Hi Jean, It is usually 12 months from the date of purchase, but following my signature is an extract from Duxbury's web page. George. These downloadable updates are for the convenience of licensees whose original purchase or last paid update occurred within one year prior to the update release. (We apply a "baker's dozen" principle here, actually extending back to the first of the month PRIOR to the release. For example, for a release that takes place in October 1997, people who paid for an original license or update from September 1, 1996 onward would be eligible for free download. Also, for various reasons we sometimes extend the year, in which case an "eligibility date" will be listed with the particular update.) -----Original Message----- From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean Menzies Sent: 01 April 2006 17:01 To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [duxuser] Re: new member Hello George Thanks for the honest and excellent information on the status of Megadots and DBT. That certainly makes the choice easy. So are you saying that if I buy now, I will get a free upgrade if it is released within a year of my purchase? Now, is that within the calendar or a year from the purchase date? Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 2:47 AM Subject: [duxuser] Re: new member > > > Hi Jean, > > I guess to be brutally honest, I should say that Megadots, > which was designed around DOS, has come to the end of it's > development cycle. 2.3 has just been released, and will be > the last Megadots. While having been made to work in > Windows, it cannot economically be developed further. It > has been an excellent program, and is still popular amongst > users, but it is very much showing its age. > > On the other hand, DBT is designed specifically around > Windows, and the current version 10.5 will in the coming > months be superseded by 10.6. Development of DBT 10.# will > continue, while a new version is being developed very much > with Windows Vista in mind. We are assured this new > development will incorporate many of the good points of > Megadots, brought up to date with modern programming > methods. > > Also, an important consideration is that buyers are entitled > to free upgrades of DBT during the first year. I'm afraid > you won't get that with Megadots, other than for any fixes > to "show stoppers". > > George Bell. > > -----Original Message----- > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jean > Menzies > Sent: 01 April 2006 04:32 > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [duxuser] new member > > > > I'm new to the list and am contemplating buying either > DBT or Megadots. > Based on the website descriptions, I can't really decide > which one might be > better. Well, they're probably both good, but I don't > really know what the > differences are. > > If anyone is familiar with both, I'd love to hear your > thoughts. Or, if you > really like or dislike one, I'd like to hear that, too. > > Jean > > > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may > also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other > subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list > archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * > * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. > * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with > * unsubscribe > * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also > * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription > * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive > * is also located there. > * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com > * * * > * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * * * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *