ANTHISTLE SYSTEMS & PROGRAMMING LTD. 563 Patricia Drive, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA L6K 1M4 - Phone 416-845-7959 (Bell Canada say Area Code will change to 905 on Oct.4th. 1993) --------------------------------------------------------- 16TH. JANUARY 1993 PLEASE SEE FILE PAYUS41.TXT ON THIS DISK FOR CATALOG DESCRIPTION AND MORE INFORMATION. IF YOU RUN A BBS, SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO COMPRESS AND DESCRIBE EACH DISK FOR YOUR DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY WILL ALSO BE FOUND IN FILE PAYUS41.TXT Also please note that PAYROLL USA is only to be distributed by those distributors who prominently describe the term "ShareWare" in writing in their catalogs with a written statement saying shareware is not free software and encouraging Registration after a 30 or 60 day evaluation period. The maximum copying fee that may be charged for PAYROLL USA is $20.00 (for the set of 2 disks). Distributor members of the Association of ShareWare Professionals qualify as PAYROLL USA distributors. Others also qualify if they meet our standards described above. Distributors who did not receive these disks direct from us at Anthistle Systems & Programming Ltd. should advise us so we can add you to our mailing list for updates. If you are in the business of misleading your customers into believing they have full rights to use this software by paying your copying fee then you are denied permission to distribute PAYROLL USA. This can be inferred if you do not have the required statement encouraging Registration in your catalog, or for rack sales, on your package. RACK SALES ========== Many rack sales operators actually want their customers to believe they are buying the program at the rack price. In reality, the disks the program happens to be on, with an opportunity to evaluate that program, is all they are buying off the rack. A line of tiny type buried somewhere on the back of the package does not count as it is unlikely to be read before purchase of the package. The fact that the program is to be used for evaluation purposes only must be PROMINENTLY displayed on the package. Because Federal payroll taxes can change each year this product may not be suitable for rack sales where copies can sit on store shelves or in warehouses for extended periods - we do not want your irate customers on the phone to us saying they bought this software at the XYZ Video Store or at the ABC Book Store for $9.99 and demanding a replacement or refund because taxes are out of date and they thought they had bought lifetime use of this program for their $9.99 (or $4.99, or whatever), and no they do not want to pay an additional $150 or so to Register. Because they did not know what they were buying they assume we were part of your scam (a harsh word, but that is what it amounts to if your customer does not know what they are buying, and if your operation is run to make money parasitically on the backs of shareware authors) - it does not do our image any good and wastes our time, so please do not do it or you risk us taking legal action against you for damages. All rack sales must be pre-authorised in writing by us and we need to see a sample of your packaging before approval is given. Christopher Anthistle, President.