Welcome to Nostradamus version 1.0 Beta!
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Contents of this file:

1) What is Nostradamus?
2) Beta version
3) How to install
4) Shareware
5) How to register
6) How to contact the author
7) Distribution
8) Disclaimer of Warranty


1) What is Nostradamus?
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Nostradamus is not your average reminder or dayplanner. It combines 
the best aspects of both. It's more than just a simple reminder, but
it's not as complex and elaborate as a full-blown dayplanner. Nor does
it need to be. Nostradamus is designed to be as intuitive, inobtrusive
and simple as possible.

Just enter your birthdays, appointments, holidays or reoccurring 
events and Nostradamus will remind you. 30 days in advance if 
necessary. Or the minute it's happening, by means of the built in 
alarm. Never forget another birthday or appointment again!

Nostradamus is not limited to one-line messages. You can enter a new 
message for every event (like a reminder), or enter just one message 
for each day (like the page of a dayplanner). Or use a combination of 
both! Use it any way you like. Nostradamus is versatile and fully 
configurable.

With Nostradamus, you don't have to be a psychic to read the future!


2) Beta version
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This is a beta version of Nostradamus. Although the program has been 
extensively tested a few bugs may still remain, especially where 
foreign date and time formats are concerned. Also, operating systems 
other than Windows 95 may cause problems as Nostradamus has only been 
tested on systems running Windows 95 until now. 

PLEASE HELP ME TO IMPROVE NOSTRADAMUS BY REPORTING ANY PROBLEMS OR
SUGGESTIONS TO:

cw_wind@dds.nl


3) How to install
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Unzip the files in this archive to a temporary folder (directory), 
run SETUP.EXE from Windows and just follow the instructions. After 
installation you can delete the files in the temporary folder.


4) Shareware
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Nostradamus is not free software. You are hereby licensed to use
this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period
of 30 days. If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation 
period a registration fee of $10 is required. For more information 
see the section "How to register". After the 30 day evaluation period 
Nostradamus will continue to function, there is no expiration date. 
Unregistered use of Nostradamus after the 30-day evaluation period IS
in violation of international and U.S. copyright laws, however!
Please support the shareware concept and register.


5) How to register
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Registering is easy and inexpensive. Mail the registration fee (paper 
bills only) in a closed envelope to the address below. It's not an 
elegant way to pay but it is, at this time, not possible to pay using 
a credit card or international check because the costs involved in 
cashing an international payment are higher than the registration fee 
itself. Make sure to include your name, address and e-mail address. 
After registering you will receive your personal registration code. 
The code will, of course, also be valid for future versions of 
Nostradamus. Registering Nostradamus will remove the "thank you for 
trying Nostradamus" message and put your name in Nostradamus' title 
bar. 

Registration fee for a single user:
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North America: 		US$ 10,- or CAN$ 15,-. 
Within Europe: 		DM 20,- (Germany), DFl 20,- (NL) or 10 Euro. 
Other currencies: 	your own currency for a value of (at least) 
			US$10 (banknote-exchange rate buy, no coins 
			please) provided that your currency may be 
			exported and exchanged.

These prices are valid through december 1998.

Registering within the Netherlands: vraag, indien gewenst, naar de 
			mogelijkheden om te betalen via bank of giro. 
			U kunt mij eenvoudig bereiken via e-mail.

Send the registration fee, your name, address and e-mail address to the 
address below. The most convenient way to register is to use a printout
of the Write-file "Register.wri", included in the Nostradamus package.


6) How to contact the author
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Snailmail:	C.W. Windt jr.
		C4 Software
		Wilhelminasingel 11
		9641 NA Veendam
		Netherlands, Europe

Email:		cw_wind@dds.nl


7) Distribution
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You are encouraged to distribute the unmodified, unregistered version
of this program to or via Internet sites, Bulletin Boards, Shareware 
Archives, CD-ROM's, etc. as long as no changes are made to the software 
or the zipfile it is in. Shareware disk vendors may freely distribute 
this program. There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited however from charging, or requesting
donations, for copies of the software, however made; and from 
distributing the software and/or documentation with other products 
(commercial or otherwise, shareware collections on CD-ROM excepted)
without prior written permission.


8) Disclaimer of Warranty
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THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND
WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. Because of the
various hardware and software environments into which Nostradamus
may be put, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS
OFFERED.
In no event shall the author be held liable for any damages whatsoever,
including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, 
business interruption, loss of business information, or any other loss 
arising from the use or inability to use the software.

In short: The author of this software accepts no responsibility for 
damages resulting from the use of this product. This software is 
provided "AS IS", and you, its user, assume all risks when using it.





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