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- HOW TO INSTALL THE PIT v2.00
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- Written by James R. Berry
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- Copyright 1990 (c) by Midas Touch Software, all rights reserved.
- Copyright 1990 (c) by James R. Berry, all rights reserved.
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- Installation Introduction Pg. 2
- Running THE PIT without a BBS Pg. 4
- Installing THE PIT on WWIV (CHAIN.TXT) Pg. 5
- Installing THE PIT on TAG/TELE (DOOR.SYS) Pg. 6
- Installing THE PIT on PCBOARD 14.0 (PCBOARD.SYS) Pg. 7
- Installing THE PIT on RBBS (DORINFO1.DEF) Pg. 8
- Installing THE PIT on WILDCAT (CALLINFO.BBS) Pg. 9
- Installing THE PIT on SPITFIRE (SFDOORS.DAT) Pg. 10
- Installing THE PIT on GTPOWER (GTUSER.BBS) Pg. 11
- Installing THE PIT on a Multi-lined BBS Pg. 12
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- INSTALLATION INTRODUCTION
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- If you are already running THE PIT online game you will have to re-install
- this version. The game has gone through so many changes in the last 6 months
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- RUNNING THE PIT in LOCAL MODE
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- The following command will allow you to run the game in LOCAL mode:
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- PIT /LOCAL
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- Although this does not require a BBS to be hooked up to the game in
- order to run it. It still requires some configuration with the CONTROL.EXE
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for WWIV (CHAIN.TXT)
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- I. WWIV (CHAIN.TXT):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change Directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
- CD..
- And put it as in your BBS directory.
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- 6) Then do a CHAINEDIT and place the following into it:
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- A. Description : THE PIT v2.00
- B. Filename : RUNPIT %1 <--- This corresponds to RUNPIT.BAT
- C. SL :
- D. AR :
- E. ANSI : Required <--- Non-ANSI users can't see anything.
- F. DOS Interrupt: Not used <--- THE PIT has its own COM PORT
- interrupt.
- G. 300 Baud : Not allowed <--- This would be pure HELL for them.
- H. Shrink : Yes <--- The program will not run without
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for TELEGARD/TAG (DOOR.SYS)
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- II. TELEGARD/TAG (DOOR.SYS):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
- CD..
- And put it as in your BBS directory.
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- 6) Then set up your online games menu so that it creates DOOR.SYS and
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for PCBOARD 14.5 (PCBOARD.SYS)
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- III. PCBOARD (PCBOARD.SYS):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
- CD..
- And put it as in your BBS directory.
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for RBBS (DORINFO1.DEF)
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- IV. RBBS (DORINFO1.DEF):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
- CD..
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for WILDCAT (CALLINFO.BBS)
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- V. WILDCAT! (CALLINFO.BBS):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for SPITFIRE (SFDOORS.DAT)
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- VI. SPITFIRE (SFDOORS.DAT):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- 5) Write up a batch file (RUNPIT.BAT) like the following:
- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 for GTPOWER (GTUSER.BBS)
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- VII. GTPOWER (GTUSER.BBS):
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- 1) Create a directory inside your BBS directory called THEPIT.
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- 2) Copy all of the game files into that directory.
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- 3) Change directory to THEPIT.
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- 4) Run CONTROL.EXE from THEPIT directory and configure the game to match
- your requirements (Read CONTROL.DOC for more info).
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- ECHO OFF
- CLS
- CD THEPIT
- PIT
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- INSTALLING THE PIT v2.00 on a Multi-lined BBS
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- VII. Installing on a multi-lined BBS.
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- THE PIT v2.0 has been rewritten to make running on a multiline BBS as
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- How to install the game on the server:
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- READ one of the INSTALLS described above and follow its instructions.
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- How to install the game on each additional line:
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- 1) RUN PITNET.EXE and make your PIT.EXE program READ-ONLY. THE PIT
- runs with overlays and the overlay manager that BORLAND provided
- with their compiler does not open itself in SHARE compatible mode.
- Therefore, until BORLAND gets a new overlay manager to me, this
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- 2) Go into the CONTROL.EXE program
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- 3) Select LAN/Multitasker Type and choose which one you are using.
- If you do not know what type of LAN you are running under see your
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- DESQVIEW: THE PIT is now DESQVIEW AWARE. It senses DV in memory
- whether it is being run in multinode mode or not. It will redirect
- all of its direct screen writing into DESQVIEW'S screen buffer as
- well. So BIOS calls are no longer necessary for proper window
- operation. However, I do not own a machine greater than a 286 AT
- so I could not tell you the exact settings required to make the
- game function for a mutliline BBS. I imagine the settings you already
- have for your BBS should work. If anyone wants to call my BBS and
- upload a text file explaining the how-to's for THE PIT I would
- appreciate it. (Or at least the other DV users out there would!)
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- LANTASTIC: is NETBIOS COMPATIBLE LAN. And this software has been
- tested on both the 2mbs version and the Ethernet 10mbs systems.
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- NOVELL: has been a bit tricky to setup for. It is a proprietory
- system and changes its network file locking scheme regularly. If
- your version of NOVELL fails to operate correctly with NOVELL
- selected as a type. Then choose NONE as a type instead. You will
- however have to run SHARE.EXE in order for the program to properly
- lock your data files in this game.
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- No other LANs have been tested, but since 90% are NETBIOS COMPATIBLE
- that should be the first choice. A word of warning however, SHARE.EXE
- must be loaded or this program will not be able to function properly.
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- 4) Select MultiNoded Usage to activate Multinode operation mode.
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- At this point you can PAGE UP to create as many PIT??.CFG files
- as you need for your BBS. (To a max of 99).
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- Each node configuration should be edited for the BBS line that you
- wish to run through it. And make careful notes as to the drive
- letters that apply to the line that will be accessing the game
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- 5) Create batch files similar to the ones int the above installation
- but change your PIT execution line to something like the following:
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- ---NODE 1 --- ---NODE 2 --- ---NODE 3 ---
- ECHO OFF ECHO OFF ECHO OFF
- CLS CLS CLS
- CD THEPIT CD THEPIT CD THEPIT
- PIT /NODE01 PIT /NODE02 PIT /NODE03
- CD.. CD.. CD..
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- The program recognizes that you want to run on NODE 2 if it sees
- a /NODE02. It will also work if you have to run from a different
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