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This document is effective 12/10/90
BBSINFO.DOC
BBS Onliner Interface version 1.20
Copyright (C) 1990 Andrew J. Mead
All Rights Reserved.
Contact:
Andrew J. Mead
POB 1155
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1155.
or
#98 @9968 WWIVnet
1:151/223 FidoNet
Sections (in order of appearance)
General info - technical specifications
- sysop abort - F-9, F-10 overrides
Command line directives - customization
- get player info - BBS data
- force local mode - local override /L
- comm port override - lock comm port /C
- IRQ override - lock baud rate /I
- play Again mode - allow multiple games /A
- local quiet mode - turn the bell off locally /Q
- hall of fame limiting - limit appearances in HOF /X
- text HOF rerouting - change HOF path/filenames /Y
- maximum time limit - set time limit /Z
Tech Talk - how to get help
- upgrade history - changes from version to version
Support and Distribution - Where to find the latest test drives
Special Thanks - people who aren't getting paid for this
- General Info -
This interface is easily installed. The documentation, however,
needs help. The installation of any game using this interface should
be almost identical to that of any other game also using this interface.
The /L, /C, and /I switches should not be used unless absolutely
necessary. This interface currently works directly with 2 A.M., DoorWay,
Force, Forum, GAP, GT, ModuleX, PCBoard 14.x, Opus-CBSC 1.14, Phoenix,
RyBBS, SearchLight, Spitfire, Telegard, WildCat, WWIV, and all the
various DorInfo.Def BBSs (EIS-PC, FoReM, OLEcom, Quick BBS, RBBS 16,
Remote Access (RA), TAG, and TP-Board). PCBoard 12.x and Opus-CBCS 1.13
are currently in the Beta stage.
See BBSNotes.Doc for extra installation help.
- sysop abort
The SysOp can end the game in progress by pressing either the F-9
or F-10 function keys.
- sysop abort - F-10 override
The game will be aborted, the user will be notified as such, then
control will revert to the batch file or BBS.
- susp[ abort - F-9 override
This abort will hang up the phone. To the user, it will appear as
if line noise had severed the connection. The program will then
terminate, and return control to the batch file or BBS.
- BBS Command Line Directives -
- command line directives - BBS information
There is a command line directive to get player info from the BBS.
The information that the program uses is username, time remaining,
lines per screen, communications port, and whether the program is
being run locally or from remote.
2 A.M. BBS /2 Auntie BBS /7
DoorWay /D EIS-PC /R#
Force BBS /S FoReM /R#
Forum /F GAP /S
GT /D ModuleX /M
OLEcom /R# OPUS 1.14 /OXX
PCBoard 14.x /P Phoenix /H
Quick BBS /R# RBBS /R#
Remote Access /R# RyBBS /5
SearchLight /9 (see note) Spitfire BBS /6
TAG /R# Telegard
TP-Board /R# WildCat! /W
WWIV /4
Note for /R# :
'#' represents the node number. If it is missing the filename the
game uses is 'DoorInfo.Def'. If it is present, the file name
is 'DorInfo#.Def' where # is the node number. (i.e. DorInfo1.Def)
Note for /9 (SearchLight) :
See BBSNotes.Doc for more complete information. This pathname
after this directive is the reverse of the other switches listed
here. The path should be the path to the directory that the game
itself is in.
If this command is missing, game will default to LOCAL mode.
None of the following are yet operational, they will only be supported
when I get the technical information for them. If you are
registering a copy, and want one of these switches to work,
send a copy of the file your BBS creates, and what lines the
user's name, their screen length (if available), how much time
they have left (minutes or seconds), what com port is in use, and
what baud rate is in effect. A printout is acceptable. Actually
most of these create files that I will need offsets for, since
the information is not seperated by carriage returns.
/U UBBS /8 Sapphire /0 XBBS
This list is not exhaustive. I'm always looking for more systems.
- alternate file path
If, for example, your copy of WildCat creates CallInfo.BBS in a sub-
directory "C:\WC\", and you want to run the game from somewhere else,
just use the format /?:fullpath, i.e. /W:C:\WC\. Add a colon and
the filepath to the directive, and it will work.
- command line directives - force local mode - /L
You can force the program to use Local mode. This is designed to
work with the command above, so that you can play the game locally
from the BBS. This will not work with either /C or /I.
- command line directives - communications port override - /C:n
You can force the program to use a specified serial port. Use '1' for
'Com1:', etc... Example /C:3. Acceptable values are from 1 to 4.
This should not be used if one of the above is used. This will
not work if either /L or /I is used.
- command line directives - interrupt override - /I:x:nnnn
You can tailor the game to your specific set up. This command
allows you to access any serial port setting. If you are using
a non-standard setup, or a PS/2 using Com3 or above, you will
need to use this. The default settings, would be equivalent to
Com1 : /i:4:03f8, Com2 : /i:3:02f8, Com3 : /i:4:03e8, Com4 :
/i:3:02e8.
The 'x' is the IRQ number. It is a hexidecimal value from
0 to f. 'nnnn' is the port address for communications. It
is a 4 digit hexidecimal value. This will not work if either /L
or /C is also specified.
- command line directives - play Again? mode - /A:x
/A:x (/A = /A:10) will prompt the player if he wants to play again
if he has more than x minutes of game time left.
- command line directives - quiet local mode - /Q
/Q will keep the bell from ringing on the host.
- command line directives - limited Hall of Fame listings - /X:n
You can limit the time any one name appears in the monthly top 20
with this switch. The default is unlimited appearances. The
recommended limit is 1 or 2. This keeps a small number of players
from monopolizing the game. If an occassional (non-fanatical) is
more likely to see his name listed, he is more likely to play the game.
n is any number from 1 to 19.
- command line directives - alternate text Hall of Fame - /Y
You can change where the program creates its text Hall of Fame, and
what it is called. All you have to do is use the following format:
/Y:pathname\filename where the filename is optional. This will
Wildcats, for instance, to use /y:c:\wildcat\bull4.bbs where the text
file is renamed bull4.bbs and placed in the c:\wildcat directory.
- command line directives - set time limit - /Z:x
/Z:x (x is a number between 10 and 50), sets a maximum time allowed.