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- TADS: The Text Adventure Development System - Version 1.0
- Copyright (c) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 by Michael J. Roberts.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- SHAREWARE REGISTRATION NOTICE
-
- This software is provided as "shareware." It is not free. If you decide
- to keep and use TADS, a shareware registration fee is required. If you do
- not keep TADS, please give your copy to someone else who might.
-
- The shareware registration fee is $25.00 (US dollars). Make your check
- or money order payable to High Energy Software, and mail it to:
- High Energy Software, P.O. Box 50422, Palo Alto, California 94303.
- (Please see the order form below for more information.)
-
- In addition to receiving the right under the shareware license to use
- TADS, registered owners will be sent the TADS Author's Manual, which
- provides full documentation of the system. Be sure to provide your
- return address when you register your copy so that we can rush you
- your Author's Manual.
-
- Shareware keeps software costs low. Do your part to make shareware
- a viable distribution mechanism. Register your shareware today!
-
-
- SHAREWARE SOFTWARE LICENSE
-
- This software is provided under a license agreement and may be used
- only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license and
- with inclusion of the copyright notice. This software is the sole
- property of Michael J. Roberts. No title to or ownership of this
- software is hereby transferred.
-
- The information contained in this software is subject to change without
- notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the author.
-
- You are hereby granted permission to use, reproduce, and distribute
- this software subject to all of the following conditions:
-
- 1. You must include this license and the copyright notice with all copies.
- 2. You may not require or collect a fee for copies of this software,
- or any part of this software, that you give to other people.
- 3. You may not include this software with any other software for which
- a fee is collected.
- 4. You may not modify this software in any way, and each copy you make
- and distribute must be a full and complete copy of the software you
- originally received.
- 5. Anyone to whom you give a copy of this software receives all of the
- same permissions that you did under this License.
- 6. You may evaluate this software for a reasonable period of time.
- After this evaluation, you must either pay the author the licensing
- and registration fee to become a registered user, or cease using
- the software.
- 7. All games developed using TADS are the property of their respective
- authors. Authors may distribute their games as they please. The
- other conditions of this license notwithstanding, authors may
- distribute the run-time system executable with their games on the
- condition that the games are distributed non-commercially, and that
- the run-time system executable's copyright message is not modified
- or removed. For the purposes of this condition, "shareware"
- distribution is considered non-commercial (and therefore allowed).
- Shareware is software that is distributed free of charge (or for a
- small charge covering the physical act of duplicating files and
- shipping media), which users can freely copy and redistribute, and
- for which a payment or donation is requested or required only when
- the user has determined that the program fits his needs.
-
- Anyone unable or unwilling to comply with any of the terms and conditions
- of this license must destroy or otherwise discard all copies of this
- software in his or her possession.
-
- If you have any questions about this license, please contact us at
- one of the addresses listed below.
-
-
- NO WARRANTY
-
- Because this software is distributed as shareware, you assume the entire
- responsibility for determining whether the software fits your needs and
- whether it functions properly.
-
- Michael J. Roberts and any distributors of this software specifically
- disclaim any and all warranties, expressed or implied, including but
- not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
- a particular purpose, with regard to this software. In no event will
- the author or any distributor of this software be liable to you for
- any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental
- or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use
- this software, even if any of these parties has been advised of the
- possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party.
-
-
- NOTE TO COMMERCIAL USERS
-
- This License specifically prohibits charging a fee for this software or
- any part of it, and also prohibits including or "bundling" this software
- or any part thereof with other software for which a fee is charged.
- Since the run-time system is required to play a game developed with TADS,
- games must be distributed with the run-time system executable program
- file. Persons who wish to distribute this software or any part of it
- commercially should contact the author to arrange for permission to
- do so. We are happy to allow commercial use of our software, but we
- wish to negotiate such arrangements on an individual basis.
-
- Note that a special exception is made which allows free or "shareware"
- distribution. If you are considering this type of distribution, but
- you are unsure whether your distribution plans qualify, please contact
- us so that we can discuss your plans. Generally speaking, shareware is
- software that is distributed in the same manner as TADS: users may freely
- copy and redistribute the software free of charge, and people who find the
- software useful are requested or required to pay a registration fee or
- send a donation to the author.
-
-
- FOR MORE INFORMATION
-
- Please Contact us with any questions you have about TADS or about this
- license. You can send us electronic mail through two on-line services;
- electronic mail will probably receive the fastest response. You can
- also send us a letter.
-
- US Mail:
- High Energy Software
- P.O. Box 50422
- Palo Alto, CA 94303
-
- CompuServe:
- User ID - 73737,417
-
- GEnie:
- Mail ID - M.ROBERTS10
-
- _______________________________________________________________________________
-
-
- ORDER FORM
-
- Complete form (being sure to indicate your mailing address and your computer
- and disk media type), enclose check (payable to High Energy Software), and
- mail to:
-
- High Energy Software
- P.O. Box 50422
- Palo Alto, California 94303
-
-
- Your name __________________________________________
-
- Address __________________________________________
-
- City, State, Zip __________________________________________
-
-
- Type of computer Disk size/density
- ---------------- -----------------
- [ ] Atari ST . . . . . . . . . [ ] 3-1/2" Single-sided
- [ ] 3-1/2" Double-sided
-
- [ ] IBM PC Compatible . . . . [ ] 5-1/4" Double density (360K)
- (MS-DOS/PC-DOS) [ ] 5-1/4" High density (1.2M)
- [ ] 3-1/2" Double density (720K)
- [ ] 3-1/2" High density (1.44M)
-
- [ ] Macintosh . . . . . . . . [ ] 3-1/2" Double density (800K)
-
-
- Description Unit Price Quant. Total
-
- TADS shareware fee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . US$ 25.00 ______ ______
- Includes printed TADS Author's Manual, the
- current TADS software on specified media,
- plus the source code for "Ditch Day
- Drifter," a complete sample game.
-
- Deep Space Drifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 ______ ______
- Includes "Deep Space Drifter" on the disk
- media specified above, plus a complete map
- of the game and the DSD Hint Book.
-
- Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ______
-
- California residents please add 7% sales tax . . . ______
-
- Prices include domestic US shipping and handling.
-
- Total Enclosed ===> ______
-
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- High Energy Software, Deep Space Drifter, Ditch Day Drifter, TADS, and The Text
- Adventure Development System are trademarks of High Energy Software. The other
- product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
- respective manufacturers.
-