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              FPUFIX Copyright 1994, Stage Research, Inc.
                            December 7, 1994
                              Version 1.0

COPYRIGHT & REGISTRATION:
  FPUFIX is Copyrighted software which is distributed as shareware. It
  is a violation of Federal and other laws to use this software without
  paying for it. To register your copy, send US $10 to:

    Stage Research, Inc.
    6315 Pearl Rd.  Suite 301
    Parma Hts., OH 44130

  or FAX [phone] or e-mail [e-mail] with your VISA
  or MasterCard number, your name and address, and phone number.  US $10
  will be deducted from your charge card.  Site and volume pricing is
  shown at the end of this document.

SHARE THIS SOFTWARE
  You may freely give this software to others and may distribute it
  widely as long as you do not charge more than a nominal fee for the
  distribution.  Those people who you give the software to must also
  register it and pay the registration fee if they use it.  See the
  Shareware Licensing agreement at the end of this document.

REGISTER THIS SOFTWARE AND PAY BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT
  TYPE FPUFIX /R from the DOS prompt to register this copy of FPU-Fix for
  your PC.  You will be asked to assert that you have paid the
  registration fee to Stage Research.  Once registered, you will no longer
  see the message about registration of the software.

BACKGROUND:
  All Intel Pentium processors created and sold during 1993 and 1994, as
  well as many sold during 1995 contain a bug which mis-calculates the
  results of the division by certain relatively large numbers.  Intel
  has said that the problem is very unlikely to occur during the average
  life of a computer.  However, the problem is easy to demonstrate in a
  spreadsheet or by using a PC's calculator software.  It can affect the
  accuracy of fourth digit in a division operation (that is, instead of
  a result like 22,888 you might get something like 22,891).

  FPUFIX.EXE is both a Windows and DOS program which detects which
  Pentium processors are affected by this bug in the FPU (Floating Point
  Unit) by actually testing for the problem.  It also provides a
  solution to the problem.

  To fix the bug, FPUFIX.EXE changes the state of the Pentium computer
  for certain functions which results in the correct processing of the
  otherwise faulty FPU division.  Most software applications are made to
  believe that the floating-point unit is turned off, though technically
  it is still present and functioning.  Since most software applications
  believe the FPU is not present or not available, they use their own
  internal code along with the main processor (not the FPU) portion of
  the Pentium to make the same calculation and the result is correct.

  After FPUFIX is run, the calculation of spreadsheet data, database
  reports, calculators, financial and accounting software (and other
  math-oriented software) might slow slightly but the division errors
  will not occur. Actually, in testing, the performance hit it is so
  slight that it is difficult to measure and even more difficult to
  notice for virtually all business productivity software.  Other
  aspects of the machine's performance are not affected.

  Applications which depend heavily upon the FPU such as days-long
  engineering calculations involving large prime numbers are likely to
  slow measurably.

  FPUFIX was tested with dozens of Windows applications (like Excel,
  123, Quattro Pro, Dbase, Works, Foxpro, Calculators, Quicken,
  MS-Money, etc.), and had the desired result for all applications
  tested.  However for some DOS applications, FPUFIX had no effect
  whatsoever.  These DOS applications blindly use the FPU even when it
  is advertised as "not available."

NOT A TSR
  FPUFIX is not a TSR nor is it a Device driver.  It uses no memory and
  uses no system resources or environment variables.  It does not patch
  or modify any software or files on your hard drive in any way.  FPUFIX
  must be run before MS Windows loads or it will not work for
  applications which run in Windows.  In DOS, FPUFIX must be run before
  the DOS application whose calculations you want to trust.  Once run,
  the FPU will continue to be "unavailable" until the PC is rebooted.
  During the next boot-up there is no residual effect on the system or
  its software whatsoever from having run FPUFIX.  FPUFIX will not cause
  any software to have errors that were not there before FPUFIX was run.

