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: The Pool v2.00
: (c) Copyright 1996 Intuitive Vision Computer Services. All Rights Reserved.
: (c) Copyright 1994 UAN Software. All Rights Reserved.
: Development by Steve Martinez, George A. Roberts IV, and Dan Jones



                                  DISCLAIMER
                                  ----------

 Intuitive Vision Computer Services has taken every precaution to insure
 that no harm or damage will occur on computer systems operating this
 package.  Nevertheless, Intuitive Vision Computer Services shall NOT be held
 liable for whatever may happen on your computer system or to any computer
 systems which connects to your own as a result of operating this package.
 The user assumes full responsibility for the correct operation of this
 software package, whether harm or damage results from software error,
 hardware malfunction, or operator error. NO warranties are offered,
 expressly stated or implied, including without limitation or restriction
 any warranties of operation for a particular purpose and/or merchantability.
 If you do not agree with this then do NOT use this program.


                               LICENSE AGREEMENT
                               -----------------

 Please see the accompanying LICENSE.TXT for the complete license agreement
 for this software package.

                                REGISTRATION
                                ------------

 In order to register your copy of The Pool you must first run the program
 called REGISTER.EXE.  This program will help you to create a text file
 called REGISTER.FRM.  This is your registration form.  Your registration
 form must be printed and mailed to Intuitive Vision Computer Services.

 You must include your $15 registration fee with your registration form.
 Please send either a check or money order.  Please make checks payable to
 Intuitive Vision Computer Services.

 You may also register ONLINE via Credit Card or Check at Sysop Central BBS
 or via our World Wide Web Site.  See the CONTACT INFORMATION section for
 locations.

 Thank you for your support of Intuitive Vision Computer Services!


                                 DESCRIPTION
                                 -----------

 The Pool is your BBS bookie. It stores, calculates and displays information
 on the Football Season. Your users can pick which team they think will win
 each week and The Pool will keep track of them.  The Pool comes with a
 utility program called POOLEDIT.EXE.

 This program will preform the calculations and provide an environment to
 enter winning teams and weekly games.  The player with the most correct
 picks will get an extra point.

 The Pool can run on any of the following BBS types:

 Nexus v1.00, PCBoard 14.x or 15.x, Wildcat (Prior to v3.0), Wildcat v3.x+,
 GT Power, QBBS, RBBS, RA, Spitfire 3.x, TriBBS, and any BBS using DOOR.SYS.


                                CONFIGURATION
                                -------------

 First, place the archived file TPOOL200.RAR into a directory of your
 choice. Next, unarchive TPOOL200.RAR into that directory.

 QUICK START!
 ------------
 Most people, including myself, don't like to read DOC file or Manuals. We
 just unzip the program, scan over the DOCs and run the program. So here is
 the quickest was to get this program running.

 1. Place THEPOOL.EXE and it's files into it's own Directory.

 2. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL" to suit your BBS
    needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run THEPOOL.EXE.
    PCBoard types will use this file some others will need to add the
    information to the BAT file that calls your DOORS.

     PCBOARD EXAMPLE:

     CD\DOORS\THEPOOL
     THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
     CD %PCBDIR%
     BOARD

     SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:

     :DOOR_H
     REM Place Door H Commands Here
     CD\SF\THEPOOL
     THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
     CD\SF
     GOTO LOOP

 3. Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL.CFG".

    Line #1 is the path and file name of your BBS Door data file
            that is created when entering a door. See CONFIGURATION
            for types allowed.
    LINE #2 is your BBS Name.
    LINE #3 is the Sysops First Name.
    LINE #4 is the Sysops Last Name.
    LINE #5 is the DATE the game will close.
    LINE #6 is the TIME the game will close.

 4. Run POOLEDIT.EXE and enter THIS WEEKS GAMES. The program will prompt you
    for each team. Also, make sure the game is OPEN.  More information about
    this under POOLEDIT Program below.

 5. Log on your board and see if it worked.

 SET UP & CONFIGURATION!
 -----------------------
 Use your text editor and edit the file called "THEPOOL.CFG".  This file is
 needed to tell THEPOOL who, what, where, etc. about you and your BBS.

 The following are examples of formats that can be used in line #1 of the
 configuration file. The paths may very, but the file names are the only data
 files that can be used.

 C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS   <- For PCBoard systems using PCBoard.SYS only
 C:\PCB\USERS.SYS     <- For PCBoard systems using USERS.SYS.
 C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS  <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0).
 C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS    <- For GT Power systems.
 C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT  <- For Wildcat! 3.x+ systems.
 C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS      <- For Any system that supports DOOR.SYS.
 C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF  <- For QBBS/RBBS/RA. Replace x with node #.
 C:\SF\SFDOORS.DAT    <- For Spitfire systems.
 C:\BBS\TRIBBS.SYS    <- For TriBBS systems.

 Line #2              <- BBS Name.
 Line #3              <- Sysop's first name.
 Line #4              <- Sysop's last name.
 Line #5              <- Date game will close (Format MM-DD-YYYY)
 Line #6              <- Time game will close (Format HH:MM:SS)

 NOTE: When using GTUSERS.BBS ONLY!

 Line #5              <- Com Port
 Line #6              <- Node Number
 Line #7              <- Date game will close (Format MM-DD-YYYY)
 Line #8              <- Time game will close (Format HH:MM:SS)

 Here's how my file looks:

 C:\PCB\NODE%PCBNODE%\PCBOARD.SYS   <- The name & path of data file
 Sysop Central BBS                  <- BBS Name
 Dan                                <- My first name
 Jones                              <- My last name
 09-01-1993                         <- Date game will close
 11:00:00                           <- Time game will close

 Notice the %PCBNODE% in the first line. The configuration file allows
 environment variable. See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE for more information.

