press the left hand button. REVIEW Review allows the customer to read the on-line program description. Pressing R, or selecting Review by using the arrows keys and then pressing Enter or by selecting Review with a mouse and pressing the left hand button, will switch the active screen to the program file listing. Use the up-down arrow keys to scroll the screen through the available program listings. Once the highlight bar is over the desired program, press the Enter key. You can also use the mouse on the sidebar indicator to scroll through the listing. (5) Once the program is selected, the description pop-up screen will display a complete description of the program. This synopsis will include a description, up to nine lines, the registration price, and the necessary computer configurations to run the program. Pressing any key will restore the screen back to it original configuration. FORMAT Format allows the customer to format a new or used disk. Pressing F, or selecting Format with the arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selecting Format with a mouse and pressing the left hand button, will switch the active screen to the program file listing. Format function will format a new disk, ready for copying. The program description, tells the customer the number of disks that are necessary to copy the entire program. The customer should format the number of disks indicated. Easy to follow, on screen instructions, guide the user through the formatting procedure. If, while in the copy procedure, the customer find he or she has not formatted enough disks, the program will automatically default to the format command. The formatting of the disk is controlled by the values that you placed into the Setup program. Make sure that these values are correct. Trying to format a 360K disk with 720K command does not work. You'll need to stock 5¼" 360K and 3½" 720K blank disks. DO NOT USE HIGH DENSITY DISKS. The program does not expect them and the formatting controls will not function with these disk values. Note: High density disks are more expensive to use. Once formatting is selected, the program prompts will ask if you have two disk drives and which disk you wish to format. Select the proper disk drive with the arrow keys and press the Enter key. Once selected, the program drops to the DOS level and runs the standard format menu that everyone is familiar with. When all the disk(s) are formatted, respond N to the question, Format Another. This switches the program from DOS and places the customer back in the original screen, ready for copying. (6) COPY Copy allows the customer to copy the program from the hard disk to the floppy. Pressing C, or selecting Copy with arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selecting Copy with a mouse and pressing the left hand arrow key, will switch the active screen to the program file listing. Use the up-down arrow keys to scroll the screen through the available program listings. Once the highlight bar is over the desired program, press the Enter key. You can also use the mouse on the sidebar indicator to scroll through the listing. Once selected, the program will display a pop-up selection asking which drive to copy. Make the proper selection with the arrow keys and press Enter. At that time, the program will drop to the DOS level and expand the compressed program from the hard disk to the floppy. If the program is a multiple disk program, the program will prompt the customer to insert a second disk. If the customer is copying a program on to a 3½" disk and the program is a single disk program, the software will inform them that they still have additional room for added copies. If added programs are placed on that disk, it will make a new directory on the 3½" drive, switch to that directory, and then copy the program. Totalizer When the copying is completed, and if you (the store owner) have selected a Y for charge for copying, the program will add the copying charge into the totalizer. The totalizer will continue to tabulate the charge as additional copies are made by the customer. The totalizer resets in the following two ways. 1. Press Alt-F9 2. The main screen will stay active, without input, for six minutes. At that time it automatically resets the totalizer and returns to the scramble screen. (7) PROGRAM EDITOR The Editor program is a separate program and starts by entering EDITOR. The main screen, to the left, has the hard disks current selection of programs. There are six functions on the menu, Add, Delete, Quit, Edit, Install, and Update. ADD This function is used for two reasons: 1. You wish to add your own library of programs into the Jukebox. 2. You wish to add few programs into an existing library. A complete library is available from FreeBooter(tm) Software in multiples of 50 programs up to 200 programs. These are all the top selling programs in the shareware field. Please Call FreeBooter(tm) for details This function allows you to place a new program disk description into the database. Once placed in the data file, it will automat- ically sort alphabetically by the program name. Pressing A, or selecting Add with the arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selec- ting Add with a mouse then pressing the left hand button will switch the active screen to the Add screen pop-up. The first entry is the disk number. Any three digit entry will work as long it is not a duplicate of a three digit entry already in the database. When you enter a number, the program will verify whether the number is already in use. The next entry is the program title. Keep in mind, the computer will sort by the first letter. Programs that start with ■The■ should be entered without that PREFIX. For example: ■The Bible■ should be entered: Bible - King James. Quality is the next entry. We recommend the star method * Okay program, worth the money ** Better *** A Good Performer **** One of the Best ***** A Trophy Winner (8) The program requirements are next. You may have to abbreviate some items to get them all in. For example: EGA Monitor, Hard Disk, 512K of RAM could be abbreviated: EGA - HD - 512K Registration is the next entry. This is the price shareware authors require to register their product. ENTER THE AMOUNT WITHOUT THE DOLLAR SIGN. Number of disks in program is the next entry. Many programs have more than one disk. When placing multiple disk programs onto the hard disk with the installation command, it will add the suffix A,B,C, etc. For example: PC-Write has four disks. If you enter PC-Write as disk 376, the installation program would archive those four disks on to the hard disk as, DISK376A, DISK376B, DISK376C, and DISK376D. Put in which directory is an available entry for the convenience of the user. This entry is not required. This function allows the user to make a directory name other than the one automatically issued by the software. As the software has already done the job for you, we recommend that you leave it blank. Placing an entry in this space will install the program in a separate directory. This will just cause confusion later on. Keep it simple - leave it blank. The next nine lines are devoted to program description. You need not use all the lines, but a complete description enhances program sales. When describing a program, do not exaggerate its quality or effec- tiveness. This will only discourage customers from coming back. There are many shareware programs in the field that are, in terms of the shareware distributors, ■spitware■. Spitware defined: limited or ineffectual programs. If you start loading the Jukebox with ■spitware■ you can forget about profits. There are many excellent commercial-quality shareware programs on the market. Stick with them! Review each program thoroughly before putting it on the software. Using the Esc key, at anytime, during the entry procedure will terminate the entry and a pop-up Save, Redo, Cancel frame will come on. (9) Pressing S or Enter when the SAVE is highlighted or centering the mouse on Save and pressing the left button will save the new entry in the database. Redo, returns you to the top of the entry screen. Cancel, dumps the entry into the wastebasket. DELETE This function allows you to delete a program and its program disk description from the database. Pressing D, or selecting Delete with the arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selecting Delete with a mouse and pressing the left hand button, will switch the active screen to the program file listing. Use the up-down arrow keys or the page up/down keys to scroll the screen through the available program listings. Once the highlight bar is over the desired program, press the Enter key. You can also use the mouse on the sidebar indicator to scroll through the listing. Once you have activated the program file listing, if you change your mind and decide not to delete an entry, press Esc. This will return you to the main menu. QUIT This function allows you to exit the program. Pressing Q, or selecting Quit with arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selecting Quit with a mouse and pressing the left hand button, will switch the program to the DOS level. EDIT This function is similar to the Add function with few exceptions. It allows you to edit the program disk description in the database Pressing E, or selecting Edit with arrows keys and pressing Enter, or by selecting Edit with a mouse and pressing the left hand button, will switch the active screen to the program file listing. Use the up-down arrow keys or the page up/down keys to scroll the screen through the available program listings. Once the highlight bar is over the desired program, press the Enter key. You can also use the mouse on the sidebar indicator to scroll through the listing. Pressing Esc at this point will return the program to the main menu. When the pop-up screen comes up, it will contain all the infor- mation that has been entered into the database for that particular program. At this point, follow the description in the Add function for editing the program description. (11) When the cursor is at the entry points in the Edit screen, it will appear at the end of the typed line. You can, at this point, start typing a whole new entry line. It will replace the entry that is currently there, or you can use the arrow keys to arrive at a correction point and enter the correction. INSTALL This function allows you to install a program from the A drive. Before using this function, the program will have to be added to the description database. The reason for not integrating the Add and Install is, occasionally you may be placing updates of an existing program into the library and it may not be necessary to change the program description in the database. Place the disk you wish to install into the library in the A drive. Press I, or select Install with the arrows keys and press Enter, or select Install with a mouse and press the left hand button to switch the active screen to the program file listing. Use the up-down arrow keys or the page up/down keys to scroll the screen through the available program listings. Once the highlight bar is over the desired program to install, press the Enter key. You can also use the mouse on the sidebar indicator to scroll through the listing. At this point, if you only have a single disk, the installation process is totally automatic. The program will take the disk number you have assigned in the program description file and use that number to make the final compressed version of the program to store onto the hard disk. Once started, the program will transfer to the DOS level and the program in drive A will go through a two step compression process. The compression process is supplied and copyrighted by Mr. Haruyash Yoshizaki. If the program consists of more than one disk, you will be prompted to place the second, third, and so on disk in drive A for installation. UPDATE The Update push button is used for FreeBooter(tm) files updates. Unless you have received the update from FreeBooter(tm), this push button has no function. If you have received an update, the instructions for using this push button will be enclosed in the update package. There is a trademark pending on the name Software Jukebox. (12)