## A. How Registration Works

### 1. The Registration Ticket

The Registration Ticket you receive from F.E.Systems looks like this:

>     Registration Code Assignment ----------------

>     registered for copy:     FE10-aLK3-aLK3-8f01
>     your user ID:
>     registration code [1]:   3kHkjs*jdvl9wXcf
>     name code [2]:           woooof

>     PLEASE KEEP THIS TICKET IN A SAFE PLACE.
>     ---------------------------------------------

The registration code is used to turn Bernie into a registered copy. When you launch Bernie, you'll face this registration dialog:

enter your full name and registration code

The upper field (Your Name) should hold your real-life name. The second field (labeled "Registration Code") takes this long registration code from the registration ticket.

Lastly, push Register to turn your copy into a registered version.

### 2. Reconfirming Your Registration

Once in a long while Bernie might get confused and does no longer accept your registration. It then puts up an alternate registration dialog that only requires you to enter your password. This password is refered to as your "name code" and appears in your registration ticket.

enter your password/name code to confirm your registration

### 3. Making Backups Of Your Registration

Your registration is not affected by changes to your system on condition that you are backing up Bernie's preferences file. (That is, you need not request a new registration code after reformatting your hard disk.) This file, titled "Bernie Prefs", is located in the Preferences folder of your startup volume:

*:System Folder:Preferences:Bernie Prefs

To back it up, simply copy it to another disk and restore it when you're done with formatting the disk or doing a clean install of the system software.

> Important: please do not make a backup immediately after registering Bernie. Upon entering your registration code quit Bernie, launch it again and quit it a second time. Now you can make a backup.

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### 4. Having Multiple Startup Disks

Bernie's registration scheme now supports more than just one startup disk. Here's how to run Bernie from a another drive:

- copy the Bernie Prefs file from the Preferences folder of the original startup to the other system disk/volume. Note that Bernie must have been launched in its registered state at least twice on that disk. (If you have just registered it, launch and quit it a second time, then proceed.)
- if not already done so, reboot your Mac using the system volume you have just copied the preferences file onto
- launch Bernie
- you are asked to confirm the registration.Enter your password (the name code on the registration ticket) and push Register
- repeat these steps for all alternate startup volumes

## B. Frequent Questions From Registered Users

### 1. My Registration No Longer Works!

If you have previously registered Bernie and suddenly Bernie refuses to accept the registration, we will gladly send you a new code. This only happens with old-style registrations (all beta releases) - the final release v1.0.1 features a new registration scheme that is much more flexible.

To receive a new password, we need three pieces of information from you:

- your name so we can locate your record
- your copy's serial stamp. This number is printed in the registration dialog and typically starts with "FE10-..". Please preserve upper-/lowercase! (It can be difficult to recognize zeroes and"Oh"s - just pick one, it's not crucial.)
- a password of your choice. This can be anything consisting of 5 to 15 letters (no digits/punctuation).

### 2. Do I Have To Request A New Code Now?

No. If you are still using an old-style registration code and you're updating to Bernie v1.0.1 or later, your registration will be recognized automatically. We will contact each user in e-mail and will update everyone to a new-style registration. Unless Bernie reverts to the unregistered state, there's no action required on your part.

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### 3. Does My Current License Cover The New Code?

Yes.

### 4. Is It Possible To Install Bernie On Multiple Systems?

No. Bernie's license covers a single system only. If you are using multiple systems please contact F.E.Systems.

### 5. Is It Possible To Run Bernie From Multiple Startup Disks?

Yes. Please see section A for more details.

## C. Frequent Questions From New Customers

### 1. How Do I Register?

Registering your copy is fairly simple. Just hop to Kagi's online registration web site and fill in the form. Attention: you must enter your copy's serial stamp into the "Comments" field.We can only provide you with a code when we know this serial number. Also, please enter a password of your choice (5-15 letters, no punctuation/digits) that you can easily remember. So, a possible comment text would be

    FE10-blabla-blabla-blabla, password: hoolahop

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### 2. What Happens With My Personal Data? My E-Mail Address?

We will keep all your data strictly confidential. We will not sell or give others access to it. We will sporadically send you e-mails when new versions of Bernie become available or there's a serious flaw in the software you should be told. You can remove yourself from this service if you prefer.

### 3. The Registration Covers Exactly What?

The license enables you to register Bernie on one system and for all v1.x releases.

Copyright 1997 F.E.Systems Horstmann & Gudat. Copying only with prior written permission. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Power Macintosh, Apple IIgs, Apple II, ProDOS, MacOS are (registered) trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. Bernie ][ The Rescue is a trademark of F.E.Systems Horstmann & Gudat.