VDE Sources and Ordering Info



                                 VDE ONLINE

     As of April 1997, discussion of VDE can be found on an Internet mailing
 list.  To join, send the message "subscribe" to vde-request@twty.chi.il.us.
 (You will receive a welcome message with further instructions.)
     As of July 1997, VDE updates and related software can also be obtained
 from this list server.  To see what's available, send the message "get files"
 to ftpmail@twty.chi.il.us.  To obtain a specific file, use "get FILENAME".
     VDE users may also find a new BBS interesting: "DOS Isn't Dead BBS" in
 Burbank CA, (818)843-3270.  It is dedicated to the support of DOS shareware
 including VDE, {COMMO}, and As-Easy-As.
     (The Glendale Litera BBS, which had long been a discussion site and
 distribution point for VDE, has gone offline.)


 ORDERING INFORMATION.  License, registration, and update orders may be mailed
    directly to the author, with a CHECK or MONEY ORDER; PURCHASE ORDERS are
    also accepted.  Please use the order form provided (ORDER.FRM).
         All CREDIT CARD orders (VISA/MC/AmEx/Discover, US or international)
    must be made through the Public Software Library, P.O. Box 35705, Houston
    TX 77235; mention item #10303.  There is a $5 surcharge from PSL.  PSL's
    toll-free line FOR ORDERS ONLY is (800)242-4775; all other calls,
    (713)524-6398; fax (713)524-6398; CompuServe, [71355,470]; Internet,
    71355.470@compuserve.com.
         Orders from overseas receive full support, including disks by
    airmail.  Payment can be made by credit card through PSL, or by bank check
    or money order in US currency, directly to the author; modest amounts of
    US cash ($50 or less) can also be sent safely by registered mail.


 SHAREWARE SOURCES.  VDE is distributed widely through "shareware" channels,
    usually as an archive file named VDE###.ZIP (where ### is the version,
    i.e. 183).  It can be found through many BBS or online systems, and is
    available by mail from many software libraries, including PSL.
         VDE can be downloaded directly from either of the two primary
    distribution points: (1) On CompuServe, file VDE.ZIP in library 1 (DL1) of
    the PCAPP forum.  (2) From an Internet list server: to see what's
    available, send the message "get files" to ftpmail@twty.chi.il.us ; to
    obtain a specific file, use its name, as in: "get VDE183.ZIP".


 COMMERCIAL SALE.  Any software dealer or library may offer VDE for sale
    provided that the charge for the disk containing it does not exceed US $6
    (for CDROM, $30), and its shareware status is clearly noted.  Otherwise
    the sale of VDE, either alone or together with other software or hardware,
    requires a licensing agreement.  Please write for terms.


  Please write for further information about VDE.  Address correspondence to:

            Eric Meyer
          3045 4th Street             CompuServe: [74415,1305]
    Boulder, Colorado  80304  USA       Internet: 74415.1305@compuserve.com



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