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JP Software
Shareware Order Information
4DOS 4.01 / 4OS2 1.0 -- June 8, 1992
Copyright 1988 - 1992, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published
by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
646-3975.
This file contains important information you should read before ordering
(page 2), and details on all products sold by JP Software (page 9). To
save paper and time, our order form is included separately in the file
ORDER.FRM. This allows you to view the information in this file on the
screen if you wish, and print only the actual order form.
For convenient phone ordering call us between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM
eastern U.S. time at 800-368-8777 (U.S. only; orders only please!) or
617-646-3975, or transmit your order form by fax any time to (617)
646-0904. You can also order via CompuServe (Mail to 75020,244), BIX
(mail to "jpsoft"), or Internet (75020.244@compuserve.com). Please
include all information on the order form with your electronic order,
preferably in the same format. Any of the above numbers (other than the
800 order line) can be used to contact our customer service department.
PLEASE READ THE ORDER INFORMATION SECTION ON PAGE 2 BEFORE PLACING YOUR
ORDER! That section explains our order and payment policies. If you
don't read over the policies before ordering you may leave out important
information, send us payment we can't accept, etc. This can delay your
order and result in additional costs to you.
The license agreement which governs your use of 4DOS and 4OS2 is
included separately in the file LICENSE.DOC. Please read it before
ordering. The text is written in plain English, and clearly explains
your rights and responsibilities as a user of 4DOS or 4OS2.
If you live outside the U.S. and Canada you may want to check the list
of international dealers in this file. These dealers can often provide
local service, and may offer faster shipping than we can provide when
mailing packages from the United States.
This file is formatted at 58 lines per page, and contains form feeds and
page footers. It can be viewed with a file viewer such as the 4DOS LIST
command, or printed on most PC printers using the command:
copy orderinf.doc prn
Printing it with a program that formats the pages is not likely to work
due to the formatting included in the file.
(06/92-A)
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Order Information
-----------------
This section contains ordering details for all JP Software products,
including:
* Satisfaction guarantee * Multi-system licenses
* Order processing and shipping * Ordering from a dealer
* Payment and purchase orders * Government customers
* International orders * Resale and bundling
* Shareware * Dealers outside the U.S.
* Upgrade policies * Association of Shareware
Professionals
See the file ORDER.FRM for the forms you need to place your order.
Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee
All products sold by JP Software come with a 90-day warranty against
physical manufacturing defects in the diskettes or manual. In
addition, if you are not satisfied with 4DOS, 4OS2, or any other JP
Software product you may return it up to 90 days after purchase for a
full refund. If you are dissatisfied with a product not produced by
JP Software -- such as BOOT.SYS or the "Shareware Plus" book -- you
may return it for a full refund if it is in resellable condition, or
a 50% refund if not. Please contact us for a return authorization
before returning any product for a refund.
Order Processing and Shipping
Orders typically require 3 - 4 business days processing time before
shipment, and may take more or less depending on our order backlog.
U.S. standard shipping is via UPS Ground, via U.S. Priority Mail
where UPS delivery is not possible (PO Boxes, Alaska, Hawaii, and APO
/ FPO addresses), and via First Class Mail for diskette-only and
other lighter weight orders. Shipping outside the U.S. is via TNT
Mailfast or Air Mail. UPS 2nd day air (Blue Label) and COD services
are available within the U.S. (see below).
Shipping time varies from 1 business day for UPS Ground to New
England, to 6 business days for UPS Ground to California, to several
weeks for countries outside the U.S. where mail service is slow.
Express shipping via UPS next day air (Red Label), Federal Express,
or TNT Skypak is available; contact us for rates.
Shipping Charges:
There is no additional charge for standard shipping to the U.S. and
Canada. Orders to the U.S. can be shipped UPS 2nd day air (Blue
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Label) and / or COD for an additional $5 each ($10 for both). If you
want one of these services please mark it clearly on your order form!
Orders shipped outside the U.S. and Canada require an additional
shipping charge to cover the increased shipping cost. The charge is
based on the shipping code in the left margin of the order form, and
is $5 for each "M" item and $3 for each "D" item.
Contact us for shipping charges on orders for over five items.
