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- Enclosed on this diskette is the ANSI/BBS version of WAMPUM 4.5R. Pursuant to
- the shareware distribution license agreement below, it can be distributed as
- received on high-density media, or it can be copied to ONE 360K floppy. This
- REMOTE version DOES NOT replace either version 4.2 or version 4.5.
-
- BRIEF PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
-
- dBASE-compatible menu-driven DBMS customized for remote use through ANSI BBS's
-
- DETAILED PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
-
- WAMPUM Remote 4.5R (ANSI/BBS version) is a specialized version of WAMPUM 4.5
- designed exclusively for multi-user, dBASE-compatible remote data base manage-
- ment using virtually any ANSI-compatible BBS including pcBOARD, WildCat, and
- TriBBS as well as any other ANSI-compatible BBS with 390K ANSI DOOR support.
-
- The beauty of WAMPUM Remote is that it is virtually 100% compatible with the
- standard WAMPUM software and can be intermixed with WAMPUM 4.5 for DOS on the
- same network simultaneously. Automatic record and file locking are standard.
- WAMPUM Remote also supports multi-user access using multi-tasking software
- so long as the DOS SHARE program is loaded so as to support each DOS session.
-
- Because it is designed solely for dial-in use, some development features are
- not available through BBS access. In particular, the report writer and the
- label generator cannot be used to create new reports or label templates. How-
- ever, all standard dBASE III reports and labels can be executed. Just the
- templates themselves must be created in local mode. Virtually any WAMPUM 4.5
- application previously developed will run with WAMPUM Remote unmodified!
-
- WAMPUM Remote also can be run without using a BBS Door provided an ANSI driver
- is loaded in the user's CONFIG.SYS startup file. We obviously do not recom-
- mend WAMPUM Remote in this mode since the standard WAMPUM 4.5 software uses
- direct screen writes to greatly improve video performance while WAMPUM Remote
- sends ANSI escape sequences frequently to manipulate the screen.
-
- The following functions exist in the standard WAMPUM product but are not sup-
- ported in WAMPUM Remote 4.5R:
-
- (1) Display of .PCX graphics fields
-
- (2) Local printing at the BBS Host
-
- (3) Loading of WAMPUM as a TSR and shelling out to DOS
-
- (4) Modem auto-dial out support for obvious reasons
-
- With these minor exceptions, all standard features covered in the WAMPUM 4.5
- documentation are supported in the ANSI/BBS version.
-
- WAMPUM Remote typically would be accessed thru a BBS door using an ANSI
- display driver in your communications software package.
-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- PC-compatible with 8088 or faster processor, 390K RAM, virtually any
- display card and monitor. Hard disk is strongly recommended, not req'd.
-
- WAMPUM 4.5R SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE
-
- You may redistribute the WAMPUM shareware for a nominal copying/distribution
- fee not to exceed $5 U.S. provided ALL of the following conditions are met:
-
- (1) The software must be distributed in compressed format on no more than
- ONE double-sided, double-density diskette.
-
- (2) The software in compressed format cannot be altered in any way by you
- without the express written permission of Ward Mundy Software. Write:
- P.O. Box 1169, Atlanta, GA 30301. Or phone: 10288-0-700-WARD-MUNDY.
-
- (3) If you distribute the WAMPUM shareware for a distribution fee of any
- kind, you must be a member of the Association of Shareware Profes-
- sionals OR you must clearly advise all purchasers of the following:
-
- (a) That shareware is "try-before-you-buy" software which is
- distributed for evaluation purposes only.
-
- (b) That an end-user must pay a license fee to the author if the
- software is used after expiration of a reasonable evaluation
- period (30 days in the case of WAMPUM 4.5R).
-
- (c) That the author of the software is in no way compensated by
- the distributor for payments made to the distributor to acquire
- a shareware copy of the software.
-
- (d) That shareware is neither freeware nor public domain software
- and that the author retains all rights in the copyrighted work
- which is distributed pursuant to a license for evaluation pur-
- poses only.
-
- WAMPUM LICENSING & SUPPORT
-
- Single-user licenses: $50 per PC. Unlimited-user LAN license: $195 per server.
- Shipping and handling: $5 in U.S.; $10 elsewhere. Registration includes a
- copy of current shipping version and 90 days free technical support by phone,
- mail, fax, or BBS. Site licenses are available for $995 through the end of 93.
-
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
-
- WAMPUM was developed by Ward Mundy, a member of the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP). Questions regarding the product should be directed to the
- following address: P.O. Box 1169, Atlanta, GA 30301. Within the continental
- U.S., call 10288-0-700-WARD-MUNDY (the cost is a modest 15ยข/minute after 5pm).
- For those in Alaska, Hawaii, and elsewhere, please call 404/237-9420.
-
-