         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

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INSTALLATION
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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.

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REGISTRATION FORM -- Computer Dictionary for Absolute Beginners
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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. 


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SOFTWARE SUPPORT - IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY
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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. 


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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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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.



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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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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.