Welcome!

Please read all of this file before you proceed any further.

We would like to invite you to become an External Tester for Central 
Point Software's broad base of Applications.  We at Central Point 
Software have a wide variety of software utility products.  This list 
includes a hard disk backup program, a disk and file management program, 
and a desktop manager just to name a few.  We are constantly adding new 
features to our products to satisfy our customers' needs, but to make 
these changes, we need to test our software with actual users who are 
familiar with certain product areas.  

As an External Tester you will get an opportunity to look at pre-release 
software before it is released to the public, have input during the
development process, and receive the final product and other bonuses, 
provided that you do quality testing.

Since this evaluation program file you downloaded is available for 
downloading in many locations, there is one thing that EVERYONE must 
do before you can upload the information in the Eval program to us and 
apply to be a tester.    

You must have an account created on our Central Point Software Sign-up
BBS before you can use the Evaluation program.  Below is a very important 
question to help you determine what you need to do next.

Have you already set up an account on our Central Point Software Sign-up 
BBS yet by calling one of the phone numbers below?

If your answer is YES, please run the Eval program, fill out the 
information, and upload it to us via the upload option in the program.

If your answer is NO, please call one of the phone numbers listed with 
your modem to set up an account on the BBS.  This should take approx. 
2 min.  You do not need to download the file because you already have it.  
Exit out of the BBS after you have set up the account and written down your 
User ID and Password.  After that please run the Eval program and upload 
the information after you are done.  The upload will take approx. 2 minutes.

NOTE: At this time you MUST have Windows on your system in order to run 
      the Eval program.

When you're ready to run the Eval program type WIN EVAL from the DOS 
prompt.  This will load Windows and execute the Eval program.  The 
program will have four parts for you to fill out: Address, Preferences, 
Hardware (part 1 and part 2), and Upload.  Please note that while you 
are filling out the information you must use the TAB key or the mouse to
move between fields on the screen.

Once you have filled out all four parts, saved them, and have read the 
Non-Disclosure (NDA), upload the information to us by choosing the upload
option.  The program will automatically call the BBS and upload the file 
for you.  If you need to dial a 9 or any special numbers plus the phone 
number you can edit the phone number line if you need to.

After we receive the file we will review the information.  If you are 
chosen to become a tester, we will call you and welcome you to the 
External Test program.  At that time we will provide you with a 
Toll-Free 800 number that our current testers use.

Here are the phone numbers to call with your modem to connect to the 
Central Point Software Sign-up BBS:

If you have a 2400 Baud modem please call:   (503) 531-8178 
If you have a 9600 Baud modem or faster please call:   (503) 531-8176 

We look forward to seeing your name and file on our BBS!

Extra notes:

The Eval program is subject to changes in the future which means that 
this program may not work after a certain date.

If you would like to, you are welcome to send a copy of the EVALUATE.EXE
file to your friends or tell your friends about the two sign up lines so
they can apply to become an External Tester with Central Point Software.  
However, we ask that you give them the directions you read when you saw 
the message on the BBS so they are not wondering what to do after signing
up!
