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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT INFORMATION: ASP Information Software License Information Trial Use License Limited Distribution License Site Licensing Warranty Information Trial Use Warranty Registered Version Warranty Getting Started Support Information What is Shareware? Registration Form Updated: January 1993 REVIEWERS: If you plan to review this software for publication, *please* contact us first to make sure you have the most recent update of the software and that the ordering information supplied to your readers will be accurate. We would appreciate receiving copies of anything you publish about this software. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A S P I N F O R M A T I O N Dear Shareware User: I want you to get the highest possible benefit from this software. If you believe you received an incomplete, outdated or damaged disk, please contact me. You do not have to be a registered user in order to write me a letter and receive a reply: Rosemary K. West R.K. West Consulting P.O. Box 8059 Mission Hills, CA 91346 For additional help, see "Support Information" below. If for any reason you are unable to reach me at the above address, please contact me through the ASP, as indicated below. FOR INFORMATION ON PRODUCT SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PLEASE SEE THE ON-DISK DOCUMENTATION AND THE SUPPORT INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT. This software is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Rd., Muskegon MI 49442-9427, or send a Compuserve Mail message to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ┌─────────┐ ┌─────┴───┐ │ (R) ──│ │o │────────────────── │ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of │ │ │─┘ Shareware └───│ o │ Professionals ──────│ ║ │──────────────────── └────╨────┘ MEMBER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S O F T W A R E L I C E N S E I N F O R M A T I O N This file contains important license information regarding the use of the subject software. This information applies to individual users who wish to evaluate or use the software, or to give copies to friends and associates for evaluation. Disk Vendors and Distributors, BBS Sysops, User Groups, Computer Clubs, Subscription Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc., should refer to the VENDOR.DOC file for complete information relating to them. If you charge a fee or compensation of any kind in connection with providing copies of this software, you are a Disk Vendor. PLEASE! Show your support for Shareware by registering the programs you actually use. The authors depend upon and need your support. Thank you! Trial Use License: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This software is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright by Rosemary K. West as indicated on the program and its documentation. This software and accompanying documentation are protected by United States Copyright law and also by International Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in violation of Copyright law or the terms of this limited license will be prosecuted to the best of our ability. The conditions under which you may copy this software and documentation are clearly outlined below under "Limited Distribution License". Rosemary K. West dba R.K. West Consulting hereby grants you a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days. If you intend to continue using this software (and/or its documentation) after the thirty (30) day evaluation period, you MUST make a registration payment to R.K. West Consulting. Using this software after the thirty (30) day evaluation period, without registering the software is a violation of the terms of this limited license. Licensee shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to R.K. West Consulting. Limited Distribution License: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the copyright holder of the software, Rosemary West dba R.K. West Consulting authorizes distribution by individuals only in accordance with the following restrictions. (Disk Vendors and Distributors, BBS Sysops, User Groups, Computer Clubs, Subscription Services, Disk-of-the-Month Clubs, etc., should refer to the VENDOR.DOC file for complete information relating to them.) Individuals are hereby granted permission by R.K. West Consulting to copy the software diskette for their own use (for evaluation purposes) or for other individuals to evaluate, ONLY when the following conditions are met. The software package is defined as containing all the material listed in the PACKING.LST text file. The software package, including all related program files and documentation files, CANNOT be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. If any files listed in the PACKING.LST text file, or the PACKING.LST file itself, are missing, then the package is not complete and distribution is forbidden. Please contact us to obtain a complete package suitable for distribution. No price or other compensation may be charged for the software package. If you charge ANY kind of fee or compensation for materials or services when you make or distribute copies of the package, you are considered a disk vendor and must comply with the terms outlined in VENDOR.DOC. The software package CANNOT be sold as part of some other inclusive package. Nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer, without a written agreement from R.K. West Consulting. The PRINTED User's Guide may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without explicit written permission from R.K. West Consulting. No part of the disk-based documentation may be distributed in PRINTED (hardcopy) form. The software package cannot be "rented" or "leased" to others. You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. U.S. Government Information: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government of the computer software and documentation in this package shall be subject to the restricted rights applicable to commercial computer software as set forth in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013 (DFARS 52.227-7013). The Contractor/manufacturer is R.K. West Consulting, P.O. Box 8059, Mission Hills, CA 91346-8059. