My Little Realm Enterprises Checking Vendor Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: The term "vendor" is used to refer to any person, company or group distributing the evaluation version of My Little Realm's Checking program by any means for profit or for any other purpose. The distribution license agreements are immediately below. All vendors should refer to "Contents For Vendors" below (about line 48) for ZIP file contents and what the distribution disk should contain after expanding the ZIP file. The .ZIP file ID is MLRCHK30.ZIP. Previous versions: MLRCHK20.ZIP and MLRCHK25.ZIP. Version 3.0 corrects a small bug in 2.5. You'll find my name, address and phone number, along with descriptions of Checking, at the end of this document. The registration price is $20 (USA). The benefits are listed at the end of this document near the descriptions. Possible product categories would be Home Finance, Checking Management, and Personal Finance. Bonus program! Get one MLR stand-alone program free with every order. Details in DESCRIBE.TXT. Bonus offer ends 12/31/94. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distribution Requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Limited Distribution License: ----------------------------- As the exclusive copyright holder for My Little Realm's Checking program, John L. Salisbury (also called the author) authorizes distribution only in accordance with the following restrictions: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contents For Vendors o Disk vendors, please expand MLRCHK30.ZIP to get the following files. They will fit nicely on a 360 Kb distribution disk. _____ README.TXT Lists files on distribution disk _____ INSTALL.TXT Details installation procedures _____ VENDOR.TXT Contains all vendor information _____ INSTALL.EXE The installation module _____ EXPAND1.EXE The program's executable file (compressed) _____ CHECKING.TXT The program's documentation file _____ CHECKING.QKY The program's Quickey (hotkey) file _____ TAXCODES.QKY The program's Tax code hotkey file _____ REGISTER.TXT Order form _____ DESCRIBE.TXT Description of other programs (for user) _____ FILE_ID.DIZ Description file for BBS operators _____ MLR.ICO Icon for Windows' lovers _____ MLR.INI Initialization file o Sysops, please note that there is an sfx file called EXPAND1.EXE in the MLRCHK30.ZIP. If you do not want an sfx file in the ZIP, please expand EXPAND1.EXE to get CHECKING.EXE, delete EXPAND1.EXE, and re-ZIP the package. INSTALL.EXE automatically handles the change for the user. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o ASP Vendors in good standing are hereby granted permission to distribute the Checking package. o Non-ASP member vendors should check the time stamp of the enclosed files. If they are more than a year old, please request an update/upgrade from the author. o The Checking package - including all related program files and documentation files - cannot be modified in any way and must be distributed as a complete package, without exception. o No disk vendor may place other authors' works on the Checking disk. Small additions to the package, such as the introductory or installation batch files used by many shareware disk vendors, are acceptable. o No price or other compensation may be charged by any vendor for the Checking software package. Vendors may charge their standards fees for the materials and services they provide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disk Sets & CD-ROMs: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Checking package cannot be sold as part of some other inclusive package. Nor can it be included in any commercial software packaging offer without a written agreement from John L.Salisbury. ASP Approved Vendors who wish to distribute the Checking package as part of a collection (such as PsL's MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) may do so provided that all the other restrictions are met. Non-ASP Member Vendors who wish to distribute the Checking package as part of a collection (such as PsL's MegaDisk set, or a CD-ROM package) must obtain permission from the author prior to beginning such a distribution. Disk-of-the-Month (or Subscription) Distribution: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you would like to distribute the Checking package as a Disk-of-the-Month, or as part of a subscription or monthly service, then the following restrictions apply: o ASP Associate (Disk Vendor) Members in good standing are hereby given permission to distribute the Checking package under the Disk-of-the-Month style of distribution. o Non-ASP Vendors must contact the author in advance to ensure that they have the most current version of the software. o Vendors (ASP and non-ASP Members) cannot use a Disk-of-the-Month distribution to use up their inventory of old (out of date) disks. Only current versions of the Checking package may be shipped as Disk-of-the-Month disks. o A printed copy of the online documentation may not be reproduced in whole or in part, using any means, without the written permission of the author. o The Checking package cannot be rented or leased to others. o No vendor may list Checking in advertisements, catalogs, or other literature which describes Checking as "FREE SOFTWARE". o The author expressly prohibits the distribution of outdated versions of the Checking package without written permission. If the version you have is over twelve (12) months old, please contact the author to ensure that you have the most current version. o Vendors shall not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or transfer the licensed program except as provided in this agreement. Any such unauthorized use shall result in immediate and automatic termination of this license. All rights not expressly granted here are reserved to the author. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have any questions, please call (201) 529-8318 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. John L. Salisbury 22 Church Street #103, Suite 376 Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Benefits of purchasing My Little Realm's Checking Program Bonus program! Get one MLR stand-alone program free with every order. The registered version includes the latest release of Checking plus a bonus Review program and a menu driver. The Review program allows you to view your checking file in a scrollable window, query the file, and generate a year-to-date summary for all of your Pay To names. Review is a powerful complement to the Checking program. The menu comes with a documentation viewer, screen saver and memory resources function. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Description of My Little Realm's Checking ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brief Summary of Checking Maintaining and balancing checkbooks has never been easier, and Quickeys make data entry virtually painless. Also tracks expenses and tax deductions. ------------------------------------- Indepth Article about Checking My Little Realm's Checking makes maintaining and balancing checkbooks a cinch. Quickeys make data entry easier than ever, and you can even track your home/professional expenses and tax deductions. Reduces balancing time from an hour and a half to fifteen minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------