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Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom 1.00
Inter Game Module Created For DogWorld
(C) Copyright 1996 - 1997: CSG Software
All Rights Reserved.
Written By: Carl Goad
Carl Goad
118 Jefferson Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
The latest version can be found at:
Online!USA
This archive may be freely distributed in its unmodified
shareware format.
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║ Legal Notice ║
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COPYRIGHT NOTICE
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OL'BLUE'S SCHOOL OF WISDOM IS THE COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY OF CARL GOAD.
YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO MODIFY, MERGE, REVERSE ASSEMBLE, OR REVERSE
COMPILE THE PROGRAM, IT'S DOCUMENTATION, OR THE DISTRIBUTED ZIP FILE.
You may use Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom in it's unregistered form until
you are satisfied with it's usefullness. At that time, you should
register your copy of Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom.
DISTRIBUTION
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As a Shareware program, Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom may be freely
distributed through a BBS or other online services in it's original,
unmodified form. Shareware distributors may distribute copies of
Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom on disk or CD, provided that the archive is
in its original, unmodified form.
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║ Contents of the OBSOW100 archive ║
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The following files should be present in your OBSOW100 archive. If any
are missing, it is possible that the archive has been tampered with. In
that case, you should call Online! USA and download a fresh copy.
OBSOWCFG.EXE : Configuration utility.
FILE_ID.DIZ : Description in Zip file.
OBSOW.DOC : You're reading it now!
OBSOW.EXE : Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom executeable.
REGISTER.DOC : The registration form.
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║ Registration Information ║
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Since Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom is Shareware, you are allowed to try out
the game before deciding whether or not to purchase it. Many games on
Bulletin Board Systems are in fact registered by the users and not the
Sysop. We belive that, once you see the quality and stablility of
Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom, you will be proud to offer this product to
your family of users.
Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom is slightly crippled to your users since three
of the menu options are not available until the IGM is registered. The
only things that are crippled are: only 1 turn per day, inability to
turn off the News File, and not being able to add new questions and
answers to the IGM.
After you register Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom, you will recieve a unique
registration key just for your copy of the IGM! Run the configuration
utility that is supplied and enter in your name and registration number.
By supporting this quality product, you are ensuring future development.
All future versions of Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom will work with your
registration codes. NO CHARGE FOR FUTURE UPGRADES, EVER! Downloading new
versions will be left up to you. The latest version will always be made
avaliable here at Online! USA (615) 388-7766 or 380-1909.
HOW TO REGISTER
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Simply print the supplied REGISTER.DOC file and fill it out with all of
the pertinent information needed.
If you do not have a printer, just send the same information, written on
paper, along with your registration fee and you will recieve your
registration codes for Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom.
Average mailing time to receive your registration is about 6 days.
When it is received, it will usually be mailed within 48 hours.
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║ Instructions ║
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1. Make sure that DogWorld is installed and running properly.
2. Place the Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom archive in a new, empty directory.
3. Unzip the archive.
4. Run "OBSOWCFG.EXE".
5. Select (C)onfigure.
- Type in path to your DogWorld directory when asked to do so
and hit the [ENTER] key. You will then be prompted for other
options as well. If not registered, use the default settings
This will then create your configuration file.
6. Select (I)nstall. OBSOWCFG will add the proper info to your
DogWorld 3RDPARTY.MNU file. You will be asked if you want
to announce the IGM. If you answer (Y)es, OBSOWCFG will add
a line of text to the Daily Herald to notify your users
that "Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom" has been installed.
7. Select (Q)uit to exit the setup program.
8. You're all DONE!
9. ** To setup QUESTION.DAT, use a text editor and add 20 questions,
one right under the other, and save this as QUESTION.DAT.
Hint:
** Do not add the question mark to your question, the IGM will do
this for you. << ++
10. ** To create ANSWER.DAT, use a text editor, put your answers to
your previous questions, each one on a seperate line, and save
this file as ANSWER.DAT. << ++
Note:
** - Registered feature only.
<< - If you happen to not add all of the questions, the IGM will
substitute the internal ones where the external ones don't
exist.
++ - Your questions and answers are limited to 70 characters -
absolute maximun, including spaces.
The IGM is pretty straightforward. You can test your knowledge by
answering the questions that are picked at random. If answered correctly,
the user will gain some reward. If answered incorrectly, the user will not
only lose the test fee but will also lose some of the items in their
possession.
When the IGM is registered, the number of turns that a player can
have per day can be increased from 1 to 4. In addition, if QUESTION.DAT
and ANSWER.DAT exist in the IGM directory, then 20 more questions and
answers can be added to the IGM. Just because the limit is 20 doesn't
mean that is all a sysop can install. A sysop can make multiple files
of questions and answers and change them out periodically. One
way might be to have a batch file that is run during an event that would
change these files out regularly. There are several possiblities!
Keep one thing in mind: You can only go into this IGM once a
day. If you go in and decide to quit before you "Take the Test",
you will have another chance to play again.
I hope you find this IGM enjoyable. There are more IGMs on the
way and your support will help keep them coming along! Thank you
for trying Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask! Also if you have comments
or suggestions, please contact me with the information below.
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║ Contacting Carl Goad ║
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You can send me U. S. Mail: (Same address as registrations)
Carl Goad
118 Jefferson Drive
Columbia, TN. 38401
or you can:
BBS: Online! USA BBS
(615) 388-7766
(615) 380-1909
Address Mail to:
Carl Goad
Internet E-Mail: csgoad@worldnet.att.net
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║ Credits ║
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I want to take a moment and give credit to all of the people who gave a
hand in the creation of Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom.
1. Judy Tuttle - for ideas and beta testing
2. Ken Cothran - Beta testing plus----
3. Jenifer Haynes - for help and assistance
4. Penny Lovett - source of inspiration for this series
5. John Place - Beta Tester - Thanks John!
Special thanks goes to Ken Cothran. He was very instrumental in
providing support and assistance. Without his help, Ol'Blue's School of
Wisdom would not even be a reality. I also want to thank Ken for teaching
me quite a few tricks that made all of this possible. Ken was very
resourceful and encouraging, especially when things went wrong. He
also pointed out things in an objective manner that was never criticizing.
Just want to say "Thanks, Ken!" "Great job for making such a cool game
like DogWorld! Keep up the great work!"
Carl Goad
Author of
Ol'Blue's School of Wisdom