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QUICK DIAL
Total Color Communications
Version 1.3
Copyright 1991 by
Charles Graham
POB 58634
St. Louis, MO 63158
All Rights Reserved
WHY QUICK DIAL?
If you want to:
-- use a 700-entry dialing directory
-- dial out on COM13
-- communicate at 19,600 bps
-- reset your communications port interrupt vectors
-- emulate an Oldcrank 3191 terminal
-- use your old monochrome system
then QUICK DIAL is NOT for you! Read no further. But if you're like the 95%
of us that just want something small, quick, easy and efficient then you may
want to use QUICK DIAL. Here's what it offers.
-- Windows 3.0 compliant -- runs in background and in a window on a '386
or better platform, in enhanced mode
-- a circular COLOR scroll back buffer to instantly review your BBS
sessions -- configurable by you to hold TEN TO FIFTY PAGES -- that's
up to 96,600 characters!
-- Q-FIND text finder to automatically look up and display any text
stored in your scroll back buffer
-- UNLIMITED COLOR screen snapshots and views to make permanent
recordings of important information -- WHILE ON LINE or IN SCROLL
BACK BUFFER MODE!
-- support for COM1 and COM2 communication ports
-- modem speeds of 300/1200/2400/9600 bps
-- full ANSI emulation
-- a 15-entry dialing directory
-- UNLIMITED additional directories
-- both directory and non-directory dialing
-- online directory editor for entry, revision and deletion of BBS
-- ONLINE directory SORTING
-- circular dialing queue auto-dial
-- auto-redial
-- auto-redial last number dialed
-- automatic maintenance of a continuous "connect" file so you can tell
who you called, when you called and how long you were connected
-- communication parameter changes WITHOUT changing screens
-- built in XMODEM checksum file download (receive), and upload (send),
protocols
-- support for TWO external file transfer protocols
-- ASCII uploading of text files
-- jumping to DOS whether connected to a BBS or not
-- printer support
-- log file support (with auto-correction for ANSI escape sequences) to
permanently record your BBS sessions
-- AUTO-SENDING your handle, password and 4-digit phone number
-- on line prompting
-- help screen
-- error checking
If QUICK DIAL sounds like your kind of software then keep reading.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
QUICK DIAL is not "freeware" and is not in the Public Domain. Any individual
or organization may use QUICK DIAL freely for up to 30 days to decide if it
meets the user's needs. Thereafter, the user must remit a Registration Fee to
the author, or discontinue using QUICK DIAL. This requirement includes QUICK
DIAL users who received their copy of QUICK DIAL from distributors of Public
Domain software and "shareware."
Please submit your personal check for $20 (U.S. funds only) to:
Charles Graham
P.O. Box 58634
St. Louis, MO 63158
You will promptly receive a personalized, registered copy of the latest
version of QUICK DIAL by return mail.
After becoming familiar with QUICK DIAL, I'm sure you will agree that it packs
a lot of features -- including many that are unavailable elsewhere. A lot of
work went into developing this software. So don't put off the decision to
register your copy. Do it today.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
To use QUICK DIAL, you need:
-- an IBM-compatible personal computer with at least 256K of available
RAM
-- a color video card and color monitor that support an 80 column by 25
line screen mode and at least four pages of screen memory
-- DOS 3.x or later, and
-- a Hayes-compatible modem
FILES DISTRIBUTED WITH QUICK DIAL
There are nine files distributed with QUICK DIAL Version 1.3:
QD.CNF the default QUICK DIAL configuration file
QD.DIR the QUICK DIAL dialing directory
QD13.DOC the QUICK DIAL documentation file
EDIT-CNF.EXE the QUICK DIAL configuration utility
QD.EXE the executable software, QUICK DIAL
QD.HLP the QUICK DIAL Help Screen
QD.ICO the QUICK DIAL icon for Windows 3.0
QD.PIF the QUICK DIAL PIF file for Windows 3.0
WHATS.NEW the abbreviated history of QUICK DIAL
(Note. Another file, CONNECT.QD, will be created the first time you execute
QUICK DIAL. And another file, QD.SCR, will be written to your disk(ette) when
certain QUICK DIAL options are executed.)
