Re: Legal Copies of Software

In article <ddcpdh$s8n$1@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
ak621@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Bonner) wrote:
>straydog wrote:

>> As a still another separate issue, for shareware I have run into the
>> situation where my attempt to "register" (meaning along with paying money)
>> fails. I can send email or correspondence that does not get answered.
>
>*** Tell me about it. They all seem to have jumped on the Microsoft
>bandwagon of "ignore past customers".

In some cases, the reason is simply that the market doesn't show enough
interest. Nobody knows about the product!

Here is an example. See my web page at:
www.geocities.com/wilkes_charlie/dosbox.htm

for a screen shot of Envision Publisher Pro. I already own a registered
copy, from back in the 1990s. As far as I know, there is nothing half as
good available for DOS anywhere else. It's a better interface than any
version of MS Word for DOS, Windows or anything else. It's so different
from WP 5.1 that comparisons aren't really relevant -- WP is for power
users, Envision rules for quick, intuitive page design.

But nobody knows about it!!! It is not to be found on the Internet
except as a 30-day expiring version, and even that is hard to locate.

I was able to track down the author - julianachim@xxxxxxxxx - and my
inquiry was the first he had gotten for a long time. He will be glad to
sell Envision by check or money order, at a price of $35 for the pro
version or $25 for the standard version, a substantial discount from his
original pricing. It would be nice to see him get enough sales to keep
this product available and perhaps even motivate him to put up a web site
for sales and support.

I intentionally did not seek a mailing address for Mr. Achim because I
think people should do what you do -- make sure the author will respond
to contact, and only then send money.

Charlie


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