PINOCLE GAMES REGISTRATION INFORMATION PINOCLE GAMES 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 PINOCLE GAMES and continue to use PINOCLE GAMES after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $15 to the author, Michael G. Bruckner, at the address below. The $15 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. When you have registered, I, Mike Bruckner, will send you (1) a code word ( a "command line parameter" ) that will prevent the ad at the end of the game from appearing, (2) a new copy of PINOCLE GAMES, (3) a REGISTERED bonus utility - REMI, a reminder program, and (4) I will also offer some guarantees as stated in the USER SUPPORT section below. You may register using one of the following methods: /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// METHOD #1 - Send your name, address, preferred disk size (5.25" or 3.5") and a check for $15 to the author: Michael G. Bruckner Pinocle Games 7936 Saddle Run Powell, OH 43065 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// METHOD #2 - Pay with Master Card or Visa by contacting WestWorld Computer Services: By mail: WestWorld Computer Services 3755 Avocado Blvd Suite 304 La Mesa, CA 91941-7301 By Email: GEnie: WESTWORLD Compuserve: 70574,450 America On-line: WESTWORLD Prodigy: JSPB88A By calling: 800-995-1605 (24 hours) From overseas: 619-685-7291 (24 hours) FAX to: 619-558-7850 THESE NUMBERS ARE FOR REGISTERING ONLY. The author, Michael G. Bruckner, can NOT be reached at these numbers. For information about anything other than to register by credit card, write to the author's address in METHOD #1 above. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// You are encouraged to pass a copy of PINOCLE GAMES along to your friends for evaluation. The PINOCLE GAMES system includes six files all beginning with the letters 'pin'. You can use the DOS wildcard characters ? and * in your copy command to copy all the files from one place (drive) to another. For example, to copy all the PINOCLE GAMES files from a floppy disk in drive A to a directory named MYGAMES on your hard disk drive C, you could enter the following DOS command: copy a:pin?????.* c:\mygames\ The following command would copy the files on one disk in drive A to another disk in drive B: copy a:pin?????.* b: The diskcopy command ( for example... diskcopy a: a: ) can be used to make exact duplicates of disks. Please encourage your friends to register their copy if they find that they use it. Commercial users of PINOCLE GAMES must register and pay for their copies of PINOCLE GAMES within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting Michael G. Bruckner at the above address. Anyone distributing PINOCLE GAMES for any kind of remuneration must first contact Michael G. Bruckner 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 PINOCLE GAMES immediately ( However Michael G. Bruckner must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of PINOCLE GAMES ). USER SUPPORT PINOCLE GAMES has been thoroughly tested by the author and, to his knowledge, is not harmful to other files or hardware if used properly. The author may be contacted by mail (at the address for registration) to answer questions or to fix a serious bug. The author is not required to correct problems related to a specific environment or feature. PINOCLE GAMES operates in the graphics mode. The following graphics drivers are supported: VGA, EGA, CGA, MCGA, Hercules, AT&T, PC3270, and IBM8514. The author will offer a refund if an uncorrectable problem is reported within a three month period after registration. Please also read the DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT section below. The author, Michael G. Bruckner, is 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 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536." DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of PINOCLE GAMES must accept this disclaimer of warranty: " PINOCLE GAMES 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 PINOCLE GAMES. " THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT 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. 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. If you DO like and use PINOCLE GAMES, however, please register and pay the author. Thank you. To print this document, enter this DOS command: copy pinread.reg prn