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WPBETSY v1.1
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By: Marcus Trisdale
WHAT IS WPBETSY:
WPBETSY is an On-Line game for ANY BBS system. It is a Betsy Ross and
Calculation Solitairre game. Read PLAYER.DOC for specifics on how to play the
games.
FEATURES OF WPBETSY:
- Carrier Detection - The game will know if someone drops carrier and
react accordingly.
- Local Aware - If you play locally, the game will detect this from
the dropfile. No need to use /L switch if you have a dropfile
available for local use.
- Multi-Node Support - This game has record and file locking built in.
- Multiple drop file compatibility - WPBETSY supports 7 dropfile
formats.
- Local switch - Can be played without a dropfile by using the /L
switch.
- Error Help - Error help is built into the program. If an error
occurs, a help file will automatically be created.
- Inactivity Timeout - If user falls asleep or walks away from the
terminal for 3 minutes, the game will give a 10 second warning then
automatically quit.
- Two games in one. WPBETSY features both BETSY ROSS and CALCULATION
Solitairre.
If an error occurs while WPBETSY is running, an error file named
WPBETSY.ERR will be created. This file will tell you what error number occured
and it will also give you a hint or two on what happenned and how it may be
fixed. If an error occurs that you cannot fix or continually occurs. Please
let me know, I will do my best to ammend the problem. I will need the
information in the WPBETSY.ERR file.
SETUP:
To use WPBETSY use the following command line:
WPBETSY wpbetsy.cfg [/L]
| | |
| | -This switch tells the program to play in local mode.
| | so that you do not have to have a dropfile. Though you
| | still have to have a configuration file.
| |
| -This is the configuration file. It can have any name. This is so
| multi-node BBS's can have a different configuration file for each
| node of the BBS.
|
-This is the filename of the door program itself.
WPBETSY uses the following dropfiles: DOOR.SYS, DORINFOx.DEF, INFO.BBS,
CALLINFO.BBS, SFDOOR.DAT, CHAIN.TXT, and PCBOARD.SYS. If your dropfile is
not supported you will need one of the many dropfile converters out on the
market. Also, I would like you to send me a description of your dropfile so
that I can support your dropfile.
The WPBETSY configuration file has the following format:
example config file (WPBETSY.CFG):
Wolves' Den BBS
Marcus Trisdale
C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS
C:\BBS\SCORES\WPBETSY.ANS
c:\BBS\SCORES\WPBETSY.ASC
5
2
3
N
Y
0
15
Description:
Line 1: BBS Name
Line 2: Sysop Name
Line 3: Pathname of your dropfile
Line 4: Pathname of ANSI highscore file to generate
Line 5: Number of plays allowed per day (2 in the unregistered version)
Line 6: Pathname of ASCII highscore file to generate
Line 7: Comm Port (If your Comm Port is 1-4 just put the number, if your comm
port is a non-standard port, put the HEX address. If you are using a
fossil driver (or a DIGI board or something like that) then put the
port # and be sure to set the FOSSIL to "Y".
Line 8: IRQ - If you are using a fossil driver set this switch to 0.
Line 9: Fossil Driver used? "Y" = Yes "N" = No
Line 10: Locked comm port speed. If your commport is locked, set this to "Y"
if not, set to "N". Basically if your modem supports RTS/CTS hand-
shaking (error correcting) then set this to "Y".
Line 11: Registration Code. This is where you put your registration code after
you register. If you are not registered, set it to 0.
Line 12: This is the number of days that a user can not play beofre he/she is
deleted from the user file.
REGISTRATION:
Registration of this program is only $20. Registering will remove the
unregistered delays in the program as well as enabling the added functions of
more than 2 plays per day. Registration will be good for all future versions
of the program.
To register:
Send a check or money order for $20 and the name you wish the
program to be registered to (must be at least 8 characters and
it must be the name in the Sysop field of the configuration file) to:
Marcus Trisdale
802 Thrasher Ct.
Hinesville, GA 31313
I will send you your registration code immediately. Include your
FIDONet address if you have one and I will crashMail you your registration
code.
BUGS & IMPROVEMENTS:
If you find a bug in this program, PLEASE let me know. No bug is too
small. If you have an improvement you would like to see, let me know as well.
Any idea is accepted (whether it is included is another thing!).
TO CONTACT ME:
If you would like to contact me about any of my programs or to just
shoot the breeze, just drop me an E-Mail.
Real Name: Marcus Trisdale FIDONet: 1:3659/7
Handle: TaskMaster VirtualNet: 1912236
BBS Name: Wolves' Den CircuitNet: 169:912/7
Node 1: (912)369-5578 28.8KBps ICE'd-Net: 513:200/7
Node 2: (912)369-7180 28.8KBps
HISTORY:
v1.1 - Reads baud rate from dropfile.
- Now deletes users who do not play in a Sysop configurable set amount
of days.
- In the Betsy Mode, the player no longer has to tell the computer
which pile to move the card from. It is obvious that you would
always want to move the card in the wastepile first.
- Removed the unregistered delays.
v1.0 - First release to the public.