Licensing Visual Thought
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Visual Thought incorporates key-based licensing.  A valid license key
must be installed to run Visual Thought will all features enabled.

Without a valid license key, Visual Thought will run in Demonstration
mode, in which documents cannot be saved and printed output is
overlaid with text.  All other Visual Thought features are enabled.

If you don't already have a license key, please contact Confluent at
info@confluent.com, call us at 415-764-1000 or 800-780-2838, or
contact your reseller.


Obtaining an Evaluation License
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To obtain an evaluation license, contact Confluent or your reseller
with the following information:

 1. The system you are using to run Visual Thought.  The system should
    be one of the following:

      SunOS 4.1.x
      Solaris 2.x
      HP-UX 9.x or 10.x
      Windows 95
      Windows NT 3.5
      Windows NT 4


Obtaining a Permanent License
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To obtain a permanent license after purchasing Visual Thought, contact
Confluent or your reseller with the following information:

 1. The system you are using to run Visual Thought.  The system should
    be one of the following:

      SunOS 4.1.x
      Solaris 2.x
      HP-UX 9.x or 10.x
      Windows 95
      Windows NT 3.5
      Windows NT 4

 2. The registration number on the inside front cover of the Visual
    Thought User's Guide.  The registration number starts with an "F" or
    "N" followed by two groups of four digits and is of the form:

      F-1234-5678  or  N-1234-5678

 3. The type of license purchased.  The license should be one of the
    following:

      UNIX node-locked
      UNIX floating
      Windows personal
      Windows floating

 4. The server code identifying the machine that will run the license
    server.

    This information is NOT required for Windows personal licenses.

    If you will run Visual Thought only on one machine, choose that
    machine as the server.  If you will run Visual Thought on more than
    one machine, choose a file server.

    On UNIX, login to the server machine and execute the following
    command at a shell prompt:

      confluent_a code

    The returned server code will be 16 to 20 digits in length,
    divided into groups of four digits; e.g., 194/1234 5678 9012 3456 7.

    On Windows, login to the server machine and run the Admin_server
    program from the 'Start->Programs->Visual Thought 1.3' menu or
    double-click the 'Admin_Server' icon in the folder or program group
    created by the installer.  A window will be displayed with the title
    'ConfluentLM: Create Key File'.  The 'Server Code:' field in this
    window contains the server code for the machine.  The server code will
    be 16 to 20 digits in length, divided into groups of four digits;
    e.g., 64/1234 5678 9012 3456 7.


Installing a License
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Please see the Release Notes (release.txt) for instructions on how to
install license keys.