Payment Terms:
All credit card charges will be authorized; your card will generally
be charged the day your order is shipped or (occasionally) the day
before. Personal checks may be subject to a bank clearance delay
before shipment. All payments must be made in U.S. funds and drawn
on a U.S. bank; see below for more details on international orders.
There is a $10 charge for all returned checks.
Company Purchase Orders
We are pleased to accept purchase orders from established U.S.
companies and government agencies. Our terms are Net 30 days.
Orders under $100 must be prepaid. We require credit references from
new customers purchasing on a PO. Please contact us for information
before submitting your order, or include a standard credit reference
sheet with your order.
International Orders
We are happy to accept orders from outside the U.S., but must require
payment in the correct form to avoid the high fees charged by U.S.
and non-U.S. banks for international check collections. Customers
outside North America may wish to contact one of our international
dealers for local service and to avoid this problem; see README.DOC
for more information.
If you are ordering from outside the U.S. and Canada, please include
a fax number with your order if possible. This allows us to contact
you quickly and efficiently if we have questions about your order.
We accept several forms of payment from customers outside the U.S.:
==> MasterCard, Visa, or American Express. Be sure to include
the exact name of the cardholder, the full card number, and
the expiration date.
==> A check or money order IN U.S. FUNDS AND DRAWN ON A U.S.
BANK. Other checks must unfortunately be returned,
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resulting in delays and additional expense to you. Checks
from banks outside the U.S. are acceptable if and only if
they are in U.S. funds and have the name and location of a
correspondent U.S. bank printed on the face of the check.
==> An international postal money order in U.S. dollars.
==> A purchase order (minimum $200). You must contact us before
ordering with a purchase order from outside the U.S..
==> Cash (U.S. funds only) sent by registered mail. We do not
recommend sending cash, but you may do so at your own risk.
Shareware Copies of 4DOS and 4OS2
If you obtained 4DOS or 4OS2 from a shareware disk vendor, an on-line
computer service or bulletin board, a friend or colleague, or another
similar source, you have an unregistered (trial) copy. As the
copyright holder for this software, JP Software allows and encourages
you to use this trial copy without charge for a limited period of
time, under the terms of our license agreement (see LICENSE.DOC).
After this time is up, you must purchase (register and pay for) the
product to continue using it.
This method of distribution is known as shareware. It allows you to
determine whether the product meets your needs before you pay for it.
Payment of the shareware registration fee for 4DOS or 4OS2 entitles
you to a complete copy of the product with typeset-quality printed
and bound manual; the ability to upgrade to the next major release of
the product (see below); continued technical support via electronic
mail or telephone; and a subscription to "The Prompt Solution", JP
Software's customer newsletter.
4DOS / 4OS2 Upgrade Policy:
The upgrade policies listed here apply to the English versions of
4DOS and 4OS2 as purchased from JP Software. Dealers outside the
U.S. may establish different upgrade policies, check with your dealer
for details. 4DOS and 4OS2 use three-digit version numbers (e.g.
4.01). Maintenance releases are indicated by a change in the last
digit (e.g. 4.02, 4.03); major upgrades are indicated by a change in
the other digits (e.g. 4.1, 5.0).
When you purchase a single copy of 4DOS or 4OS2, or a multi-system
license, you can obtain maintenance releases and the next major
release of the product on disk at a nominal charge from JP Software.
You can also download these new releases at no charge (you pay only
any telephone or other download costs), and convert the downloaded
copy to a fully registered copy using the BRAND program included in
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your original 4DOS or 4OS2 package. The first major upgrade issued
after your original purchase is available on this free or low-cost
basis. Additional major upgrades beyond the first will be available
at a reasonable cost from JP Software.
The free or low-cost upgrades described above will always include an
electronic (ASCII) copy of the manual, but new printed manuals must
be purchased separately. The printed manual is generally modified
only for major releases, not maintenance releases.
Multi-System Licenses:
Whether you are a major corporation, a small business, or an
individual with more than one computer, if you plan to use our
products on multiple systems you can save money by ordering a multi-
system license rather than individual copies. (If all you want to do
is use 4DOS or 4OS2 at work and at home you may not need a second
copy; see the license agreement in the LICENSE.DOC file for details.)
