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Shareware is a marketing method for commercial software, whereby a trial version is distributed in advance and without payment, as is common for proprietary software. Shareware software is typically obtained free of charge, either by downloading from the Internet or on magazine cover-disks. A user tries out the program, and thus shareware has also been known as "try before you buy", demoware, trialware and by many other names. A shareware program is accompanied by a request for payment, and the software's distribution license often requires such a payment. Payment is often required once a set period of time has elapsed after installation. The term shareware was coined by Bob Wallace to describe his word processor PC-Write in the mid-1980s.
History
Wallace came up with the name that stuck, but many consider the "fathers" of the shareware marketing model to be Jim Button and Andrew Fluegelman. Their coordinated offerings of PC-File (database) and PC-Talk (telecommunications) programs, respectively, pre-dated PC-Write by several months. Button referred to his distribution method as "user supported software," and Fluegelman called his "freeware." Among the three of them, they clearly established shareware as a viable software marketing method. Via the shareware model, PC-File and PC-Talk made Button and Fluegelman millionaires.
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#shareware #software UPDATED - Awave Studio: Audio Converter - Instrument Editor - Music Performer http://www.hotlib.com/2887
hotlib (hotlib.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:41:39 -0000
#shareware #software UPDATED - Awave Studio: Audio Converter - Instrument Editor - Music Performer http://www.hotlib.com/2887
#shareware #software UPDATED - Target Words: Create and solve anagram puzzles. http://www.hotlib.com/2481
hotlib (hotlib.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:37:34 -0000
#shareware #software UPDATED - Target Words: Create and solve anagram puzzles. http://www.hotlib.com/2481
#shareware #software UPDATED - Hide From Outsiders: Hide yor screen from ousiders http://www.hotlib.com/2443
hotlib (hotlib.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:34:06 -0000
#shareware #software UPDATED - Hide From Outsiders: Hide yor screen from ousiders http://www.hotlib.com/2443
#shareware #software UPDATED - ForeWord: ForeWord - Solve those Scrabble and crossword puzzles. http://www.hotlib.com/2345
hotlib (hotlib.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:26:59 -0000
#shareware #software UPDATED - ForeWord: ForeWord - Solve those Scrabble and crossword puzzles. http://www.hotlib.com/2345
#shareware #software UPDATED - #1 Smart CD Ripper: Extracts audio CD tracks to MP3 and WAV formats. http://www.hotlib.com/1619
hotlib (hotlib.com) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:13:51 -0000
#shareware #software UPDATED - #1 Smart CD Ripper: Extracts audio CD tracks to MP3 and WAV formats. http://www.hotlib.com/1619
Starcraft Shareware Gameplay- Author: 2bonzai Keywords: starcraft shaareware gameplay ZDsoft Added: December 18, ... http://bit.ly/8EVlA5
gamelooking (gamelook) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:09:04 -0000
Starcraft Shareware Gameplay- Author: 2bonzai Keywords: starcraft shaareware gameplay ZDsoft Added: December 18, ... http://bit.ly/8EVlA5
Gamllis - Contains download of PC game involving throwing rings onto poles.
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Gypsy King Software - Card and dice games for Macintosh and Windows.
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PC Solutions - Selection of strategy and action games that include Sage draughts, Connect 4, Reversi and Othello.
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Slapshot Air Hockey - Offers information and sales of a game that simulates air hockey tables.
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The General - A Stratego-type game. Includes a screenshot. [Windows]
Meta Description: [ The General ('Stratego') ]
Tower Software - Official home of Excellent Card Games and Serious Backgammon.
Meta Description: [ Tower Software, Home of Serious Backgammon and Excellent Card Games ]
Windswept Software - Specializing in Windows shareware utilities, card games, dominoes, and other board games. Free downloads, order pages, and contact information.
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WinGames.com - Classic award winning games. That include Backgammon, Solitaire, Dominoes, Gin, Euchre, and others.
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