FESBasic/Register.doc CONTENTS: 1. Distribution Status 2. Registration Policy 3. Future Plans 4. My Address 1. Distribution Status ====================== THIS PROGRAM IS COPYRIGHT (C) 1992/93 FALCON ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS. The version of FESBasic included with this file is the UNREGISTERED version. This version may be distributed freely provided the following conditions are satisfied:- * ALL FILES ARE INCLUDED IN THE DISTRIBUTION. THIS INCLUDES THE EDITOR,THE INTERPRETER,THE HELP FILE,ALL DEMONSTRATION FILES AND THIS DOCUMENT. * NO FILES MAY BE MODIFIED IN ANY WAY. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE COMPLETE PACKAGE MAY BE "CRUNCHED" USING A READILY OBTAINABLE ARCHIVER TO EASE DISTRIBUTION. * NO FEE OTHER THAN A REASONABLE COPYING FEE IS CHARGED. * THE PACKAGE MAY NOT BE INCLUDED ON A MAGAZINE COVERDISK WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. * NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO DISASSEMBLE / DECOMPILE / REVERSE-ENGINEER THIS PRODUCT WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR. There is one exception to this: * IF YOU ARE DISTRIBUTING A PROGRAM OF YOUR OWN CREATION WRITTEN USING FESBASIC THEN YOU MAY INCLUDE THE FILE 'BASIC' WITH IT. IF YOU INCLUDE THE EDITOR OR ANY OTHER FILE INCLUDED WITH FESBASIC THEN YOU MUST INCLUDE *ALL* OF THE DISTRIBUTION. 2.Registration Policy ===================== The version of FESBasic included with this document (V1.0) is the UNREGISTERED freely distributable version. If you find this program useful then you may wish to obtain a copy of a later version of the program. Later versions of the program are NOT freely distributable. They are only obtainable from me. However If you write a program using a later version you are permitted to distribute the interpreter file "basic" with your program(s). To obtain the latest version of this program write to me at the address given at the end of this file. Please include £10 Sterling and a letter stating that you want the latest version of FESBasic. Make Cheques / Postal Orders payable to S.D.Forey. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS, and telephone number and/or email address if possible. I have tried to make the package as inexpensive as possible, whilst still giving me a reasonable incentive to continue working on the program. Software like this takes a lot of time and effort to write. I can only accept cheques in POUNDS STERLING, drawn on a British Bank. If you cannot obtain Sterling then I am prepared to accept the equivalent to £15 in French Francs / German DM / Danish Kr. (Saves me needing to change money when I go on holiday!). Obviously I cannot reccomend sending Cash through the post however since £10/£15 is not a massive sum the risks are probably not too great... Registered Users can obtain updates free by sending me back their original disks. 3. FUTURE PLANS =============== By the time you read this I should have completed version 1.1. This should include:- * Floating point Maths: including '!' variables and arrays. All the normal f/p functions. Support in FORMAT$() * Static Variables in procedures/functions. * Passing Arrays as parameters to Procedures and Functions. * Calling O/S functions. By the summer of 1993 I hope to have version 1.2 completed. This should have:- * Better Intuition Support: Windows, Multiple Screens, Menus * Sprite and BOB commands. * The ability to use Fonts and Styles of text in programs. Whether I continue to work on the language after 1.2 depends very much on how big a response I get. However I would like to add:- * Trace Function; possibly a debugger? * Event Driven Code (commands like ON ERROR, ON MOUSE etc) * A Compiler??? * Any more suggestions??? 3. MY ADDRESS ============= Please send any bug reports / suggestions / money to =SDF= 14 Stretton Close Mickleover Derby DE3 5NW [England] Thankyou for taking the time to read this document, And I hope that you find FESBasic useful. =SDF=