JP Software Order Information April, 1996 This file contains important information you should read before ordering (page 2), and details on all products sold by JP Software (page 7). To save paper and time, our order form is included separately in the file ORDER.FRM. This allows you to view the information in this file on the screen if you wish, and print only the actual order form. Please read the order information section on page 2 before placing your order! That section explains our order and payment policies. If you don't read over the policies before ordering you may make errors which delay your order and result in additional costs to you. If you live outside the U.S. and Canada you may want to check the list of international dealers in this file. These dealers can often provide local service, and may offer faster shipping than we can provide when mailing packages from the United States. The license agreement which governs your use of our products is included separately in the file LICENSE.DOC (for downloaded copies), or on your diskette envelope (for purchased copies). Please read it before ordering. It is written in plain English, and explains your rights and responsibilities as a user of our products. This file is formatted at 58 lines per page, and contains form feeds and page footers. It can be viewed with a file viewer such as the 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS/NT, or Take Command internal LIST command, or printed using the command: copy orderinf.doc prn Printing it with a program that formats the pages is not likely to work due to the formatting included in the file. (04/96) JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 1 Order Information ----------------- This section contains ordering details for all JP Software products, including: * Satisfaction guarantee * Multi-system licenses * Order processing and shipping * Ordering from a dealer * Payment and purchase orders * Government customers * International orders * Resale and bundling * Upgrade policies * Dealers outside the U.S. See the file ORDER.FRM for the forms you need to place your order. For convenient phone ordering call us between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM eastern U.S. time at 800-368-8777 (U.S. only; orders only please!) or 617-646-3975, or transmit your order form by fax at any time to (617) 646-0904. You can also order via CompuServe (Mail to 75020,244), or the Internet (mail to sales@jpsoft.com). Please note that, while we have never experienced security problems with Internet mail, we cannot guarantee the secuity of credit card or other information sent via the Internet. If you are concerned about this issue and do not want to place your order by phone or fax, you may send it via Internet mail, with a reliable daytime U.S. or Canadian telephone number, and mark "Please call me" in the credit card section of the form. We will call you for the credit card number when we receive your message. This service is not available outside the U.S. and Canada. Please include all information on the order form with your electronic order, preferably in the same format. Any of the above numbers (other than the 800 order line) can be used to contact our customer service department. Warranty and Satisfaction Guarantee We want you to be fully satisfied with the products you buy from us! All products sold by JP Software come with a 90-day warranty against physical manufacturing defects in the diskettes or manual. In addition, if you are not fully satisfied with a JP Software product you may return it at any time up to 90 days after purchase for a full refund. If you are dissatisfied with a product we sell which is not produced by JP Software you may return it for a full refund if it is in resalable condition, or a 50% refund if not. See your diskette envelope (or the LICENSE.DOC file if you have a downloaded copy) for the complete text of our warranty. Please contact us for a return authorization before returning any product for a refund. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 2 Order Processing and Shipping Orders typically require 2 - 3 business days processing time before shipment, and may take more or less depending on our order backlog. In the U.S., we ship UPS to ensure delivery within 3 days of shipment. Where appropriate, or when requested, we will ship via U.S. Priority or First Class Mail. Shipping outside the U.S. is via TNT Mailfast or Air Mail. The delivery time for all countries outside the U.S. is generally 1-2 weeks. All delivery times may vary during peak upgrade periods. Shipping Charges: To the U.S. and Canada: $7 for first item, $1 for each additional item. COD (U.S. only), add $6 per order. To Alaska and Hawaii: $15 for first item, $2 for each additional item. Contact us for pricing on shipments to rural Alaska. To all other countries: See tables on page 3 of order form (in the file ORDER.FRM). Contact us for expedited domestic shipping options including UPS Blue Label and Red Label, Federal Express, Airborne Express, DHL, and other carriers. Payment Terms: We accept Mastercard, Visa, American Express, checks (MUST be drawn on a U.S. bank, and in U.S. funds), money orders, purchase orders (see below for policies), and COD shipments. We are happy to accept purchase orders from established companies and government agencies. Our terms are net 30 days. Orders under $100 ($200 for international companies) must be prepaid. Credit references are required if your company has not previously ordered from us on terms. Upgrade Policy: The upgrade policies listed here apply to the U.S. versions of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS for Windows NT, and Take Command as purchased from JP Software. Dealers outside the U.S. may establish different upgrade policies, check with your dealer for details. Our products use two- or three-digit version numbers. Maintenance releases are indicated by a change in the third digit (e.g. 3.01, 5.52); major upgrades are indicated by a change in the other digits (e.g. 6.0). JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 3 You can always purchase both maintenance releases and major upgrades from JP Software. In addition, when you first purchase any of our command processors on diskette, maintenance releases and the next major release issued after your initial purchase are downloadable from a variety of sources. You can then convert the downloaded copy to a fully registered copy using the BRAND program included in your original package. All subsequent major upgrades must be purchased. For the JP CD Suite, maintenance releases are downloadable at no additional charge, but the next major upgrade is not -- it must be obtained through purchase of a new CD (at a discounted upgrade price) or upgrade diskettes from JP Software. Multi-System Licenses: Whether you are a major corporation, a small business, or an individual with more than one computer, if you plan to use our products on multiple systems you can save money by ordering a multi- system license rather than individual copies. (If all you want to do is use 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS for Windows NT, or Take Command at work and at home you may not need a second copy; see the license agreement on your diskette envelope or in the LICENSE.DOC file for details.) A multi-system license for 4DOS, 4OS2, or 4DOS/NT includes one manual set (Introduction and Installation Guide plus Reference Manual). A Take Command license includes one Introduction and Installation Guide; the Reference Manual is available separately ($15, item #AD530). Additional manual sets are available for all products; contact us for pricing and item numbers. Multi-system licenses may be used at any number of physical sites, and on networked or stand-alone systems, as long as all support and distribution are handled through a single location. JP Software also offers a simple policy which allows you to increase your license size at a reasonable price as you add new systems. Our pricing structure covers any number of systems and goes well beyond what is listed below; you pay only for the number of systems you have. For larger licenses, a variety of custom arrangements can be made to meet your specific needs. A signed license agreement is required when licensing 100 or more systems. Please contact us if you need more information on licenses, including prices not shown in the table below, prices for multi-product licenses, or multi-system license information on BOOT.SYS. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 4 Partial Multi-System License Price Schedule: Systems License Price Item numbers ------- ------------- ------------ 2 $ 101 Item numbers are the same 5 197 for all license sizes. 10 337 25 697 4DOS..........ML100 50 1,200 4OS2..........ML110 100 2,000 4DOS/NT.......ML120 250 3,950 *TCMD/16......ML130 500 6,500 *TCMD/32......ML140 *TCMD/OS2.....ML150 (All prices subject to * Printed documentation change without notice.) is not included but is available separately. Ordering From a Dealer: You can order our products from the software dealer you or your company uses regularly. If your dealer does not carry the product you want, they can special-order it from JP Software at a discount to resell to you. (If you are a dealer see "Resale and Bundling" on page 5 for information on obtaining resale copies.) Our products are available on a special-order basis from a number of larger chains, including Egghead Discount Software, Stream International, and Programmer's Paradise. Government customers: Contact us for GSA schedule information. Resale and Bundling: Reseller discounts for our products begin at 25% for a single copy, and increase substantially with volume. Many products are available through distribution. If you are a dealer, consultant, or reseller please contact us for pricing or request more information on the order form. We also offer attractive bundling arrangements for VARs, consultants, and OEMs who wish to bundle our products with another hardware or software product. The details and pricing are flexible and can be modified to meet your specific situation. Please contact us for more information. BOOT.SYS is also available for resale; please contact us for details. