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THE IMAGINATION NETWORK
The ImagiNation Network (INN) is much more of a neighborhood
than it is a network of computer game players. You should treat
others on the network with the courtesy and politeness you
would use in any other public place. Abusive, lewd or
obscene language or suggestive remarks WILL NOT be tolerated
in any way and are cause for immediate removal from the INN
system without notice. An appeal must be made by phone to
INN headquarters to get back on the system.
The ImagiNation Network does not warrant that service on INN
will be uninterrupted or error-free. INN is distributed on
an "as is" basis without any express or implied warranties.
Neither The ImagiNation Network nor Sierra On-Line will
be liable for any damages arising out of any inability to
use INN.
INN is protected by federal copyright law and international
treaty. You may not modify or adapt INN or translate, decompile,
or reverse-engineer software running on INN. You will indemnify
INN against liability for your use of INN and any violation of
these rules.
The ImagiNation Network can modify these guidelines at any
time by posting the revised guidelines on INN. Use of INN
indicates your understanding and agreement to comply with
these guidelines.
HOW TO READ THIS GUIDE
* Menu commands are capitalized, example: TALK, INVITE, LOOK,
QUIT
* Typed commands are generally preceded with the word "type".
For example, when you are told to type CD\INN, only
"CD\INN" would be typed.
* Keystrokes appear in brackets, example: [Spacebar], [Tab],
[Page Up]. The brackets should not be typed.
* When two or more keys should be pressed at the same time,
they are separated by a hyphen. The hyphen is not a
keystroke and should not be typed, example:
[Ctrl-C], [Alt-X].
USING YOUR MOUSE
You can use INN with a mouse and a keyboard, or a keyboard
only. If you have a two- or three-button mouse, the right button
is normally for "Help" and the left button is used to "point and
click". If you have a one-button mouse, you can usually get
help by holding down the [Shift] key while clicking the mouse
button.
Throughout this guide, you'll see the term "click on". This
means to move the on-screen arrow (or cursor) to an object and
press the left mouse button. You can move a game piece by holding
the mouse button down, drag the piece by moving the mouse until
the piece is where you want it, then release the button to
"drop" the piece.
If you don't have a mouse, use your arrow keys to move around
the screen. To "click on", simply press the [Enter] key after
you have used the arrow keys to select what you want to do. To
get help, position your cursor on the feature and press the
[F1] key.
GETTING STARTED
Read all on-screen documentation that is available in your
INSTALL program. This documentation has important
information that may have not been available when this was
originally written.
HOW TO INSTALL THE IMAGINATION NETWORK
Note: You must have a hard drive to install INN. The
installation program will create a subdirectory on your hard
drive called INN (you have the option of overriding the
installation directory).
STEP 1: If you have not already done so, make back-up copies
of your installation diskettes.
Special Note: If you are already an INN customer and are
upgrading to a new version of INN, you should first go to your
current INSTALL program and write down your CUSTOMER ID number
and modem setup.
STEP 2: Place DISK 1 in your floppy drive and type the letter
of the drive containing the disk followed by a colon (example
A: or B:) and press [Enter].
STEP 3: Type INSTALL and press [Enter]. The INSTALL program
has an auto-detect feature that detects the kind of computer
equipment you are using and automatically installs the correct
software drivers for your computer.
STEP 4: The system will ask you for the drive letter of your
hard disk. Enter the letter designation of your hard disk
(usually C:) and follow the prompts.
STEP 5: The system will ask you for the directory where you
want the INN files stored (usually C:\INN). Enter the
directory name and press [Enter].
A system configuration screen will appear and you will need to
verify the default choices for the following (to change
defaults, highlight the selection and press [Enter] to look at
the list of available choices):
* Graphics -- indicate here whether you have a 16-color or
256-color video display.
* Sound -- There are several sound cards from which you can select.
The installation program selects the one that seems to be
supported by your computer. The default is the IBM
Internal Speaker.
* Baud Rate -- The default is 1200 baud. If you have a 2400-
or 9600-baud modem, choose the higher speed here.
* COM Port -- The default is Com 1. If your modem is on a
different Com port, indicate the number here.
