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 
registration, 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. 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 shareware version, 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. 

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

Users of "Beat the Bomb" must accept this disclaimer of 
warranty: "'Beat the Bomb' 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 consequential, which may result from the use 
of 'Beat the Bomb'." 

"Beat the Bomb" 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. The freeware version of "Beat 
the Bomb" is FREE, however it is NOT "public domain" software. 
All files must be kept intact and unmodified. Not all shareware 
programs are free.

If you find this program useful you may want to order the 
enhanced version. See the file ORDER.FRM for information. The 
purchase price 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. 

Anyone distributing the shareware (freeware) "Beat the Bomb" for 
any kind of remuneration must read the file VENDOR.DOC and abide 
by the instructions therin. Only First Magnitude may distribute 
the Enhanced version of "Beat the Bomb".

The Enhanced version of "Beat the Bomb" may not be copied except 
as stated above. However, you are encouraged to pass a copy of 
the shareware version of "Beat the Bomb" along to your friends 
for evaluation. Please encourage them to register shareware if 
they find that they can use it.  

                First Magnitude
                175 E Alex-Bell Rd.
                  Suite 220-316
                Centerville OH 45459


-----------------------  OMBUDSMAN  -------------------------

This author of this program 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."