INSTALLATION using DOS
  To install FPUFIX simply copy the two files (FPUFIX.EXE and
  FPU-READ.ME) to the same directory on your hard drive.  For example
  copy the files to C:\DOS.

  Then edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and add the line:
        C:\DOS\FPUFIX.EXE
  That is all there is to it.

  When your system next boots up, you will see a registration message
  from FPUFIX until you run the program FPUFIX followed by a /R and
  affirm that you have paid Stage Research the registration fee.  After
  you register FPUFIX, you will not see any evidence that it is running.

INSTALLATION using Windows
  To install FPUFIX from within Windows, simply copy the two FPU files
  (FPUFIX.EXE and FPU_READ.ME) the directory on your hard drive.  For
  example copy the files to C:\DOS.

  Then use the RUN command from the Windows File menu to Run the program
  C:\DOS\FPUFIX.EXE  (or double click on the FPUFIX.EXE file name from
  within Windows file manager).

  Read the screens and click on <OK>.
  Read the screen that asks if it is OK to update your AUTOEXEC.BAT and
  click on <OK>.

  The next time your computer boots-up FPUFIX will be running.  You can
  verify this by running it again from within Windows.  The screen will
  show that your floating point calculation now achieves the correct
  result and that your floating point operations are now working
  correctly.

  When your system next boots up, you will see a registration message
  from FPUFIX until you run the program FPUFIX followed by a /R and
  affirm that you have paid Stage Research the registration fee.  After
  you register FPUFIX, you will not see any evidence that it is running.


TESTING FPUFIX FOR YOUR PARTICULAR APPLICATION SOFTWARE
  If you want to get the reassurance that FPUFIX is working you can
  ask your application to perform the following calculation both without
  running FPUFIX first, then after running FPUFIX:

    (4,195,835/3,145,727) x 3,145,727=
        if you get an answer like  4,195,579, then the FPU is in error

        if you get 4,195,835, then FPUFIX is working.


FUNCTIONS (DOS command line for FPUFIX.EXE):

   FPUFIX.EXE /R        Register.  Make the loading of FPUFIX invisible
   FPU-READ.ME          This file


SITE AND VOLUME PRICING

  US $  10.00 (each) for Single licence for FPUFIX.

  US $   4.00 (each) for Multiple licences above 100 copies.

  US $5000.00 for one time OEM unlimited licence.


Thank you for registering FPUFIX.
_________________________________________________________________
                    STAGE RESEARCH, INC.

                     HOME USER LICENSE
                   AND REGISTRATION FORM

           (for BUSINESS/ INSTITUTION/ GOVERNMENT
             LICENSE & REGISTRATION see below)

NOTICE TO HOME USER:    CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL
AGREEMENT.  YOU MUST PROMPTLY REGISTER YOUR USE OF THE SOFTWARE
PROVIDED WITH THIS AGREEMENT (THE "SOFTWARE") BY COMPLETING AND
FORWARDING TO STAGE RESEARCH, INC. ("STAGE RESEARCH") THE
FORM CONTAINED BELOW.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO UPLOAD THIS SOFTWARE TO ANY ELECTRONIC
BULLETIN BOARD, TO DEMONSTRATE THE SOFTWARE AND ITS
CAPABILITIES OR TO GIVE COPIES TO POTENTIAL USERS, SO THAT
OTHERS MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN A COPY FOR USE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LICENSE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS FILE.


     1.     LICENSE GRANT.  If you are a home user, Stage
Research grants to you, as an individual, a non-exclusive right
to use one copy of the object code version of the SOFTWARE
associated with this license for personal use on your
computer.  This license to use the SOFTWARE is conditioned upon
your compliance with the terms of this Agreement.  You are
entitled to evaluate the software on a royalty free basis for
five days.  Use after the five day evaluation period is further
conditioned upon payment of the license fee specified below.
This license is effective for the length of time you use
version 1.x of the SOFTWARE.  You agree you will only copy the
SOFTWARE as necessary to use it in accordance with this license.

