Program to save CMOS settings

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Manuel said:
It also says, somewhere in the file cmos.txt:

"CMOSSAVE,
CMOSREST and CMOSCHK are copyrighted but may be freely used for any
purpose except military with the exception of U.N. Sanctioned
Peacekeeping Missions"

Then somewhere else in that file it says:

"CMOSSAVE CMOSREST and CMOSCHK are shareware. To register your copy
please mail $10 US or Canadian cheque payable to Canadian Mind
Products, money order payable to Canadian Mind Products"

Then yet again somewhere else in the file it saus:

"If you don't register, and continue to use CMOSSAVE, I will not do
anything mean to you. It pleases me to think that I may be
safeguarding thousands upon thousands of computers with my little
program. I would far, far sooner that you use my progam without
paying for it, than have it lie wasted."

Agree that that is a bit confusing? The least not very, very clear
text? I readed it again after your post, took some more time to read,
and I agree: it is shareware, but at first I didn't realize, I only
wanted to help somebody who asked for a program to save his bios
settings.

Okay?

Have a nice day = ;-))
Manuel
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I'd say that in spite of the unfortunate use of confusing language,
that the program is "donationware". Donationware is often recommended
in this group.
 
I want to change the battery in my pc and I read you need to back up the
cmos settings. Since I have no idea what the cmos is can anyone suggest a
program that will do this?
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I've read that you can just pop out the old battery and pop in the
new one while your computer is running. Just don't drop it on your
motherboard. Could get smoky.
 
I'd say that in spite of the unfortunate use of confusing language,
that the program is "donationware". Donationware is often recommended
in this group.
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It comes close to dontionware, but the author calls it shareware, so
it is, but he also says:

"If you don't register, and continue to use CMOSSAVE, I will not do
anything mean to you"

and

"I would far, far sooner that you use my progam without paying for it,
than have it lie wasted".

So, it's up to the user to pay or not, but it is shareware.

Discussion closed now? So many thingswhich are more important to do,
so little time...

= ;-))

Manuel
 
Manuel said:
It comes close to dontionware, but the author calls it shareware, so
it is, but he also says:

"If you don't register, and continue to use CMOSSAVE, I will not do
anything mean to you"

and

"I would far, far sooner that you use my progam without paying for it,
than have it lie wasted".

So, it's up to the user to pay or not, but it is shareware.

Discussion closed now? So many thingswhich are more important to do,
so little time...

= ;-))

Manuel
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He can call it whatever he wants, but by definition it's donationware.
For example, if I call a program freeware but demand $$$ for it, it's
not freeware.
 
He can call it whatever he wants, but by definition it's donationware.
For example, if I call a program freeware but demand $$$ for it, it's
not freeware.
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Okay = :-))
 
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