THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN EXCALIBUR!

    This demonstration version of Excalibur! II should operate on your BBS.
The number of active players, however, is limited to not more than five.  I
am sorry I had to cripple the demo this way, but experience has taught me that
many shareware users are reluctant to pay for software they can obtain for
free.  I have otherwise tried to make this demo as pleasant to play as the
licensed version other than the restriction on the number of players.  Your
other users will be allowed to log on as visitors, but their play will not be
saved to disk.  Otherwise, almost all functions are available to try out so
that you can get a feel for what it would be like to run the licensed version
on your BBS.  The licensed version will accommodate 55 players.

*********************** GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS *****************************

    Load the XCDEMO.EXE file into the directory that contains your BBS exe-
cutable file.  While in the same directory, create a subdirectory called  XC2
(for example, if your BBS directory is called  C:\BBS  copy the XCDEMO.EXE
file into it, and create a subdirectory of C:\BBS called XC2 whose full path-
name would be C:\BBS\XC2 and copy the *.XCL files into that).


************************** WWIV INSTRUCTIONS *****************************
To install the game on a WWIV BBS version 4.10 or greater, edit your chains.
Create a new chain as follows:

A. Description  : Excalibur! II Demo
B. Filename     : XCDEMO.EXE %1
C. SL           : (Whatever you want)
D. AR           : (Whatever you want)
E. ANSI         : Optional
F. DOS Interrupt: Not Used     <== This should SAY "Not Used" 
G. 300 Baud     : (Whatever you want.)
H. Shrink       : Yes          <== Will probably also work with "No"
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************************* RBBS-TYPE INSTRUCTIONS *************************

For RBBS and similar systems, the game will read a DORINFO1.DEF file which
it will expect to find in the same directory as XCDEMO.EXE

Call the game as   XCDEMO DI

Many non-WWIV systems call doors that reside in separate directories than
the BBS executable file.  This will generally work if the following conditions
are met:
  1) The DORINFO1.DEF file must exist in the same directory as XCDEMO.EXE
  2) XC2 must be a subdirectory of the directory containing XCDEMO.EXE

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 I cannot track the distribution of the demo versions of the game, so
regrettably you may find some errors in it which have already been fixed in the
licensed version.
    To obtain a licensed version, the editor, and all associated files, type
the file  ORDERING.FRM   and fill out the form.  Send the registration form
and $20 to:  Richard L. Chism
             6504 Sailing Breeze Trail
             Austin, Texas 78744

    If the form is missing, include
       *  The name of your BBS
       *  The type of software you are using (make sure to tell me whether you
          use CHAIN.TXT or DORINFO1.DEF to pass user information)
       *  The name (handle) you use as sysop
       *  Your mailing address.

   I will send the game to you in ZIPped format on a 5.25" DSDD diskette, (3.5"
on request).  Type  O  at the Camelot menu or from the Questing menu for further
information.

    A forty page Excalibur! II hints and tips booklet is also available for
$3.00 each or ten for $25.00.  You may order these from the above address
as long as they are available.
      
                         HAPPY QUESTING

                 Richard L. Chism (California Wino)