* Setup -- Unless you are familiar with modem commands, you
should accept the default initialization string that's
given here. If your modem stubbornly refuses to respond to
this string, see the "Troubleshooting Hints" section.
Note: If you have any problems installing INN software,
call INN toll-free at 1-800-IMAGIN-1. Please have your
member ID number handy when you call.
IMPORTANT! The vast majority of problems encountered when
first-time users attempt to log on to INN are from modem
compatibility problems. If you cannot access INN after
completing installation, please have your modem manual
handy and call INN toll-free at 1-800-IMAGIN-1.
* Access Phone # -- The INN software includes a list of
current carrier access numbers. Highlight ACCESS PHONE #
and press [Enter]. Then press [F1] to look through the
phone list of cities in your area code. After entering your
area code, select the phone number for the city nearest your
location.
Please Note: You will be responsible for any toll or
message charges you incur while using The ImagiNation Network.
Please call your local operator to verify that any number
you select is a local call for you. If you have any
questions, call INN's Member Services Department at 1-800-
IMAGIN-1. Please have your member ID number handy when y
call.
If you have CALL WAITING, you WILL lose connection to INN
if you receive a second call. To avoid this inconvenience,
check with your local telephone company for instructions on
how you can disable CALL WAITING. In most areas entering
"*70" before your local access number will disable call
waiting for that one call. Your call waiting feature
should automatically return as soon as you exit INN.
* Touch Tone -- Indicate whether you have a touch tone service
on your phone.
* Member Number -- Look in your INN package for a label marked
Member Number (or copy it from your prior installation
screen). Enter this number in the appropriate box on the
installation screen. Keep this number secret and do not
give it to anyone. Any charges incurred on INN will be the
responsibility of the owner of this number.
* Passwords -- You must choose one of two methods for using
passwords. If you choose the UNSECURED METHOD, you will be
prompted for a password that will be recorded onto your
hard disk. When you dial in to INN for the first time, the
password you recorded onto your hard disk will be uploaded
to INN. From that point forward, whenever you log on to
INN, your password will be automatically transmitted to
INN. If it is the same one as the one recorded at INN, you
will be allowed access. If not, access will be denied. To
change your password, you must log on to INN and select the
CHANGE PASSWORD option.
If you choose the SECURED METHOD, you will simply be
prompted for your password every time you log on to INN.
If the password you type matches the one you entered during
your first session, you will be allowed access. If not,
access will be denied. To change your password, you must
log on to INN and select the CHANGE PASSWORD option, which is
located in the Town Hall on the INN main map.
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you use the SECURED METHOD in
order to ensure that no unauthorized use of, or charges to,
your INN account occur.
You can change from one method to the other at any time.
However, to do so, you must go through the INSTALL
procedure again. To make sure you will be allowed access
to the system after the change, make sure that you
initially use the same password for the new method as you
used for the old. After the first time you log on with the
new method, you can then change your password as above.
ACCESSING THE IMAGINATION NETWORK
When you have completed the installation sequence and set the
system parameters from the default list, you're ready to run
the program.
STEP 1: From your system root directory, type CD\INN (or the
name of your INN directory) and then press [Enter].
STEP 2: Type INN then press [Enter].
Congratulations! You've just moved into the world's
friendliest electronic neighborhood.
CREATING A PERSONA
Your on-screen persona represents you when you go on-line on
INN. Your persona includes a face and a list of personal
interests, games you like, and your skill level. Its purpose
is to let people know what you're like and a great way for
people with similar interests and skills to get together and
have fun!
For each INN account, you can create several different personae
to represent the different members of your household, or to
role-play as different persons and personalities.
Left-Click on the CREATE button to begin creating your persona.
1) INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF: The program will ask you to type
in a name, age and city. HINT: Real information will make
it easier for people to find you and get to know you. Fill
in your information then click on OK to continue.
Now you can customize your profile, including creating the
face that other INN members will see.
2) HOW OTHERS WILL SEE ME...: By clicking on the right and
left arrows of each category you can change features of
your face. Experiment and have fun! When you're satisfied
with the way your face will appear, click on GO ON. The
next screen lets you tell other people about your skill and
interest levels for each game.
3) MY GAME SKILLS: The Clubhouse includes many games:
BACKGAMMON, CHESS, CHECKERS, CRIBBAGE, HEARTS,
BRIDGE, GO, SPADES, EUCHRE, and FLIPFLOP (popularly known
as Reversi). As you CLICK AND HOLD on each game, slide the
indicator to your skill level and release the mouse button.
4) MY HOBBIES AND GENERAL INTERESTS: You can click on up to
four hobbies and general interests from two screens of
alphabetical interest choices. When you're done, click on
GO ON.
You now see your on-line face, personality and game preference
profile the way other INN members will see it. If you're happy
with this version of yourself, click on SAVE to return to the
Title Screen. If you want to make some changes, click on GO
BACK.
Now, if you want, you can create another alter-ego or a persona
for another member of your family. Or, select a persona and
then click on PLAY.
DIALING and THE INN MAP
The first thing you'll see after running The ImagiNation Network
program is a dialing screen with a password prompt window.
Type your password and press [Enter]. Your modem will
automatically dial INN. When you're connected, you'll see a
Billing Status window. Press [Enter] and you'll soon see a map
of the locations within INN. Before you play, you should get
to know your way around the INN Map.
MAIL (post office) - you can access your personal mailbox here
and can send (optional) and receive letters from your friends
on INN at any time. If you have mail waiting, a flashing
envelope will appear over the post office.
TOWN HALL (HELP arrow points to it) - you can get help about
INN (both written and on-line) in the Town Hall. Other options
let you check your billing information, change your password,
leave messages for Member Services, and print INN game manuals.
If you have a question about INN, chances are good that you can
find your answer in the Town Hall.
INN CLUBHOUSE (wooden building at bottom of screen) - this is
a great place to go to play a variety of board and card games,
talk to people, access the Sierra family of games hint
files, go to conference rooms and read/leave messages on the
many bulletin boards.
CASINOLAND (casino in upper left corner of map) - this is a
completely different self-contained environment for adults in
INN. Access is restricted from CasinoLand from the basic INN
system. Here adults can play Blackjack, Poker, Roulette and
Slots, and spend time in Lefty's Bar talking to other
adults and playing bar games.
SIERRALAND (castle in middle right of map) - this is also a
self-contained world within INN. SierraLand is fun for both
kids and adults, and features games like Red Baron, MiniGolf,
PaintBall, NTN Trivia, and Graffiti (an intuitive painting
program). SierraLand is the family fun center of INN.
MEDIEVALAND (volcano) - this is where players can go to play
The Shadow of Yserbius, and Fates of Twinion. These incredible
role-playing games let you join other INN friends to explore the
depths of mysterious volcanos in search of magic items and the
solution to the mystery of events surrounding the volcanos.
FIND MEMBER (telephone booth) - if you're looking for a friend
and don't know where he/she is on INN, if at all, click on the
phone booth and a window will prompt you for the person's
on-line name. If they are on INN, it will tell you their
location.
SCHOOL (schoolhouse) - in a future upgrade of INN, this area
will contain activities and games which are both fun and
educational. Look for more about this later.
POST OFFICE - keep in touch with all of the new friends you've
met on Imagination via electronic mail (E-Mail).
MALL (SHOP sign) - members are able to purchase INN,
Sierra family of games merchandise, as well as items from other
participating retailers - right from their own computer!
INN CREDITS (INN water tower) - click on this water tower to
see everyone who worked hard to make sure you have fun on INN.
EXIT - click on the EXIT sign in the bottom of the map to exit
INN and return to the DOS prompt. Come back real soon!
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Now that you know how to get around the INN Map and what each
place represents, it's time to have fun. It's best to try out
the INN Clubhouse first to get used to the commands and options
in INN. The next sections will help you get started in the
Clubhouse. Look at CLUBHOUS.DOC, SIERRLND.DOC, CASLAND.DOC,
and the YSERBIUS.DOC files if you need more specific information
for those lands.
