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- HALF-BAKED SOFTWARE'S JBC:
- Readme.txt file
-
- CONTENTS
-
- 1. What is JBC?
- 2. Freeware Distribution
- 3. LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
- 4. Registration
- 5. Installation
- 6. Getting Started
- 7. Distributing JBC
- 8. Who is Half-Baked Software?
-
-
- 1. What is JBC?
-
- JBC is a program for authoring interactive multiple-choice quizzes for
- use on the World Wide Web. A teacher can author exercises which
- students can then access through the Web, using a standard Web browser.
- The quizzes are created using HTML and Javascript, but the user does not
- need any knowledge of these languages to create them. Quizzes may also be
- saved in the program's native "JBC" format, then reloaded later for editing.
- JBC will is a Windows 95 program.
-
- 2. Freeware Distribution
-
- JBC is distributed as freeware. You may install it on any machine and use
- it at no charge. If you use the program to author quizzes, please do not
- delete the link to the program's homepage at the bottom of the quiz pages,
- so that others may be able to find the program and download it if they wish.
-
- Copyright laws apply to both commercial and freeware software, and the
- copyright holder retains all rights. You may distribute JBC to other users
- free of charge, PROVIDING THAT YOU PASS ON THE PROGRAM IN ITS ORIGINAL
- ARCHIVE FORM, AND DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE ANY FILES FROM THE ARCHIVE.
-
- 3. LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
-
- THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTIONS
- FOR USE) ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. FURTHER, THE AUTHOR
- DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING
- THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE, OF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS IN TERMS
- OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE
- RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED BY THE USER.
- IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND NOT THE PROGRAM'S
- AUTHOR OR ITS DISTRIBUTORS, ARE LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS INCURRED.
-
- BY USING THE FREEWARE VERSION OF JBC YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE
- READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS
- AND CONDITIONS.
-
- This Limited Warranty shall operate in accordance with the laws of the United
- Kingdom.
-
- 4. Registration
-
- There is no need to register JBC, but if you would like to let the author
- know that you are using the program and pass on any comments you have,
- please send e-mail to Martin Holmes at 76717.2477@compuserve.com.
-
- 5. Installation
-
- JBC is distributed as a self-extracting zip file (jbc10.exe) or as a simple
- zip file (jbc10.zip). Simply copy the file into an empty directory and
- run the exe file or unzip the zip file. The setup files will be
- extracted. Then run "setup.exe" to install the program. All files are
- installed to the program directory. You can safely uninstall the program by
- using the "Remove Programs" utility in the Windows 95 Control Panel.
-
- 6. Getting Started
-
- JBC comes with full context-sensitive help and a tutorial to get you
- started. You can run the tutorial at any time by choosing "Tutorial"
- from the Help menu.
-
- 7. Distributing JBC
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of the freeware version of JBC to your
- friends or colleagues, providing that you comply with the conditions stated
- under FREEWARE DISTRIBUTION above.
-
- 8. Who is Half-Baked Software?
-
- Martin Holmes, Stewart Arneil and Hilary Street all work in the R & D
- section of the University of Victoria Language Centre, BC, Canada.
- Martin and Stewart worked on the basic ideas for this program, and
- Martin wrote the Win95 code using Delphi 2.0. Hilary provided the
- graphics. The following people provided helpful suggestions and
- supplied configuration files in other languages during the beta-
- testing period:
-
- Gerry Luton, Eric Gunnarsen, Nik Holmes, E. Marshall Wick,
- Matti Karjalainen, Peter G÷lz, Eifion Pritchard.