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R E G I S T E R . D O C (QPEG/386)
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This file answers the following questions:
- Why should you register?
- What to do if you don't want to register
- What to do if you want to register
- How to pay the registration fee
- How to get the JPEG Unit / the source code
Why should you register?
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QPEG is shareware, meaning that you can test the program free and check
if it is useful for you. You have to register if it is useful for you
(i.e. you pay a small registration fee), then you'll receive the full
version of QPEG, along with a so-called registration file (if you ever
get a newer shareware version, you'll atomatically have the registered
version of it).
As you can seen, shareware is pretty much like commercial software
you can buy in a shop, but you can test it before buying it.
If you continue using QPEG after a trial period (30 days maximum), you
have to register. If you don't register, your copy of QPEG becomes an
illegal copy.
If you think QPEG is worth using, then it's certainly worth registering.
And QPEG is really unexpensive.
A single registration is valid for all future versions, since registered
users receive a registration file. If they ever get a new shareware
version (e.g. by modem, through a computer network like Fido or
CompuServe, or from a CD-ROM), it will automatically become the registered
version again because of the registration file. Thus updating QPEG
saves you and me time and money!
When you register, you'll get:
- printed installation instructions
- a disk containing the current shareware version
- your personal registration file
- an easy-to-use install program which installs both QPEG/386 and your
registration file on your hard disk
- some more sample images
You should register NOW. QPEG's registration fee will rise sooner or
later (currently it's really inexpensive) due to inflation.
What to do if you don't want to register
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In this case you have to delete QPEG (including all files belonging to it)
after the trial period (30 days max) and discontinue using it.
If a newer version of QPEG/386 is released which may fulfil your needs,
you can test it again, of course.
What to do if you want to register
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1. Please complete and print the registration form (file REGISTER.FRM).
You can do that by typing the following command at the DOS prompt,
provided that your printer is attached to the first parallel port
and ready to print:
COPY REGISTER.FRM PRN
The form fits nicely on a single sheet of paper.
Please write clear and legible if you print the form first and then
complete it manually. If you don't have a printer, please write the
most important items on a piece of paper:
- your current version of QPEG
- your name and complete address (use your REAL name, no alias)
- if existing: your electronic mail address
- the preferred disk format (3.5 or 5.25)
- how you're going to pay the registration fee (see below)
- if you want: comments, questions etc
For a private registration you must use the name of a real person.
Both private and commercial license are valid for a single person
or a single PC respectively. Please ask for prices of multiple
licences (group licences).
Please send the form by mail (not email) to one of the following
addresses:
Oliver Fromme Oliver Fromme
Leibnizstr. 18-61 or Klingestr. 2
38678 Clausthal 38640 Goslar
Germany Germany
Mail sent to the first address (Clausthal) can be processed faster,
but that address is only valid until 30-September-1996. If in doubt
please use the second address (Goslar).
2. Pay the registration fee (see next question).
If you pay cash or by cheque, please make sure that it is not
visible through the envelope.
How to pay the registration fee
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There are several possibilities:
- DM (Deutsche Mark) cash.
- US Dollar cash.
- Other currencies: Convert the US Dollar amount (including cheque
surcharge if you pay by cheque or money order) to your own currency
using the most current (today's) exchange rate, then add 5%.
- Eurocheque (inside Europe only) or other cheque drawn on a German bank.
The amount must be in DM. Please add 8 DM cashing fee.
- Crossed cheque (Verrechnungsscheck), Germany only.
- Money transfer (Germany only, see German REGISTER.DOK for more
information).
- Foreign cheque (+ 10 $US or 15 DM). These kind of cheques involve
high costs for me, therefore you have to add another 10 $US or 15 DM
surcharge if you pay this way. Use this way if you don't want to send
cash through the mail and you can't provide a Eurocheque.
It is not possible to pay by C.O.D. (cash on delivery) or by credit card.
I don't accept International Money Transfer anymore, because it is rather
slow (depending on the country), and it involves high costs for me (18 DM,
that's about 12 $US).
How to get the JPEG Unit / the source code
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You can get the JPEG Unit and their source code using the file
REGISTER.FRM. Ordering the unit does not automatically include
a QPEG registration. If you want both (to order the unit and to
register QPEG), you have to pay for both.
The JPEG Unit is intended to be used by Pascal programmers, you don't
need to have experiences with Assembly programming. You must have
Borland/Turbo Pascal 7.0. You don't need to have an Assembler, except
if you want to modify the assembly source.
There are three versions of the Unit (for different prices):
- Version A: This is for private use only.
- Version B: For shareware programmers. It may be used for ONE
shareware software.
If you want to use it for several different programs,
you must buy a licence for each of them. Please mention
the name of the software in the form (at "comments").
- Version C: For commercial applications. It may be used for ONE
commercial software.
If you want to use it for several different programs,
you must buy a licence for each of them. Please mention
the name of the software in the form (at "comments").
You may buy 'Version A' first to see if it fits your needs.
The Unit itself and its source code must not be given to someone else
(regardless of the version).
The JPEG Unit package includes:
- the Unit (*.TPU) for decoding JPEG files (see QPEG.DOC for a more
detailed description of its capabilities)
- its source (*.PAS)
- the object file (*.OBJ) of the assembly part
- its source (*.ASM)
- English documentation, explaining how to use the unit within your own
Pascal programs
- a program (*.EXE) which produces the data file (QPEG.DAT)
- its source (*.PAS)
A DLL library which can be used for Windows and protected mode
applications is under development and will be available soon.
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