GETTING STARTED
There are only three things you must do to begin using QUICK DIAL.
First, read and become familiar with the QUICK DIAL documentation provided
here. It's short and totally untechnical.
Second, put all QUICK DIAL files alone in one directory on a single
disk(ette). If you intend to use external file transfer protocols such as
ZMODEM or MPT, put all necessary external protocol files in the same directory
and on the same disk(ette) as your QUICK DIAL files.
Third, use EDIT-CNF.EXE to customize the QUICK DIAL configuration file for
YOUR system.
THE QUICK DIAL CONFIGURATION FILE -- QD.CNF
QD.CNF is a small file containing only eleven lines. Each line must contain
correct information to enjoy QUICK DIAL to the fullest. Note the contents of
the file, as distributed, what each line means, and the acceptable range of
values (if any).
As
Distributed
Contents Explanation Acceptable values
"1" communication port number "1" or "2"
"ATZ" modem initialization string
"1200" initial modem speed in bps "300", "1200", "2400" or "9600"
"ATDT" modem dialing command
"9999" last 4 digits of your phone number
"45" time modem should wait for carrier "30" to "60"
"10" number of pages in scroll back buffer "10" to "50"
" " external upload file transfer protocol #1 or a space
" " external download file transfer protocol #1 or a space
" " external upload file transfer protocol #2 or a space
" " external download file transfer protocol #2 or a space
Here's why each of these lines is important.
1) Communications port number. QUICK DIAL supports COM1 and COM2. Assuming
one of these is available to you, just make this line read "1" or "2". The
port number can be changed while running QUICK DIAL, but make sure you set the
port number to the one you want to start on. QUICK DIAL does not support
communications ports other than COM1 or COM2.
2) Modem initialization string. QUICK DIAL needs your modem's result
messages sent in "English Word" or "Verbal" format. Many modems do this by
default. If you aren't sure whether yours does, include the command "V1"
(without quotation marks) somewhere in your initialization string. QUICK DIAL
will NOT work properly unless your modem sends its messages in words. QUICK
DIAL's author uses: AT E0 M0 S0=0 V1 X4 &C1 &D2 &S1. Consult your modem
manual for further explanation and instructions.
3) Initial modem speed. This should be set to the highest speed your modem
can accomodate less than or equal to 9600 bps. "300", "1200", "2400" and
"9600" are acceptable values. You can change the bps rate while running QUICK
DIAL, and include a modem speed in each QUICK DIAL Directory entry.
4) Modem dialing command. If you have touch-tone dialing, this probably
will be "ATDT". If you use rotary or pulse dialing, it will likely be "ATDP".
If you have touch-tone dialing but call from a location where you have to dial
9 to get an outside line and a second dial tone, it will likely be "ATDT9W".
5) Last four digits of your phone number. Many Bulletin Board Systems
require you to enter the last four digits of your phone number while logging
on. If you call such Bulletin Boards, you should enter the last four digits
of YOUR phone number in line 6 of QD.CNF. That way, when you're logging on to
a BBS, a touch of the F3 key will transmit this information.
6) Time modem should wait for carrier. This should be set anywhere between
"30" and "60", and, ideally, it should be shorter than the time set in the S7
Register of your modem. As initially distributed, this value in QD.CNF is
"45".
7) Number of pages in scroll back buffer. This may be set anywhere between
"10" and "50" to allow for differing amounts of available RAM in different
systems. Running QUICK DIAL with 10 pages in the scroll back buffer requires
approximately 256 kilobytes of available RAM. Running QUICK DIAL with 50
pages in the scroll back buffer requires approximately 640 kilobytes of
available RAM. If you experience an "Out of memory" error, try reducing the
number of pages in line 7 of QD.CNF and then restarting QUICK DIAL. In the
unregistered, shareware version of QUICK DIAL, the number of pages is hard
coded as "10" and cannot be altered.