ENTERING THE CLUBHOUSE
Left-Click on the INN Clubhouse on the INN Map and you'll be
presented with a list of places where you can meet people, play
games and access all the many bulletin boards. After you have
selected a place, you will be asked to choose the games that you
are interested in playing during your session. Other members will
use this information so that they can arrange to invite you to
play a game. After you press the "OK" button, you will enter the
waiting room.
If you don't see the WAITING ROOM screen within two minutes or
so, there may be a communications problem. The access number
your computer dialed may be busy. Or, someone may have picked
up an extension phone on the same line as your modem. Or
perhaps you didn't disable CALL WAITING. If you continue to
have a problem, please call INN toll-free at 1-800-IMAGIN-1.
THE WAITING ROOM
The Waiting Room is where you meet other people, LOOK at their
persona profiles, TALK to them, INVITE them to play games, or
WATCH a game that's currently in progress.
In the lower portion of your screen, you will see a text bar
that gives you information such as the time, how many people
are on your host, and give you readouts on your information
requests.
Making friends is easy. Just select a person by left-clicking on
the box with his or her name. The box will change from yellow
(not selected) to red (selected). If you want to select all of
the people in the Waiting Room who are not involved in an
activity, click on the ALL button. To deselect a person, click
on the name box again. It will turn from red to yellow. To
deselect all people, click on NONE.
When a person is involved in a game, in the Bulletin Board or
watching a game, a descriptive icon appears to the left of his
or her name. This shows you what the person is doing. You can
easily get definitions of what particular icons mean by
clicking on HELP in the OPTIONS menu and then selecting WAITING
ROOM and then LEGEND for definitions.
If there is no symbol next to a person's name, it means the
person is not playing a game, watching, or reading the Bulletin
Board. They could, however, be involved in a conversation and
may not respond immediately.
TALKING TO FRIENDS ON INN
Talking to others is easy in the INN Waiting Room. Just click
on their name tags, and then click on TALK. A dialogue box
will appear. Type your message and press [Enter]. You can
save the step of clicking on TALK by simply selecting a person
and then typing. (NOTE: Your message will be seen by all those
you have selected.)
You can talk to other people whether or not they are involved
in a game or reading the Bulletin Board -- unless they have
PRIVACY turned on. More about that later. If you type a
mistake, normal text editing commands work until you actually
send the message.
When others talk to you, you are given the choice to REPLY,
COMPLAIN, MUTE, or simply press OK (to get rid of the message
without responding). When you click on REPLY, you will be offered
a box to type your reply. You reply will only be sent to the person
who spoke to you even if you have many others selected. The MUTE
button will allow you to block all messages from anyone who sends
you annoying or offensive messages. You may also use the COMPLAIN
button which will send the truly offensive message sent to you to
INN personell for their review and possible disciplinary action.
LOOK
LOOK lets you learn about your new neighbors. Select the
person you're interested in and click on LOOK or simply move
your cursor to a name and click on the right button of your
mouse or press [F1]. The person's picture, skill levels and
other information will be displayed. You can tell what games
they are interested in playing by looking for a yellow check
mark next to the games. Also, you'll notice on the person's
profile a box labeled ADD TO ADDR. If you click on this box, the
Mailbox address of the person you are looking at will be added
to your INN electronic address book (detailed later in this
manual).
If you select more than one other person to look at, you can
scroll rapidly through all the profiles by simply clicking on
the LEFT ARROW OR RIGHT ARROW buttons. When you're ready to
leave the LOOK screen, click on OK. You can look at yourself
by clicking on OPTIONS and then on WHO AM I. If you want to
SORT the names in alphabetical order in the waiting room, click
on OPTIONS and then SORT NAMES (or press Alt-R) to do this.
INVITING
To play a game you must either invite someone to play with you,
or be invited. To invite someone to play, first click on the
name tags of the people you want to play with. Then click on
INVITE and a control panel will appear with a list of all
available games.
You can now click on the game you want to play. The person (or
persons) you have selected will receive an invitation to play
the game you've chosen. If they accept your invitation, the
screen will automatically display the game board you've
selected.
Of course, if people are already playing or watching a game,
they can't play with you. If someone is reading messages in
the Bulletin Board, they must first return to the Waiting Room
before you can invite them.
If one or more of your INN friends declines your invitation, a
text box appears declining your offer. If you receive no
response in a reasonable length of time, or you change your
mind, just click on CANCEL. Note: if there is no response to
your invitation, you must cancel the invitation before you can
do anything else.
RESPONDING TO AN INVITATION
When you are in the Waiting Room, you'll probably receive an
invitation to play a game or join in a Chat Room.
You respond by clicking on ACCEPT or DECLINE. You can also
click on LOOK to see your potential opponent's profile and
skill level before sending your reply. If you are invited to
join a multiple-player game, you can look at everyone's profile
before responding. If you decline the invitation, a text box
appears where you can provide an explanation.
WHILE YOU PLAY
To talk with the people you are playing a game with, simply
begin typing. A dialogue box will appear with your text, then
simply press [Enter] to send your message. All players in the
game will be able to view your message.
When you're playing a game, the OPTIONS menu will often include
options just for that game. It's a good idea to familiarize
yourself with these menus as you play the game. You activate
the menu by moving the cursor to the OPTIONS button on the
screen, then clicking the left mouse button or pressing
[Enter].
WATCHING
To watch a game in progress, first select the player you want
to watch and click on WATCH. The selected player will be
informed that you would like to watch as they play. Your
request will be accepted or denied.
While you're watching a game, you can send messages to the
players. Just start typing and a dialogue box appears. Each
message you type goes to all players in the game, so be careful
not to reveal confidential information, such as the cards a
player is holding in his hand.
Please be considerate of the feelings of the players, and keep
messages to a minimum to avoid distractions. If you become
disruptive to the game, any of the players has the ability to
return you to the Waiting Room. When you've finished
watching, simply choose LEAVE GAME from the Game Options menu.
While you are playing, you may receive requests from others to
watch your game. If you know from the start that you don't want
to be watched, you can activate the PRIVACY feature in the
PREFERENCES submenu from the OPTIONS menu. All requests to
watch your game will be politely denied. However, someone else
in the game can still allow others to watch.
If an eyeball appears on your screen during a game, it simply
means that someone is watching your game. All players have the
right to allow others to watch, as well as the right to stop
others from watching. To see who is watching, click on the
eyeball. If you want to stop someone from watching, click on
the eyeball and choose the person you want to stop watching.
GOING PLACES WITH THE GO TO BUTTON
While in the Waiting Room you can click on the GO TO button for
access to a variety of activities. Each land has different items
in the GO TO button. One option in the GO TO button is "A PERSON".
This option helps you find specific people and people interested
in playing specific games. LOCATE PERSON will select the name
tag of the player you specify. This is handy if there are a large
number of players in your room. MATCH GAME INTERESTS will show
you a list of players with matching interests. You can look at
the list of players or select one or more. Then you can TALK to
them or INVITE them to play a game with you.
POST OFFICE
INN's electronic mail (E-Mail) service works just like the Post
Office. You get a private mailbox where you can pick up your
letters. You can get HELP by clicking with the right mouse
button on anything you're unsure about.
A good way to explore electronic mail is to write yourself a
letter. Click on WRITE A LETTER and you will see an envelope
ready to be addressed. Type in your on-line name in the return
address area. Then tab to the address area and type your name
and Box #. If you decide against sending your letter, click on
FORGET IT to return to the mailbox screen.
You can change the stamp on the letter by clicking on it.
(Note: When you're addressing an envelope, clicking on an entry
in your address book automatically addresses the envelope with
that address. See "Your Personal Address Book" below.)
Clicking on TYPE LETTER shows you the first blank page of your
letter. Type your letter using all normal editing functions.
When you reach the bottom of the first page, click on the arrow
to go on to the next page.
LOAD A LETTER lets you create a letter off-line and upload it
into electronic mail. All such off-line letters must be in
ASCII text format. If there is no blank space before a carriage
return, it is assumed to be the end of a paragraph.
When you're done, click on MAIL THIS LETTER. A confirming
message window appears letting you know your letter arrived at
its destination. Click on OK to close the message window.
Click on RETURN TO ENVELOPES to return to the mailbox screen.
