README.TXT for WAV Wars v2.1
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WAV Wars is
Copyright (c) 1996 R. Blake Anderson
All Rights Reserved.

WAV Wars is sold and distributed AS IS and
without warranty. You install and use WAV
Wars at your own risk.  Every effort has
been made to insure proper functionality.
WAV Wars has been installed and tested on
Windows95 systems (486 and Pentium). This
program is not to be sold or distributed
by itself or with other programs without
written permission from the author (dist-
ributors approved by the ASP may do so as
long as the author is advised).



Table of Contents
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Name                            Sec.
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Ombudsman Statement..............1
Definition of Shareware..........2
Disclaimer - Agreement...........3
Support Policy...................4
What is Gained by Registering?...5
Installation.....................6
System Requirements..............7
Program Files....................8
History - Why WAV Wars?..........9
Bugs (Gasp!)....................10
Auther Contact Addresses........11




Section 1 -

OMBUDSMAN STATEMENT
==============================
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. 




Section 2 -

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 regist-
ration, 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. Share-
ware 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 soft-
ware, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors
require written permission before a com-
mercial 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.




Section 3 -

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
==============================
Users of WAV Wars must accept this disc-
laimer of warranty: "WAV Wars is supplied
as is. The author disclaims all warranties,
expressed or implied, including, without
limitation, the warranties of merchantab-
ility and of fitness for any purpose. The
author assumes no liability for damages,
direct or consequential, which may result
from the use of WAV Wars."

WAV Wars is a "shareware program" and is
provided at no charge to the user for eval-
uation.  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
WAV Wars and continue to use WAV Wars after
15 days, you must make a registration payment
of $10.00 US (Plus shipping & handling if you
are outside of the US, Canada or Mexico. See
REGISTER.TXT for shipping charges.) to Blake
Anderson at the address below. The $10.00 (US)
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.  See REGISTER.TXT
for an order form.

Commercial users of WAV Wars must register
and pay for their copies of WAV Wars within
15 days of first use or their license is
withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be
made by contacting Blake Anderson.

Anyone distributing WAV Wars for any kind of
remuneration must first contact Blake
Anderson at the address below for authoriza-
tion. This authorization will be auto-
matically granted to distributors recognized
by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines
for shareware distributors, and such distrib-
utors may begin offering WAV Wars immediately
(However Blake Anderson must still be advised
so that the distributor can be kept up-to-
date with the latest version of WAV Wars.).

You are encouraged to pass a copy of WAV Wars
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 WAV Wars program.




Section 4 -
Support Policy
==============================
By registering you will receive three months
of free, guaranteed support via email or 
snail mail (see the addresses below). However,
comments and questions are always welcome. If
for some reason the product goes out of date
and is no longer supported, you will be given
the option for a full refund as long as you
are newly registering the program. (Obviously,
if you register the program and maybe two
years later it is no longer supported, you
won't have the option for a refund.)




Section 5 -
What is Gained by Registering?
=================================
Besides the three months of support, you
will get the latest full-featured,
registered version. And, of course, those
nasty nag screens will be gone from both
the program and the help file!




Section 6 -

Installation
==============================
1. Unzip the WAVWar21.zip
2. Execute Setup.exe
3. Follow the prompts.

To uninstall, use Add/Remove programs from
the Control Panel.




Section 7 -

System Requirements
==============================
WAV Wars is a 32 bit program and will not
run on Windows 3.x!

Any PC running Windows95.
486 Recommended for speed.
Sound Card




Section 8 -

Program Files
==============================
WAVWARS21.EXE     The program executable.
WAVWARS.HLP       The WAV Wars help file.
README.TXT        You're reading it.
REGISTER.TXT      Registration information
                  and form.
WAVS.DTA          The setup file created by
                  WAV Wars that stores setup
                  info. (Created after 1st
                  execution.)
OTHERS...         Misc. DLLs, etc., put in
                  the systems and program
                  directories during setup
                  if necessary.



Section 9 -

History - Why WAV Wars?
==============================
WAV Wars was created because of the sound
file wars that occur at my office. Several
people there have a collection of WAV files
at the ready to do combat back and forth. The
problem with using shortcuts to the sounds or
other inconvient ways to play them is that it
takes time to find the sound and then time
for Windows 95 to fire up the sound player
and play the sound...this caused delays in
responses and was simply an inconvenience. I
figured that other offices, etc., might
participate in similar antics and decided to
write an application to simplify and speed up
the process. And since I couldn't find an
existing application to my liking, WAV Wars
was born.

WAV Wars has already moved forward to version
2.1 all in a couple of weeks because of
modification requests and ideas from around
the office. Who knows where it will be in a
few months...

I feel that WAV Wars is probably going to
stay the same for a while now and can safely
be distributed without fear of you, the user,
missing the newest version.

The future...

If there is a demand for an improved WAV Wars,
I will heavily consider writing it. A couple
ideas include: support for multiple configur-
ation files to save several sets of sounds,
capabilities to group sounds into categories
or families to allow for more selections,
blah, blah, blah...

If you have an idea that you submit, and it
gets written and implemented (and you're the
first one or two or (?) to suggest it), I'll
email you an upgrade upon completion for
free. Fair enough?



Section 9 -

Bugs (Gasp!)
==============================

WAV Wars was pretty heavily tested at the
office and no problems were found. However,
should you find a bug, please note what you
were doing, the error if one was reported,
and email me at the address below. I would
appreciate any and all bug reports. I would
like to make WAV Wars as error free as
possible.

One note (not a bug, but...): There in not a
stop button because WAV Wars was meant to
play little files. If it's really wanted,
maybe I'll add it in a future version.



Section 11 -

Author Contact Addresses
==============================
Snail Mail: Blake Anderson
            558 E. 10345 S.
            Sandy, UT  84070
            USA

Email: 104216.417@compuserve.com
Or: bande@aros.net
CIS: 104216,417

Visit my web site for other shareware:
www.aros.net/~bande
