TADS: The Text Adventure Development System - Version 2.2 Copyright (c) 1992 by Michael J. Roberts. All Rights Reserved. SHAREWARE REGISTRATION NOTICE This software is provided as "shareware." It is not free. If you decide to keep and use TADS, a shareware registration fee is required. If you do not keep TADS, please give your copy to someone else who might. The shareware registration fee is $40.00 (US dollars). Please see the file ORDER.FRM for more information on ordering this and other High Energy Software products. In addition to receiving the right under the shareware license to use TADS, registered owners will be sent the TADS Author's Manual, which provides full documentation of the system, and the TADS Debugger, an advanced source-level debugging tool that lets you step through your game programs line by line, set breakpoints, and evaluate program variables while the game runs. Shareware keeps software costs low. Do your part to make shareware a viable distribution mechanism. Register your shareware today! SHAREWARE SOFTWARE LICENSE This software is provided under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms and conditions of the license and with inclusion of the copyright notice. This software is the sole property of Michael J. Roberts. No title to or ownership of this software is hereby transferred. The information contained in this software is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by the author. You are hereby granted permission to use, reproduce, and distribute this software subject to all of the following conditions: 1. You must include this license and the copyright notice with all copies. 2. You may not require or collect a fee for copies of this software, or any part of this software, that you give to other people. 3. You may not include this software with any other software for which a fee is collected. 4. You may not modify this software in any way, and each copy you make and distribute must be a full and complete copy of the software you originally received. 5. Anyone to whom you give a copy of this software receives all of the same permissions that you did under this License. 6. You may evaluate this software for a reasonable period of time. After this evaluation, you must either pay the author the licensing and registration fee to become a registered user, or cease using the software. 7. All games developed using TADS are the property of their respective authors. Authors may distribute their games as they please. The other conditions of this license notwithstanding, authors may distribute the run-time system executable with their games on the condition that the games are distributed non-commercially, and that the run-time system executable's copyright message is not modified or removed. For the purposes of this condition, "shareware" distribution is considered non-commercial (and therefore allowed). Shareware is software that is distributed free of charge (or for a small charge covering the physical act of duplicating files and shipping media), which users can freely copy and redistribute, and for which a payment or donation is requested or required only when the user has determined that the program fits his needs. Anyone unable or unwilling to comply with any of the terms and conditions of this license must destroy or otherwise discard all copies of this software in his or her possession. If you have any questions about this license, please contact us at one of the addresses listed below. NO WARRANTY Because this software is distributed as shareware, you assume the entire responsibility for determining whether the software fits your needs and whether it functions properly. Michael J. Roberts and any distributors of this software specifically disclaim any and all warranties, expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with regard to this software. In no event will the author or any distributor of this software be liable to you for any damages, including lost profits, lost savings, or other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this software, even if any of these parties has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party. NOTE TO COMMERCIAL USERS This License specifically prohibits charging a fee for this software or any part of it, and also prohibits including or "bundling" this software or any part thereof with other software for which a fee is charged. Since the run-time system is required to play a game developed with TADS, games must be distributed with the run-time system executable program file. Persons who wish to distribute this software or any part of it commercially should contact the author to arrange for permission to do so. We are happy to allow commercial use of our software, but we wish to negotiate such arrangements on an individual basis. Note that a special exception is made which allows free or "shareware" distribution. If you are considering this type of distribution, but you are unsure whether your distribution plans qualify, please contact us so that we can discuss your plans. Generally speaking, shareware is software that is distributed in the same manner as TADS: users may freely copy and redistribute the software free of charge, and people who find the software useful are requested or required to pay a registration fee or send a donation to the author. FOR MORE INFORMATION Please contact us with any questions you have about our products or about this license. You can contact us through postal mail, our BBS, the Internet, or selected on-line services; electronic mail will probably receive the fastest response. Telephone: Credit card orders can be made by calling (415)493-2430 weekdays from 10 AM to 6 PM Pacific Time. High Energy BBS: The fastest way to reach us is through the High Energy BBS. Set your modem to 14,400 bps (or any lower speed), N-8-1, and dial 415-493-2420. The BBS is open to the public -- you don't need to be a registered user of any our products to access the system. Feel free to browse the message conferences and libraries on the BBS; you may be able to find the answer to your question without having to wait for a reply. Address specific questions to SYSOP. PCPursuit users: the High Energy BBS can be reached from the San Jose (CASJO) outdial. Internet: support@hinrg.starconn.com CompuServe: >internet:support@hinrg.starconn.com USPS: High Energy Software P.O. Box 50422 Palo Alto, CA 94303