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- │ FoxFire 13 For DOS (FF13D102.ZIP) Version 1.02 │
- └─┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┬─┘
- │ Copyright 1994 - by Randy Rasa and Todd Svec │
- │ written to support 5040 Dearborn │
- │ FoxFire BBS Mission, KS 66202-1752 │
- └──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-
- Introduction
- ------------
-
- FoxFire 13 is a simple card game, made up while on a long plane flight
- over the Colorado Rockies! It's easy to learn and easy to play. Randy Rasa
- was gracious enough to put together my ideas into computer format! You'll
- recognize his name as the author of such great shareware games as Simple
- Pleasures, Solitaire Suite and Four Seasons. This program is a joint
- venture and was written to help support my BBS, FoxFire, which has been
- online since April 1988 at (913)722-6577 or (913)722-3321.
-
-
- Todd Svec
- Sysop of FoxFire BBS
- Mission, KS
- May 1, 1994
-
-
- Legal stuff
- -----------
-
- FoxFire 13 is shareware! It is NOT freeware. It is NOT public domain!
- As such, you can play it, copy it, and give it away as you wish. In fact,
- you are encouraged to distribute the program to friends, family, and
- strangers alike. This includes distribution via electronic bulletin board
- systems (BBS), user's groups, and disk-distribution services. All that we
- ask is that the package remains unaltered and complete, consisting of the
- following files:
-
- FF13.EXE ....... FoxFire 13 main menu
- FF13.DOC ....... FoxFire 13 documentation (this file) *
- FF13.FRM ....... FoxFire 13 registration form
- FF13.HLP ....... FoxFire 13 help file
- FFPIC1.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics
- FFPIC2.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics
- FFPIC3.PIC ..... FoxFire 13 graphics
- CARDS.CD1 ...... Card Graphics
- CARDS.CD2 ...... Card Graphics
- HISTORY.TXT .... Program history *
- FILE_ID.DIZ .... Program description *
- BBS.LST ........ List of Support BBS's *
- VENDOR.TXT ..... Shareware Distribution Information *
- ERROR1.VOC ..... VOC file for an error *
- LOSE1.VOC ...... VOC file for losing *
- OFF.VOC ........ VOC file for taking cards off *
- SHUFFLE.VOC .... VOC file for shuffling cards *
- WIN1.VOC ....... VOC file for winning *
-
- All of the files except those marked with an asterisk (*) are required
- for proper operation of FoxFire 13. FF13.DAT will be created upon running.
- .VOC files may be deleted if you are not utilizing a sound card.
-
- Refer to the VENDOR.TXT file for more distribution information.
-
- Standard Limited Warranty: This software is sold "as is", without any
- warranty as to performance or any other warranties whether expressed
- or implied. Because of the vast number of possible hardware and software
- environments in which this software may be used, no warranty of fitness
- for a particular purpose is offered. The user assumes the entire risk of
- using this program. Any liability of the author will be limited to
- product replacement or the refund of the registration fee.
-
-
- Hardware Requirements
- ---------------------
-
- FoxFire 13 requires:
-
- 1. An IBM PC or compatible computer (80x86) with at least 512K of free
- conventional memory. To see if you have enough memory, simply type
- "MEM" from the DOS command line.
-
- 2. EGA or better graphics capability with at least 256K of video RAM.
- This includes EGA, VGA, Super VGA (SVGA), and XGA adapters. Note that
- IBM's original VGA video card did not include enough memory to run at
- 640x350x16.
-
- 3. A Microsoft mouse or 100% compatible pointing device. I have tested
- this program with both Microsoft and Logitech mice, with excellent
- results. There have been reports of other "off-brand" pointing devices
- causing problems. If you have a mouse problem, try the following:
-
- - Make sure your mouse driver is being loaded from your AUTOEXEC.BAT or
- CONFIG.SYS file when your system powers up. This is required even if
- you run the program under Windows (which uses its own mouse driver
- for Windows programs).
-
- - Make sure you have the latest driver for your mouse. Check with the
- mouse manufacturer for details. As of this writing, the latest
- Microsoft driver is 9.01, and the latest Logitech is 6.30. Even
- if you have a third-party mouse, these drivers will often work.
- They can be acquired from most BBS's, or from the companies
- themselves.
-
- 4. Optional Sound Card. FoxFire 13 can use a SoundBlaster or 100%
- compatible sound card. On most computers, this program can auto
- detect the proper sound card address and interrupt settings, but some
- configurations may have problems with this.
-
- The first time the program is run it will ask you for information
- about your sound card.
-
- It also helps if you set the "BLASTER" DOS environment variable
- like so:
-
- SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T3
-
- │ │ │ └── SoundBlaster type (normally 3)
- │ │ └───── DMA setting (always 1)
- │ └──────── IRQ line (2, 3, 5, or 7)
- └───────────── Port address (220 or 240)
-
- Refer to your sound card's documentation for details. Make sure there
- are no spaces around the "=" sign, and exactly one space between each
- parameter.
