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                               ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

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       Jim Hood is a commercial photographer by training and a computer 
       hobbyist by preference and resides about 3 miles from Seattle, 
       Washington on Mercer Island, a city of about 22,000 people in 
       the middle of scenic Lake Washington. A former coordinator for 
       the Mercer Island Computer Club, Jim divides his time between 
       computer related hobby activities and the operation of Seattle 
       Scientific Photography which produces 35mm lecture/presentation 
       slides for medical and corporate training. Jim attended the 
       University of Sophia in Tokyo, Japan and Seattle University in 
       Seattle. Following are descriptions of other shareware programs 
       written by Jim....

       PC-LEARN is a computer training system for beginners which 
       includes chapters on buying and using a computer, an 
       entertaining history of computers, DOS lessons, hard disk 
       drives, tech tips how to use shareware tutorial and virus 
       protection. It also includes information on word processing, a 
       suggested reading list, software selection, mailing list of 
       computer clubs, batch files, spreadsheets, databases, and even a 
       glossary! PC-LEARN features high speed color or monochrome 
       menus, tutorial printing, information searching capabilities and 
       more! 
       
       The SSP Directory of Computer Clubs. Every computer owner, from 
       novice to advanced, can use this comprehensive directory of over 
       1,000 computer clubs and users groups to locate and benefit from 
       the vast offerings which computer clubs and users groups offer. 
       Edited by a former computer club coordinator, the SSP Directory 
       of Computer Clubs is a comprehensive listing of major computer 
       clubs and users groups which focus on the MSDOS and PCDOS family 
       of personal computers. Includes a mailing list of computer clubs 
       plus brief tutorial on the support services, newsletters, 
       monthly meeting agenda and special interest groups of computer 
       clubs. The mailing list and contact directory is provided in 
       both plaintext ASCII which you can read and revise with your 
       word processing software and also in dBase format so you can 
       generate mailing labels or use your database program to 
       effectively search and sort this large resource list. 

       The SHAREWARE USER'S TUTORIAL is a detailed presentation on how 
       to use and enjoy shareware! Topics include: eight easy steps to 
       using shareware FAST, determining what is on a disk, how to run 
       a program, how to unpack and unarchive, commonly asked 
       questions, a short DOS review course, shortcuts, using filenames 
       and extensions, locating documentation on disk. Even includes a 
       short pop quiz to test your "shareware survival skills!" Chapter 
       titles of this excellent tutorial are as follows: What is 
       shareware, public domain, freeware and commercial software? 
       Eight easy steps to using shareware FAST! Minimum DOS commands 
       for using shareware. Copying the master disk. The directory 
       listing of a shareware disk. File names and extensions - the 
       keys to the kingdom. A turbocharged shortcut! Finding, reading 
       and understanding documentation within a file. Unpacking and 
       installing, including ARCS, ZIPS, LZH and more! Configuring the 
       program if necessary. Running the program. Feedback: either 
       register or send your regrets! Common questions and answers. 
       Recommended reading list for shareware users and authors. 
       Shareware vendors should consider adding this to their catalog 
       as a reprint or at least sending this file with every order to 
       customers!  

       The $HAREWARE MARKETING $YSTEM received the Public Brand 
       Software Trophy award in 1991 and 1992. It is a top seller at 
       over 800 vendors. It is a quarterly updated marketing newsletter 
       and complete mailing list of over 4,200 major shareware disk 
       distributors, large computer clubs, key magazine editors, 
       recommended BBS systems and more! Software programmers, disk 
       vendors, agents and shareware programmers can use the detailed 
       mailing list to mail software in an effective, highly successful 
       manner. Also contains a massive marketing newsletter which has 
       been prepared by an established shareware author and contains 
       dozens of creative tips, tricks and traps every author and disk 
       vendor should review. The database file mailing list is rated so 
       you can mail shareware to key vendors ranked A, B or C. The 
       database file is supplied in dBase III (DBF) file format. 
       Program does NOT require color or special graphics. Requires 
       database program such as PC-File, dBase or any database which 
       can import dBase III format (DBF) files. Hard drive suggested. 
       Single issue registration available as well as subscriptions - 4 
       quarterly issues per year. 
       
       Tutorial finished. Be sure to order your THREE BONUS DISKS which 
       expand this software package with vital tools, updates and 
       additional tutorial material for laptop users! Send $29.95 to 
       Seattle Scientific Photography, Department LAP, PO Box 1506, 
       Mercer Island, WA 98040. Bonus disks shipped promptly! Some 
       portions of this software package use sections from the larger 
       PC-Learn tutorial system which you will also receive with your 
       order. Modifications, custom program versions, site and LAN 
       licenses of this package for business or corporate use are 
       possible, contact the author. This software is shareware - an 
       honor system which means TRY BEFORE YOU BUY. Press escape key to 
       return to menu.