     2.     COPYRIGHT.  The SOFTWARE is protected by United
States copyright law and international treaty provisions.  You
acknowledge that no title to the intellectual property in the
SOFTWARE is transferred to you.  You further acknowledge that
title and full ownership rights to the SOFTWARE will remain the
exclusive property of Stage Research or its suppliers, and you
will not acquire any rights to the SOFTWARE except as expressly
set forth in this license.  You agree that any copies of the
SOFTWARE will contain the same proprietary notices which appear
on and in the SOFTWARE.

     3.     REVERSE ENGINEERING.  You agree that you will not
attempt to reverse compile, modify, translate, or disassemble
the SOFTWARE in whole or in part.

     4.     LIMITED WARRANTY.  Stage Research warrants that the
SOFTWARE will perform substantially in accordance with the
accompanying written materials for a period of ninety (90) days
from the date of purchase.  Any implied warranties relating to
the SOFTWARE are limited to ninety (90) days.

     5.     CUSTOMER REMEDIES.  If the SOFTWARE does not
conform to the limited warranty in Section 4 above ("Limited
Warranty"), Stage Research's entire liability and your sole and
exclusive remedy shall be, at Stage Research's option, either
to (a) correct the error or (b) help you work around or avoid
the error.  The Limited Warranty is void if failure of the
SOFTWARE has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
Any replacement SOFTWARE will be warranted for the remainder of
the original Limited Warranty period.


     6.     NO OTHER WARRANTIES.      STAGE RESEARCH DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE IS ERROR FREE.  EXCEPT FOR THE
EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY IN SECTION 4 ("LIMITED WARRANTY"),
Stage Research DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO
THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY
LAST, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL
RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM
JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.

     7.     SEVERABILITY.  In the event of invalidity of any
provision of this license, the parties agree that such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this license.

     8.     NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  IN NO
EVENT SHALL STAGE RESEARCH OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU
FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES
OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF THE DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE OR USE OF
THE SOFTWARE, EVEN IF STAGE RESEARCH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT WILL STAGE RESEARCH'S
LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED THE LICENSE FEE PAID BY YOU, IF ANY.

     9.     GOVERNING LAW.  This license will be governed by
the laws of the State of California as they are applied to
agreements between Ohio residents entered into and to be
performed entirely within Ohio.  The United Nations Convention
on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is
specifically disclaimed.

     10.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This is the entire agreement
between you and Stage Research which supersedes any prior
agreement or understanding, whether written or oral, relating
to the subject matter of this license.

        Should you have any questions concerning this license
agreement, or if you desire to contact Stage Research for any
reason, please call 216-888-8295, fax [phone], or
write:  Stage Research, Inc. 6315 Pearl Rd., Suite 301,
Parma Hts., OH, USA, 44130.

_________________________________________________________________

            USE OF STAGE RESEARCH SOFTWARE PROGRAMS

     Use the form below to register to use Stage Research
software for personal home use on a single computer.
Registration is for personal (home, non-business) use only.
Any business (for profit or non-profit), corporate,
institutional, or governmental use of our programs requires a
Business/ Institution/ Government License (below).

Send completed Registration Forms to:

                    Stage Research
                    6315 Pearl Rd.
                    Suite 301
                    Parma Hts., OH 44130


_________________________________________________________________

               STAGE RESEARCH REGISTRATION FORM
                for Individual Home Users ONLY


COSTS:

FPU-Fix Software Version 1.x

                 License Fee $10 per computer     $__________

             *Disks Required ($8.00 each)     $__________

-SALES TAX-          Ohio residents add 7.25%     $__________
        (Cuyahoga County residents add 8.25%)

TOTAL         . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $__________


PAYMENT BY:

Sign Here if you prepaid during CompuServe Download _______________________

Check/Money Order No.___________________ enclosed for $__________

OR CHARGE TO:  MasterCard ___ Visa ___  Expiration Date__________

Card Number:_____________________________________________________

Card Issued To:__________________________________________________

Signature:_______________________________________________________


MAILING ADDRESS:

Name:____________________________________________________________

Address:_________________________________________________________

City/State/Province:_____________________________________________

Country/Postal Code:_____________________________________________

Telephone (Voice/FAX/Modem):_____________________________________

**   Disks are available at the time of registration only.
Disks are shipped U.S. Mail First Class in the United States
and Airmail to foreign countries.  Upgrades are available
through the Stage Research BBS or CompuServe only and will not
be mailed to users.

_________________________________________________________________

                     STAGE RESEARCH, INC.
          BUSINESS/ INSTITUTION/ GOVERNMENT LICENSE

        NOTICE TO USERS ("COMPANY"):    CAREFULLY READ THE
FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT. COMPANY'S USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS
CONDITIONED UPON COMPLIANCE BY COMPANY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS
AGREEMENT. THE SOFTWARE MAY BE EVALUATED FOR FIVE DAYS ON A
ROYALTY FREE BASIS. CONTINUED USE AFTER EVALUATION IS
CONDITIONED UPON PAYMENT BY COMPANY OF THE NEGOTIATED LICENSE
FEE SPECIFIED IN A CONFIRMATION LETTER FROM STAGE RESEARCH,
INC. ("STAGE RESEARCH").

        The Software may not be distributed by Company to any
outside corporation, organization or government agency.  This
license authorizes Company to use the number of copies
described in the confirmation letter from Stage Research and
for which Company has paid Stage Research the negotiated
license fee.  If the confirmation letter from Stage Research
indicates that Company's license is "Corporate-Wide", this
license will be deemed to cover copies duplicated and
distributed by Company for use on any additional incremental
machines purchased or leased by Company for one year after
purchase, at no additional charge.

This license will remain in effect indefinitely for the version
of the Software named in the confirmation letter from Stage
Research.  If Company does not obtain a confirmation letter and
pay the applicable license fee, this license expires at the end
of the five day evaluation period.  All updates must be
accessed and downloaded from Stage Research's bulletin board,
or the NCSA Forum on CompuServe.

I.      SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT.  Support for Software bug
reports and other product issues will be handled through a
single point of contact within the Company.  Company shall
identify the contact individual when placing its order with
Stage Research at the time of purchase or at the first time of
technical support.  There will be no charge for support of the
Software from the Stage Research's headquarters in Cleveland,
OH, USA when channelled through such individual.  Support
requests from other organizational areas will be billed at
normal hourly support rates.

II.    EMPLOYEE HOME USE OPTION.  In the case where Company is
licensing more than 75 copies of the Software, Stage Research
will license the Software for home use by employees if
requested by Company, in writing, within the first year of the
license.  The cost for this option is an additional 20% of the
standard site license fee for that number of employee home use
machines.

III.     OEM LICENCES.    Companies who make compuer hardware,
software or peripherals (Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEM's)) may license the use of FPU-Fix software for their
customers provided that the end user customer complies with
either the end user, or business/ institution/ government
license, as appropriate, and provided that the Software is used
only on computers or which contain contain software or
peripheral hardware provided by the OEM as part of the OEM's
agreement with Stage Research ("Licnese Bundle Products").

IV.     GENERAL TERMS.

        COPYRIGHT.  The Software is protected by United States
copyright laws and international treaty provisions.  Company
acknowledges that no title to the intellectual property in the
Software is transferred to Company.  Company further
acknowledges that full ownership rights to the Software will
remain the exclusive property of Stage Research and Company
will not acquire any rights to the Software except as expressly
set forth in this license.  Company agrees that any copies of
the Software made by Company will contain the same proprietary
notices which appear on and in the Software.

