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- Bargain Basement
- v1.0
-
- (C)Copyright 1996 Lounge Software
- Written by Jim Webb
-
-
- Support board:
-
- Zippy's Lounge BBS
-
- (403) 475-8703
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Canada
-
-
-
-
-
- WARRANTY:
- ---------
-
- This product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The entire
- risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by you.
- Futhermore, the author does not warrant, guarantee, or make any other
- representations regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the
- program, and you rely on the program and results solely at your own
- risk. The author cannot and will not accept responsibility for system
- damage, loss of profit, or any other special, consequential or incidental
- damages resulting from the use or inability to use this product.
-
- USAGE:
- ------
-
- This product is being distributed as Shareware. Under this concept you
- may use the SHAREWARE (unregistered) version for a reasonable period of
- time for evaluation after which you should either register your copy
- or discontinue usage.
-
-
- DISTRIBUTION:
- -------------
-
- You are encouraged to distribute Bargain Basement provided that all
- files contained in the archive are distributed in their original and
- unmodified state.
-
-
- DESCRIPTION:
- ------------
-
- Bargain Basement is a BBS Door that can be used on ANY BBS which creates a
- DOOR.SYS file. Bargain Basement is a simple & easy to use FOR SALE Door.
- Users can view items that other users have for sale, as well as adding any
- items that they may have for sale.
-
-
-
- REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
- -------------------------
-
- There are a couple of ways in which you can Register Bargain Basement and
- recieve your individual key file, which will allow the program to operate in
- FULL Registered mode. Look for details on how to do this in the file:
- REGISTER.FRM included with this archive.
-
-
- SHAREWARE VS REGISTERED:
- ------------------------
-
- The SHAREWARE version of Bargain Basement has NO limitations as opposed to
- the REGISTERED version. Other than a pause going into the program and out of
- the program. This is not in place to be annoying, just to encourage
- Registration of the product to cover the cost of programming time and support.
- Future versions, updates, and support of Bargain Basement are yours FREE with
- Registration.
-
-
- INSTALLATION:
- -------------
-
- Installation of Bargain Basement is very simple. The first thing you
- should do is unzip the entire archive into whichever directory you plan
- to operate Bargain Basement from(If you're reading this, then you've done that!).
-
- Then use the included INSTBASE.EXE to install your copy of Bargain Basement.
- The install program will ask you 5 questions for the below required
- information:
-
- c:\wc40\wcwork\node1\door.sys <- Full path to your Door.sys file
- Zippy's Lounge <- BBS name
- Jim <- Sysop's first name
- Webb <- Sysop's last name
- 100 <- Sysop security level
-
- Line 5 in the BASEMENT.CFG file is the Security Level required to DELETE any
- of the Items. In this example, anyone with the security level of 100 or more
- would be able to delete items. This is initially set to 0 in the sample
- BASEMENT.CFG file since Bargain Basement sets the local security level to 0
- when run in local mode.
-
-
- That's it! Now you're ready to run Bargain Basement on your BBS!
-
-
-
- RUNNING THE PROGRAM:
- --------------------
-
- This part is basically up to you. Depending on which BBS program you are
- running, the .bat file may look a little different. Refer to your BBS
- Manual for information on running Doors from your BBS. We will use a
- sample .bat file which would run Bargain Basement from a Wildcat System:
-
- DOOR10.BAT
- ==========
-
- CD\DOORS\BASEMENT
- BASEMENT BASEMENT.CFG
- CD\WC40
-
-
- If you would like to test Bargain Basement before putting it up on the BBS,
- you can run it locally at any time by typing LOCAL after the call line at
- the Dos Prompt:
-
- EX: BASEMENT BASEMENT.CFG LOCAL
-
-
-
- FOSSIL DRIVER SUPPORT:
- ----------------------
-
- Bargain Basement also supports the use of Fossil drivers. To tell it to use
- the Fossil driver instead of the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the
- command line when running the door. For example:
-
- BASEMENT BASEMENT.CFG /FD
-
- indicates that a Fossil driver is present and should be used. If no Fossil
- driver is detected, Bargain Basement will print a message to that effect
- and exit back to the BBS gracefully. *Please Note: No fossil driver is
- needed to run this door. If you are operating on standard com ports and
- irq's, then use of the fossil driver is not really needed.
-
-
- ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
- ----------------------
-
- Bargain Basement supports COM 1-4 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 you want to use COM1
- and IRQ5. The command line passed in the .BAT file would be:
-
- BASEMENT BASEMENT.CFG /5 or
- BASEMENT BASEMENT.CFG /%IRQ% for the environment variable.
-
- The /5 tells Bargain Basement to use IRQ5 rather than the standard IRQ4 that
- is normally used with COM1. No /x parameter is needed for the standard IRQ's.
-
-
- ****UP AND RUNNING:****
- ---------------
-
- Once Bargain Basement is up and running it should basically take care of
- itself and will require no maintenance from you. You might want to go into
- the door every once in a while and delete any items that have been there for
- quite some time.
-
- Also included in this archive you will find BASE-AD.ANS. This can be put up
- as a logon screen telling your users that Bargain Basement has arrived on your
- BBS and to try it out today!
-
-
- That's it....Have fun and enjoy Bargain Basement!
-
-
- 486DX CPU's:
- ------------
-
- The math coprocessor in 486DX CPUs cannot handle floating point math which
- all MicroSoft Basic's use. This can show up as an ERROR 5, a keyboard
- timeout, etc.
-
- Fortunately there is an easy fix for this problem. Simply place the following
- line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
-
- SET NO87=ON
-
-
-
- ERRORS & PROBLEMS:
- ------------------
-
- Most errors will come from the .cfg file not having enough lines or not
- having the needed information. Make sure your BASEMENT.CFG file has 5 lines!
- If Bargain Basement can't find your Door.sys file, it will most certainly
- generate a file not found error or error reading system file. Be sure to
- include the FULL PATH like this for the first line in your .cfg file....
- c:\wc40\wcwork\node1\door.sys...of course make sure to change it to wherever
- YOUR Door.sys file resides.
-
-
- SPECIAL THANKS TO:
- ------------------
-
- My wife Lynn for her continued support & assistance. Without out her I would
- be a babbling idiot and the computer would be in a million pieces!
-
- And of course, all my Beta Test Sites along with the Distribution Sites of
- Lounge Software. Thanks to all these folks for putting up with the task of
- testing to make sure you receive as bug free a version as possible!
-
- The Animal House BBS Edmonton, Alberta
- (403) 481-2699
-
- The Keyboard Express Node 1 Edmonton, Alberta
- (403) 457-8042
-
- The Keyboard Express Node 2 Edmonton, Alberta
- (403) 471-6990
-
- The Klingon Empire BBS Edmonton, Alberta
- (403) 468-2008
-
- The Game Exchange BBS Edmonton, Alberta
- (403) 473-2975
-
-
- PRODUCT SUPPORT & UPGRADES:
- ---------------------------
-
- You can recieve support and newer versions of Bargain Basement as they come
- out, by calling:
-
- Zippy's Lounge BBS
-
- (403) 475-8703
-
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Canada
-