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- IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS OF rKey 1.0 to 1.3 :
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- Version 1.4 of rKey is NOT compatable with earlier versions! There are
- several reasons for this (see "THE FUTURE OF rKey" below). If you have an
- application that is currently using rKey 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, you have to
- decide among one of the following courses of action :
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- (1) Keep using the version that you have now. This is the ONLY way that
- your existing registration keys will remain valid. Unfortunately,
- this will not allow you to take advantage of any of the enhancements
- available in RkPlus, or the reduction in memory usage with rKey 1.4.
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- (2) Upgrade to rKey 1.4. This is fairly simple. You will have to remove
- registration levels and dates, and regenerate keys, but you should only
- have to make slight code modifications. In addition, your program
- should become somewhat smaller. If you have registered any version of
- rKey ($10 or more), you are already registered for rKey 1.4.
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- (3) Upgrade to RkPlus 2.0. This is a bit more involved, but carries with
- it many advantages. If you have already registered any version of
- rKey ($10 or more), you can register RkPlus AND rKey for $10. If you
- have not yet registered rKey, you can register both for $20.
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- RkPlus is, by far, the most powerful of the two (rKey and RkPlus), however it
- is also over twice as large. The decision on which unit to use must,
- ultimately, lie with you, the programmer. If you aren't sure which unit you
- should use, or have any trouble converting (to rKey 1.4 or RkPlus 2.0) feel
- free to contact me via any of the methods listed in RKPLUS.DOC.
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- THE FUTURE OF rKey
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- Since completing the RkPlus Enhanced Registration Key Unit, I've been unsure
- what to do with the old, original rKey. Since RkPlus will do everything that
- rKey does (and more), there doesn't seem to be a lot of use for rKey. However,
- I went back in and trimmed it down wherever possible, to make a very small (and
- simple) registration key unit. I removed registration levels and the
- registration date and the TPU is now under 10K. rKey is now user registration
- at its most simple. It will take a name and encrypt it into a 12 digit
- hexadecimal key and create a .KEY file containing the information. If you need
- registration levels (or any of the new enhanced features of RkPlus) I suggest
- that you obtain a copy of RKPLUS20.ZIP, which contains everything you need to
- handle multiple encryption strings, registration levels, limited use demo keys,
- etc.
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- I will continue to support rKey and, possibly, release new versions of it (in
- its new, smaller incarnation), but the vast majority of my development time
- will be spent on RkPlus.
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