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- A m i g a I G C
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- Version 0.64 April 23, 1993
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- CONTENTS
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- release.doc General information and revisions
- AmigaIGC.guide Documentation in AG format
- Installer Installation program
- Install.Me Installation script
- AmigaIGC AmigaIGC
- AmigaIGC.cfg Configuration file
- libs13/reqtools.library 1.3 version of reqtools.library
- libs20/reqtools.library 2.0+ version of reqtools.library
- upd/upd Sound player
- upd/upd.IDs upd ID file
- upd/upd.doc Docs for upd
- upd/Sounds/AmigaIGC/* Sound files
- Copyright Read this, this means you!
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- INSTALLATION
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- Installation is done by clicking on the Install.Me icon or by
- running Installer from the CLI ("Installer Install.Me AmigaIGC").
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- GETTING STARTED
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- Once AmigaIGC is installed, it should be ready to go. To access IGS
- you need to be able to, from your Amiga, call or connect to a computer
- which has Internet access. Once your are logged into the computer, you
- usually "telnet" to IGS using the command "telnet <site> 6969", or
- "telnet <site> /PORT=6969" on VMS, where <site> is "bsdserver.ucsf.edu"
- or "ftp.pasteur.fr". You can use AmigaIGC to connect to IGS, typing in
- the console window, or use your term program and then switch to AmigaIGC
- once you are connected, if that is easier.
- If you have never used IGS before, then go ahead connect to it and
- follow the directions for registering.
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- UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS
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- If you are upgrading from version 0.50, it is important to know that
- the name of the configuration file has been changed from "igc.cfg" to
- "AmigaIGC.cfg". After installation you can remove the default configuration
- file and rename yours. Don't forget to add the new configuration variables
- if you need them. The names were changed to prevent confusion with other
- clients, namely the Unix version which is named "igc". Sorry for any
- problems that might cause.
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- CAVEATS
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- This version of AmigaIGC is a test version so there may be bugs. I
- use it extensively and have had no problems except for...
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- Known idiosyncracies:
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- 1. AmigaIGC uses a hi-res interlace 16 color screen, so it needs
- a lot of chip RAM. If you are low, you might not be able to
- change the size of the console window, or bring up some
- requesters. If you run out, AmigaIGC will exit in many cases.
- 2. On 1.3 systems, the narrow console sometimes does not wrap so
- text is lost. I don't know why this happens.
- 3. Sometimes the console window blocks all output until you type
- a RETURN in the window when first starting up.
- 4. You need a stack of at least 8000.
- 5. Do not play a game while observing another, you can do it but
- you will regret it.
- 6. If your term program does not open your serial device with
- SHARED access, you must exit your term program before starting
- AmigaIGC. Exiting may drop DTR which may cause the modem to
- disconnect.
- 7. The documentation assumes you are familiar with IGS. If you are
- not, then you may stumble around for a while.
- 8. You may have problems because you didn't set up the serial
- device correctly in Preferences. AmigaIGC cannot keep up with
- baud rates > 19.2k on my system.
- 9. If you close the info window while it is being updated,
- AmigaIGC may get out of sync with IGS. This causes text that
- you expect to go to the console window to appear in the info
- window. This is, at most, an inconvenience and there is no
- solution. Closing the info window will fix it.
- 10. When quitting IGS, my system closes the connection before the
- entire logout message is received. Yours may do this too. This
- causes AmigaIGC to get out of sync and the effect is described
- above.
- 11. If AmigaIGC cannot send a command to the sound daemon, no
- sounds are played and no errors are reported.
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- RELEASE HISTORY
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- Version 0.64 April 23, 1993
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- ½╗ '?' command line switch.
- ½╗ New installation procedure using Installer.
- ½╗ Documentation now comes in Amigaguide format.
- ½╗ Automatch command supported.
- ½╗ Sound feature added.
- ½╗ The "Reload" menu item now works again.
- ½╗ The code deciding what goes to the info window is smarter.
- ½╗ Bug in timer code squashed.
- ½╗ Minor bugs squashed.
- ½╗ Stack check software removed.
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- Version 0.60 March 8, 1993
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- ½╗ Players' time remaining is updated every second.
- ½╗ Games and who are shown in a separate window.
- ½╗ Minor bug fixes.
- ½╗ Minor cosmetics for 2.0+ users.
- ½╗ Smaller file and less memory usage
- ½╗ Handicaps 2 - 9 correct for all board sizes.
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- Version 0.54 February 10, 1993
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- ½╗ Added serialdevice and serialunit to configuration file.
- ½╗ 2.0+ users have a zoom gadget on the console window.
- ½╗ Fixed bug which brought up match requester when toggling automail.
- ½╗ Works with new rating display in "who" listing and kibitzes.
- ½╗ Shout color is now different from tell/say color.
- ½╗ Komi is now displayed.
- ½╗ "unobserve" is sent when playing a game.
- ½╗ Colors were changed to make text easier to read.
- ½╗ Territories are shown at the end of the game.
- ½╗ Memory leak was plugged.
- ½╗ Gurus due to out-of-memory and unopenable serial port are fixed.
- ½╗ Auto-login to IGS now works fully (login name and password).
- ½╗ File name changes.
- ½╗áClient mode automagically set in IGS.
- ½╗ New and improved match requester.
- ½╗ -n command line switch
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- Version 0.50 February 1, 1993
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- ½╗ First test release.
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