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John Dailey's Global War v2.60
Written & Programmed By John Dailey
Copyright (c) 1997 By John Dailey
Originally created by Joel Bergen
Important Installation and Archive Information
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You may not know it, but the future of Global War just changed
forever.
In the beginning of of 1997, Joel Bergen, the original creator of
Global War and Global Backgammon, decided to pass on these great
products to another worthy shareware author so that he could continue
in other aspects of his life.
I was very grateful and honored to be the shareware author to have the
the task of carrying on the tradition of one of the world's most
famous doorgames bestowed upon me.
This upgrade version of the Global War doorgame has been made
available for a few reasons. Mostly, it serves as a maintenance
release providing only a few minor additions and enhancements, along
with all of the information of the new author's support network and
contact methods. You can find the changes outlined in the
documentation file named WHATSNEW.DOC.
If you are currently a registered sysop of Global War utilizing the
public beta version 3.0, it is HIGHLY recommended that you DO NOT
downgrade to this version. Version 2.6 of Global War is an upgrade of
the 2.59 version already available.
The next official release of Global War is planned to be the inter-BBS
capable version 3.0.
No changes have been made to the original registration policies as
laid out by Joel Bergen.
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░ Archive Information ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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Global War is being distributed in a secured archive form utilizing the
ARJ archiving software (Copyright (c) Robert Jung) for maximum
compression and ease of portability.
ARJ Security Envelope
Due to the unsecured distribution method of shareware, the Global
war self-extracting archive has been archived with the ARJ security
envelope feature. The security envelope makes it nearly impossible
for anyone, other than the original creator of the archive, to
modify the archive in any manner, thus somewhat ensuring that no
files will be missing, modified, or infected with a virus.
Upon extraction of the archive, you should see the following
message displayed:
*** Valid ARJ-SECURITY envelope signature:
*** John Dailey R#2890
If you do not see this message displayed, DO NOT execute the
software enclosed, as the archive has most-likely been tampered
with or is not an archive created by the author. You may acquire
a valid and secured archive of the current version of this software
by contacting John Dailey at any of the addresses and/or sites
listed at the end of this documentation.
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░ Warranty And Disclaimer ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. JOHN DAILEY DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE
ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF, RESULTS OF, MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OF THE SOFTWARE. SHOULD THE SOFTWARE PROVE
DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT JOHN DAILEY) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL
NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. FURTHER, JOHN DAILEY DOES
NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE
OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS,
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE; AND YOU RELY ON THE
SOFTWARE AND RESULTS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. JOHN DAILEY WILL NOT BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SYSTEM DAMAGE,
SERVICE, REPAIR, CORRECTION, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF SAVINGS, OR ANY
OTHER INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SOFTWARE.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS
ASSUMED BY YOU.
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░ Distribution Of Global War ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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The Global War archive may be distributed freely in its unmodified,
security-sealed, archived form. You may freely use, copy, and
distribute GWARV26.EXE provided that no fee is charged for such use,
copying or distribution. It is recommended and highly encouraged that
you upload the Global War archive to all of your favorite bulletin
boards and on-line services.
The Global War software, and the associated files are copyright (c) 1997
John Dailey, all rights reserved.
The distribution archive MUST be distributed in the format originally
released as GWARV26.EXE with the ARJ security envelope as created by the
author. If you should desire to distribute the Global War archive in
another archive format, please archive the GWARV26.EXE as one file
inside the other archive. Re-archival of the software as separate files
will not include the ARJ security envelope and invalidates your license
agreement to use this software.
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░ Game Rating ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░
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As a service to parents, and because I feel that there is a great need
for parents to know what their children are doing in cyberspace, I've
included my own "rating" as to the content of this game. Please keep in
mind that this rating is STRICTLY my own opinion, and serves ONLY as a
guide for choosing whether or not your children should be allowed to
play this game. This rating may or may not apply to all children. In
my opinion, any individual that has been taught the difference between
fantasy and reality should enjoy this game, while at the same time NOT
going crazy with the minute amount of violence portrayed.
I have given this game a rating of "G" for General Audiences.
Conquering the world in Global War only involves "armies" of numeric
values battling against other armies. Game play can be likened to that
of the game of chess where players conquer other players pieces.
The software as written by myself contains no vulgar language or sexual
connotations.
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Upon unarchiving the Global war distribution archive, the following
files will be present:
README .1ST Important installation and archive information
SYSOP .TXT Sysop documentation
TEAM .DOC On-line documentation/rules for team play
WAR .DOC On-line documentation/rules for Normal games
GWREVIEW.TXT PC Games Magazine Review Of Global War
REGISTER.DOC Registration information and form
WAR .CFG Global War configuration file
WAR .EXE Global War game executable
WAR .IMG Map data file for Global War and GWTerm/Color
WAR .MON Map data file for Global War and GWTerm/Monochrome
WAR .BAT Sample Global War batch file
WONGAME .ANS ANSI file displayed when player wins game
BEGIN .ANS ANSI file displayed when player begins new game
BULLETIN.ANS ANSI file displayed when game entered
AFRICA .ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
ASIA .ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
AUSTRALI.ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
EUROPE .ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
GLOBE .ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
NAMERICA.ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
SAMERICA.ANS ANSI map file displayed during game play
DATAFILE.TXT Technical info on WARxx.DAT file format
LOGFILE .TXT Technical info on WARxx.LOG file format
MSGFILE .TXT Technical info on WARxx.MSG file format
FILE_ID .DIZ BBS archive description file
26 files total
Again, please be aware of the ARJ-SECURITY ENVELOPE, and that it is in
place when you unarchive the Global War files from the distribution
archive.
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Please refer to the sysop documentation of Global War, GWAR.DOC for
information on the installation and upgrade process of the Global War
on-line game software.
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Questions, comments, complaints, or suggestions can be directed to
myself at any of the following addresses or locations.
E-Mail Addresses
73124,2612 [Compuserve]
John.Dailey%277@satlink.oau.org [Internet]
1:363/277 [FIDONet]
1@4706 [TerraNET]
Postal Mailing Address
John Dailey Software
P. O. Box 17
Windermere, FL 34786-0017
Bulletin Board System
BBS Avalon
(407) 296-3208
24 hours
1200 - 28.8, N81, ANSI Required
FIDONet 1:363/277
Alliance @4701
TerraNET @4706
You may always FREQ the latest version of Global War via FidoNET
with the magic name "GW."
Echoed Message Areas
Network Areatag/Subtype Moderator/Host
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FidoNET JDSSOFT 1:363/277
TerraNET JDSSOFT @4701
WWIVNet JDSSOFT @2522
Alliance JDSSOFT @1
Moderated by author
Internet WWW Site
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_dailey
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