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- WINDOWS BATTLESHIP
- Version 1.0 - Mar 1992
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- This program is distributed as Shareware. A limited license is
- granted to users to freely use and distribute this program
- without charge or obligation. If you enjoy playing this game,
- please send $10.00 to the following address:
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- Richard Foley
- 17 Morning Glen Lane
- Newark, DE 19711
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- CONTENTS:
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- The ZIP file should contain the following files:
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- README.TXT This text file
- WB2VOVL.EXE The executable program
- BB2.ICO The Battleship icon
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- INSTALLATION:
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- This program was written in Visual Basic. It requires
- Windows 3.0 or later and the VBRUN100.DLL module.
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- While it can be run on a stand-alone PC, this program
- was designed to be run on a LAN. Because of that, certain
- 'stealth' features were built into it. It was designed so
- that it can be installed in a public LAN directory, but
- only those who know what it is and how to run it can access
- it.
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- The first stealth feature is the program's name (WB2VOVL).
- If you put a program named WINBATTL or BATTLSHIP on a public
- LAN directory, people will notice! This name is vague enough
- that people won't be sure what it is. If you are running on
- a stand-alone PC, you can rename it to any name you like.
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- The second stealth feature is the lack of an icon. If you
- minimize this game or if you put this .EXE in a group, a generic
- empty screen type icon is displayed. Once again, so someone poking
- around won't discover what it is. A real Battleship .ICO file is
- included if you want to add it to your Windows configuration.
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- The final stealth feature is in running the program. If someone
- executes the WB2VOVL.EXE program from the public LAN directory, a
- dummy Windows error dialog box is displayed. The only button is an
- 'OK' button, which ends the program. There are two ways around this.
- If you put 'BB2' on the command line after WB2VOVL.EXE, the dummy
- error screen will be skipped and the real game screen will display.
- If you are already at the dummy error screen, you can bypass it by
- keying in: BB2. Do not hit enter or any other keys, just: BB2. If you
- are running on a stand-alone PC, add the BB2 password to the command
- that executes the program. Example: WB2VOVL.EXE BB2
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- To install for LAN play, just copy the WB2VOVL.EXE program to a LAN
- directory accessable by anyone who wants to play the game. Then, anyone
- who wants to play, can run it from the LAN directory. Instructions
- on how to play over the LAN are in the HELP menu selection of the program.
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- To install for stand-alone play, just copy to any sub-directory and run
- the program from Windows. Add the BB2 password on the command line.
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- Instructions on how to play are in the HELP menu selection in the program.
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