8) EXTERNAL UPLOAD file transfer PROTOCOL #1. If you wish to use an
external file transfer protocol, insert its name on line 8 of QD.CNF. Any
such software should exist in the same directory on the same disk(ette) as
your other QUICK DIAL files. The file name for line 8 of QD.CNF can be any
valid .BAT, .COM or .EXE file name -- without the suffix. For example, if you
wanted to use DSZ ZMODEM software that includes the ZMODEMU.BAT file, set line
8 as "ZMODEMU". To use MPT, you would use "mpt s". (Note: when using any
external file transfer protocol, read the documentation that comes with the
software for additional details and special applications such as using a
communications port other than COM1.) If you do NOT want to use the external
file transfer feature of QUICK DIAL, line 8 of QD.CNF should be a quotation
mark, a single space and another quotation mark like this: " ".
9) EXTERNAL DOWNLOAD file transfer PROTOCOL #1. The same rules apply to
line 9 of QD.CNF as apply to line 8, above. If you want to use DSZ ZMODEM
software, line 9 should read "ZMODEMD". To use MPT, you would use "mpt r" or
"mpt r" plus an optional drive and path specification such as "mpt r c:\zip\".
If you're NOT using this feature of QUICK DIAL, line 9 should be " ".
10) EXTERNAL UPLOAD file transfer PROTOCOL #2. QUICK DIAL allows the use of
not one, but two, external file transfer protocols. If you want to use a
second one, the same rules apply to line 10 of QD.CNF as apply to line 8,
above. If you want to use DSZ ZMODEM software, line 10 should read "ZMODEMD".
To use MPT, you would use "mpt s". If you're NOT using this feature of QUICK
DIAL, line 10 should be " ".
11) EXTERNAL DOWNLOAD file transfer PROTOCOL #2. The same rules apply to
line 11 of QD.CNF as apply to line 8, above. If you want to use DSZ ZMODEM
software, line 11 should read "ZMODEMD". To use MPT, you would use "mpt r" or
"mpt r" plus an optional drive and path specification such as "mpt r c:\zip\".
If you're NOT using this feature of QUICK DIAL, line 11 should be " ".
You may customize QD.CNF using EDLIN (which comes with DOS) or any word
processor or editor that produces straight ASCII text. Each line must begin
and end with a double quotation mark ("). There should be nothing before the
first line, nothing between lines and nothing after the last line. All the
lines and quotation marks must be present. Using EDIT-CNF.EXE (the Quick Dial
Configuration Utility) is the easiest way to customize QD.CNF.
USING QUICK DIAL
After you have customized your QUICK DIAL configuration file, get to the
directory where your QUICK DIAL files are and enter QD. In a moment, the
opening screen (also called the Main Screen) will appear. The top of the
screen will appear like this:
╔════════╡Quick Dial v1.3╞════════════════════════════╡COM1:2400,N,8,1╞════════╗
║Alt C Clear D Dial F10 Redial J to DOS L Log P Printer Z Help F9 Review X Exit║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
In the upper right hand corner the communication parameters appear. In this
example you're set for COM1 at 2400 bps, no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop
bit.
The second line reminds you of several commands at your disposal.
Command Function Notes
Alt C to Clear the screen [3 ]
Alt D to bring up the QUICK DIAL Directory screen and menu [2 ]
Alt F10 to redial the last number dialed [2 ]
Alt J to Jump to DOS [3 ]
Alt L to toggle a Log file on and off [3 ]
Alt P to toggle the Printer on and off [3 ]
Alt Z to display the Help Screen [3 ]
Alt F9 to toggle the Scroll Back Buffer on and off [3 ]
Alt X to eXit your QUICK DIAL session [3 ]
Additional commands are also available from the main screen, although they do
not appear at the top of the screen.
