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- JP Software
-
- 4DOS for Windows NT -- Shareware Disk Vendor Documentation
-
- Version 1.0 -- April 30, 1993
-
-
- [Copyright 1993, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published by JP
- Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
- 646-3975. 4DOS is a registered trademark of JP Software Inc. Windows
- NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and company
- names are trademarks of their respective owners.]
-
-
- [PLEASE NOTE: This product is named "4DOS", and this version is more
- fully described as "4DOS for the Windows NT Operating System". For
- brevity, in this file and throughout our documentation we refer to "4DOS
- for Windows NT", to "4DOS/NT", or to the program file name, 4NT.EXE or
- 4NT. When "4DOS" is used by itself the reference is to our DOS product.
- See ORDERINF.DOC for information on 4DOS, 4OS2, and all JP Software
- products.]
-
-
- This file provides information for shareware disk vendors and user
- groups on the distribution of 4DOS for Windows NT.
-
- We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our product, as user
- groups and disk vendors are an important part of the shareware distribu-
- tion system.
-
- We do require that you obtain written permission from us before placing
- 4DOS for Windows NT or any part of the 4DOS for Windows NT package in
- any shareware or other disk library, or distributing shareware copies
- for a fee in any way. However if you are a shareware disk vendor ap-
- proved by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), or a non-
- profit, tax-exempt user group, you may place a shareware copy of 4DOS
- for Windows NT in your library without prior written permission,
- provided you obtain a diskette copy from another vendor (not a
- downloaded copy), and notify us within 15 days of doing so; and for
- shareware disk vendors, provided your application has been fully ap-
- proved in writing by the ASP, and is not simply submitted or awaiting
- review.
-
- If you are an ASP-approved vendor or non-profit user group and you
- prefer to carry only shareware obtained directly from the author, please
- write us and we will send you 4DOS for Windows NT on diskette at no
- charge. Please send us one copy of your catalog or other standard mate-
- rials explaining shareware along with your notice that 4DOS for Windows
- NT has been placed in your library, or with your request for a copy of
- 4DOS for Windows NT. We would also appreciate being placed on your
- mailing list if possible.
-
- If you aren't an approved ASP vendor or a non-profit user group, before
- we can send you a copy of 4DOS for Windows NT and give you permission to
- distribute it we need you to send us a copy of your standard written
- materials (catalogs / flyers) which clearly explain the shareware
- concept, the REQUIREMENT that users register products they use, and the
- fact that the price of your disks is a copying fee only and does not
- constitute payment for the product. The material must also
- differentiate between shareware and public domain software.
-
- We aren't concerned with what language you use or how concise or de-
- tailed the information is, but it must explain these basic concepts or
- we will not be confident that users are fully informed about what they
- are (and are not) purchasing.
-
- It is not sufficient to state that you explain these issues to customers
- in person, it must be reflected in your written materials.
-
- We strongly recommend that you consider becoming an ASP approved vendor
- if you have not already done so. The ASP vendor program reduces the
- workload for both authors and vendors, and helps give customers confi-
- dence that reasonable standards are met in the distribution of shareware
- products. You can obtain information on this program from:
-
- Association of Shareware Professionals
- 545 Grover Road
- Muskegon, MI 49442-9427
-
- We are sorry for any inconvenience this policy may cause you, but we
- have found it to be necessary due to confusion in the marketplace and
- the occasionally troublesome practices of some vendors. We look forward
- to working with you in the future, and please feel free to contact us if
- you have any questions or comments on our product or our policies.
-
- For information posting 4DOS for Windows NT on a BBS, see the file
- SYSOP.DOC.
-
-
- You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below. The fastest
- methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax. Please mail your
- materials to us at the P.O. Box address.
-
- CompuServe JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
- or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
- customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)
-
- Internet 75020.244@compuserve.com (customer service), or
- 75300.1215@compuserve.com (technical support)
-
- BBS Channel 1, Boston, 617-354-8873. User discussions and
- limited direct technical support are available via 4DOS
- conferences on the PC Relay, ILink, SmartNet, and
- FidoNet networks. The sales and customer service staff
- is not available directly via BBS.
-
- Voice (617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
- Fax (617) 646-0904
- MCI Mail 470-7811
- US Mail JP Software
- P.O. Box 1470
- E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA