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- €€±±€€±±€€±±€€±± CMCom
- ±±€€±±€€±±€€±±€€ ChessMAGIC! Graphics Communication Utility
- €€±±€€±±€€±±€€±± (c)1991-92
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- USER'S MANUAL
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- Distributed by
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- KnightWare
- P.O. Box 464711
- Lawrenceville, GA 30246
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- Copyright (c)1991-92 Bud Bradley/KnightWare
- All Rights Reserved
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- I n t r o d u c t i o n
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- The ChessMAGIC! Graphics Communication Utility, used in conjunction
- with your favorite telecommunications software, provides you with
- a graphics menu along with a graphics chess board and pieces. This
- program is designed exclusively for ChessMAGIC!, but is ANSI compatible
- and can be used to navigate in any BBS.
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- This product is being distributed as shareware, meaning this program
- does require a registration fee for it's continued use. It is designed
- to enhance your enjoyment in using ChessMAGIC! on your favorite BBS.
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- T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
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- Section Title
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- 1.0 Packing List
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- 2.0 Installation/Configuration
- 2.1 Customized Com Port Settings
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- 3.0 Connecting to a BBS
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- 4.0 Using CMcom with other
- Communication Software
- 4.1 Downloading Game Files
- 4.2 Using a Mouse
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- 5.0 Product Support
- 5.1 Distribution Hubs
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- 6.0 DISCLAIMER/AGREEMENT
- 6.1 Definition of Shareware
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- 7.0 Visa / MC Registrations
- 7.1 Mail in Order Form
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 1.0 Packing List ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- CMCOM .EXE ChessMAGIC! Graphics Communication Executable
- CMCOM .DOC This document
- CMCOM .ERR ChessMAGIC! error messages
- CMCOM .STS ChessMAGIC! status messages
- EGACHESS.FNT EGA chess fonts
- readme .!! This file needs to be read 1st! Contains
- special considerations.
- LOCAL .SYS configuration file passed to CMCom
- LOCAL .BAT used for running CMCom in local mode
- REMOTE .BAT used for running CMCom in remote/communications mode
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- * If any of these files are missing, a complete version can be
- * downloaded from our support BBS, Atlanta Chess BBS.
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- FONTUTIL.EXE (self extracting archive) can be downloaded from
- Atlanta Chess BBS. This utility will permit you
- to customize the CMCom's board and chess set colors.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 2.0 Installation/Configuration ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Copy the above files into a directory of your choice then start CMCom
- with the LOCAL.BAT file. This places it in local mode.
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- The menu selections can be selected in 2 manners, 1) depressing
- the first letter of each item prompts that action or 2) use the
- right/left cursor keys to highlight the selection, then press ENTER
- to prompt that selection.
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- Select PORT to set your communications com port. It supports com ports
- 1 through 4. Enter the value corresponding to your port.
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- *It is important that the com port match identical to the one
- specified in your communications software.
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- Select GRAPHICS if you would like to view either the "menu" or
- "game board".
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- * To exit from the game board, enter 'X' and return as you
- would in ChessMAGIC!.
- * To exit from the menu, Use the cursor keys to highlight
- Exit to BBS, then press return. Or, you can enter Q or X
- to exit from the menu.
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- Select COLORS to determine the current menu's color. There are 5
- predetermined color settings for you to select from. Enter your
- color selection.
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- After configuration, the parameter settings, just above the menu
- selections, will show your settings. If any of the settings are
- incorrect, please modify them before using CMCom.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 2.1 Customizing COM Ports ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- NOT USED FOR STANDARD PORT ADDRESSES/INTERRUPTS
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- A port address/interrupt is optional and can be passed if the address
- is nonstandard. Otherwise, CMCom defaults to the standard address.
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- The format for passing an address is:
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- PORT:aaaa:x where aaaa = address (i.e. 03F8, 02E8, etc.)
- where x = the IRQ
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- If the PORT:aaaa:x parameter is specified, it MUST be the last
- parameter passed to CMCom.
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- Example of starting CMCom and specifying a nonstandard port:
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- cmcom generic.sys PORT:03F8:4
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- Use your text editor to modify the REMOTE.BAT file to contain
- your customized address.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 3.0 ChessMAGIC! Connection ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
- * Make sure ANSI.SYS is installed before using CMCom.
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- Dial and connect to the BBS, using your telecommunications program.
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- Before requesting to enter the ChessMAGIC! door, switch over
- from your communications software, to CMCom. Start CMCom with
- the REMOTE.BAT file!
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- Failure to do this will result only in ANSI screens. Also always
- exit from ChessMAGIC! before returning to you normal communications
- program.
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- When entering ChessMAGIC!, the 1st screen will display
- "ChessMAGIC! Graphics Detected". If this does not show up
- then the version of ChessMAGIC! does not support graphics.
- Versions 1.83 and higher of ChessMAGIC! support graphics.
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- *note - You must have the CMCom option, on the ChessMAGIC! main
- menu set to "YES" to enable the graphics detection. Failure
- to do so will result in ANSI only screens.
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- The only areas that will be displayed on your monitor as graphics,
- are 1) ChessMAGIC!'s main menu and 2) the game board. All other
- selections will be displayed in the ANSI format.
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- For example, if you select Master Rating List, this list will be
- displayed in ANSI graphics. Upon completion, the graphics menu will
- be displayed.
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- To navigate the Graphics Menu, use the cursor keys to highlight
- your selection, then press ENTER to prompt that selection.
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- After exiting from ChessMAGIC!, you must depress ALT+X to exit
- CMCom. You may then return to your telecommunications program.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 4.0 Using CMCom with other Communication Software ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Once you have configured your settings in CMCom, you may use it in
- conjunction with another telecommunications program, such as
- Telix, Qmodem, Procomm etc. This provides you will all the
- communication features you're accustomed to, plus the ability to
- switch to ChessMAGIC! graphics.
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- To run CMCom in the above envionment, start it with the REMOTE.BAT
- file. This will open the com port.
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- Make the com port configured in CMCom is identical to what you have
- in your telecommunications software.
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- After connecting to the BBS, with your telecommunications software,
- and before entering the ChessMAGIC! door, shell out from your
- communications software, then start CMCom with the included
- REMOTE.BAT file.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 4.1 Downloading ChessMAGIC! Games files ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- You can download games while in CMCom. The files will be in text
- format and placed in a directory off of the CMCom path. As each
- file is being received by CMCom, the directory and file name will
- be displayed.
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- Downloads are initiated from ChessMAGIC!'s Inquiry selection. If you're
- not familiar with this selection, please refer to the ChessMAGIC!
- user's guide on how to download files from ChessMAGIC!.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 4.2 Using a Mouse ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- The mouse is only enabled on the Main Menu and the Board playing
- area.
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- Main Menu : Just point on the selection and click the LEFT button
- once.
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- Board Area : To select one of the options, point on the option and
- click the left button.
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- Moving a piece requires a two step process; 1) point
- to the piece to be moved and click the left button,
- 2) then point to the square to where the piece is to
- be moved, then click the left button.
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- To castle, point on the o-o or o-o-o and click the
- left button.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 5.0 Product Support ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Questions or inquiries can be directed to us through any of the
- following sources:
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- * E-MAIL CONTACTS *
- and
- All BBS-Related Questions
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- Atlanta Chess BBS, Atlanta, GA
- Bud Bradley, Sysop
- (404) 978-2893
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- For questions and/or problems related to ChessMAGIC! and your
- BBS setup and/or operations, direct your inquiries to Bud
- Bradley.
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- * US MAIL *
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- KnightWare
- P.O. Box 464711
- Lawrenceville, GA 30246
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 5.1 Distribution Hubs for ChessMAGIC! Products ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- 1) TDS NETWORK
- The PC ToyShop Information System
- 24 Hours, 300 -> 38.4K
- (503)-342-4447
- Eugene, Oregon
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- 2) Atlanta Chess BBS
- 24 Hours, 14.4k
- (404) 978-2893
- 14.4k 24 hours
- Atlanta, GA
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 6.0 DISCLAIMER/AGREEMENT ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Users of ChessMAGIC! must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
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- "ChessMAGIC! is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
- expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties
- of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes
- no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result
- from the use of ChessMAGIC!."
-
- "ChessMAGIC! is a `shareware' program and is provided at no charge to
- the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends,
- but please do not give it away altered or as part of any other
- software package, etc. The essence of "user-supported" software is
- to provide personal computer users with quality software without high
- prices and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to
- develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that
- you are using ChessMAGIC! and continue to use ChessMAGIC! after a
- reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment to
- Knightware. The registration fee will license one copy for use on
- any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just
- like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any
- number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location
- to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at
- one location while it's being used at another (just as a book cannot
- be read by two different people at the same time).
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- "Commercial users of ChessMAGIC! must register and pay for their
- copies of ChessMAGIC! within 30 days of first use or their license is
- withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting
- Knightware. Anyone distributing ChessMAGIC! for any kind of
- remuneration must first contact Knightware at their address for
- authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to
- distributors recognized by Knightware as adhering to its guidelines
- for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering
- ChessMAGIC! immediately (however, Knightware must still be advised so
- that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest versions
- of ChessMAGIC!).
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- "You are encouraged to pass a copy of ChessMAGIC! along to your
- friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy
- if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive
- a copy of the latest version of the ChessMAGIC! system and 90 days of
- free support.
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- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 6.1 DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before
- buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you
- are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details --
- some request registration while others require it, some specify a
- maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the
- simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with
- printed manual.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and
- the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
- exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished
- programmers, just like commercial authors and the programs are of
- comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad
- ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The
- author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the
- software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For
- example, some authors require written permission before a commercial
- disk vendor may copy their Shareware.
-
- Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You
- should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether
- it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your
- needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the
- overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate
- money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay
- for it.
-
-
- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 7.0 Visa / MC Charge Card Registrations ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Visa/MC registrations are accepted in Association with the
- Atlanta Chess Club.
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- (404) 377-4400 (voice)
-
- The Atlanta Chess and Game Center's hours of operation are:
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- Monday through Friday 6:00 pm until 11:30 pm (Eastern Time)
-
- ’ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕ∏
- ≥ 7.1 MAIL-IN ORDER FORM (check or money orders) ≥
- ‘ÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕÕæ
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- Make Checks Payable to: KnightWare
- P.O. Box 464711
- Lawrenceville, GA 30246
-
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- Your Name ________________________________
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- Phone ________________________________ (Voice)
-
- Address ________________________________
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- Address ________________________________
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- City ________________ State ____ ZIP ______________
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- BBS Name ________________________________ No. of Nodes ________
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- BBS Software ________________________________
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- BBS Number(s) ______________________________________________________
-
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- PRODUCT QUANTITY PRICE EA. TOTAL PRICE
- --------------------------- -------- --------- -----------
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- CMCom ________ x $ 10.00 = ___________
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- CMReader ________ x $ 10.00 = ___________
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- Sub-Total ___________
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- Shipping & Handling $ 1.50
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- TOTAL
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