Alt F1 to send your handle to a remote BBS [1 ]
Alt F2 to send your password to a remote BBS [1 ]
Alt F3 to send the last 4 digits of your phone number
to a remote BBS [1 ]
Alt F5 to take a snapshot of your screen [3 ]
Alt F6 to view a screen snapshot [3 ]
Alt F7 to use Q-FIND, the scroll back buffer text finder [3 ]
Notes:
1 -- command only operative when connected
2 -- command only operative when not connected
3 -- command operative whether connected or not
THE HELP SCREEN
Entering Alt Z brings up this screen.
╔══════════════════════════════╡FROM MAIN SCREEN╞══════════════════════════════╗
║ While Connected While Not Connected Either ║
║ Alt A send ASCII file Alt C clear screen ║
║ Alt H hang up Alt J jump to DOS ║
║ Alt R receive file Alt D go to directory Alt L toggle log ║
║ Alt S send file Alt F10 redial last number Alt P toggle printer ║
║ Alt F1 send handle Alt X exit ║
║ Alt F2 send password Alt Z this screen ║
║ Alt F3 send 4-digit # Alt F5 take snapshot ║
║ Alt F6 view snapshot ║
║ Alt F7 Q-FIND (search) ║
║ Alt F9 scroll back ║
╚═════════════════════════════════╡Quick Dial╞═════════════════════════════════╝
╔═══════════════════════════╡FROM DIRECTORY SCREEN╞════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ 1-15 mark/unmark entries O dial non-directory # ║
║ C clear marks N get new directory ║
║ D delete entry S sort directory ║
║ R revise entry P set new parameters ║
║ <CR> dial marked entries <ESC> terminate dial ║
║ ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
╞═══════════════════╡Press a key to restore previous screen╞═══════════════════╡
CALLING WITH QUICK DIAL
From the main screen, entering Alt D will bring up the dialing directory and
menu that looks like this.
No Name Number BPS Handle Password
┌──┬───────────────────┬──────────────┬────┬─────────────────────────┬────────┐
│ 1│Banana Republic │ 537-9238│2400│Couch Potato │ │
│ 2│Brewery │ 394-3347│2400│146 │ │
│ 3│City of Angel's │ 391-0512│2400│9 │ │
│ 4│Dog Pound │ 831-7989│2400│Panama Red │ │
│ 5│EC │ 544-4988│2400│99 │ │
│ 6│M-42 │ 997-5157│2400│103 │ │
│ 7│Room 101 │ 938-5684│2400│Jack E. Gleason │ │
│ 8│ │ │ │ │ │
│ 9│ │ │ │ │ │
│10│ │ │ │ │ │
│11│ │ │ │ │ │
│12│ │ │ │ │ │
│13│ │ │ │ │ │
│14│ │ │ │ │ │
│15│ │ │ │ │ │
└──┴───────────────────┴──────────────┴────┴─────────────────────────┴────────┘
Enter selection [1-15]/Other/Delete/Clear/Revise/Sort/New/Parms/ESC:
╞════════════════════════════╡ESCape to exit dial╞═════════════════════════════╡
(Note: if you entered a password in the dialing directory, it's there but it
won't appear on the directory screen.)
TO MARK/UNMARK AN ENTRY FOR DIALING, just press the directory entry number(s).
The entry number in the left hand column will change color. Except for
directory entry 1, it is not necessary to press the RETURN key to mark or
unmark it. Pressing the RETURN key will begin dialing the marked entry(ies).
TO DIAL A NUMBER OTHER THAN ONE IN YOUR DIRECTORY, press O. You will be
prompted for the bps and phone number.
TO DELETE A DIRECTORY ENTRY, press D. You will be promped for the entry
number you want deleted. After deletion, the revised QUICK DIAL Directory
will be rewritten to your disk(ette).
