EVFive

(A Gobang Game)

Version 1.1
6/19/1999
1999-2000, Copyright by EVSoft Co., Ltd.
All rights reserved.

You can download the newest version of  EVFive by click here.

CONTENTS:

1. EVFive Overview
2. ScreenShots
3. Usage
4. Installation
5. Registration
6. Release history and updates
7. FAQ
8. Future plans
9. Software Productions of EVSoft
10. Disclaimer and legal stuff

Overview
EVFive is a gobang Game, named as Wuziqi in China. White side and Black side play on a 15X15 board in turn.

The side which put 5 button continuously, in any direction(horizontal,vertical,obliquity), win.

Game:

• One means you play with palm (the computer).
• Two means you play with your friends..
• Restart means Stop the game and begin a news game.
• Undo means undo last check(only registered version).
• Save, Save the game.
• Load, Load the game saved.

Option:

• Computer first, when you play with computer(Game-one), let computer put the button first.
• You first, when you play with computer(Game-one), you play first.

Help

• Content, help content of EVFive.
• About EVSoft
• About EVFive
• Register EVFive

ScreenShots
 

EVFive Menus
1. Game	2. Option	3. Help
Learning EVFive:
Must act:	Urgent:
Winner
White win:		Black win:
Three links to win:	Two links to win:	Double links:	One link to win:
Tie

Usage
To play EVFive, just tap on the screen to put your button on the board.

Black play first. When your palm pilot play first, it put the black button, you put the white button.

There is no limitation now, such double 3, double 4 etc. We will provide a professional version later.  

Installation
EVFive requires PalmOS 1.x or later version.

Registering EVFive
EVFive is released as shareware. Your registration will help us to further enhance this software.

Once the 30-days evaluation period has expired, if you find this software useful, you are expected to purchase the registered version of EVFive for US$6 through one of the following sites on the Internet:

PalmPilotGear HQ Online Ordering System - http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/evsoft.html
If you prefer, you can order by phone from Pilot Gear at (800) 741-9070

OR KAGI Online Ordering System  -  http://order.kagi.com/?Q6Z
You can visit our web site http://www.evscl.com to find these links.

You can register for EVFive at KAGI and PalmPilotGear HQ. This will allow you to continue using EVFive beyond the 30-days evaluation period, as well as give you full functionality after registration.

Registered users will get free upgrades.

You will get a code to unlock EVFive as soon as your payment is accepted.

If registering by fax or e-mail please provide the following:

1. Full Name
2. PalmPilot user name
3. Address including city, state and zip, phone number
4. Credit card (Visa, MasterCard or American Express)
5. 1. Credit card number
   2. Expiration date and
6. And of course the fact that you want to buy EVFive.

NOTE:

• If you change your PalmPilot user name after registered, you will need to re-enter your code, so please keep it safe.
• When you get the registration code, please active Hack Master first, click the "+" button to the right of the "?" button for EVFive, then click the register button, and input your code.

Release history and updates

1.1 - 6/19/1999

• Add Save function, to save a game not finished.
• Add Load function.
• Delete Exit function.

1.0 - 5/23/1999

• Add undo function.
• Add registration function.

0.9 - 4/18/1999

• Enhance the caculation ability of EVFive.
• Fix some bugs that cause the system crash.

0.5 - 4/10/1999

• The first version.that could win us easily.

0.1 - 9/11/1998

• The first version we play and laugh it so stupid.

FAQ

Q: Is there a easy version?.

A: We will provide a version later, with difficulty grade..

Q: I am a profesional player, when will you finish a profesional version?

A: In months.
 

Future plans

• Add difficulty grades.
• Add profesional rules.
• Add examples and exercise.
• Enhance the power of the EVFive.
• Add a beam function, so you can play with another palmer.
• Add case study function, you can replay the game to learn something.
• Add a time and step recorder, to evalue your level.
• Add a score board, to remember the top 10 winner.

   You're welcome to submit any suggestions for enhancements to us.
 