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to R.K. West Consulting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S I T E L I C E N S E I N F O R M A T I O N What is a site license? A site license is an inexpensive way for more than one person to legally use one copy of a program on more than one computer at a time. Site licenses are designed for companies, offices or workgroups where more than one person in the organization needs to use a product, but does not need additional manuals or disks. Site licensing enables companies, departments, government agencies, etc., to equip their personnel with the tools they need at a minimal cost. Here's the gist of how it works: The company purchasing a site license (the licensee) provides a single point of contact for shipping, technical support, upgrades, etc., and we (the licensor) provide "golden masters" of the diskettes, manuals, and any other parts of the package. The following chart gives a breakdown of the cost of site licensing and how much you save per site licensed. For instance, if the normal registration fee for one copy of the software was $29.00, and you purchased a site license for 11 users (sites) your cost would be $377.30, which saves you $161.70 of the cost of 11 separate purchases. The more sites you license, the more you save. SAMPLE SITE LICENSING CHART FOR A PROGRAM WITH A $29.00 REGISTRATION PRICE: Discount Price Per Savings Quantity Percentage Unit Per Unit 5 - 10 25% $21.75 $ 7.25 11 - 15 30% $20.30 $ 8.70 16 - 20 33% $19.43 $ 9.75 21 - 25 36% $18.56 $10.44 26 - 30 39% $17.69 $11.31 31 - 40 42% $16.82 $12.18 41 - 50 45% $15.95 $13.05 51 - 60 48% $15.08 $13.92 61 - 70 51% $14.21 $14.79 71 - 80 54% $13.34 $15.66 81 - 90 57% $12.47 $16.53 91 - 100 60% $11.60 $17.40 101+ By special arrangement To receive a complete site licensing agreement, or to obtain further information, please contact R.K. West Consulting, P.O. Box 8059, Mission Hills, CA 91346; FAX 818-366-1737; CIS 72301,435. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***************** IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION **************** *** PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TRIAL USE (SHAREWARE EVALUATION VERSION) WARRANTY: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The shareware evaluation (trial use) version is provided AS IS. R.K. WEST CONSULTING MAKES NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. REGISTERED VERSION ONLY WARRANTY: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ R.K. West Consulting warrants the physical diskette(s) and physical documentation provided with registered versions to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ninety days from the date of registration. If R.K. West Consulting receives notification within the warranty period of defects in materials or workmanship, and such notification is determined by R.K. West Consulting to be correct, R.K. West Consulting will replace the defective diskette(s) or documentation. The entire and exclusive liability and remedy for breach of this Limited Warranty shall be limited to replacement of defective diskette(s) or documentation and shall not include or extend to any claim for or right to recover any other damages, including but not limited to, loss of profit, data, or use of the software, or special, incidental, or consequential damages or other similar claims, even if R.K. West Consulting has been specifically advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will R.K. West Consulting's liability for any damages to you or any other person ever exceed the lower of suggested list price or actual price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of any form of the claim. R.K. WEST CONSULTING SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GETTING STARTED ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP COPY of the original disk before you do anything. (See the DISKCOPY command in your DOS manual.) Put the original in a safe place, and use the copy as the master disk when you install the program. Note that in all of the following examples, if your drive letters or directory names are different, you can simply use the same command, but with your actual drive letter and directory name. For example, we refer to the floppy drives as drive A and drive B. If yours are really called drive D and drive E, then use D and E instead of A and B. In our hard disk example, the subdirectory is called WEST. But you can name it something else. For example, if you name it GAMES, just use GAMES in the command instead of WEST. INSTALLING TO A FLOPPY DISK WHEN YOU HAVE TWO FLOPPY DRIVES: Put the master disk in drive A. Put a new, formatted disk in drive B. Enter this command: COPY A:*.