Knee-Deep in the Dead, the first episode and the only one in the shareware version, is set in the high-tech military bases, power plants, computer centers and geological anomalies on Phobos.

Although most users did not purchase the registered version, over one million copies have been sold, and the popularity helped the sales of later games in the Doom series that were not released as shareware.

The full version was released for the PC ( the shareware version was released on January 29, 1996 ).

Software classified as freeware is licensed at no cost and is either fully functional for an unlimited time ; or has only basic functions enabled with a fully functional version available commercially or as shareware.

The shareware version of a console port for Dreamcast was also released.

* Sensiva ( shareware, has disappeared ; last version ( 3. 14 ) can still be found around the Internet )

Paint Shop was originally distributed as shareware and is still available at many download sites ( 4. 12 being a popular version ).

Episode I ( which formed the shareware or downloadable demo version of Quake ) has the most traditional ideology of a boss in the last level.

Taradino Cassatt is the only character available in the shareware version of the game and has average statistics: good health, good speed, good accuracy.

There was also a " Deluxe Edition " of the shareware version, marketed in retail by LaserSoft, which contains 3 extra levels, and 3 extra multiplayer levels that are not available on any other version.

The rationale behind shareware is to give buyers the opportunity to use the program and judge its usefulness before purchasing a license for the full version of the software.

The words " free trial " or " trial version " are indicative of shareware.

Shareware episodes most commonly offered 1 / 3 or 1 / 2 of the entire registered version, and many even offered the entire product as shareware with no additional content for registered users.

Under the Apogee version of the shareware model ( the " Apogee Model "), the first episode of a series was usually available as shareware.

The shareware version appeared on Fred Fish Disks 58 and 241.

The shareware demonstration version of the game noted that the Gravis Gamepad was the official gamepad of Jazz Jackrabbit.

The shareware version of Descent was released in December 1994 with the full version released three months later, just over a year after id Software's Doom ( December 1993 ).

* 1997 — Microsoft FrontPage Express 2. 0 ( free stripped-down version came with Internet Explorer 4 and 5, and could be found online from numerous shareware Web sites

Later, after FTL ceased operations, an updated authorized shareware version of Oids for the Macintosh was developed and released by Kirk Baker.

Unlike Wolfenstein 3D, the game did not include a shareware version ; however, a 2-level playable demo was distributed.

In 1. 5, the registration feature was removed and instead, only a shareware version was released freely while the registered version could only be obtained through a mail order.

Today shareware is commonly used to mean electronically distributed software from a small developer.

The game is composed of two parts: A Question of Vengeance, released as shareware, and Lifthransir's Bane, sold commercially.

Rowland is believed to have pioneered the concept of shareware tabletop role-playing games with this system, although there were earlier shareware computer games with role-playing elements.

Freeware is also distinct from shareware ; the latter obliges the user to pay after some trial period or to gain additional functionality.

Sometimes, the class of shareware produced without a time limit, but with intentionally limited functionality is erroneously referred to as freeware.

Starting with their first shareware game series, Commander Keen, Id Software has licensed the core source code for the game, or what is more commonly known as the engine.

The shareware distribution of Quake is still freely redistributable and usable with the GPLed engine code.

The shareware episode, which contains ten original levels, is titled Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins.

Firms with superior software thus have an incentive to offer samples, except if their product is already well known, or if they do not want to be listed in direct competition with other products on shareware repositories.

The term shareware is used in contrast to retail software, which refers to commercial software available only with the purchase of a license which may not be copied for others ; public domain software, which refers to software not copyright protected ; open-source software, in which the source code is available for anyone to inspect and alter ; and freeware, which refers to copyrighted software for which the developers solicit no payment ( though they may request donations ).

Public domain is a misnomer for shareware, and Freeware was trademarked by Fluegelman and could not be used legally by others, and User-Supported Software was too cumbersome.

Usually, shareware differs from free / open-source software in that requests of voluntary shareware fees are made, often within the program itself, and in that source code for shareware programs is generally unavailable in a form that would allow others to extend the program.

Free / open-source software is usually compatible with the strict Association of Software Professionals shareware guidelines.

Because of its minimal overhead and low cost, the shareware model is often the only one practical for distributing non-free software for abandoned or orphaned platforms such as the Atari ST and Amiga.

The important distinguishing feature between a shareware game and a game demo is that the shareware game is, at least in theory, a complete game.

As a result, in the early 21st century, the term shareware was being used less, replaced by either demo for trial software or freeware for full editions.

Scott Swedorski started Tucows in 1993 to provide users with downloads of both freeware and trial versions of shareware.

The price would be 169 DM and it would be distributed as a trial shareware program.

The non-modifiable FRS generally comes in the form of executable binaries and is often used by proprietary software companies and authors to showcase their work or to encourage the user to buy full products from them ( in the case of shareware, demo or trial versions ).

Some software titles are trial versions ; many are freeware and shareware.

Net Transport ( also known as NetXfer ) is a shareware ( with 30 day trial ) download manager and stream ripper for Windows made by Xi Software.

The program is shareware, and is available to download as a 30-day trial.

Developed by Panic, Transmit is shareware – after a seven-day trial period, the product can only be used for seven-minute sessions until it has been purchased.