README Saturday, December 2, 1989 1:48 pm Page 1 This file, README., contains the Tech-Edit [1] license agreement, and gives you information on registering Tech-Edit. The file is 4 pages long. The last page is a registration form which you can fill out and mail in to register Tech-Edit. Registration Information Tech-Edit is a copyrighted program protected by both U.S. and international copyright law. You are authorized to use it without charge for a limited period of time under the terms of the Tech-Edit license agreement. After this time is up, you must register and pay for Tech-Edit to continue using it. This method of distribution is known as shareware. It allows you to determine whether Tech-Edit meets your needs before you pay for it. o A disk with the latest version of Tech-Edit, registered to you. o A version of Tech-Edit for DOS o A version of Tech-Edit for OS2 o One copy of the printed Tech-Edit manual. o Technical support via electronic mail or telephone. Network, site, and corporate licenses and, source code available. Contact Superior Soft for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The names "Tech-Edit" are pending registration. README Saturday, December 2, 1989 1:48 pm Page 2 Tech-Edit License Agreement (1) The Tech-Edit program and all other programs and documentation distributed or shipped with it are copyrighted works protected by U.S. and international copyright law. In the rest of this document, this collection of programs is referred to simply as "Tech-Edit". You are granted a license to use your copy of Tech-Edit only under the terms and conditions specified in this license agreement. (2) Tech-Edit is a commercial software package. It is not free, and it is not in the public domain. It is distributed as shareware, which means that before you pay for the package, you may try it and see if you want to continue using it. You may use Tech-Edit free for a trial period of up to 31 days. If you wish to continue using Tech-Edit after that period, you must pay a registration fee. If you choose not to pay the registration fee, you must stop using Tech-Edit and remove it from your computer, though you are still free to keep copies and pass them along to others. (3) You may use your copy of Tech-Edit on a single computer. You may also install it on a computer attached to a network, or remove it from one computer and install it on a different one, provided there is no possibility that a single copy of Tech-Edit will be used on more than one computer at a time. Network, site, and corporate licenses are available from Superior Soft. (4) You may copy Tech-Edit for backup purposes, and you may give copies of the unregistered version to other individuals, which they may also use and copy under the terms of this agreement. If you copy the unregistered version of Tech-Edit for others, you must include all of the files distributed with it. (5) You may NOT give, sell, or otherwise transfer copies of the registered version of Tech-Edit to any other person for any reason. However, you may transfer ownership of your registered copy to another person, provided that when you do so, you stop using Tech-Edit and remove it from your computer, and notify Superior Soft of the new owner. (6) You may NOT distribute Tech-Edit other than through individual copies of the unregistered version passed to friends and associates for their individual use and distribution by electronic means where no profit is intended specific to Tech-Edit. Specifically, you may not place Tech-Edit or any part of the Tech-Edit package in any user group or commercial library without express written permission from Superior Soft, and you may not distribute for a fee, or in any way sell copies of Tech-Edit or any part of the Tech-Edit package. (7) Tech-Edit is a powerful editor. While we have attempted to build in reasonable safeguards, if you do not use Tech-Edit properly you may destroy files or cause other damage to your computer software and data. You assume full README Saturday, December 2, 1989 1:48 pm Page 3 responsibility for the selection and use of Tech-Edit to achieve your intended results; in no event shall Superior Soft be responsible for any damages whatsoever due to errors in usage or your failure to read, understand, or follow instructions in the documentation. Superior Soft limits its warranty to replacement of a defective program diskette or manual. (8) Like all useful computer software, Tech-Edit may contain errors in programs or documentation. If you find such an error or are otherwise dissatisfied with a registered copy of Tech-Edit, you may return the entire package at any time up to 3 months after purchase for a full refund of your original registration fee; such a refund shall be your sole remedy for any program error(s). Superior Soft shall not be liable for any other costs incurred by you due to such errors. (9) If you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you do not have permission from the copyright holder(s) to use Tech-Edit, and you must stop using it and remove it from your computer. (10) Any use or distribution of Tech-Edit which violates this license agreement will be considered a copyright violation, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. (11) The Tech-Edit source code or binary cannot be used in itself as a stand-alone product nor can the source code be sold in any form. (12) The Tech-Edit source code may be used only by the registered owner. (13) You may use Tech-Edit in your own product(s) as long as a Superior Soft copyright is displayed in the product(s). The copyright shall be in the form of a text message: "Technical Editor V2.0 Copyright (c) Superior Soft 1988,1989,1990". This message should appear atleast once during the usage of the product(s). Limited Warranty Superior Soft warrants that the Tech-Edit diskette and manual distributed to registered users are fit for the purpose for which they are intended. Superior Soft will replace or refund the purchase price of the diskette and/or manual and/or any other parts or components of Tech-Edit found to be defective or not able to be used for the purpose for which they are intended, if such defect is the fault of Superior Soft and not the result of misuse or abuse, and if the defective items are returned to Superior Soft within the warranty period of one year. Superior Soft makes no other warranties, express or implied, and Superior Soft's warranty is expressly limited to the cost of replacement of any defective diskette or other part. README Saturday, December 2, 1989 1:48 pm Page 4 Tech-Edit Registration Form Return to: Superior Soft P.O. BOX 11385 Torrance, CA 90510 Tech-Edit Version 2.0 Quantity Price Programs and manual $39.95 _______ _______ Disk includes: OS2 version and DOS version With Source Code add $10.00 ($49.95) _______ _______ Subtotal _______ _______ Shipping outside US ($5) _______ Ca. residents add %6 sales tax _______ Total enclosed _______ Please specify 5.25 _____ or 3.5 _____ diskette. Check here if you are interested in multi-system licenses: ___ Terms: All payments must be in U.S. funds. Personal checks may be subject to bank clearance delay before shipment. Name _______________________________________________ Company _______________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Phone _____________________ I have read and agree to abide by the Tech-Edit license agreement: (Signature) ________________________________________ Where did you get Tech-Edit?__________________________________ Please use the back of this page for any comments and suggestions or use supplied problem report for problems.