* B: You should see the file being copied to the disk in the B drive. When all the files have been copied, the B disk is your working disk. INSTALLING TO A FLOPPY DISK WHEN YOU HAVE ONE FLOPPY DRIVE: Put the master disk in drive A. Have a new disk ready. Enter this command: DISKCOPY A: B: The computer will display messages telling you when to put the "source disk" or the "target disk" into the drive. The "source disk" is your master disk. The "target disk" is your new disk. INSTALLING TO A HARD DISK: The first thing you need to do is create a subdirectory on the hard disk. (If the subdirectory has already been created, you don't have to create it now.) For example, if you decide to name the subdirectory WEST, you would start at your C> prompt, and use the following sequence of commands: CD\ MD WEST CD \WEST Now put the master disk in the A drive and enter this command: COPY A:*.* You should see all the files being copied. When the copying is finished, you are ready to run the program. NEED MORE SPACE? If you are running programs on floppy disks you may not have enough disk space for the data files created by the program. You can remove the documentation files, which the program does not need, from your working disk. However, these files contain important information which you will need for reference, so do not delete them from your master disk. To delete the documentation files, put the working disk in the A drive and enter this command: DEL A:*.DOC PROGRAM FILES: Program files can be identified by the extension EXE or COM after the file name. To run the program, simply type its name. For example, if you have a program named POETRY.EXE, type POETRY and press <ENTER>. DOCUMENTATION AND INSTRUCTIONS: Most of our instruction manuals are in special program files which allow you to view the manual on screen or print it. These files have the COM or the EXE extension, and have "DOC" somewhere in the filename. Simply enter the appropriate command. For example, if you have the program POETRY GENERATOR, the instruction manual would be called POETDOC.EXE. To view the manual, type POETDOC and press <ENTER>. You can page through the document on screen, or print it by pressing <ALT><P>. For a list of helpful commands, press <F1>. Files which have the DOC or TXT extension are ASCII format files (also called DOS Text files) which can be viewed or printed using DOS commands. For example, if you have a typical setup, you can print a document called POETINFO.DOC using this command: TYPE POETINFO.DOC > PRN To view this file on screen, you would enter: TYPE POETINFO.DOC | MORE (Successful use of MORE assumes that the correct DOS files are in your path. If this is not the case, you can simply use TYPE POETINFO.DOC, but the file may scroll up out of view.) You can also view and print this kind of file with most word processors, using "ASCII", "DOS Text" or "Non-document" format. CHANGES AND UPDATES: Sometimes changes are made in a program after the manual is completed. Information about such changes will appear on disk in a text file called UPDATE.DOC. If this file appears on your disk, you should read it to get the latest important information about the software. NEW VERSIONS: Sometimes a new version of a program will ask permission to update your data files. Do not answer "yes" unless you have already made a backup copy of your data. Don't copy the backed-up data back into the directory after the files have been updated. This backup is simply insurance against data damage or loss. You should make backups regularly. HELPFUL INFORMATION: Check your program disks for files with names like README.1ST or UPDATE.DOC. You won't always find these files, but if you do they may contain additional helpful information, including facts about troubleshooting and software support. BE SMART! Before installing new versions of any software, make backups of all the old files. This protects you in case of an error during the installation/update process. Remember that power surges, hardware failure, and user errors can all lead to data loss or damage. Make backups of your data on a regular basis. If you wonder how often you need to back up your word processing documents, mailing lists, spreadsheets, etc., ask yourself, "How many days worth of work can I afford to lose?" We recommend that you use a system of three or more sets of backup disks which you rotate on a daily basis. That way, if something unfortunate happens to one set of backups, you will have another set available. A few minutes spent making daily backups can save you hours of heartbreaking work trying to recreate lost data. BAD DISK? It seems that in hot weather we are more likely to get complaints about "bad" or unreadable disks. Floppy disks are susceptible to heat, moisture and magnetism. A disk that sits all day in a hot mailbox or truck where temperatures exceed 100 degrees is likely to be damaged. Disks which have been exposed to magnetism may become unreadable. Before assuming a disk is bad, try it on another computer. It may be that your computer's drive heads are dirty or slightly misaligned. Suspect this if you often get disk error messages with different disks. An inexpensive head cleaning kit may help solve the problem. Sometimes the round disk gets trapped inside its square casing and generates an error because it can't rotate freely. Remove the disk from the drive and tap each of the four edges sharply on the surface of your desk. This may loosen the disk. Try reading the disk again. Norton Utilities and Mace Utilities both have features that can sometimes revive unreadable disks. Any serious computer user should have one of these or a similar utility package. In any case, if we sent you an unreadable disk, we will be happy to replace it with a fresh copy of the same program. If you received a bad disk from a vendor, the vendor should replace it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S U P P O R T I N F O R M A T I O N NEED EXTRA HELP? This software has been thoroughly tested, and complete instructions are contained in the user's manual. Support by mail is FREE. Mail support to registered users is generally unlimited. (However, we reserve the right to terminate support to users who in our judgment are unreasonable or abusive, or who have system problems or personal difficulties which transcend the scope of this software.) Unregistered users: We appreciate receiving a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your inquiry. Free support to unregistered users will be limited to getting you up and running, or responding to error messages. Additional methods of support may be available as described in the program documentation or in the materials given to registered users. