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From: jorn@chinet.chi.il.us (Jorn Barger)
Subject: A witty fellow, apparently shy...
Message-ID: <C4F438.Ap2@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1993 00:01:55 GMT
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Someone referred me to rec.humor.funny for this... (I fear I tweaked it
a bit-- blame me if it's less funny than DS's original):

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From: dsew@troi.cc.rochester.edu (David Sewell)
[1] Frontiers of Copy Protection
Date: Fri Mar 19 18:30:03 CST 1993

There's a new outfit named CyberRomance that is offering original romance
fiction online as shareware through the BBS's.  I downloaded one of
their titles, "Savage Beating Hearts," and discovered it was actually
crippleware!  I'm attaching the disclaimer on the copyright screen.
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                      SAVAGE BEATING HEARTS

                       by Fiona Westfield

                Copyright (c) 1992, CyberRomance Inc.


CONDITIONS OF ISSUANCE.  This is a freely distributable version of
SAVAGE BEATING HEARTS, identical to the commercial version except for
the differences noted below.  It may be copied and distributed in
electronic or print form without permission so long as no charge is made
for such sale and distribution, except for a nominal fee to cover costs
of media, postage, and handling, in no case to exceed $5 US.

The full-featured edition of SAVAGE BEATING HEARTS may be obtained for
$9.95 from CyberRomance, either from our online bookstore on CompuServe
[GO GOTHIC], or by phoning 1-800-555-3434.  Both DOS and Macintosh
versions are available.

PLEASE NOTE the following features of the commercial version of SAVAGE
BEATING HEARTS that have been altered or disabled in this freeware
release:

1: Male characters in the registered version bear names of the Anglo-
   Norman nobility rather than Homer, Gomer, Goober, and Jethro as in 
   the freeware version.
2: Action scenes take place in Monaco rather than New Jersey.
3: Intimate scenes between *Charisse* and the male characters are given in
   full.  In the freeware version they have been replaced with descriptions 
   of professional bowling tourneys.
4: Charisse wears a stunning array of gowns, swimsuits, and other
   fashions in the registered version, instead of Red Army overalls.
5: Male characters will no longer chew tobacco and spit.
6: The skip-to function that takes readers directly to the good parts
   has been disabled in the freeware version.
7: The letter "e" appears as such.  In the freeware version it has
   been uniformly replaced by "x".

CyberRomance hopes you will enjoy this free version of our newest
hit, SAVAGE BEATING HEARTS!


