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Barcode Now! TM Office Dynamica 34 Billings Ln Boston, MA 02130 Email Compuserve 76303,1335 America Online office_dyn@aol.com Copyright 1996, Agostino Calisi, Office Dynamica All Rights Reserved ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Table Of Contents 1. Product Discription 2. Key Features 3. System Requirements & Known Bugs 4. Starting Barcode Now! 5. General Barcode Topics 6. Barcodes types 7. Tips on choosing a Scanners 8. Scanner interfaces 9. Technical Support 10. Licence / Registration Form 11. Note to Shareware Distributors 12. Barcode Now! Product Disclaimer 1. Product Description Barcode Now! is a complete barcode printing software package that is both powerful and user friendly. Barcode Now! was designed to meet most barcode printing needs requiring the minimum amount of hardware. Barcode Now can print 14 types of barcodes to dot matrix, laser, or ink jet printers. With Barcode Now you can print up to six labels across. Several menu selectable Avery formats are included, or you can custom design and save your own. 2. Key Features 1. User friendly intuitive menu system, mouse support. 2. Prints 14 of the most popular types of barcodes. 3. Prints to dot matrix, inkjet, or laser printers. 4. Prints from one to Six labels across. 5. Create, Edit, Save label forms such as Avery. 6. Barcode Scan Test. 7. Increment/Decrement Alphanumeric data. 8. Variable Density. 9. Import data from Ascii files. 10. Automatically saves last setup. 11. Text on/off option. 12. Checksum on/off option. 13. Landscape on/off mode for laser printer. 14. Print multiple copies of the same barcode. 15. Adjust Colum location, Top & Bottom Margins. 16. Adjust horizontal space between labels. 17. Online Manual, Calculator, Clock 3. System Requirements Barcode Now! requires an IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible com- puter with 640K RAM (or more) to work properly. In addition, version 2.0 or greater of PC-DOS or MS-DOS is required. Barcode Now! Requires approximately 640K of computer memory to contain the pro- gram's executable code and common data. Additional memory is allocated as required. Barcode Now! works well with the IBM Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA), Color Graphics Adapter (CGA), Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), Video Graphics Array (VGA), and compatibles. Other video adapters that can emulate either the MDA or CGA should work properly. A dot matrix, laser, or inkjet printer is also required. Bug list 1: Windows 95 problem. Windows 95 users must run bar.exe from within Windows 95 and not before starting Windows95 or after Shutting down Windows 95. Not following this procedure can result in a system crash after running bar.exe. (this may be a windows 95 problem too) 2: When shuting down bar.exe the printer needs to be on or you will get a printer not ready message, this is a inconvenience and is being looked into. 4. Starting Barcode Now! At the C: prompt type CD \barcode then press ENTER this should bring you into the barcode directory assuming the default options were used during installation. Then type barcode, after a few seconds you should see the title and disclaimer screen, press any key if you agree to the terms of the disclaimer. If you have the unregisterd shareware version, you will encounter the registration nag screen you must wait 12 seconds before you can continue. Main Display Screen At the top of your screen a menu bar with six options are available. They are... "Print Barcode" "Barcode Type" "Label Format" "Printer" "Misc Setup" "Exit" To highlight an option you can use the right/left arrow keys or the space bar. To select a high lighted option press the enter key and a sub menu should appear. To move the light bar within the sub menu use the up/down arrow keys. To select a sub menu option press the enter key. Description of Main Options Print Barcode: This is the main print area. Five sub options are available. Quick Print: This is best if you need one label or many copies of the same label. Once selected a pop up window will appear asking you to enter the data you want to encode into a barcode. At this point you can abort by pressing Ctrl Enter. After entering the data press return, another window will appear asking the quantity of barcode labels you wish to print. While printing you can press ESC anytime to stop printing. It may print a few more labels until the printer buffer is empty. Increment Data: This mode is used for sequential printing. If you need to print labels in ascending order such as 10001, 10002 10003 ... this is the correct mode. This mode can also increment letters such as 100AB, 100AC, 100AD ect. One important limitation you should be aware of is when the data cannot be carried over any more places it will reset to zero similar to the odometer in your car, so if you need to print 10000 labels in incrementing order you will need to pad the left most locations with zeros. Example start with 00000, the next sequence will be 00001,00002, ... 