AutoPay is a software module that you can insert in your own programs. It allows users to pay for your software with a credit card. They can pay instantaneously through a modem, through a voice telephone call, or through the mail. You don't need a credit card merchant account.
AutoPay is great for both shareware authors and for software publishers who want to distribute their products through on-line channels.
Where to start
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1. We suggest you begin by running AutoPay Demo, which lets you experiment with real on-line modem transactions without actually charging your credit card.
2. Then take a look at a real commercial application that uses Digital Money's payment system. We've enclosed a program called MathHomework 2.0. While most of you reading this probably have already mastered arithmetic, this program shows you how easily AutoPay can be integrated into an already-developed application.
3. We've enclosed our manual (in Microsoft Word 5.1 format). Print it out and read it.
4. Start adding the AutoPay module to your own application!
Technical Support
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If you have any questions, problems, or comments, please call us at (415) 833-0200 or e-mail us:
Compuserve: 71062,1251
America Online: digitmoney
Internet: digitmoney@aol.com
Pricing
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We do not charge for the AutoPay module. There are no up-front fees. Instead, we charge a small fee for each transaction. This means that you pay us nothing unless your program sells.
Both our client software and our transaction-processing server technology are available for license.
Contact us before releasing your software
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Please remember to contact us before you release any software with AutoPay inside. We need to set up your account. Otherwise, your users will not be able to pay you!
Thanks!
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Thank you for your interest in Digital Money, Inc. and our AutoPay module. If there's any way we can help you or serve you better, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Version
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This document was last updated on April 23, 1995. If you are reading this at a date that is much later, you may want to contact us for our most recent version of software and documentation, which we will gladly provide free-of-charge.
Or check one of our three primary on-line distribution points:
CompuServe: Mac Developers Forum (GO MACDEV), Tools/Debuggers Library
America Online: Macintosh Developes Forum (Keyword: MDV), Developer Util. Library
Internet: info-mac archives, FTP at sumex-aim.stanford.edu, Development
Trademarks & Copyright
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Digital Money, AutoPay, and the eye-in-pyramid logo are trademarks of Digital Money, Inc. This file, all accompanying documentation, and AutoPay software are copyright 1995 Digital Money, Inc. All rights reserved. Microsoft Word is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.