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                          PowerData Professional
                                Release 1.0

                  An application independant, transparent
                   XPK file crunch and decrunch utility

                     Copyright © 1994 by Michael Berg
                           All rights reserved.

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Contents:

	1. Program copyright
	2. Distribution notes
	3. Program disclaimer


1. Copyright
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This  software  and the related documentation are copyright 1994 by Michael
Berg.   You  may  not  use,  copy,  modify  or  transfer  the  programs  or
documentation or any copy except as expressly provided in this document.


2. Distribution Notes
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This  program  and the related documentation may be redistributed to and by
public  networks  or  individuals  only  in whole, and only for a basic fee
covering the distribution overhead.  No organization or individual, private
or commercial, may profit from the sale of this software.

The PowerData Professional executable and/or related documentation must not
be  distributed  as  part  of  any  commercial  product  without  a written
permission from the author.

The  PowerData  Professional  distribution  may be archived and transferred
onto  and between BBS systems, as long as no files are added to, or removed
from  the  original  distribution  archive.   BBS  owners may add the usual
"displayme"  and  BBS banner files to the distribution archive, but no more
than that.

You may under no circumstances transfer your PowerData key file or any copy
of  it,  over  a network, or otherwise distribute it to others in any form.
You  may  make  any  number  of  backups of it, but all backups must always
remain in your immediate possession.

It  is strictly prohibited to reverse-engineer the PowerData executable for
any  reason  whatsoever.   It  is  also  strictly  forbidden  to modify the
PowerData Professional executable in any way, except for compressing it for
long  term  storage considerations.  You may ABSOLUTELY NOT run any "patch"
type  program  which removes or modifies any of the restrictions present in
an unregistered copy of PowerData Professional, or in fact does anything at
all  to  change  the way the program works, either dynamically (after it is
launched) or statically (on-disk).

***  Where  clarification  is  required on any of the above paragraphs, the
author of PowerData Professional shall decide the clarification ***

When  you  register  your  copy of PowerData Professional, you agree to all
terms involved in owning a key file, including this copyright message.

      ANY VIOLATION OF THIS COPYRIGHT NOTICE WILL LEAD TO PROSECUSION
      AND CONVICTION IN A FEDERAL COURT, RESULTING IN UP TO SIX YEARS
      OF IMPRISONMENT.


3. Program Disclaimer
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This  software  is  provided  "as  is" without warranty of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties
of  merchantability  and fitness for a particular purpose.  The entire risk
as to the results and performance of this program is assumed by you.

Should the program prove defective, you alone assume the entire cost of all
necessary  servicing,  repair,  or  correction.   Further,  the  author  of
PowerData   Professional   neither   warrants,  guarantees,  or  makes  any
representations  regarding  the  use  of, or the results of the use of, the
program  in  terms  of  corrections, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or
otherwise; and you rely on the program and results solely at your own risk.

The  author  of  PowerData Professional can in no event be held responsible
for any data or information which may be lost or rendered inaccurate by the
program,  even  if  the  author has been advised of the possibility of such
damages.