        REVERSE ENGINEERING.  Company agrees that it will not
attempt, and will use its best efforts to prevent its employees
from attempting to reverse compile, modify, translate or
disassemble the Software in whole or in part.

        LIMITED WARRANTY.  Stage Research warrants that the
Software will perform substantially in accordance with the
accompanying documentation for a period of ninety (90) days
from the date Stage Research receives payment.

        COMPANY REMEDIES.  If the Software does not conform to
the limited warranty above ("Limited Warranty"), Stage
Research's entire liability and Company's sole and exclusive
remedy shall be, at Stage Research's option, either to (a)
correct the error, (b) help Company work around or avoid the
error or (c) authorize a refund, so long as the Software is
destroyed by Company.  The Limited Warranty is void if failure
of the Software has resulted from accident, abuse, or
misapplication.  Any replacement Software will be warranted for
the remainder of the original Limited Warranty period.

        NO OTHER WARRANTIES.     STAGE RESEARCH DOES NOT
WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE IS ERROR FREE.  EXCEPT FOR THE
EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY ABOVE, STAGE RESEARCH DISCLAIMS ALL
OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.

        SEVERABILITY.  In the event of invalidity of any
provision of this license, the parties agree that such
invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this license.

        NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT
SHALL STAGE RESEARCH OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OF ANY KIND
ARISING OUT OF THE DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THE
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF STAGE RESEARCH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IN NO EVENT WILL STAGE RESEARCH'S
LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIM, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY OF LIABILITY, EXCEED THE LICENSE FEE PAID BY COMPANY.

        EXPORT.  Company agrees that it will not export or
re-export the Software to North Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Iran or
Iraq without the appropriate United States or foreign
government licenses.

        GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement will be governed by the
laws of the State of Ohio as they are applied to agreements to
be entered into and to be performed entirely within Ohio. The
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
Sale of Goods is specifically disclaimed.

        U.S. GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS.  If the Software is
acquired (i) for use by DoD, use, duplication or disclosure by
the Government is subject to the terms of this license unless
superseded by 252.227-7013(c)(1)(ii) or (ii) for use by
civilian agencies, use, reproduction or disclosure is subject
to the terms of this license unless superseded by 52.227-19.

        ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement together with any
Stage Research confirmation letter constitute the entire
agreement between Company and Stage Research which supersedes
any prior agreement, including any prior license from Stage
Research, or understanding, whether written or oral, relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement.  The terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall apply to all orders
submitted to Stage Research and shall supersede any different
or additional terms on purchase orders from Company.

        Should you have any questions concerning this license
agreement, or if you desire to contact Stage Research for any
reason, please call 216-888-8295, fax [phone], or
write:  Stage Research, Inc. 6315 Pearl Rd., Suite 301,
Parma Hts., OH, USA, 44130.


_________________________________________________________________

                           ORDER FORM
               BUSINESS/ INSTITUTION/ GOVERNMENT


Please mail ____________ or FAX _____________ a license confirmation.


PRICING FOR FPU-Fix software is:
       $10 per copy (up to $400 US Dollars)  -or-
       $4.00 per copy (minimum $400 US Dollars)  -or-
       $5,000 for unlimited (and OEM) use.
       Ohio companies add 7.25% sales tax.

Purchase Order Number (if applicable) is___________________

                                 For US$ __________________

to provide licenses for FPU-Fix for______________ PCs running
DOS / Windows.

OEM ONLY: List your License Bundle Product(s):
_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

           PURCHASER'S ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name:_______________________________  Dept:____________________

Company:_______________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

City/State/Province:___________________________________________

Country/Postal Code:___________________________________________

Telephone:____________________   Fax:__________________________

(OPTIONAL)
Technical Contact Person will be ______________________________

Who can be reached at:_________________________________________

               Send this request to:
                    Stage Research
                    6315 Pearl Rd.
                    Suite 301
                    Parma Hts., OH 44130
                 Or FAX:  [phone]