 NOTE: The date and time will be set by the POOLEDIT.EXE program and must be
 in the above format and in military time.

 SETTING UP BAT FILE
 -------------------
 Use your text editor to EDIT the file called "THEPOOL" to suit your BBS
 needs. This file is the sample BAT file that will run The Pool.  PCBoard
 types will use this file. Some others will need to add the information to
 the BAT file that calls your DOORS.

    PCBoard EXAMPLE:

    CD\DOORS\THEPOOL
    THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
    CD %PCBDIR%
    BOARD

    SPITFIRE SF.BAT EXAMPLE:

    :DOOR_H
    REM Place Door H Commands Here
    CD\SF\THEPOOL
    THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG
    CD\SF
    GOTO LOOP

 BAT FILE EXPLAINED:
 -------------------
 Very simple. First change the directory to the THEPOOL directory. Next, call
 THEPOOL with the CONFIGURATION FILE. After the program is finished, change
 the directory back to your BBS directory.

 Notice the %PCBDIR% in the PCBoard example. See ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE for
 more information.

 POOLEDIT.EXE Program
 --------------------
 This utility controls the whole game. It will allow you to enter each weeks
 teams and winners. Just type "POOLEDIT" while inside \THEPOOL subdirectory
 to get it started. Next, select "T" for This Week's Games. Select "N" at the
 submenu. You will see a list of all the teams. You will be prompt to enter
 the AWAY TEAM then the HOME TEAM. Continue this until all the team have been
 selected. Once this is complete, you will be asked to enter the CLOSE DATE.
 This is the DATE you want to LOCK IN the player's pick and prevent any
 other's from picking while the games are in-progress. BE SURE TO USE THE
 SYSTEM FORMAT when entering the date (MM-DD-YYYY).  EXAMPLE: 09-01-1996 Any
 other format will be ignored. Next, you will have to enter the TIME. You
 MUST use MILITARY TIME FORMAT (HH:MM:SS). EXAMPLE: 11:00 AM should be
 11:00:00 and 11:00 PM should be 23:00:00. You should then select "O" to
 open the game.

 When the results are in, you can select "L" to Enter Last Week's Winners.
 REMEMBER! ALWAYS ENTER THE WINNERS BEFORE you enter the new games for the
 new week! You will have to select "O" Open the game after you complete this
 process.


                                RUNNING THEPOOL
                                ---------------

 Fossil Driver Support
 ---------------------
 The Pool supports the use of Fossil drivers.  To tell your Door to use the
 Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command
 line when running the door.

 For example:

     THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /FD

 /FD indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no
     Fossil driver is detected, DoorFrame will print a message to that effect
     and exit the door gracefully.


 Environment Variables
 ---------------------
 The Pool supports COM 1-15 on the standard IRQ's - COM1/COM3 = IRQ4 and
 COM2/COM4 = IRQ3. If you wish to use a non-standard IRQ, add the IRQ number
 after the configuration filename. Let's assume your Door is called THEPOOL
 and you want to use COM1 and IRQ5. The command line passed to your Door
 would be:

    THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /5  or
    THEPOOL THEPOOL.CFG /%IRQ%  for the environment variable.

 The /5 tells DoorFrame to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that is
 normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's.

 When specifying the location of the system file on line 1 of the doors .CFG
 file, you may use the environment variables %pcbdrive%, %pcbdir%, %pcbnode%,
 and %wcnodeid%. Some examples:

 PCBoard:
 C:\PCB\USERS.SYS       = %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\USERS.SYS
 C:\PCB\NODE1\USERS.SYS = %pcbdrive%%pcbdir%\NODE%pcbnode%\USERS.SYS

 Wildcat!:
 USERINFO.DAT in C:\WC\NODE1   - C:\WC\NODE%wcnodeid%

 Non-PCBoard systems may use the PCB environment variables by setting them in
 either AUTOEXEC.BAT or in the batch that runs the door.

 For example:

 SET PCBDRIVE=C:
 SET PCBDIR=\BBSDIR
 SET PCBNODE=1

                                   THANKS
                                   ------

 Intuitive Vision Computer Services would like to thank the following
 people for their efforts:

   o Steve Martinez
   o Kevin Kuphal
   o Michael Moline
   o Sonny Grissom
   o Sam Grady
   o Milenko Bandur


                             CONTACT INFORMATION
                             -------------------

 You may contact Intuitive Vision Computer Services via any of the following
 means:

 U.S. Postal Service
 -------------------

 Intuitive Vision Computer Services
 P.O. Box 257773
 Chicago, IL 60625-7773

 24-Hour Technical Support/Sales
 -------------------------------
 Voice  [phone]

 24-Hour Support BBS - Sysop Central
 -----------------------------------
 [phone]      (28.8)

 Echomail Support/Netmail
 ------------------------

 IVnet       411:411/0
 Fidonet     1:115/583

 FREQ IVSOFT for more information on Intuitive Vision Computers Services
 FREQ FILES for a complete file listing
 FREQ IVNET for information on IVnet

 Internet Support
 ----------------

 e-mail
 ------
 For sales information: [e-mail]
 Technical Support    : [e-mail]

 World Wide Web
 --------------
 http://www.ivsoft.com

 FTP
 ---
 ftp.ivsoft.com

 Telnet
 ------
 bbs.ivsoft.com

IVnet is a Trademark of Intuitive Vision Computer Services.

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