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══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ See the file VENDINFO.DIZ for the license terms and support policy. This document describes: - Ordering and Pricing - Benefits of Purchasing a Registered Copy - Testimonials - The Ordering/Registration Screen - CompuServe Ordering/Registration (GO SWREG) - Remarks/Questions - Site Discounts - Many Computers or (LAN) Server - Group Discounts - Test Site (Beta Testing) - The <ASP> Ombudsman Statement ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Ordering and Pricing If you entered this file from within the program's registration screen help, then you are already on your way to order and the prices will be computed while you complete all relevant fields. However, if you are reading this file by any other means, see the file ORDER.TXT, or start FH.EXE and press Shift+F1 to enter the built in ordering module. (It won't print any forms without your approval) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Benefits of Purchasing a Registered Copy Quality : Your support will increase quality, result in new fea- tures, improve old features, and create new products. Legality: Your license to use this software without registration expires 30 days after the first installation. Honesty: You'll feel better once you have purchased your own copy. Timeliness: You'll receive the most recent version of the program. Support: One year of free technical support is included with your registration; please see the support policy in the file VENDINFO.DIZ. Incentives: Registration gets your name on the main screen. No delays and no registration reminder screens. Support for 43/50 lines on screen. You'll receive an 120+ page 5½"x8½" (A5) printed manual. Free (point) upgrades until the next major X.xx release. Discounts on future major X.xx releases. You'll be kept up-to-date of new developments, and will be offered new major releases sooner than the users of the shareware version can get to them. The latest collection of Windows icons for File_Handle. Specialized Finder/Filter scripts when available. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Testimonials "Better file management than Norton Commander" -- PC-Active Magazine, Coverdisk #76 "An excellent program with extensive sorting and selection options" -- Review by the Dutch IBM-PC user group. "File_Handle is a very versatile utility program" -- Jan van der Werf, IT tutor at the Open University of Utrecht. "This is the finest DOS File and Program Manager I've ever seen" -- Luut Feenstra, electronic engineer. "I use it for maintenance, viewing graphics and playing sound files" -- C.W. Floor, civil engineer. "I Use File_Handle to maintain and clean up my network drives" -- Leo Blonk, Software Development Team Manager. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The Ordering/Registration Screen The registration screen (Shift+F1 in FH's main screen) is an automated entry system. It will default to different rules if certain fields are filled a certain way. It will calculate the appropriate BTW or VAT and shipping and handling costs. After printing (the screen is only a part of the actual form) you will have a detailed order form, a necessity if you are a company. This form is designed to fit a standard envelope with a left or right window. Hasoft will always include an invoice in the registration package it sends you. When you print the order form - after completing it - all the info you will need is on it, things like Address, Account number, amount, etc. The registration screen is generally self-explanatory, but some fields may need specific information, which you can find below. You don't have to read all of the text below, but if you frown at any field on the order form, please read the appropriate paragraph(s). It will prevent unnecessary communications between Hasoft and you, delay- ing your order substantially. This document can be read online while completing the order form, via HowTo (F5). Hint: Hasoft doesn't honor any registrations if name and address are clearly designed to lead to widespread use of unpaid registered versions. Always use real names and addresses in these fields. Ordering includes the following: o NAME/ADDRESS. Enter your name in "LAST, FIRST" format. If you are a company, enter its name at the 'Name' heading. IF YOU USE A CREDIT CARD, ENTER THE NAME *EXACTLY* AS IT IS NOTED ON THE CARD! o LICENSE. Choose the type of license you need. Read about licenses in the file VENDINFO.DIZ via License (F6), and choose the one that des- cribes your situation. The Lite versions are basically equal to the Regular ones, but for economic reasons (hobby usage!) lack Network support, restrict the number of files and directories to 500 per window, 10 free ARF links and have no printed manual. The Regular version handles more than 2600 files and more than 2800 tree nodes per window. INFO REQUEST is not a license; you can use it to ask or tell some- thing without ordering. o SYSTEMS. The price for a site license depends on the number of sys- tems your company has. For example, fill in 10 systems if you have 10 or less, but more than 5. Usually, there are more systems close together, so users can share a manual; you don't need one for every system. o CONTACT. As a company, you need to appoint somebody to handle inter- nal support. This person takes care of ALL support calls to Hasoft. This is to prevent individual users from taking up support time for the same problems over and over again. Place his/her name in the 'Contact' field, including a direct phone and fax number. This field doubles as the Group name field for group licenses. o E-MAIL. Enter your full e-mail address here. Companies should use this field for the address of their Contact person. o BTW/VAT. See 'Mail Area' below for the meaning of this field. This field is only visible if it is appropriate in the context of what you've entered in other fields. Basically, residents of the European Unity must pay this tax (also see MAIL AREA below).The proper amount will be added automatcally by the ordering/registration system. o PAY WITH. Choose a method of payment. Don't send cheques drawn on a bank outside the Netherlands, it will be very expensive for me to cash them. Instead, ask your bank to transfer the total amount due directly to Hasoft's account, at either bank in the menu. Or use any other method open to you. Some forms of payment are less expensive than others. Your bank can charge a fee for the transfer. Don't subtract that amount from the total amount due. The total amount on the order form includes all of Hasoft's costs (Free On Board). In some countries, customs may re- quest some form of import tax from you, that you'll pay later. See 'Customs' below. EUROGIRO: Holders of a giro account in many European countries -and Japan- can pay through a service called Eurogiro. TRAVELERS-CHEQUES: Treat as if cash; choose cash in the 'Pay with' field and the correct currency in the 'Currency' field. Since tra- velers-cheques are not available in small denominations, you have to round the amount off to the next whole figure fitting the cheques. Customs ─────── Your distribution package will be accompanied by -if required- some sort of customs form. The total value of the contents will be split up in Disk/Book/Intellectual Property License. Chances are that you will only be charged by your customs for the diskette and/or book. The license (major value) itself is usually not taxable. International money orders can be slow. You can get one at the post office. Fill in the amount in NLG (NetherLands Guilder); you'll pay the current exchange rate. Write down the number of the money order on the order form at the 'Document number' heading on the order form. This makes aligning your order with the payment, later on, much easier. o CURRENCY. Credit card companies expect payments to The Netherlands to be in Dutch (or Netherlands) Guilders (NLG). Some other methods may lead to charges for Hasoft for the currency exchange. Therefore NLG is mandatory for all forms of payment, except cash. Make sure you do include 'NLG' with the amount or tell your bank the currency is in NLG (NetherLands Guilders). Cash payments can be made in various types of currency. The regi- stration screen has a built in list of exchange rates. Pick any type from the list - you might have some left from a visit abroad. See below for ways to send money. These (fixed) rates are based on expe- rience from the past. Future releases of the shareware version will be adjusted when necessary. o MAIL AREA. Hasoft is required to charge private persons a sales tax (BTW/VAT) if they reside in the European Unity. E.U. based companies (except Netherlands) will be charged a 0% tariff if they enter their BTW/VAT number in the appropriate field on the order form. Private persons may NOT use the BTW/VAT field to lower their price. Hasoft is required to inform the proper authorities if your BTW/VAT number is suspect. The 'Mail area' is also used to calculate the costs of shipping and handling. o SHIPPING. This option will influence the cost of shipping and the time it takes for the parcel to reach you. For instance, air mail usually will take 7 days to the USA, surface mail at least 20. Ex- press mail will maybe gain you a day or so. Overnight delivery will cost more than the registration plus costs for Express mail, so it's not in the list. o ACCOUNT/CARD/DOCUMENT NUMBER. This field's heading will change according to the type of payment. Filling in Credit card-, Document- or Account number will speed up delivery. It'll serve as a reference to align your order form with your payment. o REMARKS/QUESTIONS. Use this area to enter any remarks or questions you have. See 'Info request' above, and the remarks section below. o Print this form by pressing F3. You have the option of printing it to a file ORDERPRN.TXT. This file can than be processed in any way, but faxing it from file will prevent you from signing it! Remark : Print one extra copy for your own reference if you mail the form instead of faxing it. Warning: Don't change the layout of the form, and don't fill it out by hand. The validation code will be corrupted, so the form cannot be processed with a scanner. o It's mandatory that you sign this form. By signing you agree to have read and understood the terms of the license, so please read the License Terms and following sections in the file VENDINFO.DIZ care- fully before signing. Signing is also required if you pay with a credit card. Without your signature, the registration package will NOT be sent before the money clears. International money transfers can take a while to reach me. o Send this form to Hasoft. The form is designed to fit most window envelopes, simply fold the form as many times as needed. Some forms of payment require you to enclose a document, one just plain cash. If neither of these is the case, you can fax the form (24 hours per day) to Hasoft, no need sending it, and it will speed up delivery considerably. In case of sending cash or other valuable non-replaceble document(s) consider sending the envelope by some form of registered or certi- fied mail. If it gets lost in the mail, I won't register you without valid proof of sending money or something else. If you really want to send money in a plain envelope -not registered or certified- the risk is totally yours. Make sure the money is INSIDE the folded order form so it does not show through the envelo- pe. Please don't send coins, this of course means you have to round up to the next whole amount. Don't forget to put a stamp on the envelope, and send it by air, if appropriate. Warning: The order screen can be filled in any order, BUT some fields will adjust other fields if you are changing op- tions at random. Check all fields once you're done. Remark : Hasoft reserves the right to refuse registrations in spe- cial circumstances. If you live in a country Hasoft may not do business with like Iraq, or if your currency is not worth the paper it's printed on, or if exporting to your country is very expensive, etc, etc. If you expect such a case, please send me an Info Request form, tell me what you think is the problem, and ask me for an offer. Note : Allow 2-6 weeks for delivery. Your order form has to reach me, the package has to be brought to you by mail, some methods of payment need more time, printing extra manuals takes longer than expected, customs delay, etc. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CompuServe Ordering/Registration If you have a CompuServe account, you can order File_Handle directly from the Shareware Registration Database. This will only work for a Single-user license; use File_Handle's built in ordering/registration screen for Group or Site licenses. To order via CompuServe you must take the following steps: 1. GO SWREG 2. Enter the global area your mail address is located in. This is used to calculate the shipping and handling costs. 3. Enter 100710,1352 in the "Author's User ID" field, or the program's registration code in the Registration ID field. The program name is FHD.ZIP. You can opt for the Low-Cost Lite or the Regular version. #7618 - File_Handle Regular #8984 - File_Handle Lite 4. Complete the steps as indicated by the service; name, address, etc. 5. CompuServe charges the program plus shipping and handling to your account, and e-mails your order directly to Hasoft. 6. No need to use File_Handle's order screen for this purchase. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Remarks/Questions For making a remark, or asking a question WITHOUT ORDERING, choose the 'Info request' option in the License field. The 'Remarks' section is added so registrants (including potential re- gistrants) can share their experience with the program, tell me where it goes wrong, typos in the documentation, etc. To give you a general idea about what I expect from you, here are a number of examples: o I encountered problems installing ... o Registering was difficult because ... o The screen colors on my ... do ... o I am not using FH because... o FH locks system when ... o I am not registering, but include me in your mailing when FH can ... o I would like FH in the ... language. o I am missing ... in FH. o Request info on paying with ... currency, or ... method. o Exporting FH to my country might be expensive, make me an offer ... o I've seen some non-proprietary technology FH could use ... o I want to be a test site for future releases because I ... (See section Test Site (Beta Testing) below) ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Site Discounts - Many Computers or (LAN) Server If your company has many stand-alone computer systems or a network, then you'll need a so-called 'Site License' for the number of systems your company has. This is less expensive than purchasing a Single-user or Group license. After ordering you will receive a single disk containing the latest revision, and a key file so your companies name is on the main screen. You also receive a manual for each five users. See the registration screen for specifics. Choose the 'Site' option in the License field, and then the correct number of 'Systems' for volume and pricing. If your company has more sites or servers, you'll need a license for each of them. See the file VENDINFO.DIZ for the license terms and support policy. If you want a different arrangement contact me for an offer. