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From: ralphs@halcyon.wa.com (Ralph Sims)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: 4dos - where can I find it?
Message-ID: <LH8eP2w163w@halcyon.wa.com>
Date: 13 Sep 90 04:54:32 GMT
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roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) writes:

> hollen@megatek (Dion Hollenbeck) writes:

> [regarding J.P. Software]
> > They have a bulletin board from which you can download the latest
> > demo copy (full-featured but with expiration date)

THEY don't have a bulletin board, but use someone else's PC BOARD system
as a distribution site.

> Expiration date? Yikes! Is this the same version found on SIMTEL?

No expiration date.  The initialization screen reminds a user that if
they use it for longer than 21 days, they should register it.

> I can understand wanting to boost registration, but an expiring command
> processor sounds a bit dangerous to me. (I keep bootable floppies
> around, but not everyone thinks ahead)

Not to worry.

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