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. 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. OMBUDSMAN This program is produced by 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. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of SAB Diskette Utility must accept this disclaimer of warranty: THIS PRODUCT IS OFFERED ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. THE AUTHOR MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO CLAIM THAT IT WILL WORK AS DESCRIBED OR EVEN WORK AT ALL. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THIS PRODUCT. YOU HAVE A THIRTY DAY EVALUATION PERIOD TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS PRODUCT MEETS YOUR NEEDS. REGISTRATION OF THIS PRODUCT GIVES YOU A LICENSE TO CONTINUE USING IT. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK OR EVEN CONTINUE TO RUN. YOUR USAGE OF THIS PRODUCT INDICATES YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS USE. USAGE SAB Diskette Utility 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 SAB Diskette Utility and continue to use SAB Diskette Utility after a 30 day trial period, you must make a registration payment of to Stewart A. Berman. Commercial users of SAB Diskette Utility must register and pay for their copies of SAB Diskette Utility within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Anyone distributing SAB Diskette Utility for any kind of remuneration must first contact Stewart A. Berman. 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 SAB Diskette Utility immediately (However Stewart A. Berman must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of SAB Diskette Utility.). You are encouraged to pass a copy of SAB Diskette Utility along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. See the README.TXT file for license fees.