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 5 Dealers Outside the U.S.: If you are ordering from outside the U.S. please check the list of international dealers below. Purchasing through these dealers can save you the delay and inconvenience involved in dealing with currency conversions and international shipping, and provide you with a local source for support and service. PLEASE NOTE that international dealers set their own pricing; some also set their own upgrade policies, which may not be the same as those of JP Software. Check with your dealer for details. Australia: Manaccom Pty Ltd. voice: (07) 368-2366 9 Camford St. fax: (07) 369-7589 Milton, QLD 4064 England: Atlantic Coast Plc. voice: (1297) 552-222 3a Queen Street fax: (1297) 553-366 Seaton, Devon EX12 2NY CompuServe 70007,4725 France: VIF voice: (01) 47 20 02 16 5, rue de Bassano fax: (01) 47 20 10 79 Paris 75116 Minitel: 3616 Code VIF In France, you can download a registered copy of 4DOS (including ASCII manual) from VIF through the Minitel system. Charges are billed through Minitel. Contact VIF at 36 24 00 99 on the Minitel for details. Germany: Computer Solutions voice: (08) 092-5018 Postfach 1180 fax: (08) 092-31727 D-85561 Grafing/Mnchen CompuServe 76234,3577 CDV-Newsoft voice: (07) 21-22295 Ettlingerstr. 5 fax: (07) 21-21314 7500 Karlsruhe 1 CompuServe 100022,274 Italy: ComputerLand S.r.l. voice: (2)-781000 C.so Vittorio fax: (2)-780742 Emanuele 15 BBS: (2)-781149,781147 20122 Milano Internet: compland@bbs2000.sublink.org Netherlands: The Owl's Nest voice: (31) 35-602-8631 P.O. Box 227 fax: (31) 35-602-6527 3760 AE Soest BBS: (31) 35-602-3219 Switzerland: Software News! voice: (01) 814-3140 Flurstr. 57 fax: (01) 814-3140 8302 Kloten CompuServe 100042,1105 JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 6 Product Information ------------------- This section describes each of JP Software's products, so you know what you're getting before you order. PLEASE NOTE: All prices are subject to change without notice. See order form for shipping charges. Take Command for Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, and OS/2: JP Software's latest product, Take Command, is a complete implementation of our advanced command processing technology, fully integrated into Windows, Windows NT, Windows 95, and OS/2. Take Command supports the same commands and features available in 4DOS, 4OS2, and 4DOS/NT (see below), and we've added dozens of features feasible only in a graphical environment. Three versions of Take Command are now available: Take Command/16, for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups Take Command/32, for Windows NT and Windows 95 Take Command for OS/2, for OS/2 Warp and later versions A new copy of any of these versions is just $69, and four special packs are also available: The Windows Pack includes both Take Command/16 and 4DOS, plus both printed Reference Manuals, for just $99. The Windows 95 Pack includes Take Command/32, 4DOS, and both printed Reference Manuals for just $99. The Windows NT Pack includes 4DOS/NT, Take Command/32, and both printed Reference Manuals for just $99. The OS/2 "triple pack" includes Take Command for OS/2, 4OS2, 4DOS, and both printed reference manuals, for just $119. Take Command is available for only $29 (per version) if you are already a registered user of another JP Software product, and will be using Take Command on the same system. Take Command comes with complete online reference information and a printed Introduction and Installation guide. You can purchase the printed Take Command Reference Manual for $15. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 7 4DOS, 4OS2, and 4DOS for Windows NT: 4DOS is our "flagship" product. It is a DOS enhancement utility designed to add power, elegance, and flexibility to the DOS prompt. 4DOS is a complete replacement for COMMAND.COM, the command processor which displays the "C:\> prompt and accepts and executes the commands you type. It offers dozens of features beyond those available with DOS alone. If you aren't familiar with what 4DOS is and what it does, take a look at the manual for all the details. It offers you great power while working at the DOS prompt and in batch files, makes minimal use of your precious memory, and generally makes life with DOS a whole lot easier. It works with all versions of MS-DOS / PC-DOS from 2.0 up, with Windows 95, and with DR DOS / Novell DOS. 4OS2 is to OS/2 what 4DOS is to DOS. It is a complete replacement for CMD.EXE, the default OS/2 command processor, and brings the full power of 4DOS to OS/2 users. 