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One of The Livewire BBS PCBoard(TM) multi-BBS Doorware programs.
Supporting PCBoard, Wildcat!, Gap, QBBS, RBBS,
Remote Access, SpitFire, WWIV and others.
By
Richard Paquette
PO Box 416
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
(C)Copyright '90,91,92,93
All Rights Reserved
DOOR DESCRIPTION!
Very simple door... you get a 110 character clue to something that happened
in five different categories.. Headlines, Hollywood, Music, Television and
This & That...
The clue explain an event and your goal is the guess the year in which that
event took place.. if you guess wrong.. you lose 10 points.. if you guess
right you get 100 on guess 1, 80 points for guess 2, 60 points for guess 3
40 points for guess 4 and 20 points for guess 5.
The max guesses on any clue is 5.. if you want the caller to see the correct
answer after all guesses are used up.. then put a Y on the last line of the
CFG file.. if you don't want them to see the correct answer, then put a N
on the last line..
There are 50 clues included with the door and to get a much larger database
of clues along with an editor to add your own.. then you must register the
door.. otherwise the door is fully functional.
Enjoy and hope that all your callers like the door.. let us know what the
general feeling is about -- Year in History --
FILES
The following files are packaged with this ZIP file
History.exe <--- executable program must be in directory at all times
History.cfg <--- sample configuration file, must have one for each node
History.doc <--- what you are reading right now.
Histnew.doc <--- whatsnew with each version
History.bat <--- sample batch file to run door
History.usr <--- created by program and MUST NOT BE DELETED
(this maintains the players names and scores)
Order.frm <--- Order form for all Livewire Doors
File_id.diz <--- Description file for auto upload programs
Data.Inf <--- Game DATA -- MUST be in DOOR DIRECTORY!
CONFIGURATION
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The registration number goes on line number 5
The option to reveal answers goes on line number 6 Y=yes N=no
NOTE: Leaving the lines (5-6) blank WILL create an error...
The following are just samples for different softwares...
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR PCBOARD.SYS
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C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your PCBOARD.SYS file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR USERS.SYS
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C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your USERS.SYS file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR NEW WILDCAT 3.0
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C:\CAT\USERINFO.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your USERINFO.DAT file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR DOOR.SYS
---------------------------------------
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <=- (Full pathname of your DOOR.SYS file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR CALLINFO.BBS
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C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <=- (Full pathname of your CALLINFO.BBS file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR DORINFOx.DEF
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C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF <=- (Full pathname of your DORINFOx.DEF file
where 'x' is the BBS Node number.
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR SFDOORS.DAT
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C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <=- (Full pathname of your SFDOORS.DAT file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE FOR CHAIN.TXT
----------------------------------------
C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT <=- (Full pathname of your CHAIN.TXT file)
The Livewire BBS <=- (Change this to your BBS name)
Richard <=- (The Sysop's first name)
Paquette <=- (The Sysop's last name)
==============
BATCH FILE
This is the batch file whose name is entered in PCBSETUP. It should reside in
your default PCB directory. Leave this as is except for changing the paths.
ECHO OFF
E:
CD\DOOR
DOOR DOOR.CFG <--- Please read NOTE below
C:
CD\PCB
BOARD
NOTE FOR FOSSIL DRIVER USERS:
Door includes support for FOSSIL drivers!!! This means your Doors
will work with Digiboard (e.g. PCBoard's/M version) and other multi-port
boards. To activate the Fossil driver support, just include /FD on the
command line when running the Door. For example:
DOOR DOOR.CFG /FD
If no Fossil driver is available, the door will display a message to that
effect and exit gracefully.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NON STANDARD IRQ's:
Supports COM 1 to 4 on the standard IRQ's
Com1/Com3 = IRQ4 and Com2/Com4 = IRQ3
You can make use of the IRQ environment variable
If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number after the
configuration filename. For example the program is DOOR and you want to use
Com1 and IRQ5. The command line passed to your door would be:
DOOR DOOR.CFG /5
or
DOOR DOOR.CFG /%IRQ% using the environment variable
The /5 tells DOOR to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that is
normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's.
You can also make use of the PCBoard environment variables such as:
PCBDRIVE and PCBDIR. Or you can use your own for example, let's say that
your system runs on D: drive and your system directory is call GAP then
you could use the variables at the start of your batch file such as:
d:\
cd\door
set pcbdrive=d:
set pcbdir=\gap
door door.cfg
set pcbdrive =
set pcbdir =
d:\
cd\gap
gap
Then the first line in your cfg would look like this:
%PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR\dorinfo.def
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DOOR OPERATION
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F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
F4 - Toggles the Page Bell On/Off.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR.
F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to PCBoard.
Without letting them know that the sysop called them back!
F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR.
ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed.
HOME - HELP key for status line options.
UP - Allows the SysOp to temporarily give the caller extra time
while in the DOOR. This time is NOT passed to PCBoard.
DN - Allows the SysOp to temporarily subtract time from the
caller while in the DOOR. This time is NOT passed to PCBoard.
ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
ALT-X - PCBoard will exit after current caller logs off.
Value is passed to PCBoard.
WATCHDOG/CTTY/ANSI.SYS
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CTTY and WATCHDOG are not required and should not be used with
this program. This Door contains its own communication routines
which monitor the COM port. If carrier is lost, it will return
to PCBoard where the BBS will log the user off the system.
ANSI.SYS, or something similar, is required for this DOOR to
function properly!
DISTRIBUTION
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This program is COPYRIGHTED by Richard Paquette, with all rights
reserved. This program is being distributed via the SHAREWARE
concept and as such, may be copied freely with the following
restrictions:
* The program must be supplied in it's original
unmodified form, including documentation.
* It may not be distributed as part of any
commercial application or service without the
express, written consent of the author.
* Vendors of Shareware/Public Domain software may
not distribute this program without the express,
written consent of the author.
REGISTRATION
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This door represents many hours of programming and the author
deserves just compensation for his time, efforts and expertise.
If you find this program to be of some value and you continue
to use it on your BBS system, you must return the registration
form provided along with the registration fee. Registration
entitles you to free upgrades via modem from The Livewire's Support
********** REGISTER ONLINE ***********
You may also call The Livewire BBS and register online via
Visa or Mastercard using our online Credit Card door which will
produce your registration number on the spot! At the main board
prompt just type REGISTER and presto..
Suggestions and/or comments may be sent to the address below or
via electronic mail:
RelayNet > LIVEWIRE
ILink > LIVEWIRE
Intelec > LIVEWIRE
SmartNet > LIVEWIRE
AfterDark > LIVEWIRE
FidoNet 1:266/36 - PoliceNet 150:360/29 - InterNet: publisher@bbscd.com
Richard Paquette
The Livewire BBS
Home of RealLife(tm) Net
and BBS Callers Digest
Public Access (609) 235-5297 (HST)
Free Access to D/S Nodes after registering a door program.