JP Software

                   Shareware Disk Vendor Documentation

                     4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS for Windows NT
          Take Command, Take Command/32, Take Command for OS/2

                             April 17, 1996


Copyright 1988 - 1996, JP Software Inc., All Rights Reserved.  Published
by JP Software Inc., P.O. Box 1470, E. Arlington, MA 02174 USA, (617)
646-3975.


This file provides information for shareware disk vendors and user
groups on the distribution of 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS/NT, Take Command/16, Take
Command/32, and Take Command for OS/2.

We are glad to work with you in the distribution of our products, as
user groups and disk vendors are an important part of the shareware
distribution system.

Before placing any JP Software product, or any part of any JP Software
program package, in any shareware or other disk library, or distributing
shareware copies for a fee in any way, you must meet one of these
conditions:

   * If you are a U.S.-based shareware disk vendor, you must be an
   approved member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP),
   and your application must be fully approved in writing by the ASP,
   not simply submitted or awaiting review.  If you are not an ASP
   member, we cannot currently offer you permission to distribute our
   products.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you, but
   we have found that the administrative overhead required to handle
   non-ASP vendors from within the U.S. is simply too high.

   * If you are a U.S.-based, non-profit, tax-exempt user group, you may
   place shareware copies of our programs in your library without prior
   written permission, provided you obtain a diskette copy from another
   vendor (not a downloaded copy), and notify us in writing within 15
   days of doing so.

   * If you are a disk vendor based outside the U.S., you must either be
   an ASP member, or you must obtain prior written permission from us
   before distributing our products.

If you meet one of these criteria and would like to carry our programs,
you may obtain them from another vendor if the other vendor has received
their copy directly from us.  If you prefer to distribute shareware
obtained directly from the author, please write us and we will send you
a copy on diskette at no charge.  In either case, please send us a copy
of your catalog for our files.

PLEASE NOTE:  JP SOFTWARE DOES NOT PERMIT RETAIL RACK DISTRIBUTION OF
OUR SHAREWARE PRODUCTS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  If you use retail
racks, please do NOT contact us for approval of rack distribution, as it
will be denied (however if you wish to understand the reasons behind
this policy feel free to contact us; please use email if possible). 
This applies even if you have distributed our products via rack or CD-
ROM in the past.

CD-ROM distribution is permitted but ONLY if (a) you meet the
requirements for diskette distribution stated above, and (b) you contact
us for permission prior to starting distribution of any JP Software
product via CD-ROM.  You only need to contact us once for each product,
not separately for each edition of your CD-ROM.  We reserve the right to
revoke permission for CD-ROM distribution at any time, and for any
reason.  If we do so you must cease distribution of our products on CD-
ROM the next time your CD is remastered after we notify you of the
revocation.

Non-ASP vendors who wish to consider becoming ASP approved can obtain
information from:

           Association of Shareware Professionals
           545 Grover Road
           Muskegon, MI 49442-9427

For information on posting our products on a BBS, see the file
SYSOP.DOC.


You can contact JP Software at any of the addresses below.  The fastest
methods are CompuServe, Internet, phone, or fax.  Please mail your
materials to us at the P.O. Box address.

   CompuServe    JP Software section of the PC Vendor B forum (GO JPSOFT
                 or GO PCVENB); or CompuServe Mail to 75020,244 (sales /
                 customer service), or 75300,1215 (technical support)

   Internet      sales@jpsoft.com (sales / customer service), or
                 support@jpsoft.com (technical support)

   WWW           http://www.jpsoft.com/

   BBS           Channel 1, Boston, 617-354-3230.  User discussions and
                 limited direct technical support are available via 4DOS
                 conferences on the PC Relay, ILink, SmartNet, and
                 FidoNet networks.  The sales and customer service staff
                 is not available directly via BBS.

   Voice         (617) 646-3975, days Eastern US time
   Fax           (617) 646-0904

   US Mail       JP Software
                 P.O. Box 1470
                 E. Arlington, MA 02174, USA