COMPUTER DICTIONARY FOR ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS Version 1.20 for Windows 3.1, VGA Definitions of over 1,001 terms that every computer user should know. Written by Gary FitzGerald 553 Haverstraw Rd. Suffern, NY 10901 (914) 357-4171 (6:00pm - 10:00pm Eastern Time) Copyright (c) 1994 by Gary FitzGerald. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Installation 2. Registration Form 3. Software Support - In case of difficulty 4. Definition of Shareware 5. Disclaimer - Agreement ============ INSTALLATION ============ The disk contains - COMPDICT.HLP, README.TXT and REGISTER.TXT To print this file type: COPY A:\README.TXT PRN To copy the files from the disk to your Windows directory on your hard disk type: COPY A:\*.* C:\WINDOWS (for A: drive or B: for B drive) This is done to make the program run faster. In the Windows Program Manager open the group in which you want the Computer Dictionary to appear (i.e.: Startup) and select: File, New, New Program Item, OK Computer Dictionary Type in the title and press TAB WINHELP COMPDICT.HLP Type in the command line, click OK Double click the questionmark icon to start the program. To have this readme file available, open the group in which you want the icon to appear and in the Program Manager select: File, New, New Program Item, OK Computer Dictionary Readme Type in the title and press TAB NOTEPAD README.TXT Type in the command line, press OK Follow the same procedure to view the registration form: NOTEPAD REGISTER.TXT In Notepad, select File/Print to print a copy of the registration form for mailing. =============================================================== REGISTRATION FORM -- Computer Dictionary for Absolute Beginners =============================================================== Please make payment by check or money order (in US funds) payable to "Gary FitzGerald" and send to: Gary FitzGerald 553 Haverstraw Rd. Suffern, NY 10901 Quantity Price Shareware Registration fee ($5.00/copy): _______ ________ Printed Booklet ($7.50/copy incl. S & H*) _______ ________ Your State Sales tax on booklet (if any) ________ Total enclosed ________ * Shipping and Handling within the Continental United States Name ________________________________________________________ Company ________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________________________ Where did you get Computer Dictionary? ________________________ Comments? ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Please specify the diskette size(s) that are acceptable for you: ___ 3.5" 1.44MB ___ 3.50" 720KB ___ 5.25" 1.2MB ___ 5.25" 360KB As a registered user, you will automatically be notified of future products and you will receive a discount on future shareware and non-shareware prices. ======================================== SOFTWARE SUPPORT - IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY ======================================== In case of difficulty installing this program: Place the disk you received in drive A (or B). To start Windows type WIN at the DOS command prompt. When the Program Manager screen appears, use your mouse to select from the main menu: File, Run (or keystrokes ALT, F, R) and type: WINHELP A:\COMPDICT.HLP Press Enter or click OK. (If the disk is in the B drive, substitute B: for A: above.) (If the disk you received has the files compressed, follow the vendor's instructions for expanding the files. Once expanded, replace the A: in the command line above with the path (ex: C:\CDICT) where you located the expanded files.) The Computer Dictionary will start. This means you are running the program from the disk. The disk is not damaged. You should try the installation procedure above again. If the program does not start, the disk or files you have may have been damaged. Contact your distributor for a replacement. Registered users are supported by the author for a period of three months from the date of registration. Contact Gary FitzGerald by mail at 553 Haverstraw Rd, Suffern, NY 10901 or phone at (914) 357-4171. The best time to call is 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Eastern Time. Support by phone is limited to 30 minutes of total connect time. Support may be provided for a fee after this initial period has elapsed. Gary FitzGerald 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. ======================= 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 expected to register it. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. 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. 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 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. ====================== DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT ====================== Users of the Computer Dictionary must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "Computer Dictionary 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 the Computer Dictionary." Computer Dictionary 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 the Computer Dictionary and continue to use the Computer Dictionary after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $5.00 to Gary FitzGerald. The $5.00 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. Commercial users of the Computer Dictionary must register and pay for their copies of the Computer Dictionary within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Gary FitzGerald. Anyone distributing the Computer Dictionary for any kind of remuneration must first contact Gary FitzGerald at the address above 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 the Computer Dictionary immediately. (However Gary FitzGerald must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of the Computer Dictionary.) You are encouraged to pass a copy of the Computer Dictionary along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of the Computer Dictionary system.