************************************************************************** BCI Associates Jeff Bankston 3401 Eland Downe RT113 Phoenixville, Pa. 19460 610-933-2132 voice/fax CompuServe 72040,2041 ************************************************************************** This program is being published as shareware. This means you get the chance to use the program for up to 30 days, free of charge. If you decide to use the program after the initial 30 days, you are required to register it with the author..... me! This program is of the highest quality, fully functional, and as bug-free as possible. While that was a task in itself, it did involve quite a bit of my time to bring you this software. Hence, we authors appreciate your patronage and the small registration fee which is depending on the product you want to license: SPTEST - $20.00 - Serial port Diagnostic LPTRST - $15.00 - Parallel port/printer status detection LETTER - $10.00 - How many drive letters are assigned CATDOS - $25.00 - FoxPro v2.0 application to convert CIS catalogs into standard xBase database files (DBF's). CATWIN - $25.00 - FoxPro/Win v2.5, or higher, version of CATDOS Registering the product will get you the following: - 2 updates sent to you automatically - automatic notice of new BCI Associates products - troubleshooting assistance for product-related matters - automatic free upgrades for bug fixes - discounts for registering multiple BCI Assoc. products - lifetime support of the product - my undying gratitude Terms of Support BCI Associates will actively support any _registered_ user of our products with either CompuServe email or telephone support. This does not, however, include troubleshooting your hardware and/or software problems not directly related to our products. If you need such support, BCI Associates offers that support as a separate chargeable item. Contact BCI Associates at the methods above if you desire this additional support. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Updates BCI Associates updates their products periodically to support new features and functions. When these updates occur, we post them on the CompuServe Information Service, and on the ZiffNet Information Service which can be accessed either thru CompuServe, or directly into ZiffNet. Users may go to a number of forums to download the software, or BCI Associates will email the update directly to them thru CompuServe Mail as a binary transfer. For those users obtaining BCI Associates products via bulletin boards, or in any non-CompuServe medium, we will mail the update for a nominal handling fee of $5.00 per update. Each registered user will recieve 2 updates in between major releases. The cost of these updates will be 30% of the original cost of the product plus any mailing fees, if required. When major new releases are issued, it is treated as if it was newly posted. The new fee would be announced at that time. Example: User registers SPTEST. Initial fee is $20; each of the 2 updates recieved would cost $6 (30% of the initial fee) plus any mailing costs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online registering with CompuServe CompuServe offers an online registering of programs. You may register thru them for any of our products, or send payment directly to us. Checks or Money Orders drawn upon a US bank is accepted. Pennslyvania residents add 6% state tax. If you choose to register the product online, you will be billed to your CompuServe account for the amount of the product. The cost of the updates are not reflected in the online cost. You should send update fees directly to us at the address above as CompuServe charges you for the whole product, not updates. To register the product online, enter 'GO CIS:SWREG' and follow the prompts to register, and use the following ID numbers for the appropriate product: LETTER.ZIP ---> SWREG #2767 SPTEST.ZIP ---> SWREG #2768 LPTRST.ZIP ---> SWREG #2769 CATDOS.ZIP ---> SWREG #2787 CATWIN.ZIP ---> SWREG #2788 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Disclaimer BCI Associates warrants that this program will perform the task to which it was specifically designed to do. This software is licensed on an AS-IS basis. BCI disclaims all other warranties, either expressed or implied, as to the fitness or merchantability of the software for any other useage. In no way will BCI be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from a defect in the software. Some avenues of recourse do not allow the exclusion of limitation of implied warranties of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitaions may not apply to you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Licensing terms Paying the above license fee allows use of the software on _one_ PC only. Additional licenses are available by contacting BCI Associates for discount rates. If this software is to be used on a network, it must be licensed on a per-user basis. You may not sub-license the software, assign, or transfer the software/license except as expressly granted by this paragraph. To transfer the software, you (the licensee) must give the software, any archives you have made, the documents (paper or electronic), and any other associated files to the new owner. Then, you must contact BCI Associates and inform them of the old/new owners of the software to continue proper registration. Any deviation of this policy will be considered piracy of the product. When notifying BCI Associates, include the name, complete address, software title and version number of both old and new owners. That's all there is to it! No other fees or anything.