C O E L I (tm) ------------- STELLA 2000 -------------------- R E G I S T R A T I O N ------------------------- After your 30-day evaluation period, you are legally required to register Stella if you decide to continue using it. There are many benefits, not the least of which will be a sensation of warm altruism accompanied by a clear conscience. The shareware release currently under evaluation is similar in most respects to the registered version. What sets fully registered copies apart is: 1) Customization to your precise location and preferences 2) complete absence of reminders, delays, and restrictions 3) the capacity to load the entire first-level database of over 9000 stars 4) added comets and star names 5) Time-advance animations 6) Sky dynamically reflecting moonlight and sunlight levels 7) The complete Messier Catalog in ImageIcons 8) Precession of the equinoxes 9) Lifetime support by mail or e-mail 10) *free* Stella 2000 updates by request for 2 years 11) Automatic eligibility for special offers and add-ons In return for your registration* Swimming Elk Software will send you a personal (dedicated) copy of the latest version of Stella pre-programmed with your name, home location and startup preferences. You may contact us by post or E-mail at any time after registration with any problem or query concerning the inner workings of Stella. Swimming Elk Software welcomes pre-registration enquiries, even if their sole motive is to confirm to yourself that we actually exist. A simple postcard or e-mail with your name and address and a reference to Stella 2000 will suffice to get you a reassuring reply. We undertake to answer ALL Stella-related correspondence, whether it concerns registration or not. Summary of Payment Methods -------------------------- Briefly, the following types of order are accepted. Please see next section for details. Non-sterling equivalents are given in U.S. dollars. METHOD TOTAL COST 1A) Sterling currency (cash) 25 pounds UK 1B) Sterling cheque (personal or banker's) 25 pounds UK 2A) Non-sterling currency (cash) $45 U.S. 2B) Non-sterling banker's check/draft $45 U.S. 2C) Non-sterling personal/business check $45 U.S. 3A) International Money Order $45 U.S. 4A) 200 Suomen markkaa (Finnish marks) 200 Fmk 5A) Credit card order $45 U.S. Payment Alternatives ---------------------- * Registering Stella costs 25 pounds sterling or U$45. Payment might be in the form of a sterling cheque drawn on a UK bank (made out to R.Hughes), any major credit card, International Postal Money Order, even a personal check or cash at the present exchange rate in your own hard currency. Regrettably, we must charge a handling fee if payment is in non-sterling currency, PERSONAL CHECK, or IMO, bringing the total to $45 U.S. at the current exchange in whatever tender you decide to send. This also applies to orders by CREDIT CARD (see below for details) A further alternative is 200 Finnish marks, to which handling need not be added if payment is in cash or any cheque drawn is on a Finnish bank. If you decide to order by credit card, you may also e-mail your completed registration form to our Internet address (attached, for example, using MIME). This is by far the fastest method of obtaining your registered copy of Coeli. We will of course check for the arrival of funds the moment we receive your e-mailed form. Order by CREDIT CARD via ShareIt -------------------------------- ShareIt! takes worldwide orders for Stella online by Visa, MasterCard, EuroCard, American Express, or Diners Club. Just navigate to one of the following using your Web browser: http://www.shareit.com/programs/100809.htm http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/stelreg.htm and follow the signposts, or telephone +49-221-2407278 or fax +49-221-2407279. THE AUTHOR OF STELLA CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS - THEY ARE FOR ORDERS ONLY! ShareIt! also takes orders by post at: ShareIt! - Reimold & Schumann Internet Services GbR Habsburgerring 3 50674 Koeln Germany If you are located in the USA, you can also pay by sending a check or cash to the following address: ShareIt! Inc. P.O. Box. 97841 Pittsburgh, PA 15227-0241 (Please send only checks drawn on US-American banks to this address.) When ordering from ShareIt! please quote program/product ID 100809 - Stella 2000 Any questions about the status of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to Swimming Elk Software Manskiventie 1031 16790 Manskivi Finland or via the Internet to Swimming.Elk@sci.fi or through CIS at 106217,2576 To ensure you get the latest version of Stella, our agents will notify us the day of your order and we will ship the product directly to you (an e-mail MIME attachment is an option). So please send your registration/customization form to us here at Swimming Elk Software either electronically or through the post. ********************************** NOW YOU CAN REGISTER STELLA ONLINE! ********************************** For secure, no fuss, Internet registration via credit card, just point your Web browser at one of the links at the foot of this document. Why should I register? Because Swimming Elk Software is waiting to send you a dedicated copy of Stella 2000 hard-coded with your name, home location and startup preferences. Stella can be with you within 24 hours. Your registered copy will be equipped to load the entire first-level database of over 9000 stars along with an extensive inventory of DSOs, images, and commentary. You may also contact us by mail or E-mail at any time after registration with just about any problem or query relating to Coeli. How do I start? If you haven't already done so, please print out a regular Coeli registration form by pressing [r] from within the program. A copy will be saved with the filename REGISTER.FRM in the folder or directory you reserved for Coeli. On the form you will notice a line beginning 'Your ref' and followed by an ident code. This code is your unique personal reference and you will be required to enter or paste it into your online customization form in your Web browser. It is your order's most important component bar E-mail address and credit card! When you are ready and have the information to hand, please set aside a few minutes to fill out your online customization form, and submit it to us. If you have difficulties getting your Web browser to mail us, a simple remedy is to attach a copy of the file REGISTER.FRM using your regular E-mail software, or just paste it into the body of the message. As soon as we receive the form, we will get to work personalizing your very own unique copy of Coeli, which we will then either send on 3.5" diskette or E-mail to you straight away as a MIME attachment. Don't forget to complete the section of the form which tells us which of these alternatives you prefer to take. We estimate an average of 72 hours for the first option (postal), 36 hours for the second (E-mail). Confused? Essentially, registering Coeli online is a two-stage process: 1) Filling out your customization form online (optional) 2) Ordering online with your credit card The two stages are entirely separate, the customization handled by us at Swimming Elk Software, and your credit card order by Share-It! with their secure submission facilities. These are our agents for handling all online registrations, and they will inform us electronically of your order immediately they receive it, so that we can process and despatch your Stella package without delay. Aside from the possible handling fee, all else (postage, media etc) is included. You have only to press the [r] key, or select |Register| from the Help menu, and a registration facility is available from within Stella itself. Here, you may set out your preferences for a personalized copy, enter comments and criticisms, and prepare/print out a registration form. Alternatively, a simple letter along with your registration will suffice. ( Don't forget to include any customization preferences you may have Only the most unreasonable requests are refused...) We recognise that in these times many cannot afford even shareware prices, particularly students, state pensioners, the unemployed, and denizens of what it has become customary to label the Third World (including former Soviet & Eastern Block countries). If your circumstances fall into any of these areas, simply include a signed declaration to the effect, and enclose just HALF THE REGISTRATION FEE *. We will be honoured to serve you. * Surcharges apply. Thank you. Roger Hughes Swimming Elk Software Manskiventie 1031 16790 Manskivi Finland E-mail ------ CompuServe: 106217,2576 Internet : Swimming.Elk@sci.fi ( the preferred method ) Would you like to register online right now? ******************************************** Just point your Web browser at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/coeli/stelreg.htm or http://www.sci.fi/~elk/stelreg.htm