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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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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
registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue
using the software to an updated program with online documentation.
You will also get free support (see SUPPORT section in this file).

Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software,
and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific
exceptions as stated below. Shareware 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 software, either to all and sundry or to a
specific group. For example, some authors require written
permission before a commercial 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.

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DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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Users of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS must accept this disclaimer of warranty:
"ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS is supplied as is.  The author disclaims all
warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation,
the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose.
The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse-
quential, which may result from the use of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS."

ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS is a "shareware program" and is provided at no 
charge to the user for evaluation.  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 ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS and continue
to use ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS after a reasonable trial period, you must
make a registration payment of $30 to Thomas Koch.  The $30
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.

Commercial users of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS must register and pay for 
their copies of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS within 30 days of first use or 
their license is withdrawn.  Site-License arrangements may be made by 
contacting Thomas Koch.

For registration fill out the form in the REGIST.FRM file. 
Mail this file with its printed and signed copy to the following 
address below:

Thomas Koch
Konrad- Celtis- Strasse 7
D- 81369 Munich
Germany
Phone:0049897602709
CIS  :100610,1742

Anyone distributing ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS for any kind of remuneration
must first contact Thomas Koch at the above address for authorization.
This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors
recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for
shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering
ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS immediately (However Thomas Koch must still be 
advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
version of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS.).

You are encouraged to pass a copy of ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS 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 ASSISTANT FOR WINDOWS
system.

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SUPPORT       
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From the date of registration, the registrant will get free support
for three months. After this period support will be charged (30$ / hour)
Please forward your query to the following phone number between
12 pm and 4 pm cet:
0049897602709
You can also forward your query to CompuServe 100610,1742

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New Features  :
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Version 1.2 supports Windows 3.1, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows95.
Version 1.2 also enables the user to load any documentation file he wishes
to use by submitting the documentation file name as a parameter. 


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Technical Note:
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If the last line of the DOKU.TXT file contains program text a syntax
error will be produced. Please always append one empty line
at the end of DOKU.TXT.
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"Assistant For Windows is produced by Thomas Koch 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."