TO CLEAR MARKS FROM ALL DIRECTORY ENTRIES, press C.
TO REVISE A DIRECTORY ENTRY, press R. You will be prompted for its name,
phone number and bps and your handle and password. As you enter each new
field, the current contents (if any) will be displayed in colors different
their normal ones. If you want to accept what is displayed, just press the
RETURN key and you will move to the next field. If not, press any letter or
number key. The old contents will be erased and the new contents will begin
with the key you pressed. The Backspace key is active during the editing
process. RETURN accepts what is displayed and takes you to the next field to
be edited. Upon conclusion, the revised QUICK DIAL Directory will be
rewritten to your disk(ette).
TO SORT THE DIRECTORY, just press S. The sorted directory will be rewritten
to your disk(ette).
TO LOAD A NEW DIRECTORY, just type N. You will be prompted for the new
directory name, which may include a drive and path specification if you
choose.
TO CHANGE YOUR COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS, press P. You will be prompted for
the communications port number (1 or 2), bps (300/1200/2400/9600), parity (N
for none, O for odd, E for even), data bits (7 or 8), stop bits (0 or 1), and
whether you want to be in full duplex or half duplex mode. Most BBS work with
the default setting of no parity, 8 data bits and 1 stop bit. Upon
conclusion, notice that the communication parameters in the upper right corner
of your screen have changed. If you make a mistake and enter the wrong port
number, don't worry. QUICK DIAL will let you know that and automatically
reopen the last valid port specified.
In full duplex mode, the characters you type are not echoed to the screen by
QUICK DIAL. Rather, the remote BBS handles that task. This is the correct
setting for most BBS. However, a few boards and and least one national
service do not echo typed characters back to the sender. In these few cases,
you should set Quick Dial to half duplex so that you can see what you type.
TO RETURN TO THE MAIN SCREEN WITHOUT DIALING, press ESCape. Any entries you
have marked will still be marked when you return to the dialing directory and
menu.
TO BEGIN DIALING MARKED ENTRY(IES), press RETURN. Pressing RETURN with no
marked entry(ies) has no effect.
DIALING WITH QUICK DIAL
When dialing marked directory entry(ies), once dialing has started QUICK DIAL
will dial each marked number in turn continuously until you press ESCape,
press another key, or make a connection. Pressing ESCape cancels the dial.
Pressing another key recycles QUICK DIAL to the next marked number.
Similarly, when dialing a number other than one in your dialing directory, it
will dial that number continuously until you press ESCape, press another key
or make a connection. (Note: from the Main Screen, entering Alt F10 will
immediately begin dialing the last number attempted without going through the
dialing directory and menu screen.)
While your modem is dialing, another screen will continuously display:
-- the BBS name stored in your directory
-- the number dialed
-- the handle stored in your directory
-- the dialing attempt number
-- the seconds elapsed since dialing began
-- the time
-- the dialing status (dialing or hanging up)
-- the result (CONNECT, BUSY, NO ANSWER, etc.)
╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗
║ ║
║ Dialing: Dog Pound ║
║ At: 831-7989 ║
║ Handle: Fido ║
║ Attempt: 1 ║
║ Seconds: 8 ║
║ Time: 09:32:14 ║
║ Status: Dialing ║
║ Result: ║
║ ║
╚══════════════╡Quick Dial╞═════════════╝
LOGGING ONTO A BULLETIN BOARD
One handy feature of QUICK DIAL is that when you're connected, the key
sequence
Alt F1
Alt F2
Alt F3
automatically transmits your handle, password and the last four digits of your
phone number.
