------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart README.TXT file ====================================== CONTENTS PAGE ====================================== Definiton of Shareware 2 Limited Warranty 3 Installing GSS*EasyChart 4 The User's Manual 5 Distributing GSS*EasyChart 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Definition of Shareware ======================= Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are required to register it (or purchase the licensed version as in the case of GSS*EasyChart). Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and retail software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like retail 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 retail or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is lower, prices are lower also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart 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, EMATEK GMBH (EMATEK) 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 YOU. IF THE SOFTWARE OR WRITTEN MATERIALS ARE DEFECTIVE YOU, AND NOT EMATEK OR ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, THAT IS MADE BY EMATEK, ON THIS EMATEK PRODUCT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY EMATEK, ITS DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE. YOU MAY HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. NEITHER EMATEK NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS PRODUCT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF EMATEK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACKNOWLEDGMENT ============== BY USING THE SHAREWARE VERSION OF GSS*EASYCHART YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LIMITED WARRANTY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS' TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT THE LIMITED WARRANTY IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND SUPERSEDES ALL PROPOSALS OR PRIOR AGREEMENTS, ORAL OR WRITTEN, AND ANY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installing GSS*EasyChart ======================== Before you can use GSS*EasyChart you have to run the setup program from Windows so it will work properly on your computer. You cannot just copy the files from the GSS*EasyChart package to your hard disk. The files of the package are packed in a special way to save space. The setup program unpacks those files and rebuilds them on your working disk. Installation instructions: I. Start Windows. II. Place the GSS*EasyChart Disk in the Floppy Drive or unpack the file ECDISK.ZIP. III. Activate the Program Manager IV. Open the File Run Dialog Box To open the File Run Dialog Box, select "Run" from the Program Manager's File Menu. V. Enter the Command Line If you use the installation disk, type: :SETUP Where can be either your floppy drive "A" or "B". If you have unpacked the file ECDISK.ZIP in a directory, type :\\SETUP Where is the drive letter of your harddisk and is the directory where you unpacked the file ECDISK.ZIP. Leave the "Run Minimized" box un-selected, and click the "OK" command button (or press "Enter"). VI. Enter the Drive and Directory This is the location where you want your GSS*EasyChart files to be placed. It will suggest the drive and directory "C:\GSSEC". VII. The GSS*EasyChart Setup program will unpack the necessary files and place them into your directory. The status of this operation will be displayed during the work of the setup program. VIII. The setup program will notify you when the installation is complete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ GSS*EasyChart 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The User's Manual ================= In order to keep the size of the Shareware version of GSS*EasyChart reasonable no user's manual is provided. There is an online help file included in your distribution, which explains all the topics and example files. Distributing GSS*EasyChart ========================== You are encouraged to pass a copy of the shareware version of GSS*EasyChart along to your friends for evaluation purposes. If you do so, you must provide them with the entire set of GSS*EasyChart shareware version files. These include: README.TXT ECDISK.ZIP REGISTER.TXT FILE_ID.DIZ ============================================================================== EMATEK GmbH Subbelrather Str. 17 D-50823 Cologne Germany Email: gsscgi@ematek.de CompuServe: 100272,1312 BBS: (+ 49) 221 5101560 Tel: (+ 49) 221 512074 Fax: (+ 49) 221 529666