╘HIS IS THE NECCESSARY INFORMATION FOR ─&─ AND UPPERCASE GRAPHICS.
╧PERATION OF ─&─
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╘HIS OPTION REQUIRES TWO DRIVES. ─RIVE 9 IS USED TO STORE THE ─&─ FILES, AND IS SUPPLIED TO YOU. ╘HOSE RUNNING ONLY 1 DRIVE CAN NOT OPERATE ─&─. ╘HE PROGRAM WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOOK ON DRIVE 9, IF PRESENT, FOR THE ─&─ FILES. ╔F THEY'RE NOT THERE, OR IF DRIVE 9 IS NOT PRESENT, THE PROGRAM WILL SIMPLY REPORT THAT IT'S NOT THERE, AND GO BACK TO THE MAIN MENU.
╔T'S UP TO THE SYSOP TO CHOSE HIS ─UNGEONMASTERS TO RUN A ─&─ GAME. ╘HE ─&─ SECTION IS PATTERNED AFTER ╞╥╨┬┬╙, WHICH IS A DEDICATED ─&─ ┬┬╙ AND VERY POPULAR WITH DEDICATED ─&─ PLAYERS. ┴LOT OF LEEWAY IS GIVEN TO THE ─UNGEONMASTERS TO CREATE THE SORT OF GAME THEY WISH. ═OST PROMPTS ARE SELF-EXPLANATORY AND NEED ONLY BE RUN TO PROVIDE THE NECCESSARY OPERATING INFORMATION.
╙OME EXPLANATIONS ON THE MENUS ARE IN ORDER. ╘HERE IS A HIDDEN COMMAND WHICH NEED NOT BE HIDDEN AND CAN BE ADDED TO THE REMOTE SYSOP'S MENU IF YOU WISH. ╘HE COMMAND IS <╪>TRAS AND UNDER THE <╪>TRAS MENU ARE THE OPTIONS FOR ADDING OR DELETING A ─UNGEONMASTER. ╘HE ─UNGEONMASTER ALSO HAS HIS OWN MENU THAT HE CAN CHOSE AT THE MAIN ─&─ MENU CALLED <─>UNGEONMASTERS UTILITIES WHICH GIVES HIM THE OPTIONS OF ADDING OR DELETING USERS, ETC.
┴LSO, THE 40 MESSAGE LIMIT IS NOT IN EFFECT ON DRIVE 9.
╔T IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SYSOP AND ─UNGEONMASTER TO PROVIDE THE PLAYING RULES FOR THE USERS, AS GAMES VARY FROM TIME TO TIME AND THIS SHOULD BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE.
╒PPERCASE ╟RAPHICS
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╘HE NEW VERSIONS NOW ALSO SUPPORT UPPERCASE GRAPHICS WHICH CAN BE IN SOME CASES ARE QUITE SPECTACULAR. ╧NE NOTE HOWEVER. ╔F A DRAWING IS IN UPPERCASE GRAPHICS, AND YOU WISH TO USE IT, THE ├╚╥$(142) MUST BE THE FIRST CHARACTER IN THE FILE. ╘HIS CAN BE PLACED THERE WITH ╦WIK ╫RITE, OR SIMPLE ─╧╙ COMMANDS. ╘HE ┬┬╙ AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES BACK TO LOWERCASE AFTER READING THESE FILES SO AS NOT TO DISTURB THE REST OF THE TEXT.
╫ITH ╦WIK ╫RITE, ╠╧┴─ THE FILE, GO TO THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FILE, PRESS ├= O (├OMMODORE KEY AND ╧) TWICE AND TYPE 142. ╘HIS WILL PLACE THE CHARACTER THAT WILL BE SENT OVER THE MODEM TO THE USER CHANGING HIS TERM PROGRAM INTO UPPERCASE FOR VIEWING AN UPPERCASE FILE. ╘HE ┬┬╙ WILL ALSO CHANGE THE USER BACK TO LOWERCASE WHEN DONE VIEWING THE FILE. ╙OME TERMINAL PROGRAMS DO NOT SUPPORT UPPERCASE GRAPHICS. ╘HIS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER TO PROVIDE THE NECCESSARY TERM PROGRAMS FOR VIEWING THESE GRAPHICS. ├╟╘┼╥═ AND MANY OTHER TERM PROGRAMS SUPPORT UPPERCASE GRAPHICS.
╘O USE THE OPTION OF CREATING A ├╚╥$(142) IN ┬┴╙╔├, TYPE THE FOLLOWING TO ADD A ├╚╥$(142) TO THE BEGINNING OF THE FILE "╘┼═╨╧╥┴╥┘".
DOPEN#2,"CHR",W:PRINT#2,CHR$(142);:DCLOSE
OPEN15,8,15,"C:NEWFILE=CHR,TEMPORARY":CLOSE15
SCRATCH"TEMPORARY":SCRATCH"CHR"
RENAME"NEWFILE"TO"TEMPORARY"
AND FILE TEMPORARY WILL THEN HAVE THE ├╚╥$(142) AT THE FRONT, READY TO BE USED IN THE ┬┬╙.
┴S ALWAYS, ANY QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS, OR PROBLEMS CONTACT ME THROUGH THE MAIL OR CALL 314-869-4421. 9PM-7AM WITH A COLOR GRAPHICS TERMINAL PLEASE.