4OS2 offers all of the features of 4DOS, plus additional features designed to enhance command processing under OS/2. When you purchase 4OS2 you will receive both the 16-bit and 32-bit versions, and you can install the version appropriate to your copy of OS/2. Using 4OS2 with 4DOS provides a consistent interface in OS/2 character-mode sessions and the DOS compatibility box (OS/2 1.x) (or DOS machines in OS/2). 4OS2 is compatible with OS/2 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, and 3.0, including "OS/2 for Windows". 4DOS and 4OS2 are $69 each including disk, manual (see page 3 for details on upgrades). If you need both products, our OS/2 Pack is just $89 and includes both products. If you have one product and want the other, the cost is just $29. Multi-system licenses are also available (see page 4). 4DOS for Windows NT ("4DOS/NT") is a complete replacement for CMD.EXE, the default Windows NT command processor, and brings the full power of 4DOS to Windows NT users. 4DOS/NT also offers additional features designed to enhance command processing under Windows NT with its Single Command Shell architecture. 4DOS for Windows NT is $69. 4DOS/NT for registered 4DOS users is $29. The JP-CD Suite: The JP-CD Suite gives you an easy, economical way to keep your environment consistent - no matter which operating systems you use. The CD contains the most recent versions of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS for Windows NT, Take Command/16, Take Command/32, and Take Command for OS/2, and is just $119. The CD Suite comes with complete on-line documentation. If you need printed documentation, the CD Suite Manual Pack is only $29 and includes printed manuals for every product on the CD-ROM. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 8 4DOS / 4OS2 Utility Disks: JP Software offers Utility Disks for registered users only. These disks contain the files needed to modify the help text, and other useful utilities (see below). The Utility disks are $10 each. The 4DOS Utility Disk contains the JP Software's 4DOS help text and help compiler (4MAKE). 4MAKE is a licensed product offered by JP Software, and is available only by purchasing the 4DOS Utility Disk. It allows you to add, modify, or delete information in the 4DOS HELP system. You can use the modified help text yourself, and distribute it to other registered 4DOS users within your company or organization, but you cannot sell it or distribute it publicly. Other products on the 4DOS Utility Disk are either shareware or freeware, and are available on many BBSes and on-line services. We provide these products on the Utility Disk as a service to those customers who do not have modems or who prefer to obtain software on diskette. Like all shareware, you must register any of the shareware products that you continue to use after a trial period. The shareware and freeware products on the 4DOS Utility Disk are: * TSRCOM, TurboPower Software's popular freeware package of TSR and memory management and mapping utilities. * A shareware copy of BOOT.SYS, which allows you to select your system configuration at boot time. See page 11 for details on this product. * A shareware copy of 4EDIT, a full-screen 4DOS file description editor. * A shareware copy of 4FILES, a 4DOS-compatible file manager and description editor. The 4OS2 Utility Disk contains the text for the 4OS2 help system and for 4OS2's "quick help" (messages displayed with the "/?" switch on 4OS2 commands). You can modify this text and recompile it for your own use or for use by registered 4OS2 users within your organization. To recompile the help text you must have access to the IBM Information Presentation Facility Compiler (IPFC) which is used by developers to develop help for OS/2 programs. IPFC is distributed by IBM as part of its developer's toolkit for OS/2. To recompile the quick help text you must have access to the MKMSGF program, which is also part of the OS/2 developer's toolkit. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 9 The 4OS2 Utility Disk also contains some additional shareware or freeware utilities which we feel 4OS2 users might find useful: * A shareware copy of Browse/2, a Presentation Manager application for browsing ASCII files. * A shareware copy of the OS/2 version of Vern Buerg's popular LIST utility. Runs in character mode. * MEMSIZE, a freeware system resource monitor. Displays swap file size and available space, CPU load, and free disk space. Runs under Presentation Manager. * SHOWINI, a freeware REXX script to display the contents of OS/2 .INI files. 