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Group Discounts If at least 5 individuals send in their order/registration as a single unit, they are eligible for a group discount. For units less than 5 you MIGHT still save money, because shipping and handling a single, although larger, package is more economical than many separate ones. Number of Discount Registrants Rate (approx.) ─────────── ────────────── 2- 4 = 0% 5- 9 = 5% 10-14 = 10% 15-19 = 15% 20-24 = 20% 25-49 = 25% 50-99 = 30% 100-Up = 35% The rules are: o A company is not considered a group, or vice-versa. o All members of a group order together, at the same time. No one can be added to the group at a later time; not with the same revision, anyway. Form a 'new' group with the same name, in this case. o A group needs a name to identify it. Lets say, you are the 'Wolves'. o Appoint a group administrator, to do (most of) the work. o All group members, except the administrator, fill in a Group Member license and enter 'Wolves' in the 'Group name' field. All members and the Administrator need to fill in their own name and address. o The administrator collects all order forms, and he will then: o Choose a 'Group Administrator' license. Enter 'Wolves' in the 'Group name' field. Fill in the method of payment, currency, mail area, etc. o Fill in the size of the group in the 'Members' field. o Do any negotiations (if any) with Hasoft on behalf of the group. o Send all order forms in a single envelope to Hasoft. His own order form first on the stack. o Take care of payment for the whole group. o Distribute the disks and manuals to the group, after arrival. o Each member of the group will receive his own disk, manual and key- file, and also an invoice. See the file VENDINFO.DIZ for the license terms and support policy. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Test Site (Beta Testing) If you volunteer to do some beta testing on a future version, please make a note of this in the remarks section. You must be a registered or registering user to even be considered. You must use File_Handle regularly (read: daily). Write down any special equipment you have, special skills or fields of interest. Sign the order form. To be a beta tester means: o That you will get new (BETA) versions much earlier. o That you will not hold Hasoft responsible for any damages coming from this arrangement. o That you will scrupulously test the new release(s), and report any findings back to Hasoft. o You get the resulting official release at no charge, but only if you produce a report of some quality within the requested time span. o You get the wording 'Designated Beta Test Site' on the main screen. Your offer to be a beta tester will not automatically mean you will be selected though. Hasoft reserves the right to select beta testers, and for what reason. You are appointed as a test site only for the dura- tion of one version, or one special case. If you are selected as a test site, you get a request to test a speci- fic area or part of the program. If you do agree to accept this as- signment, you will have to sign a non-disclosure agreement before you get the beta release. Don't think of this as a cheap or easy way of getting a free copy. I do expect you to shed blood, sweat and tears, not to mention utter foul language, if and when appropriate. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ The ASP Ombudsman ┌─────────┐ ┌─────┴───┐ │ (R) ──│ │O │────────────────── │ ┌─────┴╨──┐ │ Association of │ │ ├─┘ Shareware └───┤ O │ Professionals ──────│ ║ │──────────────────── └────╨────┘ Member This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware princi- ple works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, 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 member products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at: 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427, USA or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to: ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. The Ombudsman may be contacted by faxing to the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765. In communication with the Ombudsman, please include a telephone number and/or FAX if available. Ask the ASP for my (member 1295) address if it seems you can't contact me. Hasoft might have moved, the phone numbers changed, etc. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ Registration/Ordering Form For those of you, who expected the order form to be in this file, see Ordering and Pricing at the top. ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ <eof>