THE "CONNECT" FILE, CONNECT.QD
QUICK DIAL automatically and continuously maintains a permanent record of your
QUICK DIAL sessions in a file called CONNECT.QD. Each time you make a
connection and then log off, QUICK DIAL updates CONNECT.QD with the phone
number you reached, the name of the BBS (if one is present in your dialing
directory), the modem speed used, the time you logged on and the time you
logged off. This feature can be useful for verifying long distance costs or
charges from pay BBS services based on connect time.
Anytime you are NOT in a QUICK DIAL session you can review CONNECT.QD with the
DOS TYPE command, with almost any file viewer or editor, and with almost any
word processing software. (To use DOS commands, you must make sure that your
system can locate all the DOS files that came with your computer. Normally,
this is accomplished by having the DOS directory specified in the PATH
statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. See your DOS manual for further
details.) Get to the disk(ette) and the directory where your QUICK DIAL files
are and enter the following command.
TYPE CONNECT.QD | MORE
Then press the RETURN key. To view CONNECT.QD using other software, see the
manual or documentation that came with the software you are using for detailed
instructions.
CONNECT.QD will continue to get larger as each log on is added to the file.
If the size of the file becomes too great, or if you simply don't need it
after a while, use either the DOS ERASE or DELete command to remove it. To do
this, get to the disk(ette) and the directory where your QUICK DIAL files are.
Enter one of the following commands.
ERASE CONNECT.QD
-or-
DEL CONNECT.QD
Then press the RETURN key.
FILE TRANSFERS
QUICK DIAL includes the XMODEM checksum download (receive), and upload (send),
protocols and also supports up to two external file transfer protocols such as
ZMODEM and MPT.
After you let the remote Bulletin Board know what file you want to receive
(download) or send (upload), press Alt R to receive or Alt S to send. You
will be prompted to provide the file transfer protocol you have selected.
Press "X" for XMODEM checksum, "1" for external protocol #1 or "2" for
external protocol #2. You may be prompted for path and/or a file name. The
file name may include a drive and path specification.
You can upload a straight ASCII text file (like a prewritten message) by
pressing Alt A. You will be prompted for the name of the ASCII text file you
want to send to the remote BBS. Everything else is automatic.
(Note. The XMODEM checksum and ASCII text file protocols are not recommended
for modem speeds above 2400 bps. The propensity for line noise interference
is just too great.)
REVIEWING THE SCROLL BACK BUFFER
Whether you're connected or not, you can always review the last several
screens of information that came through your modem. Pressing the Alt key
plus the F9 key will take you to the scroll back buffer and display the last
screen you received. While in scroll back mode, seven keys are active:
Cursor Up scrolls the screen up one line
Cursor Down scrolls the screen down one line
Page Up displays the next oldest screen from wherever you are
Page Down displays the next newest screen from wherever you are
Home displays the oldest screen
End displays the newest screen
Alt F5 takes a screen snapshot (see below)
Alt F6 displays a previously taken screen snapshot (see below)
Alt F7 invokes Q-FIND, the scroll back buffer text finder
Alt F9 exits scroll back mode and takes you to the screen you left
The scroll back buffer is circular so that if you keep pressing the Page Up or
Cursor Up key, you eventually come back to where you started from. The same
is true about repeatedly pressing the Page Down or Cursor Down key.
IMPORTANT NOTE. Certain Bulletin Board Systems, like WWIV, scroll the screen
up when incoming text is on the the lowest allowable line of your monitor.
Certain other BBS systems (like OPUS) default to overwriting screens rather
than scrolling. If this is the case on the boards you call, Quick Dial's
scroll back buffer will only contain the most recent screenful of information.
To correct this situation, go to the configuration section of the bulletin
board and set the appropriate parameter to scroll instead of overwrite.
