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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
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Subject: Re: Windows Run-Time
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Date: 9 Oct 90 19:06:32 GMT
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In article <122650@linus.mitre.org> jcmorris@mwunix.mitre.org (Joe Morris) writes:
>In a recent article Greg_d._Moore@mts.rpi.edu (Commander Krugannal) writes:
>  
>>     What is the procedure for obtaining a run-time license for MicroSoft 
>>   Windows 3.0?  The company I am consulting for, is developing a product for
>
>According to numerous summaries of Windows 3 (both in the Microsoft 
>documentation and in published reviews) there is no run-time version of 
>Windows 3.  A software vendor could probably swing a deal with Microsoft to
>package the full Windows 3 system with its product, but at the relatively
>small cost ($90-110 on the street) for the full Windows 3 system there
>is relatively little need for a dedicated version.  Clearly, there will be
>some cases where a potential user has no need for using Windows on more
>than one application, but to me it's significant that this is the first
>time I've seen or heard of anyone seriously asking about the run-time system.

Note that Microsoft will license for FREE to commercial developers a Working
Modem version of Windows 3.0, This version is  a"crippled" version of Windows
3.0 that allows saving of only two pages of files and a limited number of
drivers.  It is supposed to be used to buil"demo" copies of Windows  
applications that can be run by anybody that does NOT have windows.  All the
currently Working Models for Excel, MS-Word and PowerPoint (?) are built tha
way. The working copy will run only when used with the special Working Copy
of Windows, not the real release. One can ask for the Working copy software
calling the usual MS 800 number, they'll mail you a questionnaire and
subsequently a license agreement.

-- marco

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