09999 and finally 10000. This also keeps the length of the barcode uniform. Decrement Data: Same as above except in descending order example 10000 09999, 09998 ect. Import file: Barcode Now! Allows you to import ascii files generated by other programs, such as POS systems, Lotus or DBASE. Currently barcode will can only accept data shown in the format shown below. If you have other needs please call we may be able to customize this function at a reasonable rate, usually under $35.00 for ascii files. When importing data it must meet all the requirements for the type of barcode you will be using. For instance UPCA is 11 digits. Your data should look like this. 37912902134 45643433332 23423546544 65676575675 etc. Scan Test: This function is provided as a convenience. If you have a scanner connected, you can sample test the newly printed barcodes without leaving Barcode Now. Keep in mind not all scanners are the same. A label easily scanned on one scanner may have difficulty on another. Before starting any large barcode printing project make sure all scanners can read it, especially the higher density barcodes and labels printed with a dot matrix printer.. Barcode Type This menu option lets you choose 1 of 14 types of barcodes. The first four selections have two sub choices for 2 and 5 digit supplemental barcodes. After a choice has been selected it will be saved as the default barcode until another selection has been made. For a general description of each type of barcode please read the section on "Barcode Types and Uses". Choices available are. UPC-A UPC-E EAN/JAN-13 EAN/JAN-8 CODE 39 EXTENDED 39 INT. 2 OF 5 CODE 128 CODABAR ZIP+4 MSI PLESSEY CODE 93 EXTENDED 93 UCC 128 Label Format This menu option allows you to select, edit, and create label formats. Some popular standard label formats such as the Avery 5161 are already included. Not all barcodes will work with every format. For instance the Avery 5161 is great for Code 39, but may be too big for UPC E, This is where you will need to adjust and save the column and height data. Or revert to another smaller label. Select Label This option will change the current default label format to the one selected. The new format will be saved and will remain the default untill another format is selected. Edit Current Allows you to edit and save the current default format. You can also save it under a new name and keep the old format. (new version becomes the default) Edit New Allows you edit and save another format besides the default. (becomes the default when saved) Create New Allows you to create and save a new label format. (becomes the default when saved) Delete Label Allows you to delete a label format. Note it will not delete a label that is the current default. You must first select another label as the default and then you can delete it. Label Format Options Number of Colums Numer of colums across. Valid values are 1 - 6. The higher the numbers of colums, more care should be excercised due to possible overlap of data. You can also increase the density to reduce the bacode size, but you must be sure your scanner can read it. Space between Label This is the space between rows of labels in increments of aprox 1/10" depending on the character dpi setting of your printer. Barcode Height You can adjust the height of any barcode (except Postal codes) in increments of aprox 1/10". Minimum value is 1. Offset You can shift all the colums to the right or left in increments of aprox 1/10". Valid ranges are between -50 to +50, realistic values are usally -4 to +4. Rows per Page Enter the number of rows per sheet, this value is very impor taint for calculating top and bottom margins. Top And Bottom Margins Usally not required for most labels, except for some large labels that start and end several inches from the top and bottom. Normal values between 0 and 3. Colum Location 1,2,3,4,5,6 Enter the colum location of the label in increments of 1/10" from the left edge of the page. Some trial and error may be needed to get these values perfect. Values in locations greater than numbers of colums are ignored. Tip: To save labels when making any adjustments, first print to regular paper and compare to a label page before printing to the real label. Setup Options Text On/Off You can turn the text under the barcode On or Off. Uses for turning it off can be for limited security purposes. For example if you do not want someone to read a Social Security Number or other sensitive info under a barcode, you have the option of not printing it. Important note, any barcode can be easily deciphered by a person who has knowledge of the format. For greater security you may want to encrypt the data before encoding it into a barcode. If you need this type of security please call customer support. Numbers Of Passes This option is for dot matrix printers only, if your ribbon is a little on the dull side you may want to increase this number. Valid ranges are from 1 - 5, 1 being normal. Checksum Most barcodes will allow you to optionally encode the checksum into the barcode, You can turn this on or off with this option. Your scanner may or may not read the checksum. Some types of barcode highly recommend this setting to be on. Density This option defines the dot width for each vertical bar or space of the barcode. Under normal circumstances a value of one is a high density barcode. Two is medium and three is low density. When changing this option make sure your barcode reader can read it. Valid ranges are 1 - 6. If you are using 300 dpi laser printer you may want to increase this value to aprox four for most scanners.. Landscape This option allows you to print barcodes in the landscape mode, it is for laser printers only, your laser printer must be in the landscape mode when this option is selected, Barcode Now! will automatically do this for you. You may have to put it back to the portrait mode manually. 