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- [1.0] Introduction
-
- Well, this is my first effort at a total and independant door, so I hope
- that everyone enjoys it. I've worked very hard on making this program simple
- and easy to use, so that everyone of every skill level can enjoy it! After
- the great amount of success I've had with my IGMs for LORD, I hope this
- program does as well!
-
- [2.0] FILES
-
- Files included with this package:
-
- TRIVIA.EXE Main executable for Archon Trivia
- EDITOR.EXE Archon Trivia question editor
- CONFIG.EXE Door configuration program
- REGISTER.EXE Registration program
- TRIVIA.DOC The file you are currently viewing
- REGISTER.CFG Registration configuration file
- QUESTION.CFG Question configuration file
- WELCOME.ANS The welcome ANSI
- EXIT.ANS The exit ANSI
- REGISTER.FRM The registration form
-
- If any of these files are missing, please do NOT run the program, as the
- ZIP has most likely been tampered with!
-
- [3.0] Setup
-
- Well, this program is fairly easy to setup. To make things simpler to begin
- with, I've included a sample question file all setup and ready for use. But
- since the whole point of this door is configurability, you'll want to replace
- that file with your own questions. There are 2 easy steps to follow to setup
- this program:
-
- STEP 1 : Run the CONFIG.EXE program and fill out the necessary information
- STEP 2 : Make a batch file in your BBS dir to run Archon Trivia. Basically,
- this door can be run with several command line switches to make
- things work:
-
- "/Bxxxxx" This tells TRIVIA.EXE to lock its baud rate at
- xxxxx. In order to get the most efficiency out of a high speed
-
- "/Cx" (where x is 1..4) This specifies a comport number.
- Some bbs software does not create door information files (dropfiles)
- that contain the comport number. If your bbs does have a comport
- listed in the dropfile then there is no need for this parameter.
- The default is comport 0, local mode.
-
- "/E" - Expanded Memory Specification If your machine has over one
- megabyte of memory, then you may have some available. TRIVIA.EXE can
- utilize EMS to improve game performance and reduce conventional
- memory requirements.
-
- "/L" This tells TRIVIA.EXE to load up in LOCAL mode.
- This is good for testing or when a sysop just wants to "try out" the
- door without messing with his BBS setup. The "/L" mode will ask the
- user for his name and run the door in local mode.
-
- "/Nx" (where x is 1..9) This specifies a "node number".
- Some bbs software support multinode environments in which you must
- know the node number of the drop file to use. For example, RBBS-PC
- uses DORINFOx.DEF. If you specified "/N2" then TRIVIA.EXE would use
- DORINFO2.DEF.
-
- "/Pyyy" This specifies the path to the drop files.
- For example, "/PC:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1" would tell TRIVIA.EXE to
- look for the drop file in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1. If this is left
- out the program assumes the drop file is local.
-
- "/V" This command will tell TRIVIA.EXE not to show any display
- on the local screen. Only a colored screen and a message will be
- displayed. The cursor will not move as it will be turned off.
- Saves a little processing on multi-tasking systems.
-
- "/W" This flags the program that a network is present even
- though no multitaskers are detected. This is useful if the door is
- run on a network such as Novell that doesn't use multitaskers.
-
-
- A typical batch file might look like this:
-
- @echo off
- cd\trivia
- trivia /pc:\bbs
-
- Its that simple. Really, the only thing you have to put on the
- command line for this program is the path to the dropfile.
-
- At this point, you are ready to run the door!
-
- [4.0] The Question Editor
-
- One of the best features of Archon Trivia is the ability to have a sysop
- customized trivia door! In the registered version, you can have up to 10
- trivia files, with virtually unlimited questions!
-
- Included with Archon Trivia is an editor that makes Question editing a
- piece of cake! Just run "EDITOR.EXE" and follow the instructions on the
- screen.
-
- To activate a question group, select it from the main menu and give it a
- name. Then edit the question file!
-
- Also make SURE to press "S" when you're done editing a question or you'll
- lose what you've done!
-
- [5.0] If you have a problem
-
- Periodically, I will be sending out updates to this program. It would help
- immensely if you would PLEASE tell me if you find a bug! Thanks...
-
- If, for some reason, the program starts to report that you have less ?'s than
- are actually in the file, edit the file called "QUESTION.CFG". It is a text
- file that contains the number of questions per file, starting with the first
- one. Just change the number of questions to the appropriate # and you'll be
- fine!
-
- [6.0] Registration
-
- Archon Trivia is only a mere $10 to register! That's a GREAT price for such
- an easy to use program! To register Archon Trivia, see the REGISTER.FRM file
- for more details.
-
- [7.0] Support
-
- You can reach me MANY ways:
-
- Internet E-Mail : raistlin@sma.com
- FIDOnet : 1:265/107
- BBS : 540-341-1865
- World Wide Web Page : http://www.sma.com/~raistlin/
-
- My web page always has my newest software, and is free! So check it out!
-
- Thanks, and have fun!
-
-