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PART XI - ADMINISTRATION DETAIL
The cost of paKet.
You don't want to know about this, do you?
paKet is offered to the world as a Shareware product for $25 (Aust) per
copy, or equivalent in your currency. If you would like a diskette copy
mailed to you, an additional $5 covers the cost of a diskette, postage,
and packaging. These charges have not changed at all in paKet's 5 year
history.
For those who are unfamiliar with Shareware, let me explain briefly: A
Shareware product is one which may be copied freely and distributed to
others for evaluation. However, if anyone decides to keep and use the
program, it must be registered and the prescribed payment paid. It is
not a free Public Domain program.
You and I both know there will be many people who take it and use it
illegally, but with Shareware distribution it is possible to keep the
cost down to a minimum. If I decide to go commercial with paKet it is
going to cost you a lot more, partly because there will be some printed
documentation, but most of the increase will be in the costly
distribution through commercial and retail channels. It is likely to
cost many times its current price then. I think you will agree, its
current price of $25 is not an exorbitant price for the "best Packet
Radio software in the world".
I hope you are honest enough to pay the $A25 if you use paKet.
Authorised distributors
There are authorised distributors in many countries and if this copy of
paKet came via one of those distributors, their details are included in
the READ.ME file.
These people are experienced paKet users and should be your first point
of contact if you experience any problems.
If you have an unregistered copy of paKet, you will probably find it
easier to register through them too, especially if you do not normally
use Australian currency. You can do the right thing with your local
distributor in your own currency. Their price is equivalent to $A25
anyway, so take advantage of their service.
Please print REGISTER.DOC to get the Registration Form and send that
too if the distributor does not already have your details. They will
need your address etc so they can send your Serial Number to you.
Include your packet BBS details too. That could be handy if we need to
contact you for anything.
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Updates
When you register for paKet, you are registered for life! Your paKet
distributor will be happy to send you any updates as they become
available, provided they can cover their costs. So if you have
registered an earlier version and would like the next update, send the
update fee shown on the REGISTER.DOC to cover the cost of diskette,
mailer box, postage, etc. Perhaps you should wait until a new version
is announced before sending your money because I am not sure how many
more versions there will be!
Contacting the author
If you don't have a local distributor, or if for any other reason you
prefer to register with me directly, you can charge the fee to your
Visa, Mastercard, or Australian Bankcard. Or if you prefer you could
send a Money Order or a cheque (that's "check" if you're American).
By all means feel free to contact me for support too but I do get a lot
of mail and it might take a while to get back to you. I need not
mention that registered users will receive priority attention when
demands on my time are high. So try your local distributor first and
if you are unable to achieve a satisfactory solution to your problem,
then send a packet message to me at:
VK2DHU @ VK2ATM.NSW.AUS.OC
I answer all packet mail I receive unless it is quite obvious a reply
is not required. So if you have not had a reply within say a week or
two, you had better send a follow up message. In the past I have been
told I had not answered some queries, and investigation reveals I did
not receive those queries. Other times, I have found I had replied by
packet radio but my replies did not get through to the destination.
Packet radio is good, but there can be problems at times. So, send a
follow up if I do not appear to have acknowledged your packet messages.
I do NOT appreciate telephone calls about paKet!
Try packet radio or the Post Office. My home address is:
M. A. Lonsdale, VK2DHU,
6 Marsden Cres,
Port Macquarie 2444
Australia
Perhaps a more reliable medium would be to send me an E-Mail message
via the Internet to:
tonyl@portmac.apana.org.au
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Acknowledgements.
paKet is an evolving product with the number of paKet users growing
every day and with registrations coming in from the far corners of the
globe, including many places I had never heard of. There has been an
enormous amount of feedback over the years and what you see in paKet 6
is to a large extent the result of the combined support from the paKet
community.
To an even larger extent it is the result of support and enthusiasm
from local paKet users who have continually helped me with testing,
with ideas and suggestions, and just as importantly (maybe more so),
with emotional support to keep it going.
Most people would have absolutely no idea of just how much time and
effort has gone into the development and maintenance of paKet. There
are times when you glow with the feeling of success, with having
achieved something worthwhile; and there are times when, faced with
difficulties and in the depths of depression, you wonder if it is
worth the trouble to continue and maybe give up to go do something
else. It is at those low times when the when the support and
encouragement from close friends carry you through to the better times.
There are lots of them I should thank. They all know who they are and
they all know how much I value their contribution. I sometimes think
it is a mistake to mention any names (or callsigns) because if I
mention one, then I should also mention that other one. And then of
course, to be fair I must also add so-and-so to the list... and it goes
on and on.
Despite that risk, I feel it would be remiss of me to allow this
release to be distributed without thanking Paul, VK2BZC. Paul has
expertise far beyond even my wild aspirations and without his support
paKet would not be anything like the successful product it is today.
Thanks Paul.
Although so many people have contributed so much, I want to emphasise
that any problems you have with paKet are my fault because I did the
programming.
Feedback
Please let me know what you think of paKet and let me know if you have
any ideas for improvement. While I cannot promise to incorporate all
suggestions, your opinions and ideas are welcomed. Of course I would
also like to know if you detect any .. er .. bugs .. in the system.
Please use and enjoy paKet, and if you give a copy to your friends,
please give them all the original files to ensure they get the full
paKet system.
73s
de Tony VK2DHU
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Dedication
In the paKet 5 documentation I
mentioned in my acknowledgements, the
unselfish devotion from a number of
people including Col, VK2KQX. It was
only a very short time after that
version was released that I received
that dreadful phone call one morning to
tell me Col had suffered a Heart Attack
the previous evening and did not
survive.
We all have lots of friends in Amateur
Radio. We become friendly with
different ones for various reasons.
With some we have many things in common;
Some just happen to live nearby;
Some are naturally warm, friendly
and generous with their friends;
Some are just plain nice guys.
Col was all of these and while I am not
sure what it achieves, I would like to
dedicate paKet version 6 to the memory of
Col Pryce, VK2KQX.
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