--- PLOTTER --- Robert Lindsay Wells, Ph.D. 1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615 (813) 447-0604 WellsCom@aol.com CIS: 102507,3113 PLOTTER is a "Shareware Program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends or associates, but please do not give it away altered or as part of other software. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software at reasonable prices, and yet to provide incentive for pro- grammers to continue to develop new products. If you find the program useful, and find that you are continuing to use PLOTTER after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment to the author. The registration fee will license ONE COPY for use on any ONE COMPUTER at any ONE TIME (see below for information about site licenses). --- VENDOR INFORMATION --- Anyone distributing PLOTTER for any kind of remuneration must first contact Robert Lindsay Wells at the address above for authorization. This author- ization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering PLOTTER immediately. However, Robert Lindsay Wells must be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PLOTTER. --- RELEASE HISTORY --- Version 7.1 - First Shareware Release. Version 7.2 - Minor Bug Fixes. Documentation Update. Version 7.3 - Modified Menu Text Screen Colors. Minor Bug Fix. Documentation Update. Version 7.4 - Modified Some Numerical Algorithms. Added "SHAREWARE" Marker. Included README.EXE in the Shareware Release. Documentation Update. Version 7.5 - Added File Selection Menu. Added Capability to Save and Restore Plot Screen Text (S & L keys). Removed SPACE Key Option from Plot Screen and CTRL Arrow Keys from Editor. Version 7.6 - Reserved for Private Distribution. Version 7.7 - Added PsL Credit Card Capability (Product ID #14399). Added Compuserve SWREG ID #9183. Added ASCII Text Editor (READ) to the Registered Version. Price Increase to $19. --- INCLUDED FILES --- When a new release of PLOTTER is issued, the files are archived for BBS and FTP distribution using the PKZIP format, and with archive filenames of the form PLOTR77.ZIP (where the 77 represents the current version of PLOTTER). The Compuserve filename is PLOTR.ZIP. The following files are included in each shareware release of the program: PLOTTER.EXE The PLOTTER data plotting program. PLOTTER.DOC On-line ASCII instructions for PLOTTER. PLOTTER1.DAT Sample ASCII data file for Signal Processing. PLOTTER2.DAT Sample ASCII data file for Curve Fitting. PLOTTER.TXT This ASCII file (describing registration). PLOTTER.ORD Ready to print ASCII registration form. README.EXE A free ASCII text viewer that can be used to read the DOC, TXT and ORD documentation files. You can find new releases of PLOTTER through the America On Line software exchange (Keyword SOFTWARE, Search the Libraries for WELLS PLOTTER), and on Compuserve (GO CIS:PCFF and search for the File Name PLOTR.ZIP. To register on-line, GO SWREG and use ID #9183). You can also find recent releases at many Internet FTP sites (including garbo.uwasa.fi and SimTel mirrors), but the best place to find the _most_ up to date versions of all my software is my own AOL Internet FTP site: ftp://users.aol.com/wellscom. --- REGISTRATION --- Please remember that PLOTTER is not free software. As with all Shareware, each user is expected to purchase it after a reasonable trial period. The registration fee for PLOTTER is $19, including shipping (please add $2 for international orders), for which you'll receive: * The latest registered version of PLOTTER on disk. * An instruction booklet for PLOTTER. * One free upgrade to any future version of PLOTTER. * A handy ASCII Text Editor (READ) as a bonus utility. * Three months of technical support for the program by telephone or E-Mail to the author. Please note that the price is in U.S. dollars. Send your registration to: Robert Lindsay Wells, Ph.D., 1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615. --- CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY --- You can order with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover from Public (software) Library by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-6394 or by FAX to 713-524-6398 or by CIS Email to 71355,470. You can also mail credit card orders to PsL at P.O.Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705. For Plotter, use PsL product ID #14399. THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY. THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS. Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order, refunds, registration options, product details, technical support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses, non-credit card orders, etc, must be directed to Robert Lindsay Wells at (813) 447-0604. To insure that you get the latest version, PsL will notify me the day of your order and I will ship the product directly to you. Again, use the PsL phone numbers for CREDIT CARD ORDERS only. Direct all other questions to me. --- UNLIMITED SITE LICENSES --- Unlimited site licenses are available for PLOTTER. This means that you can distribute an UNLIMITED number of copies within your company or university for the single registration fee of $185. Naturally, when users leave your organization they should register individual copies of PLOTTER if they continue to use the program. --- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY --- This software 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 PLOTTER. Any liability of the seller is limited exclusively to product replacement or the refund of the registration fee. --- ASSOCIATION OF SHAREWARE PROFESSIONALS --- Robert Lindsay Wells 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- 9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER PLOTTER is copyright (c) 1994-96 by R.L. Wells. All rights reserved.