A multi-system license for 4DOS or 4OS2 includes a master diskette
and one manual. Additional manuals are $12 each (less for large
quantities; additional shipping charges apply outside the U.S. and
Canada). Multi-system licenses may be used at any number of physical
sites, and on networked or stand-alone systems, as long as all
support and distribution are handled through a single location.
A schedule of multi-system license fees is below. These fees apply
to licenses for 4DOS or for 4OS2. Combined pricing is available if
you want to license both products for the same computers, at rates
approximately 25 - 30% above the fee for either product individually.
JP Software also offers a simple policy which allows you to increase
your license size at a reasonable price as you add new systems.
Our pricing structure covers any number of systems and goes well
beyond what is listed below; you pay only for the number of systems
actually using the product. For larger licenses, a variety of custom
arrangements can be made to meet your specific needs. A signed
license agreement is required when licensing 100 or more systems.
Please contact us if you need more information on 4DOS and 4OS2
licenses, or multi-system license information on BOOT.SYS.
Systems Price Systems Price Systems Price
------- -------- ------- -------- ------- --------
2 101.00 15 457.00 50 1,200.00
3 133.00 20 577.00 60 1,360.00
4 165.00 25 697.00 70 1,520.00
5 197.00 30 800.00 80 1,680.00
10 337.00 40 1,000.00 100 2,000.00
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Ordering From a Dealer:
You are welcome to order 4DOS, 4OS2, or BOOT.SYS from the software
dealer you or your company uses regularly. If your dealer does not
carry the product you want, have them special-order it from JP
Software at a discount to resell to you. (If you are a dealer see
"Resale and Bundling" on page 6 for information on obtaining resale
copies.) Our products are available on a special-order basis from a
number of larger chains, including Egghead Discount Software, and
Voyager / CorSoft.
U.S. Government Customers:
4OS2, 4DOS, and BOOT.SYS are included on GSA schedule for fiscal 1993
through Federal government resellers. These products are also
available through resellers on an open-market basis. Please contact
us for GSA contract numbers and reseller contacts if you need
information on purchasing 4OS2 via the GSA schedule.
Resale and Bundling of 4DOS and 4OS2:
Reseller discounts for 4DOS and 4OS2 begin at 25% for a single copy,
and increase substantially with volume. If you are a dealer,
consultant, or reseller please contact us for pricing or request more
information on the order form.
We also offer attractive bundling arrangements for VARs, consultants,
and OEMs who wish to bundle 4DOS or 4OS2 with another hardware or
software product. The details and pricing are flexible and can be
modified to meet your specific situation. Please contact us for more
information.
BOOT.SYS is also available for resale; please contact us for details.
Dealers for 4DOS and 4OS2 Outside the U.S.:
If you are ordering 4DOS or 4OS2 from outside the U.S. please check
the list of international dealers below. Purchasing through these
dealers can save you the delay and inconvenience involved in dealing
with currency conversions and international shipping, and provide you
with a local source for support and service.
PLEASE NOTE that international dealers set their own pricing; some
also set their own upgrade policies, which may not be the same as
those of JP Software. Check with your dealer for details.
Australia: Budgetware voice: (02) 519-4233
9 Albermarle St. fax: (02) 516-4236
Newtown NSW 2042
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Manaccom Pty Ltd. voice: (07) 368-2366
P. O. Box 509 fax: (07) 369-7589
Kenmore QLD 4069
Canada: PC-SIG Canada voice: 416-512-7250
800 Steeles Avenue W. fax: 416-512-7251
Suite B-10106
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 7L2
England: Shareware Publishing voice: (0297) 24088
3a Queen Street fax: (0297) 24091
Seaton, Devon EX12 2NY CompuServe 70007,4725
France: VIF voice: (01) 47 20 02 16
5, rue de Bassano fax: (01) 47 20 10 79
Paris 75116
In France, you can download a registered copy of 4DOS (including
ASCII manual) from VIF through the Minitel system. Charges are
billed through Minitel. You must first have a download cable and
VIFTEL2 software; these items can be obtained, along with pricing
and a catalog of all VIF software, by calling 36 24 00 99 on the
Minitel. Registered copies of 4DOS are available by calling 36
28 00 99 on the Minitel.