5. General Barcode Topics Basic Structure of Barcodes Most barcodes are made up of the following six components. The quiet zone, start code, data, stop code, check sum, and quiet zone. The blank area before and after the bars is called the "Quiet Zone". The size of this is area differs between types of barcodes and should be between 1/10" to 1/2" wide. The first set of bars is usally a special character called the "Start Code", this varies between types of barcodes and is usally stripped by the scanner. The next set of bars is the "Data Section" this is where your data such as SKU # is encoded, then comes the "Stop Code", then a one or two digit "Check Sum" used to validate the scan and is may be also striped, at last another "Quiet Zone". Some types of barcodes are self checking, this means that each character is checked as it is being scanned, most self checking barcodes do not employ a checksum, some employ both methods such as Code 128. Common Misconseption Barcodes do not contain all the information you need to know about an item, it is just a pointer to this information stored in a database record. 6. Choosing a Barcode Things to keep in mind when choosing a barcode. 1. Can scanners read the type of barcode you choose? 2. Do you need to scan numbers, and letters? 3. Do you need to scan punctuation marks such as $ % & etc? 4. Size of barcode, is it going on a large crate or test tube ? 5. Number of characters to encode? Fixed or variable length. Quick Reference BAR CODE TYPE INPUT LENGTH CHARACTERS CHECKING Nominal CPI ALLOWED * METHOD LASER DOTM 1 UPC-A 11, 13 OR 16 N SC 14.1 5.1 2 UPC-E 11, 13 OR 16 N 13.2 4.7 3 EAN/JAN-13 12, 14 OR 17 N 14.1 5.1 4 EAN/JAN-8 7, 9 OR 12 N 13.4 4.8 5 CODE 39 2 TO 30 N,U SC 9.4 5.0 6 EXTENDED 39 2 TO 30 N,U,L,P,C 9.4 5.0 7 INT. 2 OF 5 2 TO 30 N SC 17.6 8.9 8 CODE 128 2 TO 30 N,U,L,P,C SC 10.0 3.6 9 CODABAR 2 TO 30 N SC 13.0 6.6 10 ZIP+4 5, 9 OR 11 N NA 11 MSI PLESSEY 2 TO 30 N CS 12 5.4 12 CODE 93 2 TO 30 N,U,P CS 13.9 4.7 13 EXTENDED 93 2 TO 30 N,U,L,P CS 13.9 4.7 14 UCC 128 19 N 15.0 7.3 * KEY N - NUMBERS (0-9) U - UPPER CASE (A-Z) L - LOWER CASE (a - z) P - PUNCTUATION C - CONTROL CHARACTERS SC = Self Checking CS = Check Sum CPI = Character per inch. Barcode Types And Uses UPC A Developed by IBM, introduced in 1971 and adopted by the USA in 1973. UPC stands for Universal Product Code, initially designed for U.S. grocery industry and now has spread into other retail markets such as books, magazines, records etc. UPC A is a numeric only 11,13,16 digit barcode. The first digit the number system character (usually stripped off by the barcode reader depending on how it is set up) the next 10 digits are the data characters and the last digit is the checksum that is generated by the software and is also stripped off by the barcode reader. An optional two or five digit supplemental code can be encoded to the UPC A, this is usually for periodicals where an issue date is required . First digit Number System 0 = Regular UPC Codes 2 = Random Weight Item, for meats, fruits, etc 3 = National Drug Code and National Health Related Items 4 = For Use without code format restrictions and with check digit protection for in store marking of non food items. 5 = Use on Coupons 1,6,7,8,9 = Reserved QUICK FACTS UPC - A VALID CHARACTERS 0-9; INPUT LENGTH 11,13,16 SELF CHECKING MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 14.1 DOT MATRIX 5.1 UPC E UPC E is a compact, zero suppressed version of the UPC A barcode. This version compresses 10 data digits and the checksum character into six digits. This barcode requires special formatting when entering the digits to be encoded. A number system of 0 must be used with UPC E. The first five characters is the manufacturer code and the last five characters is the product code. If the manufacturer code ends in 000, 100, 200, there are one thousand numbers available for the product code. These are 00000 - 00999. Example 3100000999 is valid. 31000 is the manufacturers code and 00999 is the product code. If the manufacturer code ends in 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 there are one hundred numbers available for the product code. These are 00000 - 00099. Example 3170000098 is valid. 31700 is the manufacturers code and 00098 is the product code. If the manufacturer code ends in 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 there are ten numbers available for the product code. These are 00000 - 00009. Example 3175000008 is valid. 