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D O O R W O R L D M A G A Z I N E
Version 2.20
Installation Manual & SysOp Documentation
Copyright (c) 1995 N.U.G.I. ConSorTium
Anyone can presently call my Support BBS 413-684-0145
Dave Wendling
N.U.G.I. ConSorTium BBS
427 Datlton Division Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201
BBS 413-684-0145
FiDoNet 1:332/107
Internet dwendlg@bcn.net
DOORWARE, DOORGAMES and ONLINEGAMES Echo FiDoNet
OS2BBS echo as well.
A list of my current Door Games will be posted at the end of this
document. All new users have a full 120 minutes of DownLoad time.
All files are FREQ. from 1:332/107 Zoom 28.8 v32b/v42b
FTP ftp.bcn.net /usr/home/dwendlg/public_html
WWW http://www.bcn.net/~dwendlg
BBS 1-413-684-0145
If you are running a Multitasker or Lan, please see the
Multitasking Message near the end of this document.
Please see REGISTER.TXT for information on registering Door World
Magazine. If others have helped you register this door, you can
add their names to the start up screen by writing a straight ASCII
file with their names in it and nothing more. The file needs to be
named OTHERS.TXT. For example:
Name OTHERS.TXT > format ASCII (any text editor)
Dave Wendling
Roann Vecchia
Bill Clinton
Save this file and you are set. Obviously the program needs to be
registered before these names will be shown with a short thankyou
to them for helping you register.
* This version of Door World will support Multinode!
Locked ports up to Infinity. Door World is MultiTasker/Lan aware and will
Auto Detect fossil drivers or run on internal comm routines!
Will support Avatar/0+. Door World also supports all Com ports and non-
standard IRQ's. 1-15. Time slicing for OS/2, DV, Windows and others! *
1. Un-Arc the WORLD220.ZIP file into it's own sub-directory. The name of
the sub-directory is unimportant.
2. The following files will be un-arched.
SETUP.EXE ---> New Install program Uses Mouse! It will also run on a
Mono or color screen!
SETUP.DOC ------> Setup documentation
SETUP.DAT ------> Setup Data For SETUP program
*.ANS ----------> Ansi Graphic Screens
*.ASC ----------> ASCII Screens
*.DAT ----------> Articles for Door World (numbers will vary)
LOCAL ----------> Local example file
WORLD1.CFG -----> Sample configuration file
WORLD.EXE ------> The Door World EXE file
*.TXT ----------> Index and text files (numbers will vary)
3. The newer SETUP.EXE will run on a mono or color screen and uses
a mouse! If you use it without a mouse you can move around with TAB key and
ALT key. Once you press a return from the startup screen you can get into
the menu by pressing the ALT key and the first letter of the menu item
you would like.
Run SETUP.EXE and answer the questions. This program will write a
WORLD?.CFG file.
** Running the SETUP program:
If you do not use a MOUSE it is still easy to get around in the
SETUP program by using the [TAB] key. Just press the [TAB} key to cycle
through the setup options and using return when all is complete.
Pressing the [ALT] key will highlight the menu options at the top of
the screen. Then you can use your arrow keys [<->] to highlight the
option you want and press [ENTER]/[RETURN].
Note: If you have trouble running the install program you can
always use a Text editor and write your own WORLD Control file. Below is
a descriptive control file used for WORLD. It's a straight ASCII
Text file. You should name it WORLD1.CFG the 1 being whatever node you have
set up. If you only have 1 node then use the name I have suggested here
WORLD1.CFG . If you have more than one node then just change the name to
WORLD2.CFG and so on. If you plan on reading Door World in local mode then
just re-save the file and call it LOCAL with no ending extension. When
you are done you should have two files that are identical. One being the
WORLD.CFG and another called LOCAL
Dave <--Sysop First Name
Wendling <--SysOp Last Name (if you use a 1 name alias leave a blank line)
1111111 <--Registration Number
90 <--Time Limit for the game
0 <--IRQ Should be 0 for standard IRQ's
NO <--DownLoad Docs Only used in Terra-Firma and Who-Dunit
NO <--Are you running OS2 (YES or NO)
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS <--Full path and name of dropfile
0 <--Fossil 0 = YES 1 = No Fossil
0 <--Handshake Method. Normally a 0 will pick up current method
If any of the above is confusing to you, just read on a bit. They are all
described in detail below.
Entry one is for your node number for which ever node you are setting
up this control file for. Single node BBS's can just enter a 1.
Entry two involves fossil control. If you enter a 0 here the game will
auto search for a fossil driver. If it finds one it will use the fossil
comm routines. If it doesn't find a fossil at startup. The game will use
it's own internal comm routines. This works very well in almost all
cases. I have had only two problems with it not working on certain
systems and configurations. If you are having a problem that consists
of a game showing up on the Local screen but not the remote then try
entering a 1 in the fossil screen to force the door to use it's internal
comm routines. As I stated earlier I have only heard of two instances
in four years of this not working on certain systems. So use the 0...
The next entry concerns the handshake method that WORLD will use to
deal with the remote modem. A 0 in this blank will tell WORLD to use the
existing handshaking method that it finds at startup. In just about all
cases this should be the way to go. If you need to change the handshaking
method that WORLD will use then 1 will give you Xon/Xoff software hand
shaking. 2 will use CTS/RTS hardware handshaking and 3 will use both. If
you don't understand any of this or you just could care less. Please use
enter a 0 in the blank for this screen.
If any of this sounds complicated don't worry about it. It is much
simpler than it sounds. In fact running and using the SETUP program is
very straight forward. It comes with it's own help screens and most of
what's written here is just for reference in case you run into trouble.
Drop file entry. Enter The path to your BBS's drop file. This is the
spot most folks have trouble. Please double check your spelling and DOS
syntax. An example is provided to use as a guide for DOS syntax.
Sysop's First Name. Note that the First name should be entered here
exactly the same way as in the Registration Door on my BBS.
Enter Sysop's Last name. Again the last name entered should be exactly
the same as in the Registration door on my BBS.
If you want to enable the Zmodem download feature which many
players have asked me to include you must set this option to YES. Note
that you must have DSZ.EXE or DSZ.COM located in the TERRA-Firma sub-
directory or some where in your AUTOEXEC.BAT's path command. I could
not include this Shareware program in the WORLD Zip file due to legal
ramifications but it is available on most BBS's. If you use this option
with a non-standard IRQ then you must set your DOS DSZ environment
variable in your AutoExec.BAT file. For instance if you are using Com
Port 4 with an IRQ of 7 then entering the following line in your
autoexec.bat will allow DSZ to operate correctly SET DSZPORT=2E8 COMMA 7
See your DSZ docs for more info.
This option affords players the ease of downloading the
Player.do