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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
- -------------
-
- 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
- ------------------------------------------
-
- 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
- ------------------------------------------
-
- 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
- ------------------------------------------
-
- 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
- -------------------------------------------
-
- 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
- -------------------------------------------
-
- 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
- ------------------------------------------
-
- 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
-
- ------------------------------------
-
- DOOR OPERATION
- --------------
-
- 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
- ----------------------
-
- 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
- ------------
-
- 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
- ------------
-
- 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.