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"Time Trials" v2.1
May 9, 1993
Copyright 1992-93, PAROLE Software
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
By: Dennis Maidon
PAROLE Software
311 Buffalo Rd
Clayton, NC 27520
(919) 965-3600 -> Voice
(919) 965-9885 ->FAX
The Parole Board BBS
(919) 965-4696 -> US Robotics Dual Standard
Free Advice BBS
(919) 934-1002 -> US Robotics HST
DESCRIPTION:
"Time Trials" is a BBS door program simulating drag racing. Users
place bets on themselves, and then sit back, throttle up and enjoy the
race. At the completion of each race, winnings and losses are
tabulated and updates are made to the bank. Once a user has lost their
nest egg, they may borrow from the bank with a small "service charge"
being added to each transaction. Never fear, though. When they win,
they WILL pay it back.
The game is reset automatically at the first of each month so that
everyone will get a fresh start with a new bankroll. No maintenance is
required.
There is a small delay at the beginning of "Time Trials" which will no
longer appear once it has been registered.
SUPPORT:
Support for "Time Trials" is available from several sources. Messages
may be left on The Parole Board BBS in the "PAROLE Software" conference
or the Mustang! BBS in the "PRIVATE" conference. If you feel that a
message is not satisfactory you may call me voice at (919) 965-3600.
Please call before 9:30pm EST as I am an early riser and need to get my
"beauty sleep."
REGISTRATION:
See the enclosed REGISTER.TXT for information and pricing on this
door.
With registration, the above mentioned delay disappears.
UPDATES:
Updates are FREE to registered users and may be downloaded from The
Parole Board BBS, Mustang! BBS and various other BBS systems. Once
registered, "Time Trials" updates are free for life. If you wish an update on
disk, send $3 to the address listed above and specify the disk size.
If you are in a hurry and do not want to take the time to logon,
enter " PAROLE SOFTWARE NOW! " at the name prompt. It will give you
access to the PAROLE Software file & support areas. Don't forget the
"!" on "NOW".
LEGALITIES
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION
____________
You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.
This ZIP file was created using the -AV function of PKZIP. If
my AV is missing then this file may not be complete or has been
tampered with. Complete and current editions of this program
are always available for D/L on The Parole Board BBS. If the -AV
is missing please complain to your sysop to stop the practice of
removing AV's as this is your assurance from the programmer that
the file is complete and virus free.
INSTALLATION:
Installing "Time Trials" is one of the easiest jobs you will ever have
as a SysOp.
1. Create a directory to hold the files in the PTIMEx.ZIP archive.
2. UnZIP the archive into the game directory.
3. Run INSTALL.BAT. This batch file will create two
sub-directories named "\SCREENS" and "\USERS". The SCREENS.ZIP
will be unZIPed in the "\SCREENS" directory. At this time
the "\USERS" directory will be empty.
4. Modify the SAMPLE.CFG file to work with your individual BBS
setup. Make sure the first line of the CFG file is pointing to
the correct directory where your users info file is created.
DO NOT copy this user file to the game directory. "Time Trials"
will find it if you put the correct path here.
C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS ─┐ <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only
C|\PCB\USERS.SYS │ <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS
C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS │ <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0)
C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT │ <- For WWIV systems
C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS │ <- For GT Power systems
C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT │ <- For Wildcat! 3.x+ systems. (NODEx directory)
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS │ <- For systems that support DOOR.SYS
C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF │ <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with Node #.
C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT │ <- For Spitfire systems.
C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS ─┘ <- For TriBBS systems.
The Parole Board BBS <- BBS Name
Dennis <- SysOp's first name
Maidon <- SysOp's last name
12345 <- Registration number
100 <- Minimum sec level to access door
500 <- Initial bank to start door
50 <- Maximum bet allowed per race
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.SCR <- Path and name of color bulletins
C:\WC30\BULL\BULL99.BBS <- Path and name of ASCii bulletin
WC <- Type bulletins
500 <- Speed control
RIP <- RIP Graphic bulletin switch
Line 1 Path and name of your User information file. If this is a
WC!3.x system, you MUST point to the \WC30\WCWORK\NODEx
directory.
NOTE: There are 2 additional lines necessary when using GTUSER.BBS. Since
this file does not provide the ComPort% and NodeNum% variables, advise
your Door users to add them to this .CFG file on lines 5 and 6
respectively. Both variables will default to 1.
When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:
PCBoard:
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
USERS.SYS in C:\PCB\NODE1 - %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS
Wildcat!:
USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1 - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid%
Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them
in either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door. For example:
SET PCBDRIVE=C:
SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
SET PCBNODE=1
Line 2 Your BBS name.
Line 3 Your first name
Line 4 Your last name
Line 5 If registered, the serial number will go on this line.
Line 6 Place the minimum security level that you wish to access the
door here. This must be a number, no letters.
Line 7 The initial bankroll you wish a user to begin the door with.
Line 8 The maximum amount a user may bet per race. 10% of initial
bankroll is a pretty good figure.
Line 9 Path and name of the color bulletin
Line 10 Path and name of the ASCii bulletin
Line 11 Type of bulletin you want created.
"WC" = Wildcat! 3.x color bulletins. Leave line 10 blank and
make sure that the bulletin on line 9 has a ".BBS"
extension.
"PCB" = PCBoard color bulletins. Leave line 10 blank.
"N" = ANSI/ASCii bulletins. There must be a filename on
lines 9 and 10 above.
Line 12 Speed control. The higher the number, the slower the race. I
use a 386-40 and set it at 500. You may need to do a bit of
testing to get a reasonable figure for your BBS.
Line 13 Place "RIP" on this line to create RIP Graphic bulletins. If
you do not support RIP graphics, place an "N".
Fossil Driver Support
---------------------
DoorFrame supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell your Door to use the
Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
line when running the door. For example:
MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG /FD
MYDOOR MYDOOR.CFG *FD
indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect and exit
the door gracefully.
Environment Variables
---------------------
DoorFrame supports COM 1-4 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ
number after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is
called FOOBAR and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line
passed to your Door would be:
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /5
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG *5
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /%IRQ% for the environment variable.
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG *%IRQ% for the environment variable.
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG /%WCIRQID% for the environment variable.
FOOBAR FOOBAR.CFG *%WCIRQID% for the environment variable.
The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's.
MULTI-NODE:
You may run "Time Trials" of a multi-node setup by creating a CFG file
for each node or use the environment variable described above in
your CFG file. For instance, in a WC!3.x setup, line 1 of the CFG
file would read:
C:\WC30\WCWORK\NODE%WCNODEID%\USERINFO.DAT
DOOR.BAT
@ECHO OFF
CLS
TTRIAL TTRIAL%WCNODEID%.CFG /%WCIRQID%
REM TTRIAL TTRIAL.CFG
CREDITS:
Wildcat! BBS is Copyright 1985-1992, Mustang Software Inc.
"Time Trials" was written using the DoorFrame Door module for MicroSoft's
Visual Basic for MS-DOS, Professional Version.
DoorFrame is Copyright 1990-1992, Ted Freeman
Visual Basic for MS-DOS is Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation.
The ßeta Team [W]ho's Who:
Ned Attayek Free Advice BBS Smithfield, NC (919) 934-1002
Alan Bennett Terminal Entry Rockingham, NC (919) 895-0368
Without the time and effort that was spent by the preceding BETA
team members, "Time Trials" would not have been possible.
My wife, Brenda, a true computer "widow."