-
- If you experience problems, you can disable the sound card support
- entirely by running the program with the "/NOSB" command-line
- option: FF13 /NOSB
-
- If you wish to re-configure your sound card, run the program with
- the "/C" command-line option: FF13 /C
-
-
- Registration
- ------------
-
- FoxFire 13 is shareware. If you enjoy it, please support it!!!
- Registration is only $10 which gets you the latest registered versions on
- the diskette of your choice, plus registration codes good for all future
- updates of the programs. The registered version sent to you will support
- more sounds than the shareware version.
-
- The registration code allow you to change a program from a shareware
- version to a registered version. Essentially, what this buys you is
- unlimited FREE updates. If you acquire a newer version of FoxFire 13 from
- a bulletin board (BBS) or through a shareware disk distributor, you can
- convert the shareware version of the game to a registered versions for your
- own use.
-
- To register, print the registration form from the initial shareware
- screen and send it in. To print the form, first make sure that your
- printer is on-line and ready, then simply click on the "Print Registration
- Form ..." button.
-
- If you prefer, the registration form can also be printed manually by
- entering the following command from the DOS prompt (with your printer
- connected and ready):
-
- COPY FF13.FRM PRN
-
-
- Then just fill out the form and send it, along with cash, check or money
- order, to:
-
- Todd Svec
- 5040 Dearborn
- Mission, KS 66202-1752
-
-
-
- How To Contact The Authors:
- ---------------------------
-
- Todd or Randy can be contacted via US mail at the address above, or via
- modem at one of the locations listed in the BBS.LST file. The main support
- board is FoxFire BBS.
-
-
- General Instructions
- --------------------
-
- The following section describes features and options in FoxFire 13.
-
- The mouse pointer will appear as a white arrow with black edges. In
- general, the left button is used to select the object being pointed to
- (a card or a button), while the right button is used to exit menus or
- prompts.
-
- If you have a three-button mouse, the middle button will blank the
- screen. This can also be accomplished by pressing the left and right
- buttons simultaneously.
-
- The "Help" button brings up several pages of information about how to
- play the games, which you can view by clicking on the single- or
- double-arrow buttons to scroll the display by one line or page at a
- time. When you are finished reading the help, click on the "OK"
- button to exit.
-
- The "Options" button brings up the options menu, which you can use to
- set your preferences for both generic and game-specific options. The
- generic options are:
-
- Sound: Select "Disable" to disable the beeps, clicks, and various other
- noises the programs make. Select "PC Speaker" to enable various sounds
- through the PC speaker or Digital sound for SoundBlaster compatible sounds.
-
- Session Statistics: Choices are: Display Only On Demand, Display When
- Exiting The Game and Display After Every Game
-
- Easy Mode: When this option is enabled, you can pick two cards that are
- overlaying each other that form 13. If disabled, only the four cards with
- their full faces showing can be chosen for removal. Default is Easy mode.
-
- Move Alert: When this option is enabled, a little help box will show you
- that you have possible moves immediately playable and changes to "No Moves"
- when there are no immediate moves. Default is disabled.
-
- Background and Border Colors: Click on the up & down arrows to step
- through the available choices.
-
- Card Back: Click on the card back graphic to bring up a menu of available
- card backs to choose from.
-
- Once you've set things to your liking, you may click on the "OK" button
- to save your preferences to disk, or on the "Cancel" button to exit the
- Options menu without changing anything.
-
- The "New Hand" button will end the current game, update your statistics,
- and start a new hand. Note that the stats will only be updated if you have
- made moves that increased your score. This allows you to evaluate the
- layout of the cards and, if you don't like what you see, to begin a new
- game without having it count against you.
-
- The "Same Hand" button will allow you to replay the last game using the
- same series of cards.
-
- The "Undo button" will allow you to back up your moves up to five levels
- deep. This can also be used "creatively"...
-
- The "Player Selection Menu" allows you to select from up to 10 players.
- Each record holds statistics and game options (ie, color) for each player.
-
- The "<" and ">" buttons allow you to quickly change between players. If
- a game is in progress, changing players will end the current game.
-
- Use the "Quit" button to exit the program. If you have made any moves
- that increased your score, your statistics will be updated and displayed
- briefly before returning you to DOS.
-
- Another way to exit the game is to press the "Abort" key (F10). If you
- press F10 (and select the "Exit This Program" option in the pop-up dialog
- box or press F10 again), the program will quit to DOS without saving the
- data file (and thus not giving you a low score if you have to quit the
- program in the middle of a game).
- < Of course you realize this is cheating, don't you? >
-
- Use the "Statistics" button to show the current players game stats. Here
- you have the option of clearing a players stats.
-
-