Welcome to The PC-SIG Games CD ROM. This CD ROM contains games selected from the world's premier collection of shareware. Shareware is the try-before-you-buy method of software distribution that provides you with affordable software.
If you find a program useful after trying it out, you are required to register by sending an additional fee directly to the author. This fee extends your right to use the software and may provide you with added benefits such as printed manuals, additional support, and program updates.
Shareware authors are constantly revising and improving their offerings. When evaluating the programs contained on this CD please bear in mind that a newer version may exist which meets more of your needs. Check with PC-SIG or with the individual author for details.
In an effort to better serve PC-SIG customers in the USA and internationally, PC-SIG has set up a network of dealers throughout the world. Many International Dealers offer the full range of PC-SIG products and services including the registration of many shareware programs. Please check the Dealer section in Shareware Magazine or call PC-SIG at (408) 730-9291 for the name of the dealer in your area.
ABOUT PC-SIG WHAT IS SHAREWARE? WHAT IS THE ASP?
From its very beginning PC-SIG has been a driving force in bringing high-quality, low cost software to the consumer. Since 1983 PC-SIG has actively sought top software authors for the world's greatest library of shareware and public domain software. The Library has grown rapidly over the years to more than 3,000 disks. We could never have achieved this goal without the help and support of authors and the computing community. By listening to our end-users we have developed a library that focuses on the computer user's needs, knowledge, and skills.
Shareware is a unique approach to software retailing in which consumers purchase software directly from the author. Individual authors avoid costly marketing, promotion, and packaging by allowing their programs to be copied and shared with few restrictions. PC-SIG plays a vital role in the shareware process by bringing shareware to the consumer. As a central distributor, PC-SIG can give these programs the exposure they deserve at a fraction of the cost of bringing a single software package to the commercial market. In the end, the consumer wins with great software at prices far below traditional retail markets.
We work closely with our authors in bringing their software to the attention of the computing public. We represent a chance for the author to establish software in the marketplace without having to spend a fortune on marketing and advertising. Due to our distribution method, unique and beneficial programs that would normally not be available in a retail outlet are accessible to computer users.
The most important ingredient in the success of the Library has been you--the end-user. Your comments about programs have been extremely influential in creating a library of the best and most up-to-date shareware anywhere. Your questions and feedback have been very beneficial in the development of software that would otherwise be unavailable.
PC-SIG is more than just a distribution center for shareware authors. We are a publisher of books and magazines that focus specifically on products available via the shareware distribution method. We offer telephone technical support for each of the products we sell, and by using CD-ROM technology we have been able to put the entire PC-SIG Library on the user's desk. Throughout the history of PC-SIG we have tried to be a conduit between the software author and the end-user. By doing this we have offered and will continue to offer inexpensive, quality software to the computing consumer.
Buying PC-SIG Shareware directly from PC-SIG insures that you get the highest quality program and most current versions of programs, and support for every product we distribute. If you're interested in the shareware phenomenon subscribe to SHAREWARE Magazine, a publication dedicated to shareware and the programs that make it successful. To order SHAREWARE Magazine, catalogs listing all PC-SIG products, or other PC-SIG Shareware products, just phone: 1+(800) 245-6717. This toll free number is available throughout the U.S. Outside the U.S. please call us at (408) 730-9291 Monday through Friday 8am - 5pm Pacific Time.
WHY PC-SIG SHAREWARE?
PC-SIG diskettes are quality shareware which have been virus checked, quality tested and reviewed. You have the chance to try the programs before sending any registration fee to the author for further updates, telephone support or printed manuals. Testing various programs also gives you a better operating knowledge of which programs best suit your needs.
PC-SIG Authorized Dealers back all PC-SIG products with PC-SIG's guarantee that each diskette is free of media errors, program bugs and that each program will perform as it is supposed to. PC-SIG Authorized Dealers only sell diskettes featuring the distinctive PC-SIG red logo on the sleeve and label. The red PC-SIG logo is your assurance that you are purchasing a fully tested, quality shareware product with PC-SIG's guarantee. PC-SIG's quality assurance also means that you receive a full featured program complete with documentation on the disk.
Do not be fooled by imitations. Buying from a PC-SIG Authorized Dealer is your guarantee that you are purchasing quality products from someone you can trust. PC-SIG cannot update or support non PC- SIG diskettes.
Shareware is a unique approach to software retailing in which consumers purchase software directly from the author. This eliminates costly marketing, promotion, and packaging, allowing consumers to obtain quality software at a fraction of the commercial cost.
Shareware authors allow their programs to be copied and distributed with few restrictions. PC-SIG plays a vital role in the shareware process by getting these programs to the end-users. Shareware users are encouraged to examine a program, copy it, and pass it on to friends. If users find the software program useful, they are asked to register with the software author. This usually means paying a registration fee directly to the shareware author. In return for this registration fee, "registered users" receive the right to continue to use the software and added benefits such as full documentation, technical support, and future updates of the program.
Registration is the key to success for the shareware concept. If you try a program and it does not meet your needs, you are not expected to register. However, if you try a program, like it, and continue to use it, you are expected to compensate the author by paying the registration fee. Registration also insures further development of the program. Shareware is the ``try-before-you-buy'' method of software distribution that will literally save you hundreds of dollars on software purchases.
Shareware authors are constantly revising and improving their offerings. When evaluating the programs contained on this CD please bear in mind that a newer version may exist which meets more of your needs. Check with PC-SIG or with the individual author for details.
Shareware is NOT public domain. Public Domain software is the work of authors who chose not to seek formal copyrights or royalties; their work is free to be used or altered with few or no restrictions. No registration is necessary. While some programs in the PC-SIG Library are public domain, most are shareware.
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) is an affiliation of shareware authors dedicated to the shareware concept. Since 1987 the ASP has played an important role in the shareware industry by creating standards and guidelines for shareware software and its distribution.
By defining good shareware and helping fellow authors create it, the ASP contributes to the overall quality of shareware programs. Through communication with shareware vendors, the ASP insures that shareware products are responsibly promoted to the software buying public. As an approved vendor and associate member of the Association of Shareware Professionals, PC-SIG is recognized for its adherence to all ASP distribution standards, and for its accurate representation of shareware programs.
The 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, the 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 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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