Alchemist Software
       Spectrum, Amiga & PC Library
   126 Hayward Road, Redfield, Bristol,
                 BS5 9QA

Tel 0117 939 4754

Welcome to Alchemist Software. We deal
with four types of software:

1    PUBLIC DOMAIN - These are available
     to all and are technically free. We
     charge only for media and copying.

2    FREEWARE - This is basically the same
     as Public Domain software, only they
     are copyrighted. Although still
     "freely distributable", they should
     not be altered or used in a
     commercial product without the
     consent of the copyright holder.

3    SHAREWARE - Shareware is an exciting
     marketing method which allows you to
     try top quality software before you
     pay for it. With Shareware, you
     cannot be disappointed spending money
     on a program that's not right for
     you. The copying fee you pay covers
     only basic costs like electricity,
     general wear and tear on equipment
     etc and permits you to evaluate the
     program.

     If you continue to use the software,
     you are expected to send the author
     an additional payment which may
     entitle you to technical support,
     printed manual, bonus programs and
     more. Your registration payment
     supports the authors, allowing them
     to continue writing new and perhaps
     better software.

     Please note that Alchemist Software
     fully supports the Shareware system,
     and we therefore urge you to register
     any Shareware title with the relevant
     author should you continue to use the
     product(s) after the trial period is
     over.

4    PENNYWARE - This is a scheme by which
     authors of software can maintain
     commercial control over their
     software, but at the same time
     allowing anybody to own a legal copy.
     As long as a fee is paid, no matter
     how small, the software is considered
     as a commercial product, and is
     therefore fully covered by copyright.

Non PD/Freeware titles in this catalogue
are clearly marked in the catalogue. These
tiles are NOT freely re-distributable -
they are fully copyrighted programs. It is
an offense to re-distribute these titles
without written permission from the
copyright holder.

Pricing   +D users and users of +3s with a
          3.5" B: drive no longer need to
          supply media. We now provide all
          3.5" disks because we have had
          problems with some customers
          supplying faulty media.

          Each 3.5" disk is 50p

          Users of tape and +3 3" disks
          are still required to provide
          blank media. Obviously since we
          do not supply the media, prices
          are less.

          Copying fee for each tape/3"
          disk is 25p

          There is an additional charge of
          70p per order to cover return
          postage and jiffy bags etc. This
          70p is per order, and not per
          disk/tape.

PC Users  Many of our programs will load
          directly into the Z80 Emulator
          program. We can supply the Z80
          Emulator (Shareware version) for
          50p, on either DD or HD PC
          media. Please note that this is
          the SHAREWARE version.

Ordering  Ordering is simple, each
          disk/tape has a catalogue number
          and title. Simply state both the
          order number and title of each
          tape/disk you require on the
          supplied order form. Send your
          order with payment to the
          address above.

          Please make cheques/postal
          orders payable to T. H. Mossman,
          and allow 48 hours for us to
          process your order. If you hear
          nothing from us after a
          reasonable amount of time,
          CONTACT US!

Any errors on our part will be dealt with
as swiftly as possible. All disks and
tapes are checked before we send them to
you, but sometimes we mess up - we are
only human after all.

We will replace without question any disk
we supply that proves to be faulty. Simply
send it back with a brief note explaining
the problem.

If you have a fault with media you have
supplied yourself, please follow this
procedure:

1    Return the disk/tape with a brief
     note explaining the problem

2    Enclose a new disk/tape in case we
     find a "hard error" with your
     original media - in which case, we'll
     use your new media and return your
     original, along with the re-recorded
     replacement.

3    Don't forget to tell us who you are -
     you'd be surprised at the number of
     people who don't tell us where to
     send their order to!

Above all, if the error is ours, you pay
nothing for the replacement. If the
problem is with media you have supplied
then we ask only that you supply the
return postage. We are happy to pay for
our own mistakes, but we do not consider
it fair to be expected to pay for yours.

Contributions  If you have written a
               program and you feel you'd
               like to send it to us for
               inclusion in the library,
               please feel free to do so.
               We will credit you (with
               free software) for anything
               we can use. Regular
               contributors to the library
               can have free access.

Due to the fact that sometimes software is
withdrawn from the Public Domain, we
reserve the right to alter the contents of
any disk or tape in the library - to
continue distribution would be illegal
after all.

Other catalogues available from us are for
the Amiga and PC. Simply send an SAE, a
single floppy disk for the PC catalogue,
or two blank floppies for the Amiga
catalogue.