31750 is the manufacturers code and 00008 is the product code. If the manufacturer code ends in any non zero number, there are five numbers available for the product code. These are 00005 - 00009. Example 3175500008 is valid. 31755 is the manufacturers code and 00008 is the product code. QUICK FACTS UPC - E VALID CHARACTERS 0-9; INPUT LENGTH 11,13,16 SELF CHECKING EXAMPLE 3175500008 MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 13.2 DOT MATRIX 4.7 EAN/IAN/JAN - 13 Developed by IBM, introduced in 1971 and adopted by the USA in 1976. EAN is the European Article Numbering, also referred as to the international Article Numbering, as well as the Japanese Article Numbering. The EAN/IAN/JAN - 13 is now the International standard barcode for retail food packages, similar to the UPC code. EAN/IAN/JAN - 13 is used primarily for international uses where the first two characters show country of origin, the next ten characters are for data and the last is the checksum that is automatically generated by the software (if this option is enabled). EAN - 13 is identical in size to the UPC - A. The main difference is that EAN - 13 has an extra 13th character encoded into the barcode message and is displayed as the left most character. QUICK FACTS EAN/JAN - 13 VALID CHARACTERS 0-9; INPUT LENGTH 12,14,17 SELF CHECKING MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 14.1 DOT MATRIX 5.1 EAN/JAN - 8 The EAN/JAN - 8 is used primarily for international uses where the first two characters are flags for country of origin, the next 5 characters are for data and the last is the checksum automatically generated by the computer (if this option is enabled). QUICK FACTS EAN/JAN - 8 VALID CHARACTERS 0-9; INPUT LENGTH 7,9,12 CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 13.4 DOT MATRIX 4.8 Standard Code 39 / Code 3 of 9 Code 39 is probably the most commonly used barcode because it allows letters numbers and some punctuation. This this type of barcode is used extensively in government, military, automotive, and the health industries. It is used often to mark containers, packages, and documents. Due to its size it may not be suited for very small objects. Code 39 is a variable length barcode capable of encoding from 2 to 30 characters. The * symbol is automatically added at the beginning and end of each code. The software automatically generates the checksum if it is enabled in the setup menu. Quiet zones before and after the bars is required. QUICK FACTS CODE 39 / CODE 3 of 9 VALID CHARACTERS Ten digits 0 - 9. 26 capital letters A - Z. Six symbols % + $ / . - and the space character. INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 9.4 DOT MATRIX 5.0 Extended Code 39 / Code 3 of 9 Extended Code 39 is identical with standard code 39 except it allows for the full 128 ASCII character set including control characters. QUICK FACTS CODE 39 / CODE 3 of 9 VALID CHARACTERS FULL 128 ASCII INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 9.4 DOT MATRIX 5.0 EXAMPLE Interleave 2 of 5 (Code 25) Interleave 2 of 5 code was first developed by Gerry Woolf of Identicon Corp in 1968. It is used primarily used for warehouse inventory handling, identification of photofinishing envelopes, airline ticketing, and baggage and cargo handling. Interleave 2 of 5 is variable length numeric only code that prints out a little larger than UPC - A when ten digits are encoded. It is ideal for encoding data more or less than 10 digits. It is also uses about half the space as code 39. Since this is a dense code it is recommended to enable the check sum in the misc setup. QUICK FACTS INTERLEAVE 2 OF 5 (CODE 25) VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9 INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 17.6 DOT MATRIX 8.9 EXAMPLE 94759783953475 Code 128 / UCC - 128 Developed by Computer Identics and introduced in 1981. Code 128 is a popular compact code, specially designed so it can be easily printed with dot matrix printers at the time it was introduced. Most dot matrix printers today are capable of printing just about any barcode. Code 128 is self checking meaning each character is checked as it is being scanned. Code 128 used often for inventory tracking on shelves in supermarkets, It is mainly used on the front edge of the shelf where the product is stored. But not on the product itself. Code 128 is a variable length barcode able to encode the full ASCII 128 but in less space than CODE 39. QUICK FACTS CODE 128 VALID CHARACTERS FULL ASCII 128 INPUT LENGTH CODE 128 2 - 30 INPUT LENGTH UCC 128 19 CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 10.0 DOT MATRIX 3.6 EXAMPLE hello OUT THERE!!!! Codabar Codabar was first developed by the Mornarch Marking Systems division of Pitney Bowes for use in retail price-labeling systems. Since UPC A became the standard in the retail market, Codabar is still used in some retail sectors. Codabar is used in many non-retail applications such as libraries and blood banks. Federal Express uses Codabar on all its airway bills and packages. Codabar is a variable length numeric plus six punctuation characters, it is useful for encoding monetary and mathematical figures. Coded can