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=============================================================================
BSETUP.EXE Copyright 1994 COGnition Development Team
All Rights Reserved
Unauthorized Distribution Prohibited (please read VENDOR.DOC).
=============================================================================
This document contains information about BSETUP.EXE. It does not
contain any information concerning Bölz! such as game play. For more
information regarding Bölz!, please read BOLZ!.DOC.
We have provided the BSETUP program to make configuration of Bölz! as easy
and painless as possible. BSETUP will attempt to autodetect your sound card
(The Windows Sound System cannot be autodetected), then give you the
opportunity to correct any mistakes which may occur. It also allows you
to set music quality, video options and performance options.
BSETUP will first guage your computer's speed. Then, based on this finding,
will _suggest_ the music quality and video settings that will give the best
performance possible on your machine. You may, however, override these
settings and select whatever level of audio quality you wish, but going
beyond the suggested maximum (the choices which will be selected for you)
can cause the game to lock up or cause "skipping" or broken-up audio and/or
bad frame rates and poor action. Usually, you will want to select whatever
is given as a default based on system speed to start and try to work your
way up after playing for a while.
You will need to know the configuration of your sound card if autodetection
fails. You will need to specifically know the following items:
Which sound card you have (or compatible with our list)
Base Port Address, usually given in HEXADECIMAL numbers.
DMA channel (GUS users emulating Sound Blaster are always DMA 1).
Interrupt (IRQ) level
BSETUP will attempt to autodetect these settings. It can, in some rare
cases, make a mistake. For example, when installing your Sound Blaster(TM)
card from Creative Labs (or compatible), a portion of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file
was modified to reflect this card's settings. We rely on that information
to determine the settings of the card. If they do not exist (you didn't use
AUTOEXEC.BAT before you ran BSETUP), then we attempt a 'hardware level'
detection of the card. The Windows Sound System or compatibles are the only
sound cards which cannot be autodected by our routines. If you have a
Windows Sound System, please note that you will need to know its I/O Address
(usually port 530), IRQ (Usually 10) and DMA (Usually 1 or 5).
When you run BSETUP, you will be presented with a screen of choices to make
concerning your sound card. Using the keyboard (arrow keys to move the
cursor up and down, Tab to move between columns and spacebar to "click" or
select), you may select any option by "clicking" in the box to its left.
It's rather intuitive, as you'll see.
When you are satisfied with the information displayed concerning your sound
card, simply click on the tab labeled "Done" at the bottom of the screen to
move to page two of BSETUP (Video Performance Options). Here is where you
can turn Parallax Scrolling on and off, turn Color Animation on/off, and
even tell Bölz! to skip the Color VGA Detection.
When you are satisfied with the information displayed on page two, click
on the "Done" tab. This causes the file, "BALZ!.INF," to be created in the
directory BOLZ on drive C:. This file is REQUIRED to run Bölz!, as it
contains all of the information required to set up your sound system for use
with Balz! as well as the video performance options. Please do not delete
this file!
The CD-ROM registered version has no other way of saving data except to your
hard drive, and this file is only 52 bytes long (Yes, just 52 bytes. Less
than one line of text in this document!).
=============================================================================
Running BSETUP
=============================================================================
BSETUP uses the keyboard for input. It uses a text-based user interface,
similar to other DOS setup programs, to allow you to easily enter all
necessary information in a very visual format.
To run BSETUP, switch to the directory into which you have installed the
Bölz! files. Then simply type BSETUP and press [ENTER].
Toward the top of the screen, you will see a message box. If you need help,
keep your eye up here for some suggestions while not pressing any keys.
This is also the "Current Action" display, and it tells you what BSETUP is
currently working on.
Before control is passed to you, BSETUP will attempt to autodetect your
sound card and it will also test your computer's speed by writing some
graphics to the screen and doing some math similar to what is contained in
Bölz!
NOTE: A MATH COPROCESSOR IS OF NO USE TO Bölz! THIS GAME USES INTEGER-
BASED MATH ONLY, AND THE SPEED INCREASE OF A MATH COPROCESSOR IS
NOT VERY NOTICEABLE. DO NOT EXPECT POOR PERFORMANCE IF YOUR MACHINE
IS AN "SX" VERSION 486.
Based on these findings, the screen will be filled with -suggested- settings
for your sound system. You may, by processes outlined above, change these
settings. Again, click the "Done" tab for page two and set these options
as desired. Clikc the Page Two "Done" tab when you are finished.
=============================================================================
Technical Support
=============================================================================
COGnition Development Team provides technical support by phone between the
hours of 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (East Coast, USA),
Monday through Friday, at 1-800-734-8031 (inside the Continental US). From
outside the Continental US, please call +1-412-261-9123 during the same
hourse -- or use our faxback support line at +1-412-391-7886 24 hours/day!
When faxing, please remember to give us your name, title (if important) and
FAX PHONE NUMBER INCLUDING ALL COUNTRY/COUNTY/CITY CODE INFORMATION. We
will not make extranneous attempts to fax back if the information you give
us is incorrect or imcomplete.
We are on the eastern coast of the United States of America, so we are in
the Eastern Standard Time Zone. This is three (3) hours ahead of California,
and seven (7) hours behind Finland.
Please understand that if you are asked to leave a message -- we'll get
right back to you the same day, usually within 30 minutes of your call.
Hey, it's better than putting you on hold for that amount of time and making
you listen to more elevator music!
We also offer a "faxback" service, whereby we provide technical support via
fax. Our fax number is: 1-412-391-7886. We guarantee a response within
24 hours of receipt of your questions. This service, though catering well
to our foreign customers, is not limited to foreign inquiries. Please feel
free to use our faxback service at will!
We can also offer technical support through the surface mail system. Our
mailing address is as follows:
COGnition Development Team
Attn: Bölz! Technical Support
P.O. Box 112546
Pittsburgh, PA 15241-2546
USA
Finally, you can also get technical support for Bölz! and BSETUP via the
Internet or America Online. Here's how:
[Email]
straffan@aol.com
Make the subject of the email "BOLZ Technical Support"
[AOL]
Screen Name: Straffan
Make the subject of the mail "BOLZ Technical Support"
Remember, please describe your problem in full detail, and the name
of the software you are having problems with. Please include your full
name, daytime phone number (if response by phone is acceptable) and
internet mailing address or America Online Screen Name.
We _will_ to respond to your email questions within 24 hours.
Thank you for supporting the shareware marketing method! Please register
Bölz! today!!