If you're using a keyboard without a mouse, you must use [Tab]
or [Esc] to get to the control buttons on the right side of the
screen. The left arrow returns you to the letter.
To read the letter you've just sent yourself, or a letter
someone else has sent to you, click on the envelope and then
click on READ A LETTER (or double-click on the letter). When
you're done, you can throw the letter away, save it to your
disk, reply to it, or forward it to another box. You can also
discard mail without reading it by clicking on the letter you
want to get rid of and then clicking on the DISCARD button.
You can also set AUTO-SAVE from the OPTIONS menu so that all
mail you read automatically gets saved to a file named
EMINPUT.TXT and all mail you send gets saved to a file named
EMOUTPUT.TXT.
YOUR PERSONAL ADDRESS BOOK
INN supplies you with a personal on-line address book that you
can use to store mailing addresses of other INN members. When
you're not at your mailbox you can still get to your address
book through the OPTIONS menu.
Adding a new address to your book is easy. Simply click on an
empty space in the book. You can then type in the new address.
Entries are automatically sorted in alphabetical order. To
leave the address book, click on CLOSE at the left of the book.
EXERCISE YOUR OPTIONS
The OPTIONS menu gives you many options that make INN even
easier and more fun. To see the OPTIONS menu, click on the
OPTIONS button. You will see a series of new buttons:
1) PREFERENCES accesses an entirely new menu that has important
functions for customizing your environment on INN.
- PAGING alerts you during games or other activities when
other people log into the place you are in.
- PRIVACY denies all requests by others to WATCH your game
or TALK to you while you are not in the Waiting Room.
- MESSAGE DELAY adjusts the length of time a message
remains on-screen. Moving the lever to the right [+]
lengthens the time messages are displayed. Moving the
lever to the left [-] shortens the display time.
- VOLUME adjusts the sound level. Move the box to the left
for a lower sound level and to the right to raise the level.
Note: If you don't have a sound card and are using the
computer's speaker, there is no volume adjustment
available, but you can accomplish on/off with this
adjustment.
- SAMPLE TEXT color bars above and below the words "Sample
text" let you adjust the colors of your text and message
boxes. All messages you send to others will appear in the
colors you select. Your colors are as distinctive to
people on INN as your name, so choose ones that you like
and plan to stay with so people can recognize you from
your text colors alone.
2) The clock can be switched back and forth between elapsed
time on-line for the current session and the current time as
set on your computer's clock. Click on the clock to make
this switch.
3) HELP gives you general information about the area you are
in.
4) ABOUT tells you who the interesting people are that created this
version of INN, tells you what version of the program you're
using, and tells you the baud-rate at which you are connected.
5) QUIT gives you the choice of returning to the persona
creation screen, the INN Map or quitting to DOS.
6) WANT TO PLAY lets you change the games you're interested in
playing during this session.
7) WHO AM I displays your own persona.
8) CURSOR lets you select your normal and waiting cursors.
CasinoLand and SierraLand also let you choose the cursor you
want.
There are also special symbols that you can use in INN text
messages and mail by pressing the ALT key and one of the
numbers from 1 through 0 on your keyboard, NOT your keypad.
You can add smiley faces and hearts to your messages with these
key sequences.
HELP
Getting help in ImagiNation is easy. For general
information, simply click on the HELP button in the Options
control panel. Several screens of helpful text will be
displayed.
If you need help information about a specific menu item, simply
point at the item (for example, the TALK button) and click.
Use the right-side mouse button if you're using a two-button
mouse. If your mouse has just one button, hold down the
[Shift] key and click on the selection. A message will appear
telling you how to use the selected feature. Don't forget that
INN is a friendly neighborhood, so don't hesitate to ask your
neighbors for help.
THE INN SYSOP STAFF
In order to ensure that everyone has the best time and most fun
possible on INN, you will frequently see people in the waiting
room or elsewhere that have the letters "INN" at the beginning
of their names (e.g., INNLynn). These are the SysOps, the
"guardians of our fun." They function as the social directors
and police force of INN.
Whenever you're on INN and have a question, feel free to ask a
SysOp. They can direct you to people who share your interests,
and advise you on system operation.