Germany: Computer Solutions voice: (08) 092-5018
Postfach 1180 fax: (08) 092-31727
D-8018 Grafing CompuServe 76234,3577
CDV-Newsoft voice: (07) 21-22295
Ettlingerstr. 5 fax: (07) 21-21314
7500 Karlsruhe 1 CompuServe 100022,274
Netherlands: The Owl's Nest voice: (02) 155-28631
Hazebad 25 fax: (02) 155-26527
3766 JL Soest
Association of Shareware Professionals
The authors and publisher of 4DOS and 4OS2 are members of the
Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), an organization formed
to strengthen the future of shareware. Its members, all of whom are
programmers who subscribe to a code of ethics, are committed to the
concept of shareware as a method of marketing.
The ASP sets standards for its members and their shareware products
which provide that programs produced by ASP members must be fully
documented, non-crippled, and offered with at least a minimum level
of support. It also sets standards for shareware disk vendors and
provides information to the public about shareware.
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ASP Ombudsman Statement
JP Software 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.
JP Software [6-8-92] ORDERINF.DOC page 8
Product Information
-------------------
This section describes each of JP Software's products, so you know
what you're getting before you order. We are excited to be able to
offer you some new products, including 4OS2 to replace the OS/2
command processor, BOOT.SYS for selecting system configuration at
boot time, and a book about 4DOS.
4DOS and 4OS2:
4DOS is our "flagship" product. If you aren't familiar with what
it is and what it does, take a look at the manual for all the
details. It offers you great power while working at the DOS
prompt and in batch files, makes minimal use of your precious
memory, and generally makes life with DOS a whole lot easier. It
works with all versions of MS-DOS / PC-DOS from 2.0 up, and with
DR-DOS.
4OS2 is to OS/2 what 4DOS is to DOS. It is a complete
replacement for CMD.EXE, the OS/2 command processor, and brings
the full power of 4DOS to OS/2 users. 4OS2 offers all of the
features of 4DOS, plus additional features designed to enhance
command processing under OS/2. Using 4OS2 with 4DOS provides a
consistent interface in OS/2 character-mode sessions and the DOS
compatibility box (OS/2 1.x) (or DOS machines in OS/2 2.0). 4OS2
is compatible with OS/2 1.2, 1.3, and 2.0.
4DOS and 4OS2 are $69 each including disk, manual, and a free or
low-cost upgrade to the next major release (see page 4 for
details on upgrades). If you need both products, purchase them
together for just $89. Multi-system licenses are also available
(see page 5).
4DOS / 4OS2 Utility Disks:
JP Software offers Utility Disks for registered 4DOS and 4OS2
users only. These disks contain the files needed to modify the
4DOS and 4OS2 help text, and other useful utilities (see below).
If you order these disks separately the price is $12 for 4DOS and
an additional $12 for 4OS2. However if you order both disks on
the same order we will charge you only $12 total for both disks.
If you order the utility disk with your 4DOS or 4OS2 order, we
will ship you the appropriate Utility Disk(s) for the product(s)
you order.
The 4DOS Utility Disk contains the JP Software's 4DOS help text
compiler (4MAKE). 4MAKE is a licensed product offered by JP
Software, and is available only by purchasing the 4DOS Utility
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Disk. It allows you to add, modify, or delete information in the
4DOS HELP system. You can use the modified help text yourself,
and distribute it to other registered 4DOS users within your
company or organization.
Other products on the 4DOS Utility Disk are either shareware or
freeware, and are available on many BBSes and on-line services.
We provide these products on the Utility Disk as a service to
those customers who do not have modems or who prefer to obtain
software on diskette. Like all shareware, you must register any
of the shareware products that you continue to use after a trial
period. The shareware and freeware products on the 4DOS Utility
Disk are:
* TSRCOM, TurboPower Software's popular freeware package of
TSR and memory management and mapping utilities.
* A shareware copy of BOOT.SYS, which allows you to select
your system configuration at boot time. See below for
details on this product.
* Shareware copies of 4EDIT, a full-screen 4DOS file
description editor; and 4ZIP, a shell for PKZIP and PKUNZIP
allowing 4DOS file descriptions to be stored in and
retrieved from .ZIP files.
