▁released ▁PC - File , ▁a ▁database ▁program , ▁calling ▁it ▁user - supported ▁software . ▁Not ▁much ▁later , ▁Bob ▁Wal lace ▁produced ▁PC - Write , ▁a ▁word ▁processor , ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁share ware . ▁ ▁App ear ing ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Hor izon ▁titled ▁Psych ed el ic ▁Science ▁originally ▁broadcast ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Bob ▁Wal lace ▁said ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁share ware ▁came ▁to ▁him ▁" to ▁some ▁extent ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁my ▁psych ed el ic ▁experience ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Jerry ▁P ourn elle ▁wrote ▁of ▁" an ▁increasing ly ▁popular ▁variant " ▁of ▁free ▁software ▁" that ▁has ▁no ▁name , ▁but ▁works ▁thus : ▁' If ▁you ▁like ▁this , ▁send ▁me ▁( the ▁author ) ▁some ▁money . ▁I ▁prefer ▁c ash .' " ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁So ft alk - PC ▁magazine ▁had ▁a ▁column , ▁The ▁Public ▁Library , ▁about ▁such ▁software . ▁Public ▁domain ▁is ▁a ▁mis nom er ▁for ▁share ware , ▁and ▁Fre ew are ▁was ▁tra dem ark ed ▁by ▁Fl u eg el man ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁leg ally ▁by ▁others , ▁and ▁User - Support ed ▁Software ▁was ▁too ▁cum bers ome . ▁So ▁column ist ▁Nelson ▁Ford ▁had ▁a ▁contest ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁better ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁name ▁submitted ▁was ▁Share ware , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁Wal lace .