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- * * Bible Baseball for Windows version 2.6f - Read this file first! * *
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- Installation Instructions for Program Manager:
- - The setup program will place the following eight (8) files into
- a new directory (like c:\winbb) or into an existing directory.
- WINBB.EXE
- WINBB.HLP
- WINBB.VBX
- BIBLE.QUS
- BB0.WAV
- BB1.WAV
- BB2.WAV
- README.TXT
- - It will also make sure that you have the necessary Windows
- system files to run this Visual Basic program.
- - It will place the icon for Bible Baseball into the Windows
- group that you specify.
- - That's it!
-
- ** RESTART NOTE: The restart file (GAMES.DAT) from versions of
- Bible Baseball prior to v2.4 will not work properly with the
- new version of Bible Baseball. This is do to the fact that
- the game needs to save an extra parameter for the new
- option to be able to restart properly. Users who have
- an old version of the restart file must do one of the
- following:
- - Delete the old file (GAMES.DAT) and the game will create
- a new one the first time you save.
- - Edit the old file (GAMES.DAT) using an editor like
- NOTEPAD and add a comma and a zero (i.e. ",0" without
- the quotes) to the end of each line in the restart file.
- Each line in the file represents one game that can be
- restarted. Each line should have 44 parameters!
-
- Playing Instructions:
- - Pull down HELP menu inside WINBB for playing instructions.
-
- Machine Requirements:
- - Windows 3.1
- - Arial, Times New Roman true type fonts
- - MS Sans Serif screen font
- - VBRUN300.dll visual basic run module
- - MMSYSTEM.dll (for sound) - supplied with Windows 3.1 in your
- Windows\System directory (unless you deleted it!)
- - Speaker.drv (for sound) or equivalent - without it you won't
- hear the crowd
-
- About the Author:
- This is my first attempt at creating a program for the PC to be
- distributed to the general public. But I am not exactly a novice
- to computers. I am an 19 year mainframe computer programmer.
- My wife wanted me to learn Visual Basic so that I could write
- some applications for her fifth grade classroom's PC. She
- teaches at Penn Christian Academy in Norristown, PA. If you have
- any comments, corrections, bug notifications (heaven forbid),
- or ideas for other useful educational programs, please just let
- me know. My address is listed inthe game's ABOUT box.
-
- Development Environment:
- This program was written in Visual Basic V3.0 Standard Edition
- on my home PC which is a 486SX-25 with 8 meg RAM. I'm running
- Windows 3.1 on top of MS-DOS 6.2 using the standard Microsoft
- memory manager(HIMEM/EMM386), disk cache (Smartdrv), and speaker
- driver (speaker.drv). It was also tested on a 486-66, a 386-33,
- and a 386SX-16. Some of the machines running 640x480 and some
- at 800x600. It ran successfully on all of the machines
- (it was a little slow on the 386SX).
-
- Future Enhancements:
- - Maintaining high scores
- - Better animation (I'm trying everything!)
- - Selecting questions by books of the Bible
- - Computer players with different strengths
- - 1 out & 9 run options by team
- - ???? If you have any suggestions, please let me know!
-
- Version History:
- - v1.0 released 1/11/94
- - v1.1 released 1/20/94 - Typos in question file fixed, sound menu
- bar option changed to avoid some confusion, some buttons changed
- to fit labels better.
- - v1.2 released 1/26/94 - New question file format implemented
- with a canonical number and all info on one line. Please note
- that the program will work with both the old and new question
- file formats! Also, a conversion program is available to
- convert the old question format to the new format.
- - v1.3 released 1/27/94 - Three new options added to program
- startup. First, option for allowing a maximum of 9 runs per
- half inning. Second, option for allowing only 1 out per half
- inning. Lastly, option to start game without sound.
- - v1.4 released 1/28/94 - Options to select only Old Testament
- or New Testament questions added. Also, option info in menu
- bar of game.
- - v1.5 released 2/14/94 - Team uniform colors change at the end
- of each half inning. Plus new closing screen. Added new button
- on opening screen to "quit" without entering game.
- - v1.6 released 2/25/94 - More animation. Players run on and off
- the field. Batter and on-deck hitter move accordingly. Added
- options to opening screen and to new "options" menu bar for
- turning animation, sound, 1 out limit, or 9 run limit on or off.
- Added opening "Play Ball" wav file.
- - v1.7 released 3/10/94 - New start-up screen buttons and message.
- Question screen warning message. Improvements made in center
- baseball field message area.
- - v2.0 released 04/05/94 - Save and restart options added. Game
- now full-screen compatible to 800x600. Some behind-the-scenes
- coding and bitmap enhancements. Handling of quotation marks in
- question add screen.
- - v2.1 released 04/11/94 - Internal improvements. Fixed bug with
- overlap of shortcut keys on options menu bar.
- - v2.11 released 05/02/94 - Minor bug fix involving 9 run limit.
- - v2.2 released 9/14/94 - Fixed problem when running game under
- high resolution large font mode.
- - v2.3 released 10/7/94 - Added centering screen routine for all
- windows. Added bannermen in right field bleachers.
- - v2.4 released 10/11/94 - Added new option to limit the amount of
- time allowed to answer a question. Placed option to turn
- runners off on opening screen. And fixed bug in New Game.
- - v2.5 released 10/22/94 - Added new opening herald screen and
- New Game with New Teams parameter has returned.
- - v2.6 released 12/20/95 - General program clean-up. Added real
- Windows help file. Eliminated LARGEFNT.BMP file. Added clock
- to scoreboard. Added question maintenance options to menu.
- New startup WAV file.
-
- Questions:
- - This game contains 4 classifications of questions. They are
- SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, and HOME RUN.
- - The SINGLE questions are the easiest and the HOME RUN
- questions are the hardest.
- - This version of WinBB contains 100 questions
- (40 SINGLE, 20 DOUBLE, 20 TRIPLE, and 20 HOME RUN).
- - Questions are taken from several different transalations.
- - More questions are available for a shipping/handling fee.
- - Instructions for entering your own questions are also available.
-
- Standard Copyright and Disclaimer Stuff:
- - You may copy and give this game to anyone you wish as long
- as the 8 main files are kept intact.
- - This program is free of charge but the author still maintains
- all copyrights.
- - This program is provided to you on an "as is" basis. The author
- assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages incurred
- from the use of this program (but what could go wrong?!?).
- - Windows and Visual Basic are excellent products and are
- trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
-
- Other Software by the Author:
-
- - Bible Blips for Windows v1.2 - a simple little Bible utility that
- displays randowm Bible verses when run.
-
- - Bible Blips: The Screen Saver for Windows v2.2 - a Windows
- screen saver version of Bible Blips with a bunch of setup options.
-
- - Christmas Blips Screen Saver v2.0 - A Christmas version of the
- Bible Blips screen saver.
-
- Also, coming to a retail outlet near you...
- - Major League Math Baseball for Windows v1.1 - a math adaptation
- of Bible Baseball for Windows that is being released and
- distributed to the retail market by Quorum Software.
-
-
- "Bible Blips for Windows", "Bible Blips: The Screen Saver for Windows",
- "Bible Baseball for Windows", "Major League Math Baseball for Windows" ,
- and "Christmas Blips Screen Saver" are all trademarks of Barbor Software.
-
-
- Enjoy the game and try to absorb some of the wisdom from the greatest
- book ever written! By the way, did you know that baseball is referenced
- in the Bible? Yes, in Gen 1:1 it says that in the big inning God created
- the heaven and the earth. :)
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- Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Barbor Software. All Rights Reserved.
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