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS
If you encounter other difficulties while using INN, try the
following steps:
1. Between 8 AM and 10 PM (PST) M-F call Member Services
toll-free: 1-800-IMAGIN-1. NOTE: This number is ONLY for
INN business. When you call this number for technical
support, it helps if you are at your computer with the
following information and references at your fingertips:
* Your Membership ID number
* The access number you call
* Your processor type and speed (e.g. 386 25MHz)
* Your modem make, model, baud rate, and if possible have
your modem manual with you.
There are four files which are often useful in diagnosing
technical problems. The two that we need most often are in
your INN directory. It can save us time if you can have
the contents of your TSN.CFG file and your LSCI.CFG file
typed out and ready for reference. The other two files
which are often useful are located in your root directory.
It can aid diagnosis to know the contents of the CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
Whenever possible, write down the error message you receive
exactly as it appears, along with any details which
describe the problem.
2. You can reach the Sierra On-Line Bulletin Board at the
following number: (209) 683-4463. The settings are 300,
1200, 2400 or 9600 baud; 8 Data Bits; No Parity; 1 Stop
Bit.
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INN'S GOLDEN RULES
INN is a public place. There are definite rules of conduct
which all participants must recognize and observe. The most
important is very simple: Don't infringe on the rights and
enjoyment of others.
Obscenities and blatant lewdness are not acceptable except in
the unrestricted areas of CasinoLand. A complaint about this
type of language may result in immediate loss of INN access and
membership privileges.
You may register a complaint with INN by clicking on the
COMPLAIN button located on the offensive message. A Complaint
Window opens which shows you what will be sent to the INN Host
Bulletin area. You may type a personal comment at this time
which will be seen by the Host.
Please be aware that complaints are taken seriously by INN.
Registering a complaint may result in the loss of INN access
and all system privileges for the person you are complaining
about. You should also know that nuisance complaints can have
the same effect for the person issuing the complaint.
Broadcasting obscenities or lewd comments to others on the
system, or even within a Waiting or Conference Room, is cause
for immediate dismissal.
Sending messages repeatedly, or sending them so fast that the
other person cannot play a game or enjoy a conversation with
someone else is also cause for the INN Host to log you out
immediately. You may be able to get back on the network
(unless you persist in this behavior), but anytime you must be
logged out by the Host, a warning will be issued.
When using the Bulletin Boards please use good taste and common
sense in what you post. Obscenities will be deleted and the
person posting the message will receive a warning.
The Bulletin Boards are not intended as an advertising medium.
Ads will be removed immediately and the member who posted it
may lose INN membership privileges.
COMMON SENSE ETIQUETTE
Follow this rule and you can't go wrong -- treat others the way
you would like to be treated. When playing games, please observe
the basic rules of good sportsmanship. This includes playing
games to their conclusion, even if you are losing. If you must
leave a game in progress, always give your opponent a reason.
Never leave abruptly without an explanation.
When you are watching a game, be courteous to the players. Many
messages during a game can be distracting. Remember, too, that
any participant has the right to prevent you from watching
further. And if you talk during a game, be careful not to give
away information about a player's hand or position.
It's a lot of fun to come in and say hello to your friends or
say goodbye before leaving. This is encouraged. We do not
encourage, however, clicking on ALL or selecting everyone
individually and saying hello without first checking to see
whether they are engaged in another activity.
Many people get deeply involved with games and resent
intrusions into their concentration. There are other
participants who may be easily confused by a lot of messages
while they are playing a game or reading the Bulletin Board.
It is not courteous to these people to subject them to this
kind of message.
People often cannot play a game for a variety of reasons, or
perhaps they simply prefer to stay in the Waiting Room to chat.
If you invite someone to play a game and are refused, please
accept the response gracefully and attempt to find someone else
to play with. If no one is interested at the moment, stick
around! Someone will show up. Always remember that it's much
easier to find playing partners when you have a reputation for
courtesy and good sportsmanship.
Think of INN as a social gathering place, where lasting
friendships can be made -- or where friendships may be
jeopardized by discourteous behavior. Now that you're clear on
the rules, GET ON INN AND HAVE SOME FUN!