They were shareware, but that's not the same as freeware. He did expect payment for the software if you actually used it beyond evaluation, commercially or not

They were shareware, but that's not the same as freeware. He did expect payment for the software if you actually used it beyond evaluation, commercially or not. As I recall he wanted $50 for a license. As incentive, he'd send you enhanced versions of the software (with 386 opcode support iirc... or was it 32-bit support?), and a ringbound hardcopy of the manuals.