encode positive or negative numbers, decimal points and more. Codabar requires a special start and stop character. A-D. QUICK FACTS CODABAR VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9 $ : / . - + INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 SPECIAL START/STOP A-D CHECKING METHOD MAX SUGGESTED CPI LASER 13.0 DOT MATRIX 6.6 EXAMPLE D$1.99B MSI Plessey MSI Plessey was developed by Plessey Co Lt of Dorset England. It uses pulse width modulation (PWM) technology making it stand up well to wear and tear. It is a variable length numeric only barcode used most often for inventory tracking on shelves in supermarkets. It is mainly used on the front edge of the shelf where the product is stored but not on the product itself. Use of a check sum is recommended. QUICK FACTS MSI PLESSY VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9 INPUT LENGTH 2 - 15 CHECKING METHOD CHARACTERS PER INCH EXAMPLE 87346578 Code 93 Developed by Intermec and introduced in April of 1982 is one of the highest density alphanumeric codes available. Code 93 is a compressed version of Code 39, Code 93 has the advantage of coding the entire Code 39 character set with a smaller character width. This barcode is more difficult to read and is not supported by some scanners. Code 93 uses a special start stop character and a check character imitable before the stop character. QUICK FACTS CODE 93 VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9, Upper case A-Z, Punctuation INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 CHECKING METHOD CHARACTERS PER INCH EXAMPLE AB.!87346578 Extended Code 93 Same as Code 93, with lower case. QUICK FACTS EXTENDED CODE 93 VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9, Upper/Lower case A-Z, Punctuation INPUT LENGTH 2 - 30 CHECKING METHOD CHARACTERS PER INCH EXAMPLE Ab.!87346578 ZIP + 4 Postal Code (POSTNET) This barcode is provided for making camera ready art. It will only print once. The placement of this barcode on the envelope is very important please consult your post office regarding use of this barcode. QUICK FACTS ZIP + 4 POSTAL CODE VALID CHARACTERS 0 - 9, INPUT LENGTH 5, 9, 11 CHECKING METHOD CHARACTERS PER INCH HEIGHT BASED EXAMPLE 02130 or 021306565 or 02130565677 7. Tips on Choosing a Scanner Three main types of scanners are on the market today. Selecting the right scanner is critical. This section briefly explains each type. It is recomended to extensivley test a scanner type for your situation before any major desisions. Wand/Pen Scanner Least expensive, good for low volume scanning, main draw backs wand tip must physically touch label in order to read it, this may cause some wear on the label. Also sometimes difficult to read some types of media such as reading barcodes through cellophane. May be ok in a jewlery store but not recomended for a convienience store. Costs range from $150 - $250; CCD Charged Coupled Devices, this technology is similar to the technology used in camcorders, digital cameras, ect. The main advantages of CCD is that there are no moving parts to wear out, and is somewhat more rugged. These are also the fastest scanners. Their main drawbacks is the scanner must be no more than a few inches from the barcode label. Also CCD scanners and may have trouble reading curved or uneven objects. Though this may not be a problem as improved CCD scanners come into the market. Costs range from $400 - $1000; Laser Quality laser scanners can read labels from a few inches to several feet. Some as far as 50ft. Laser scanners have moving parts and may be suseptable to wear, shock, high moisture ect. Laser scanners are better than their counter parts for reading labels under most conditions. Most modern hand held laser scanners employ a solid state laser diode to generate the beam and generally do not weaken over time. Some of the more powerful scanners such as incounter types at the supermarket employ a laser tube, these have a limited life span and are expensive to replace, check the specifications before any major purchases. Costs range from $300 - $10000; 8. Choosing Scanner Interface There are several interfaces you should consider when selecting a scanner. Here is a brief discription of some. Keyboard Wedge This interface is popular because it can work with your existing software such as Lotus 123, Excel, Windows, or any program where data is entered through the keyboard. The scanner and keyboard are usually connected to a decoder box that is in turn connected to your keyboard port. Your scanned data will appear on your screen as if you typed it. This method is easy to install and is popular for small dos/lan based POS systems. Serial Wedge Very similar to Keyboard wedge, except the scanner is connected to the serial port. Usually a small TSR (terminate stay resident) program is loaded and is running in the background of your application program such as Lotus, when something is scanned the TSR intercepts the data from the serial port decodes it and places it in the keyboard buffer. Scanned data appears on your screen as if you typed it. Most scanners of this type do not require a separate decoder box as in the keyboard wedge. Serial Port Interface This type of interface usually requires application software designed to read directly from this port. It is used most often in supermarket POS systems and other large UNIX/Multiuser systems. ISA Card Interface Many high end scanners require a special card and driver. The main disadvantage of this type of interface is the card takes up a slot and interrupt and requires trained personel to install. 9. Technical Support Every effort has been made to ensure the least amount of support is required for Barcode Now. Registered users will recieve, one year of unlimited technical support, Due to the low cost of this product all return calls will be collect. The best way to get in touch with the author is through Email. Email Compuserve 76303,1335 America Online office_dyn@aol.com Phone (617)524-9395 SnailMail Office Dynamica 34 Billings Ln Boston, Ma 02130 10. REGISTRATION NOTICE Barcode Now! is distributed as a shareware product. It retains all copyrights for the author. Permission is granted for individuals and companies to copy and use this software in order to try it out. If you find Barcode Now! useful, then please register your copy. The shareware concept is meant to provide a working copy to the user for evaluation, try before you buy software. If you choose not to register then erase or pass your copy onto someone else. Please note that if you obtained your copy from a mail order distributor, the fee paid goes entirely to the distributor and does not cover the cost of the program itself. You can register by sending $39.95 to Office Dynamica, 34 Billing Ln. Boston, MA 01532, U.S.A. Massachusetts residents please add 5% sales tax. For registering you will receive the user-support telephone number together with the latest registered version of Barcode Now! ---------------------------------[ LICENSE ]-------------------------------- Barcode Now! software is the property of Agostino Calisi, Office Dynamica. You are granted a limited license to use this software for evaluation purposes. If you wish to continue using Barcode Now! after evaluation, you must register your copy. Barcode Now! may not be used on a continuous basis in any location (home, business, school or governmental agency) without registering. Companies wishing to use Barcode Now! in multiple locations concurrently should refer to site license information below. Notice: Barcode Now! may NOT be incorporated into any other program (i.e. called from within any other program or batch file) and redistributed without the express written permission from the author. -------------------------------[ SITE LICENSE ]------------------------------ COMPANIES please note that only ONE USER at ONE LOCATION may use and operate Barcode Now! . Additional computers, users and locations should be registered separately, by volume, or by obtaining a site license. DISCOUNT RATES are offered to companies registering for a site license or by volume. Please write to Agostino Calisi, 34 Billings Ln Boston, Ma 02130, USA for a rate schedule. +----------------------------[ REGISTRATION FORM ]---------------------------+ | | | | | NAME ___________________________________________________________________ | | | | COMPANY ________________________________________________________________ | | | | STREET _________________________________________________________________ | | | | CITY,STATE __________________________________ ZIP ____________________ | | | | COUNTRY _____________________________________ | | | | TELEPHONE _(__________)_________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | USA Customers: | | Barcode Now! $ 39.95 U.S. DOLLARS | | Xray/Document Tracker $ 39.95 U.S. DOLLARS | | Barcode Now! Windows (UDev) $ 65.00 U.S. DOLLARS | | | | Shipping & Handling $ 6.00 U.S. DOLLARS | | Massachusetts residents | | please add 5% sales tax $ U.S. DOLLARS | | | | | | UK Customers: | | We can accept English cheques in Pounds Sterling. 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DISTRIBUTION LICENSE This license allows you to make as many copies as you wish for distribution (in its un-altered original form, including documentation) to others on the same evaluation basis. Specifically you may not sell or ask any consideration for Barcode Now! . SIG's and BBS's may ask a nominal fee (NOT EXCEEDING TEN DOLLARS) to cover their copying and distribution costs. OEM's or publishers wishing to bundle Barcode Now! with their own products MUST contact Agostino Calisi, 34 Billings Ln Boston, Ma 02130, USA) to obtain written permission. 12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY This software and documentation are sold "AS IS" and without warranties as to performance of merchantability or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the various hardware and software environments into which this program may be put, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered. Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it. The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to product replacement or refund of registration fee. +----------------------------[ END OF README.TXT ]---------------------------+