1. DO NOT register this software until your review is accepted for publication. Keep all materials and packaging intact. You are fully responsible for return of everything in the same condition as issued if directed by the Software Reviews Committee.

2. Make, if possible, and use DISK/CD COPIES of the program disks for installation, etc. DO NOT ALTER THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE!

3. You must complete and submit your review NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS after receiving. If you can't comply with the 30 day requirement, return the software NOW, not in 30 days! PLEASE... !

4. We may point out deficiencies in your submitted review and request you make corrections. If you are "thin-skinned" and can't take criticism, PLEASE don't review software. Your review must always be in good taste.

5. Don't give us a "technical" review. We want to know what the program does, not how to do it. Use a simple, conversational tone. Use terms and expressions our readers can understand. Give us the strengths and weaknesses of the software.

6. Evaluate the program on its own merits. Avoid comparisons to other programs.

7. Your article should contain between 500-1000 words. Upon completion, be sure to:

• Use your spell and grammar checker.
• Read it over carefully yourself a few times. You will catch all kinds of problems on each re-reading.
• Watch especially for run-on sentences, passive voice, and befuddled or incomplete thoughts.
• Does your article have an INTRODUCTION, BODY, and CONCLUSION ?

If you haven't done these things, your article will require unecessary additional editing and your future review applications will be affected.

8. Please use "plain Vanilla" formatting...NO columns, underlines, italics, bolds, or double spacing. Start your paragraphs at the left margin

9. If the software is a "bomb" and you plan an unfavorable review, check with me first! We must be tactful.

10. Indicate the "street" price in your conclusion. It may be hard to find. Please find it anyway.

11. Submit your review to the Newsletter & Software Chair on a floppy disk or via e-mail file atttachment. Review Chair and The Editor The label on your disk or e-mail content MUST include the following:

A.   Your name

B.  The name of the program you reviewed.

C.   The file MUST be in ASCII format or MS Word format.

12. Once your review is submitted and accepted, it is your responsibility to send a copy to the publisher and complete the review form. Then submit to CFCS - Review's Chairman evidence and copy of all being completed.

13. You may register the software ONLY after the above has been completed and the Review form submitted.

14. The software CANNOT BE SOLD at any time. If you decide that you do not want to register or keep it, the complete package must be returned to CFCS.

Review Chair