--- PCDESK --- Robert Lindsay Wells 1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615 (813) 447-0604 WellsCom@aol.com CIS: 102507,3113 PCDESK 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 PCDESK 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. --- VENDOR INFORMATION --- Anyone distributing PCDESK 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 PCDESK immediately (However Robert Lindsay Wells must be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PCDESK). --- RELEASE HISTORY --- Version 5.1 - First Shareware Release. Version 5.2 - Added the DOS File Manager. Enhanced the Text Editor. Bug Fix. Documentation Update. Version 5.3 - Modified Screen Colors in Text Editor and File Manager. Fixed Mouse Cursor Bug in Editor File Selection Menu. Added Filter for (,) and (") Characters in Address Book. Documentation Update. Version 5.4 - Fixed DOS Error Reporting Bugs in the File Manager. Allowed (,) and (") Characters in Address Book. Added Description of File Manager Functions in PCDESK.DOC. Enhanced Editor (Added Text Colors). Docs update. Version 5.5 - Added Direct Printer Support for the Calendars (Instead of Using Print Scrn). Docs Update. --- INCLUDED FILES --- When a new release of PCDESK is issued, the files are archived for BBS and FTP distribution using the PKZIP format, and with archive filenames of the form PCDESK55.ZIP (where the 55 represents the current version of PCDESK). The Compuserve filename is PCDESK.ZIP. The following files are included in each release of the program: PCDESK.EXE The PCDESK memo calendar program. PCDESK.DOC On-line ASCII instructions for PCDESK. PCDESK.TXT This ASCII file (describing registration). PCDESK.ORD Ready to print ASCII registration form. You can find new releases of PCDESK through the America On Line software exchange (Keyword SOFTWARE, Search the Libraries for WELLS PCDESK), and on Compuserve (GO CIS:PCFF and search for the File Name PCDESK.ZIP). Also, the _most_ up to date versions of all my software can be found at my AOL Internet FTP site: ftp://users.aol.com/wellscom, or through my World Wide Web page: http://softsite.com/authors/auth100/auth157.htm. --- REGISTRATION --- Please remember that PCDESK is not free software. As with all Shareware, each user is expected to purchase it after a reasonable trial period. The registration fee for PCDESK is $15, including shipping (please add $2 for international orders), for which you'll receive: * The latest Registered version of PCDESK. * An instruction booklet describing the features in PCDESK. * One free upgrade to any future version of PCDESK. * Three months of free 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, 1405 Lynn Avenue, Clearwater, FL 34615. --- OTHER SOFTWARE I HAVE WRITTEN --- BRIDGE: A program that bids, plays and scores rubber matches of the card game Contract Bridge. $15.00 READ: A compact stand-alone text editor that can read ASCII text files of virtually unlimited size. $12.00 PLOTTER: A data plotting and analysis program featuring Curve Fits, Fast Fourier Transforms and Digital Filtering. $15.00 --- BBS SITES --- In an effort to make it easier for you to obtain copies of my software, new releases are posted on the BBS listed below (and find their way from there to many local BBS). These BBS are members of the ASP Hub Network (AHN). East Coast USA The Consultant BBS The Break RBBS New York, NY Dale City, VA 718-837-3236 703-680-9269 North Mid-USA Southern Mid-USA The Twilight Zone BBS The DataExchange BBS Auburndale, WI Leesville, LA 715-652-2758 318-239-2122 West Coast USA Attention to Details BBS Space BBS Mira Loma, CA Menlo Park, CA 909-681-6221 415-323-4398 Canada Knightec BBS Orangeville, ONT 519-940-0007 --- 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 PCDESK. 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 PcDesk is copyright (c) 1995 by R.L. Wells. All rights reserved.