Avara is distributed as shareware. You are permitted to use it on a trial basis for up to 30 days. If you wish to continue using Avara beyond that period, you are expected to pay a registration fee of $20.00 to obtain a license to use Avara.
After we have processed your registration, we will send you a license code that you enter to complete the registration process. This removes the shareware notices and personalizes your copy of Avara.
We don’t cripple our products. We don’t gouge you with absurd prices. We don’t fool you into buying our software with slick advertising.
What we ask is this: if you like our products, support us by paying for them. If you don’t like our products, don’t use them (or better yet, tell us why you don’t like them, so we can improve them).
Why Should I Register (Pay For) Avara?
We’re attempting to offer high-quality products at a low price on a “try before you buy basis.” Supporting us by registering Avara — assuming you like it — is the only way you can ensure that we will continue to produce more high-quality software distributed as shareware.
Beyond that, you will receive a license code that removes the shareware notices and personalizes Avara with your name, giving you a legal copy on your Macintosh.
Registering Your Copy of Avara
Ambrosia’s Register Avara application allows you to easily register Avara using your choice of several different methods. Simply click on the Register... button that appears when you launch Avara. This will launch the Register Avara application. You can also double-click the Register Avara icon from the Finder.
Ambrosia Software accepts all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express). A credit card can be used to register by WWW, eMail, fax, phone, or postal mail. You can also send a check or money order to the address that appears below. Ambrosia Software also accepts purchase orders if your organization requires them. All of these options are available in the Register Avara application.
The Register Avara application is used to register Avara and enter your license code. This application should not be thrown out or moved, even after you’ve registered, in case you need to enter your code again.
About Ambrosia Software, Inc.
Ambrosia Software, Inc. is a small company dedicated to bringing you quality software, excellent support, and innovative ideas all at a reasonable cost. We give you commercial-quality software at a fraction of the price, with the added convenience of being able to try out the software before you pay for it.
Ambrosia distributes software on numerous electronic information services, as well as via user groups and approved public domain distributors. Of course, you can always obtain our products directly from us as well. You are given a 30 day free license to evaluate any of our software; after the 30 days have passed, you are expected to send the appropriate registration fee to us for processing.
Ambrosia creates personal productivity tools that make using your Macintosh a more enjoyable experience, as well as anti-productivity tools (games) which make your Macintosh just plain fun.
The Announcement List
Ambrosia Software maintains an Announcement Mailing List. This list is used whenever we upgrade or release a new product. It is the best place to find out about happenings at Ambrosia.
If you are interested in subscribing to the Ambrosia announcement list, we prefer that you subscribe through the Web (http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/Lists.html). However, if you do not have access to the Web, simply send eMail to:
majordomo@AmbrosiaSW.com
and include in the body of your message:
subscribe announce_list
You can place anything in the Subject field, but nothing else should be in the message body other than the above.
Support Forums
The latest versions of all our products are always available in the Ambrosia Software forums on the following services:
• America Online: While you are signed on AOL, choose Keyword... from the GO TO menu, type AMBROSIA and hit the return key.
• CompuServe: While you are signed on CompuServe, use GO word AMBROSIA to reach the Mac Vender D area, where Ambrosia Software, maintains a forum.
• Internet: Visit our web site at http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/ or our ftp site at ftp://ftp.AmbrosiaSW.com/
Contact Information
Please feel free to get in touch with us using any of the following methods:
Ambrosia Software, Inc.
PO Box 23140
Rochester, NY 14692
Tel: 716.325.1910 (technical support)
800.231.1816 (orders only)
Fax: 716.325.3665
America Online: AmbrosiaSW
CompuServe: 74777,1147
GEnie: AmbrosiaSW
Internet: help@AmbrosiaSW.com (technical support)
register@AmbrosiaSW.com (orders only)
Many Thanks to the Avara Beta-Testing Team:
Edward “The Cleaner” Adams
Evan “Ender” Vetere
Ben “redball” Syverson
Neil “Ronin” Yates
Matthew “Rayman” Schroeder
Jay “Rif” Craft
Eric “EEKMAN” Case
Andrew “Cap’n Canuck” Roth
Derek “mantis” Carroll
Michael “Cybernator” Garrison
Sherif “Sheriff” Hassabo
Dan “Figaro Jones” Pride
Scott “Scoot” McGovern
Kevin “MHz” Girard
Robert “Chut-Riit” Kilburn
Derek “dstortion” Whiteside
Matt “Syntax” Burch
Trevor “Nargun” Powell
Jason “USHER” Fondren
Duncan “obispo” Howard
Jacob “Vektor” Cusack
Rufo “Rufo” Sanchez
Matt “BlackLightning” Slot
Matt “Zebetrious” Lee
Additional Thanks:
The author, Juri Munkki, would like to thank (in no particular order):
Antti Pirskanen, Tuija Hartikainen, Tero Kivinen, Hannu “haa” Aronsson, Janne “jaf” Frösen, Ken Rimey, Niko Punin, Brossco Systems, and Christian Franz
Also, Juri would like to send special thanks to his family for being so supportive during the two years that Avara has been under development.