4DOS for Windows NT Utility Disk: JP Software also offers a Utility Disk for registered 4DOS for Windows NT users. This disk contains the 4DOS for Windows NT help text, in both Word for Windows and RTF formats. At this time it does not contain any other utilities. In order to use the 4DOS for Windows NT help text, you must have a word processor which can handle the Word for Windows and / or RTF formats, and a Windows help compiler such as Microsoft's HC31 (distributed with the Windows and Windows NT Software Development Kits). You can modify the help text for your own use or for use by other registered 4DOS for Windows NT users within your company or organization, but you cannot sell it or distribute it publicly. 4DOS auf Deutsch!: A complete German-language version of 4DOS is available from our German distributor, Computer Solutions. This version includes a full copy of the printed 4DOS manual in German, German help text, and German translations of all program messages and responses. The cost is DM 169.-, SFR 169.-, or oS 1200.- including sales tax, and must be paid by check or COD (no credit cards). Discounts are available for customers who already own the English version of 4DOS. The German version of 4DOS is only available for purchase, it is not distributed as shareware. To order your copy, contact Computer Solutions (see page 5, 6). The German version of 4DOS is available only from Computer Solutions, not from JP Software. JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 10 Personal REXX: Personal REXX is a powerful, easy-to-use language from Quercus Systems that offers a perfect complement to 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS/NT, and Take Command batch commands. The REXX language is more powerful than traditional batch languages, without the heavy technical baggage of a conventional programming language. It was specifically designed to be easy to read and write, so you can get started quickly and get your work done efficiently. If you need advanced string processing capabilities, or are stretching the limits of our batch language, then Personal REXX is for you! Personal REXX for DOS is $139; for OS/2 & DOS is $159; for Windows and DOS (works under DOS plus Windows 3.x, Windows NT, and Windows 95) is $159. The Semware Editor Jr. (formerly QEdit): The Semware Editor Jr. is a fast, easy-to-use, full- featured text editor for batch files, simple documents, and program code. It's perfect for creating configuration files, or for any task that requires a small, yet powerful, ASCII text editor. It offers multiple files and windows, pull-down menus, macros, and line, character, and column block operations. You can configure the keyboard as you like it and even spell check your files. We use it here at JP Software, and decided you might like it too! The Semware Editor Jr. is priced at $59. BOOT.SYS: BOOT.SYS is a shareware package which allows you to choose your system configuration when your computer boots. It makes managing a variety of configurations (for example, booting under plain 4DOS, DESQView, or Windows 3) very simple. It supports multi- level menus, color display, and option selection in both CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. It is invoked when the system boots, and does not require a reboot after changing configurations the way some similar programs do. We use BOOT.SYS here at JP Software, and we like it so much we decided to add it to our product line. BOOT.SYS is fully compatible with MS-DOS version 6.22 and below; PC-DOS version 7 and below; and DR DOS / Novell DOS. To use BOOT.SYS effectively you need to be reasonably familiar with CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. BOOT.SYS works with multiple sets of configuration directives (DEVICE, SHELL, etc.) in your CONFIG.SYS file. It presents menus to allow you to choose which set or subset of these directives to execute, and also provides a program you can run in AUTOEXEC to determine JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 11 which menu choice was selected. You use the result returned by this program in IF or IFF statements in AUTOEXEC.BAT in order to make AUTOEXEC execute the correct TSRs and other commands corresponding to the choices you made in CONFIG.SYS. This approach is very powerful when combined with 4DOS IFF / THEN / ELSE statements. A shareware copy of BOOT.SYS is available on the 4DOS utility disk, and can be downloaded from our CompuServe support area and many other on-line services and local BBSes. You can order your registered copy of BOOT.SYS from JP Software for $42. [Copyright 1992 - 1996, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved. Published by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617) 646-3975. 4DOS is a registered trademark and Take Command, 4OS2, 4OS2/16, and 4OS2/32 are trademarks of JP Software Inc. OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation. Windows is a trademark and Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners.] JP Software ORDERINF.DOC page 12