TAKING AND VIEWING SNAPSHOTS OF YOUR SCREEN
When you're on line, and when you're in scroll back mode, you can take a
snapshot of the screen or view a snapshot you've previously taken. Pressing
Alt F5 will prompt you for the name of the snapshot you're about to take. You
can use the name QUICK DIAL offers you by simply pressing the RETURN key, or
you can substitute any other name you prefer by editing the name and then
pressing RETURN. If you do not use the file name that QUICK DIAL offers, and
if the file name you supply does not have a suffix, please note that Quick
Dial will automatically add a file name suffix of ".BAS". For example, if you
took a snapshot called "FIDO" and wanted to view it later, you would have to
ask to view "FIDO.BAS".
Similarly, pressing Alt F6 will prompt you for the name of a snapshot you want
to view. If the name is the one QUICK DIAL offers just press the RETURN key.
If not, edit the name until it is correct and then press the RETURN key.
Each snapshot takes up 16,391 bytes on your disk(ette).
USING Q-FIND, THE SCROLL BACK BUFFER TEXT FINDER
When in the scroll back buffer, you can have Quick Dial automatically look
through up to fifty pages of text for any word or phrase. Pressing Alt F7
invokes this feature and prompts you for the text you're looking for. After
you've entered the text, press the RETURN key and the search will begin. If
the word or phrase selected appears more than once in the scroll back buffer,
repeating the process will continue to find additional occurrences of the same
text.
QUICK DIAL AND WINDOWS 3.0
The QD.ICO and QD.PIF files are distributed for Windows 3.0 users. These
files should be copied into your Windows directory before attempting to run
QUICK DIAL in the Windows environment.
The QD.PIF file assumes that the QUICK DIAL files are located in the path
C:\QD. It requires Windows to provide 256K of memory and requests 640K.
QD.PIF can be edited with the Windows PIF Editor to suit each user's
individual requirements.
QUICK DIAL has been tested on a '486 platform and is Windows compliant. It
can run in background and in a window on a '386 or better platform, in
enhanced mode.
MISCELLANY
QUICK DIAL is written entirely in Microsoft QuickBASIC, Version 4.5. There
are no Assembler language, C or other add-ins of any kind.
Special thanks to the SYSOP and folks at 225 for support and encouragement,
for beta testing, and for assistance with using QUICK DIAL in the Windows
environment.
TERMS GOVERNING THE USE OF QUICK DIAL
QUICK DIAL is not so-called "freeware" and it is not in the Public Domain.
Although QUICK DIAL is not copy protected, QUICK DIAL -- and all files
distributed by the author with QUICK DIAL -- constitute proprietary software
which is fully protected by federal copyright laws. Except as described in
the two paragraphs immediately following this paragraph, all rights to Quick
Dial are reserved by its author. These reserved rights include -- but are not
limited to -- the right to reproduce, the right to distribute and the right to
prepare derivative works.
The author hereby grants any individual or organization the right to freely
use QUICK DIAL for up to 30 days on a single computer. After that period of
time, the user must remit a registration fee to the author or discontinue
using QUICK DIAL. This requirement includes QUICK DIAL users who received
their copy of QUICK DIAL from distributors of Public Domain software and
"shareware."
The author hereby grants any Bulletin Board system operator the right to make
the archive QD-V13.ZIP, as originally prepared by the author, freely available
to the Board's users as long as it is made available (a) without charge, (b)
in its entirety, and (c) without modification.
QUICK DIAL may not be included -- in part or in its entirety -- with any other
product, hardware or software without the express consent of the author.
QUICK DIAL may not be decompiled, disassembled, modified, "patched," or
reverse engineered without the express consent of the author.
A registered copy of QUICK DIAL may not be used or stored in more than one
computer system at the same time. Users may not use QUICK DIAL on a network
except with the express written permission of the author.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
The author disclaims all warranties related to QUICK DIAL, expressed or
implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall the author be liable for
any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising from using
QUICK DIAL or the inability to use QUICK DIAL even if the author has been
advised of the possibility of such damages. No damages shall ever exceed the
price paid to the author for QUICK DIAL. Use of this software means that the
user agrees to these terms.
Thank you for using QUICK DIAL.