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- PINOCLE GAMES REGISTRATION INFORMATION
-
- PINOCLE GAMES 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
- another system. 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 PINOCLE GAMES and continue to
- use PINOCLE GAMES after a reasonable trial period, you must make a
- registration payment of $15 to the author, Michael G. Bruckner, at
- the address below. The $15 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 persons at the
- same time.
-
- When you have registered, I, Mike Bruckner, will send you (1) a code
- word ( a "command line parameter" ) that will prevent the ad at the
- end of the game from appearing, (2) a new copy of PINOCLE GAMES,
- (3) a REGISTERED bonus utility - REMI, a reminder program, and
- (4) I will also offer some guarantees as stated in the USER SUPPORT
- section below.
-
- You may register using one of the following methods:
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- METHOD #1 - Send your name, address, preferred disk size (5.25" or
- 3.5") and a check for $15 to the author:
-
- Michael G. Bruckner
- Pinocle Games
- 7936 Saddle Run
- Powell, OH 43065
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- METHOD #2 - Pay with Master Card or Visa by contacting WestWorld
- Computer Services:
-
- By mail: WestWorld Computer Services
- 3755 Avocado Blvd Suite 304
- La Mesa, CA 91941-7301
-
- By Email: GEnie: WESTWORLD
- Compuserve: 70574,450
- America On-line: WESTWORLD
- Prodigy: JSPB88A
-
- By calling: 800-995-1605 (24 hours)
- From overseas: 619-685-7291 (24 hours)
- FAX to: 619-558-7850
-
- THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR REGISTERING ONLY. The author, Michael G.
- Bruckner, can NOT be reached at these numbers. For information
- about anything other than to register by credit card, write to
- the author's address in METHOD #1 above.
-
- ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-
- You are encouraged to pass a copy of PINOCLE GAMES along to your
- friends for evaluation. The PINOCLE GAMES system includes six files all
- beginning with the letters 'pin'. You can use the DOS wildcard
- characters ? and * in your copy command to copy all the files from
- one place (drive) to another. For example, to copy all the PINOCLE
- GAMES files from a floppy disk in drive A to a directory named
- MYGAMES on your hard disk drive C, you could enter the following DOS
- command:
- copy a:pin?????.* c:\mygames\
-
- The following command would copy the files on one disk in drive A
- to another disk in drive B:
-
- copy a:pin?????.* b:
-
- The diskcopy command ( for example... diskcopy a: a: ) can be
- used to make exact duplicates of disks. Please encourage your
- friends to register their copy if they find that they use it.
-
- Commercial users of PINOCLE GAMES must register and pay for their
- copies of PINOCLE GAMES within 30 days of first use or their
- license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by
- contacting Michael G. Bruckner at the above address.
-
- Anyone distributing PINOCLE GAMES for any kind of remuneration
- must first contact Michael G. Bruckner at the above address for
- authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to
- distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines
- for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin
- offering PINOCLE GAMES immediately ( However Michael G. Bruckner
- must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with
- the latest version of PINOCLE GAMES ).
-
- USER SUPPORT
-
- PINOCLE GAMES has been thoroughly tested by the author and, to
- his knowledge, is not harmful to other files or hardware if used
- properly. The author may be contacted by mail (at the address for
- registration) to answer questions or to fix a serious bug. The
- author is not required to correct problems related to a specific
- environment or feature. PINOCLE GAMES operates in the graphics
- mode. The following graphics drivers are supported: VGA, EGA,
- CGA, MCGA, Hercules, AT&T, PC3270, and IBM8514. The author will
- offer a refund if an uncorrectable problem is reported within a
- three month period after registration. Please also read the
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT section below.
-
- The author, Michael G. Bruckner, is a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
- a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
- member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
- help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
- does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
- write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI
- 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP
- Ombudsman 70007,3536."
-
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- Users of PINOCLE GAMES must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
- " PINOCLE GAMES 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 conse-
- quential, which may result from the use of PINOCLE GAMES. "
-
- THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT
-
- 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.
-
- 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. If you DO like and use PINOCLE
- GAMES, however, please register and pay the author.
-
- Thank you.
-
- To print this document, enter this DOS command: copy pinread.reg prn