This file has been installed as README.TXT, and you can view it again at
any time by double-clicking on the README Icon in SmartCat's group in
Program Manager. Please take the time to read it. Use the scroll-bar at
the right to move down the text.

SmartCat Plus is Shareware!

The registration fee for SmartCat, and an order form, are available 
from the Order Form Menu item in the Help Menu, or from the Order Form
button on the registration reminder screen.

You are entitled to evaluate SmartCat Plus for a period of up to 30 days. 
If after that time you intend to continue to use the program you must 
register it. If you do not intend to continue to use the program you must 
delete it from your system. 

There are significant benefits to registering your copy.

Upon registration you will receive:-

A copy of SmartCat Plus R1.6 without the start-up screens.

A printed manual with screen-shots and a guided tour.

A SmartCat catalog splitter, to allow you to divide catalogs if they become too
large to manage, without having to re-catalog your disks.

Routines to allow you to find duplicate files amongst your cataloged disks. and
If appropriate you can then reclaim the wasted space they use.

Routines to allow you to export the catalog information in Comma Delimited
ASCII format, an almost universal standard file format for transferring data
to and from database packages.

Additional user-defineable file processing buttons. 

Bonus Custom Scanning DLLs to process .BMP, .PCX and .GIF files and return the 
graphic size and color resolution information.

Shareware copies of several of our other programs in the Smart... series.

You also get support via the phone, by fax, mail or Compuserve, and we can keep
you up to date with information about enhancements and new and complementary
products. We will also regularly update you with information regarding new or
enhanced Custom Scanning DLLs and Default Action DLLs. 

And a 30 day money-back guarantee!

And apart from all that, you get the comfort of knowing that you are helping to 
support the Shareware concept, a distribution system that brings you quality 
software at realistic prices.

So what is Shareware? 

Shareware is copyrighted software which is distributed by authors through
bulletin boards, on-line services, disk vendors, and by copies being
passed among friends. It is commercial software that you are allowed to try
before you pay for it. This makes shareware the ultimate in money back
guarantees.

Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software.
There is good and bad shareware, just as there is good and bad retail
software. The primary difference between shareware and retail software
is that with shareware you know if it's good or bad before you pay for it.

You benefit because you get to use the software to determine whether it
meets your needs, before you pay for it.  Authors benefit because they are
able to get their products into your hands without the expenses it takes
to launch a traditional retail software product.

The shareware system and the continued availability of quality shareware 
products depend on your willingness to register and pay for the shareware
you use. It is the registration fees you pay which allow us to support and
continue to develop our products. Please show your support for shareware by
registering those programs you actually use and by passing them on to
others. Shareware is kept alive by your support!