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- FIBS/W v1.21 -- Now providing support for TCP/IP, SLIP and PPP Connections.
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- Copyright (c) 1994 Robin Davies.
- All Rights Reserved.
-
- FIBS/W is a Microsoft Windows(TM) based client for the First
- International Backgammon Server (FIBS) -- an Internet server
- which allows users to play against human opponents all over
- the world. FIBS/W provides a graphical game board and mouse-driven
- interface to the FIBS server.
-
- Powerful configuration options for many common Internet host systems,
- and communications service providers, and a built-in communications
- scripting language allow FIBS/W to automatically dial and connect
- to FIBS via the Internet with a single mouse click.
-
- FIBS/W will work with either dial-up dumb-terminal-server access to
- the Internet or access via TCP/IP, SLIP or PPP. To use TCP/IP, SLIP
- or PPP, your system must have a properly installed set of Winsock v1.1
- DLLs. If in doubt, you must be able to satisfy one of the following
- conditions:
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- (1) You can dial up an internet host using Windows Terminal, and establish
- telnet connections with systems on the internet.
-
- (2) You are using TCP/IP, SLIP or PPP connections, and have a working
- copy of WINSOCK.DLL installed on your system.
-
- FIBS/W requires version 3.1 or later of Microsoft Windows, or any
- version of Windows for Workgroups or Windows/NT. FIBS/W will also run
- as a Windows application under OS/2 2.X.
-
-
- INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING FIBS/W
-
- You may place FIBS/W anywhere on your hard drive as long as all files
- in this distribution are placed in the same directory. The following
- instructions assume that the files have been placed in the directory
- C:\FIBSW.
-
- To install FIBS/W as an icon in the Windows Program Manager, follow these
- instructions.
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- (1) Activate the Windows Program Manager.
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- (2) Activate the window containing the program group in which you
- want to install the FIBS/W icon. (Click on either the "Main"
- program group window or the "Games" program group window, or
- choose a program group that you prefer).
-
- (3) Choose the menu item File/New...
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- (4) In the New Program Object dialog, select Program Item, and
- press the OK button.
-
- (5) In the Program Item Properties dialog, enter "FIBS/W" in the
- Description field. (For this field and all others, ommit the
- enclosing quotes). In the Command Line field, enter
- "C:\FIBSW\FIBSW.EXE". If you have placed the FIBS/W files in
- another a directory other than C:\FIBSW, modify this line
- accordingly. The working directory and shortcut key fields may
- be left blank. The Run Minimized checkbox should be unchecked.
- Press the OK button.
-
- If you have followed the instructions correctly, you should see
- a new icon in the currently active program group entitled
- "FIBS/W". From now on you can double-click on this icon to
- start FIBS/W.
-
- FIBSW.EXE will automatically create a FIBSW.INI file in your Windows
- directory the first time it is run.
-
- Detailed documentation and configuration instructions are provided
- in the on-line help files. Press the F1 key while FIBSW.EXE is running to
- access the on-line help.
-
- Briefly, before attempting to connect to FIBS, you must
-
- (1) Choose and configure a comminications port using the
- Options/Modem Settings... menu command. This menu command
- allows you to choose either a serial port, or Winsock to
- connect to FIBS. If you need help choosing values in this
- dialog, press the Help button for further instructions.
-
- (2) Choose and configure an automated login script
- using the Options/Connect Script Settings... menu command.
- If you need help choosing values in this dialog,
- press the Help button for further instructions.
-
- Once you have done this issue the Communications/Connect menu command
- to connect to FIBS. If you are satisified with the settings, you may
- select the menu command Options/Auto Connect When Loading to cause
- FIBS/W to connect automatically when started up.
-
- Further instructions for configuring FIBS/W are given in the on-line
- help.
-
-
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- TERMS OF LICENSE
-
- FIBS/W is provided as Shareware. The registration fee is US$40. This
- version of FIBS/W includes a Nag Screen (a mildly annoying dialog
- which is displayed every time the program is run) but is otherwise
- fully functional.
-
- Complete terms of license are accessible on the opening screen of the
- program.
-
- Please see the on-line help files for important license information.
-
- To purchase a license to use FIBS/W see the section entitled
- "Order Form" in the on-line help file.
-
- The author hereby grants permission to redistribute this
- package freely, but requests that those who intend to
- redistribute on a commercial basis contact the author to
- obtain the most recent version of the software.
-
- Enjoy.
-
- Robin Davies.
- robind@resudox.net
- FIBS: Q
- 1 (613) 231-2783.