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A Chinese Chess Board that lets 2 people play the game
over a phone line with the use of modems.
MDM CHINESE CHESS version 1.00 06/27/91
Copyright (C) Heinrich O. Dy, 1991
65 Seagrave Crescent
Toronto, Ontario
M1W 3H6 CANADA
Phone numbers: (416) 497-7566
(416) 495-1916
Overview:
MDM Chinse Chess is, very simply, a chess board. With this program,
two people can play chess over phone lines by using modems. In order to
make this program look and feel like a REAL chess board, it will NOT
check for the validity of the moves made, nor will it distribute the
turns. Each user can move any pieces to anywhere on or off the board
at any time.
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Licence:
MDM Chinese Chess is NOT a public-domain program and is NOT in any way
free. It is distributed under the Shareware/User-Supported concept. That
is, if you are going to be using a program, then pay for it.
If you are going to be using this program after a trial period of 15 days,
then you will have to register it by sending $15 US or Canadian to:
Heinrich O. Dy
65 Seagrave Cres.
Scarborough, ON
M1W 3H6 CANADA
By doing so, you will recieve a registered copy of the latest version of
this program, unlimited phone support (if you have any problems, just give
me a ring), and recieve notification of any new programs released by me.
You will also become legally entitled to use this program. Most of all
you will be helping create more of these low-cost high-quality programs.
Creative criticism, comments, remarks, or suggestions are also welcomed.
Ordering Information:
To order, simply send in a $15 to the address shown above. Include in
it your name, address, telephone number, and company name. If you are
located in continental US, please add $3 for shipping and handling. If
you are located elsewhere (not in Canada or Continental US), then send in
your $15 registration fee and enough stamps to cover for the shipping and
handling of a disk and two pieces of cardboards (to protect the disk from
bending.) For you Canadian residents out there, this is your break, I
will pay for your shipping and handling from your $15 registration fee.
Disclaimer:
MDM Chinese Chess is distributed `as is' and comes with no warranty
of any kind whatsoever. The author will not be liable for any damage
or loss arising out of the use or inability to use this program.
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Copying and Distribution:
THE REGISTERED COPY OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT IN ANY WAYS BE COPIED OR
DISTRIBUTED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE AUTHOR REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE
OR WHAT THE SITUATION IS.
Please feel free to copy and distribute this unregistered version to
others so that they too may be able to try out to program. This must be
done without any changes or modifications done to any part of this
program or its documentation in any way at all. In addition, no fees or
payment of any sort be charged or accepted for the copying and
distribution of this program by anyone other than the author.
These conditions applies to everyone. If any shareware distribution
houses wants to distribute this program, they will be allowed to do so as
long as no more than $5 is charged and that this program is distributed
on a disk of it's own labed "MDM CHINESE CHESS" and that it is not bundled
with any other programs. No changes or modifications to any part of the
program or its documentaion can be changed.
If anyone of these shareware distribution houses desires to charge
more than $10 for the distribution of this program, they will have to
obtain WRITTEN permission from DY-SOFT INTERNATIONAL before doing so.
Requirements:
- An IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 or compatible computer
- PC-DOS/MS-DOS versions 2.0 or higher
- A VGA or compatible graphics card
- A Hayes or compatible modem (most are) to play over phone lines
* Suggested for use with a Microsoft or compatible Mouse
and a computer with at least a 286 or better CPU (IBM AT and PS/2)
Starting the Game:
To start the game, simply run the file MDMCC.EXE. After doing so,
startup sceens and the likes will be shown. Just press any key after
each one is shown to continue. After that, you will be put into a
screen with a menu at the upper left corner of the screen.
To select an item from the menu, simply press the number that
corresponds to the menu item. The menu selections and their meanings
are as follows:
[1] Dial - Call up someone with a modem
[2] Wait - Set your modem to wait for a call
For 2 playters to play over a modem, one person must enter
the program and choose Wait. The second person would then
choose Dial to call up the person who had chosen to wait.
When the two modems have achieved connection, a choice will
be offered to the user. They can choose to use either Chinese
characters or picture representations by pressing either [1]
or [2] respectively. After this, a chess board would then be
displayed and they can start playing.
[3] Play - Just use this program as a chess board without the
modem option. This would mean that both players
would be at and using the same computer.
[4] Exit - To quit the program.
PLEASE READ THE FILE NOTE.DOC IF YOU DON'T HAVE A MOUSE INSTALLED.
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Playing the Game:
***** MOVING
To play the game with a mouse, simply move the pointing hand around so
that the hand is pointing at the piece that is to be moved. Then, hold
down the left mouse button and the hand will change into a circle. Move
this circle until it is on top of the place where you want move the
piece and release the mouse button.
To play the game with the keyboard, use the arrrow keys to move the hand
around so that the hand is pointing at the piece that is to be moved.
Then, press the ENTER/RETURN key. The hand will now change into a circle.
Use the arrow keys again to move the circle to where you want to move to
and press the ENTER/RETURN key again.
+ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- NOTE: -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- +
| The tip of the finger should be pointing exactly on top of the piece |
| (for example, you want to move the red king, the tip of the pointing |
| finger must be right ontop of a red spot on the screen that belongs |
| to the king.) This applies whether you are using the mouse or the |
| keyboard. |
+ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- +
***** CHAT
When you are using a modem and are playing with another person. Should
you want to talk to him, you can send him a message by pressing TAB.
When you press TAB, you will be asked for the message to be sent. Just
type in the message followed by the ENTER or RETURN key and the message
will be sent to the other person.
***** SAVING AND LOADING A GAME
To save a game, simply press F2. Then, you will be asked what number
to save it as. It can be anything from 0 to 9. Press this number.
Then, it will ask you for a description of the game. Just type in a
brief description of the game to help you remember whatever you want
to remember and press the ENTER or RETURN key and the game will be
saved.
To load a saved game, simply press F3. Then, a window will pop up and
in it will be shown all the descriptions for each of the save game
numbers. Press the number of the save game number you want to retrieve
or press ESC to cancel the operation.
***** STARTING A NEW GAME
To start a new game, simply press F4 and all the board will be reset.
***** HANG-UP THE PHONE/RETURN TO THE MENU
To hang-up the phone if the modem is in use and then return to the menu
without exiting the program (where one can choose Dial, Wait, Play, or
Exit), press F9.
If the modem is not in use, then pressing this would simply return you
to the menu.
***** HANG-UP THE PHONE/RETURN TO THE MENU
To hang-up the phone, if the modem is in use and exit this program,
press F10.
If the modem is not in use, then it will simply exit this program.
***** TO REDRAW THE SCREEN
If, for some reason, the screen gets messed up, press the right button
or the [*] key (that is, SHIFT and the [8] key on top of the keyboard)
to redraw it.
***** CHANGING CHARACTER SETS
As mentioned somewhere above, you can change between the original Chinese
characters on the pieces or picture representations by pressing ESC key.