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W H A T I S S H A R E W A R E ? Shareware isn't a type of software; it's simply a form of marketing that allows the customer to try software before buying it. This ensures the customer is buying what he or she wants, and won't be stuck with a package that can't be returned once the shrink wrap has been opened. Most shareware is freely distributed with a limited trial period. If the program is right for you, you register with the author or publisher. If not, simply erase it from your disk. This way you get a fair trial to see exactly what you are buying before you spend a nickel. Q: Is shareware free? A: No it isn't. Programs marketed through shareware are copyrighted and protected by US Copyright law. Unregistered users who use shareware beyond a shareware author or publisher's stated trial period are in violation of US federal law. Q: What about the money I paid to a disk vendor? Didn't I pay for the program when I bought that disk? A: No. What you paid was a disk copying and distribution fee. That's why the disk cost so little. Most shareware vendors charge less than ten dollars for a shareware disk. This covers their costs in making the disk for you and sending it to you. Even so, you'll find that most shareware programs cost less than their conventionally marketed counterparts. You'll also find that many shareware programs are equal or better in quality. Q: How does the trial period work? A: You can use the shareware version of the software to see how you like it and how well it will work for you. Our trial period is 30 days. This will give you ample time to use all the features of the software. And, of course, after thirty days you must either buy a registered copy from us, or erase your trial copy. Q: Does this really work? Do people ever pay? A: Yes, there are many successful companies that use shareware marketing. Shareware is based on trust. The authors/publishers trust the public to be honest and buy software they use. In return, users develop trust for the authors who write this useful software. Q: How do I remove "Unregistered Version" message on the screen? A: R.K. West will remove the message for you when you register. Q: OK, so what do I get when I register? A: When you pay your registration fee, you get the latest version of the software on disk, with the "unregistered version" messages removed, and a printed manual. Registered users receive our newsletter and are offered discounted upgrades and other offers as made available from various sources. Q: What about technical support? A: Like most software companies we provide technical support to registered users. The best way to get support is by electronic mail on CompuServe, or by US Mail. This way we can provide fast, reasoned answers to your questions. Additional methods of support may available as described in the program documentation or in the materials given to registered users. Q: Where can I get a recent copy of your software to try? A: The most up to date copies of our shareware offerings can be found in the various forums on CompuServe. You can also obtain recent copies from ASP-approved disk vendors and BBS's. POETRY GENERATOR REGISTRATION FORM Mail To: R.K. West Consulting P.O. Box 8059 Mission Hills, CA 91346-8059 U.S.A. Your Name: ________________________________________________ Address: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Phone: __________________________________________________ _____ Registered versions @ $29.00 each: ___________________ _____ Shipping outside the U.S.A. ___________________ TOTAL ENCLOSED: ___________________ _____ 3.5" disk _____ 5.25" disk All prices are in U.S. dollars, checks drawn on and payable through a U.S. bank. You may register by credit card through Public (Software) Library. In the USA call 800-242-4775. Others, call 713-524-6394. These numbers are for orders only.) You can Fax a credit card order to PsL at 713-524-6398; or mail it to them at P.O. Box 35705, Houston TX 77235-5705; or send via CompuServe at 71355,470. Please do not mail credit card orders to R.K. West Consulting (and do not mail checks to PsL). Minimum credit card order is $15.00. If you need more than 5 copies of this software, or plan to use it on a network, please contact us for site license discounts. Additional registration details and information for international users and credit card customers can be found in the user's manual. DOS Version______ Do you have a hard disk?_____ If yes, what size?_______ Tell us where you found this program! _______________________________ Important: If you purchased this disk from a rack, bin or shelf in a retail store, grocery, airport, bookshop, etc., or found it on CD-ROM, please tell us the company name or brand-name logo which appeared on the package or disk label. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________ What are your comments about this software? (Use other side if needed)