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                 ANSI TEXAS TRIVIA GAME PROGRAM


A small compact Door Game written for Spitfire BBS systems, or any
system that uses Door.sys.  Written by George M. Cheney, Sysop,
Centrox BBS, P.O. Box 14014, Odessa, Texas, 79761-1401.  Centrox
is a 24 hour a day Bulletin Board, Phone [phone].

FIRST THE LEGAL STUFF:

The author, George M. Cheney makes no warranties or any other
representations as to the usefulness of TexTrv for any purpose.  I
am not responsible for  damages to equipment, loss of time, loss
of data, or any other loss resulting from the use of this program.

Anyone using this program does so at their own risk.  While the
program has been thoroughly tested, I make no representations as
to the performance or fitness of this program for any useful or
un-useful purpose declared or not declared.

WHAT EXACTLY IS ANSI TEXAS TRIVIA?

Ansi Texas Trivia is a colorful game written for Spitfire BBS
Systems.  It is very easy to play and somewhat addictive. Your
users sores are updated with each play.  It will monitor carrier
and instantly return to the BBS if the carrier is dropped.  It
also monitors time and will return a player to the Board when six
minutes remain.  I have tested this game on my BBS for more than a
month and have found it is almost bullet proof.


INSTALLING TEXAS TRIVIA:

First is the question of where to put TEXAS TRIVIA.  Actually you
can put the TexTrv.exe almost anywhere you want to. <Grin>  It
needs to be put in its own directory.  This may be a subdirectory
off  your board directory, or a directory on another drive.  The
important thing is to let it live in it's own directory.  You will
need 4 files for the door to operate.  Textrv.exe, Texas.dat,
Brun45.exe, and a configuration file.  The file, example.cfg can
be called anything you wish.  If you are running multiple nodes
you will need a configuration file for each node.  The
configuration file has to be exactly as follows, substituting your
BBS Information.  As always be sure and use an non text formating
editor such as Qedit. Also you will need BRUN45.exe in your path.

C:\SF\DOOR.SYS  ' Full Drive\Path\To DOOR.SYS Or PCBOARD.SYS
CENTROX BBS     ' Name of your BBS
George          ' Sysop's First Name
Cheney          ' Sysop's Last Name

That's all there is to it. Now Set up your SFDOOR.MNU to make the
door available to your users.  The following is representative of
a typical SFDOOR.MNU

A,ANSI TEXAS TRIVIA,10


Next you will need to modify your SF.BAT file to call the door.  I
have included a small utility called Centime.exe that will not let
a user in a door if they have less than six minutes remaining on
the board.  Since TexTrv is written using DOORSRC, which has
showen a bug on some systems with it's five minute warning, I
decided to stop a user from entering my doors with less than five
minutes left.  You may use this at your option.  If you are
running under Windows you may need to use this to get the door to
run.  It works independent of the door and may be used with any
door.  What it does is open SFDOORS.DAT and read the time.  If the
player has less than six minutes it will inform them and exit with
a loop, thus reloading Spitfire without giving SF.BAT a chance to
get to the door.  If you experience a crash, don't say I did not
warn you.  The SF.BAT is very simple.  It should go as follows:

:DOOR_1
CENTIME              ' Put Centime in the home dir for the node.
CD\TEXAS             ' Change to the dir you put cslots.exe in.
TEXTRV EXAMPLE.CFG   ' Call TexTrv space Config File.
CD\SF                ' Return to the node dir.
GOTO LOOP            ' Reboot Spitfire.


It is not necessary to copy anything to the directory that you put
TexTrv in.  TexTrv will look for the Door.sys in the dir you tell
it to in the config file.  That's all there is to it.  One of the
easiest doors to install I have ever seen.


ADDITIONAL NOTES:

I have included a sample configuration file and a Door.Sys file so
you can run TexTrv without installing it to see how you like it.
Just type TexTrv Example.cfg.  Make sure that the Door.Sys file is
in the current directory.  You may play this game locally.  Just
keep a copy of the Door.sys file.  Also you can change the name
Sysop to your own name with any askii text proceessor.


TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR TEXAS TRIVIA:

If after reading all this you are still having problems, please
feel free to call my Public BBS, Centrox BBS (915)-332-4256 and
leave me a comment, (C) from almost any Menu.  Standard Access is
free.  IMPORTANT NOTE:  Please do not start your comment with
"HEY"  Hey is a consumable food for horses, not a way to address
poor SYSOP's that work very hard to bring you a free bulletin
board, free programs and free help.  Not to mention the dedication
of a computer, modem, hard drive, registered software, and much
more for your enjoyment.  I usually delete messages starting with
"HEY". <GRIN>  Any other message format will bring a quick and
sincere reply, and I will try to resolve your problem.


LICENSE AND REGISTRATION:

TEXTRV is marketed as "SHAREWARE".  That means that you may try it
before you buy it.  You are hereby granted a limited license to
use TexTrv for a period of 90 days.  At the end of that time you
should either register, or discontinue it's use.  Failure to do so
has been known to cause anxiety and guilt.  However if you do not
register TEXTRV It will refuse to operate at some future date.
Registration is $7.50, US funds only.  You will get a custom
compiled copy of TexTrv which will include your personal name in
the first window.  I will make your registered copy of TexTrv
available on my BBS for free download using the (K) option from
the File Menus, or for an additional $3.50 I will mail you a disk
with your registered version on it.  To Order fill out the order
form and mail to the address indicated.  Thank You For Your
Support.  Look for future releases of SHAREWARE and PUBLIC DOMAIN
from George Cheney on Centrox and other BBS's.




To Register TexTrv Please Fill Out The Following And Mail To:

                      Centrox BBS
                     P.O. Box 14014
                Odessa, Texas 79768-4014
               Attention: George M. Cheney


Your Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:

Phone Number (Optional) in case
I need to discuss the art work:


TexTrv Registration:   $7.50 Centrox BBS Delivery No Charge
Postage if you want it mailed with disk   $3.50 Total

Enclosed--------------------------


Please allow a maximum of one week for shipment.  If you
want to Download your copy, please allow three days from receipt
of order.  I am not responsible for delays beyond my control.





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