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Level 7 : "Man, I still like MEKA !" - How to register
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Thanks. In this case, if you want to help further development and support
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the author, you are welcome to register MEKA.
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To do so, you will simply have to help the SMS Power cause. This can be
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done by several ways. The first is to donate Sega 8-bit cartridges to us.
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We would love that. Donating hardware is even more welcome. If you plan
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to donate anything, be sure to e-mail me beforehand. And remember it is
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not because a game or a system is common that I have it. I am actually
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missing a billion of common game I would love to get.
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If you cannot find any cartridges then you can send money. Money helps
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SMS Power in buying cartridges to dump and/or for the museum, as well as
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getting weird pieces of related hardware. Due to me trusting the cool
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people who are happy to help a great cause, there is no more minimal
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amount to send to get registered. So basically even if you send $1 you
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will get registered. Of course the more the better. I honnestly tend to
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get depressed when someone send $1 for a four-years work.
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If you don't have an idea on how much you must send, then you are not on
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the right track. What matter is that you are helping a cause, and for that
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reason the more is always the better. Don't stop feeding your children or
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plan to sell your house to donate the money to our cause, though. Just
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think about how much *you* would pay for that software if it was commercial.
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I like to have fun writing documentations, so here is a formula to
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calculate a good price:
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P = (S / (k * 5)) + (M / k)
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Where:
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P is the price a nice guy would pay.
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S is the speed of your CPU.
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M is the amount of memory in your video card.
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k is defined as 3 * Pi for year 2002, and will increase with time.
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(approximately 9.4247)
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For my own computer:
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P = (350 / (3 * Pi * 5)) + (8 / (3 * Pi)) = 8.25$ (pretty cheap)
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A faster computer:
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P = (1600 / (3 * Pi * 5)) + (32 / (3 * Pi)) = 37.34$ (ouch)
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With in-between prices for average computers, obviously.
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Isn't that a great idea to accomodate programs prices to the speed of
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your computer ? The rich pay more than the poor. :)
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Of course if you end with something like 19.50 or 22.25 don't bother
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sending coins, you can round it up. And of course you can still round
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it up without any specific reason, it you feel it is too much or too
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low to pay. In fact, you are the one who decide.
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Please do not send checks, since they are expensive to cash (for me).
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Please do not send money orders, since they are expensive to send (for you).
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In both cases, it is not worth wasting a lot of money on a small donation.
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Cash in your country currency is usually a good thing.
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Please e-mail be beforehand if you are unsure about anything.
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My address is: Omar Cornut
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45 rue Rebeval
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75019 Paris
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France
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And I can also receive money with PayPal (very practical), under the
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following address: cornut @ noos.fr.
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Finally, if your main pretext for not registering is lazyness, then you
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know yourself it is not a valid pretext :)
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If you do not agree these terms, then you can delete this software now, as
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it will destroy your computer after a certain amount of time using a non
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registered version. Also, if you have dogs living in your house, MEKA will
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autodetect them and kill them by sending ultra sonic waves through the PC
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speakers. Just don't say I made it for the money, please.
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Registered users will receive information and new version before others.
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They will also get access to ROMs on SMS Power, other things I may
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show off, and more importantly: a clean conscience.
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Enjoy!
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