* A shareware copy of FDU, also a 4DOS full-screen file
description editor, with a somewhat different design and
feature set than 4EDIT.
* A shareware copy of DiZk4D, a disk file cataloguer designed
specifically to work with 4DOS.
* A shareware copy of SWAPDOS, a utility to swap applications
out of memory when you shell to DOS.
The 4OS2 Utility Disk contains the text for the 4OS2 help system
and for 4OS2's "quick help" (messages displayed with the "/?"
switch on 4OS2 commands). You can modify this text and recompile
it for your own use or for use by registered 4OS2 users within
your organization. To recompile the help text you must have
access to the IBM Information Presentation Facility Compiler
(IPFC) which is used by developers to develop help for OS/2
programs. IPFC is distributed by IBM as part of its developer's
toolkit for OS/2. To recompile the quick help text you must have
access to the MKMSGF program, which is also part of the OS/2
developer's toolkit.
The 4OS2 Utility Disk may also contain additional shareware or
freeware utilities which fit on the disk and which we feel 4OS2
users might find useful.
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4DOS auf Deutsch!:
A complete German-language version of 4DOS is available from our
German distributor, Computer Solutions. This version includes a
complete printed 4DOS manual in German, German help text, and
German translations of all program messages and responses. The
cost for version 3.03 is DM 169.-, SFR 169.-, or oS 1200.-
including sales tax, and must be paid by check or COD (no credit
cards). Version 4.0 will be available in June, 1992; contact
Computer Solutions for pricing information. Discounts are
available for customers who already own the English version of
4DOS. The German version of 4DOS is only available for purchase,
it is not distributed as shareware.
To order your copy, contact Computer Solutions (see page 6). The
German version of 4DOS is available only from Computer Solutions,
not from JP Software.
BOOT.SYS:
BOOT.SYS is a shareware package which allows you to choose your
system configuration when your computer boots. It makes managing
a variety of configurations (for example, booting under plain
4DOS, DESQView, or Windows 3) very simple. It supports multi-
level menus, color display, and option selection in both
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. It is invoked when the system
boots, and does not require a reboot after changing
configurations the way some similar programs do. We use BOOT.SYS
here at JP Software, and we like it so much we decided to add it
to our product line.
To use BOOT.SYS effectively you need to be reasonably familiar
with CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. BOOT.SYS works with
multiple sets of configuration directives (DEVICE, SHELL, etc.)
in your CONFIG.SYS file. It presents menus to allow you to
choose which set or subset of these directives to execute, and
also provides a program you can run in AUTOEXEC to determine
which menu choice was selected. You use the result returned by
this program in IF or IFF statements in AUTOEXEC.BAT in order to
make AUTOEXEC execute the correct TSRs and other commands
corresponding to the choices you made in CONFIG.SYS. This
approach is very powerful when combined with 4DOS IFF / THEN /
ELSE statements.
A shareware copy of BOOT.SYS is available on the 4DOS utility
disk, and can be downloaded from our CompuServe support area and
many other on-line services and local BBSes. You can order your
registered copy of BOOT.SYS from JP Software for $42.
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Shareware Plus: Featuring 4DOS (book):
This 280-page book, published by Business One Irwin, is the first
independent book about 4DOS. The author, David Busch, is an
accomplished computer book author and the first two-time winner
of "Best Book" honors from the Computer Press Association.
The book takes you through a wide range of 4DOS features, and
includes sample batch files and aliases on disk. Chapter titles
include: What is a Command Processor?, Batch File Basics, Using
Variables in Batch Files, Using the Environment, Redirection,
Using Aliases, Advanced Batch Commands, 4DOS File Management, and
Debugging a Batch File/Alias.
If you'd like a basic introduction to 4DOS and a set of examples
you can work from, or you want a more step by step approach to
4DOS features, then this book is for you. If you are already
familiar with much of 4DOS and are comfortable working with JP
Software's 4DOS reference manual, you may not find enough new
information in the book to make it worthwhile.
Shareware Plus: Featuring 4DOS was written for 4DOS 3.02, and is
still relevant and useful for version 4.0. A new version of the
book updated for 4DOS 4.0 should be available sometime in 1992.
You can order Shareware Plus: Featuring 4DOS directly from JP
Software for $34.
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