Palm OS Products by EVSoft

[EVEdit]
EVEdit is a HackMaster extension that incorporates several significant enhancements to:
Text Editing Functions:
- Adds Find, Find Next, & Replace text functions
- Expands Clipboard from one item to ten items
- Text Case Change Actions (lower, UPPER, Upper first letter)
- Text selection enhancement
- Text copy/move enhancement via Drag & Drop function
Graffiti Aids
- Displays a real-time visual representation on the screen of your pen stroke when entering graffiti characters
- Gives you audible confirmation when you enter a valid graffiti character
Menu Access Enhancement
Provides fast access to an application's menu

[EVPopupInfo]
A source code avaible little Plugin application that help you pop up PalmPilot information when you run any application.
The information popuped up include: date, time, battery information.
The source code is an example for programers to write a plugin.
Download EVPopupInfo freeware.

[tipU]
A freehand reminder.
Supports 7 tools, 7-line width, 39 patterns to paint (write) on the screen, input characters, undo 10 times.
TipU gives you periodical tips setting when you have not noticed the tip.
You can beam to exchange data between tipU.
    Download tipU to try.

[EVPlugBase]

EVPlugBase is an open platform for third-party developers to develop a Plugin for Palm OS. Plam OS is very succinct os system, but it's a little inconvenient. Many programers develop patchs for the system, some of them are based with Hack Master, a great platform for patchs, others are not. That was the internal reason that might crash the pilot.
After we finished EVFive, a Hack extension, we find it is necessary to develop a new mechanism to the programers who want to add some of the system patch trap in their applications. We name these applications "Plugin", different with "hack".
    What is lack of the Hack Master?

1. Not solve the hack conflict with the no-hack application problem.
2. Strictly resources requirement:
   • Strictly resources ID requirement, for example, patch code ID must start from 'code' resource 1000, config panel resource ID must be 2000 etc.
   • Strictly require 'TRAP' resource, it is very difficult for Code warrior programer.
3. Waste of code, for example, when a patch want to replace several system trap, normally a piece of init code needed in sereral place, that will waste a lot code.
4. Inflexible programing, for example, in different versioin of OS, SysKeyboardDialog trap is different, if you want to replace it in Palm OS 1.0, you must replace the SysKeyboardDialogV10 trap, but when you try in Palm OS 2.0, you must replace SysKeyboardDialog trap, so you must provide two version for these two OS.

When we are developing EVFive (A HackMaster extention), we feel these inconvenient deeply, so we develop EVPlugBase, to manage Plugins for Palm OS. The enhancement list below:

1. EVPlugBase can manage all Plugin written according EVPlugBase rule. No conflict each other.
2. EVPlugBase can manage all other no-hack applications that replace system traps.
3. Provide delete-protection. This prevent some users to delete Plugin or Hackextention which is actived, that will mostly cased a system crash.
4. Provide SoftPenStroke function for Plugin. It will save many time of patch programer.
5. Solve all problem that list in the lack of Hack Master.

    Download EVPlugBase freeware to try.

[EVStar]
A Chinese OS system.
Supports Chinese display, Auto-detects GB/Big5, Display GB and Big5 in the same screen, 3 Chinese input methods, English system translates to Chinese system, etc. Runs fast and steady.
    Download EVSTAR to try.

Disclaimer and legal stuff
We EVSoft are dedicated to provide the best software for you. However, EVSoft takes no responsibility for any loss of data or failures. You assume full responsibility for the use of this program.

You can distribute it without any modification or any commercial purposes. Please contact with us if you want to use it with any commercial purposes.

EVFive may be used on a trial basis for 30 days. It will continue to function afterwards. However, after this time if you wish to continue using it without the registration nag screen, please register the program for $6. Your registeration will help us to enhance it better.

If you have any problem, question and suggestion, please feel free to email us.
For more information, please visit our website: www.evscl.com, or email us:palm@evscl.com, gzevsoft@public.guangzhou.gd.cn . Thanks for your interest in EVSoft.

Thank you very much!
EVSoft
http://www.evscl.com
palm@evscl.com