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Quick Term is a stand alone term program that is meant to be associated with the live game, Super Two Card Poker. This optional term program opens up a whole new world in live game play offering instant pop-up screens, graphics, and cards. You'll be amazed at how the screens and graphics instantly appear! The game play speed is signicantly increased. Please note however, that Quick Term is for use ONLY with the live game Super Two Card Poker. Quick Term will not do this with any other live games, though all future games written by Steve Barber will probably use Quick Term or something similar. DISTRIBUTION This game has been donated to the Public Domain as FreeWare. You may use this program as long as you like without any required registration. You are greatly encouraged to distribute this program as freely as you like as long as the contents of this archive are NOT modified in any way. You may also download the latest version of Quick Term and/or Super Two Card Poker from The Gamer's Connection BBS (615) 391-4807. Although this is FreeWare and no Registration is required to use or continue using this product; Quick Term and Super Two Card Poker have been the subject of many, Many, MANY hours of long strenious work. I would gladly appreciate any donations if you enjoy these programs, and would defintaly encourage me to continue work and enhancement on these and future programs. I plan to start working on another term program similar to this one for use with Super Two Card Poker that will take advantage of Tandy, EGA, and maybe even VGA graphics. Also, any programmer who would like to have the complete source code package to Quick Term version 1.0, you can purchase this package for $75. There is more information on this subject in the latter part of this document. WHAT QUICK TERM DOES Quick Term communicates with Super Two Card Poker by sending and receiving special codes that allow almost unlimited results. I won't go into detail about how it works, it is quite complicated, but nevertheless, it offers you the user, a whole new invovated and enhanced way to play Super Two Card Poker. All Screens and Cards will "Pop-Up" INSTANTLY without the game taking 25-45 seconds to draw each screen. Also, almost all graphics used by Super Two Card Poker will have a slight increase themselves (anywhere from 3% - 7% increase). Thus, providing you a FAST and NEAT way to play. And what's nice about all of this, it's VERY EASY to set up and install. Once you install it, it's as easy as pressing F6 before you go into the game. I have provided detailed and easy instructions that both beginning and advanced users can follow to set up and use this program. And one of the best things about this, Super Two Card Poker will automatically detect if you are using Quick Term and will go into "Enhanced Mode". You can also toggle it on/off within the game if you need to. Also, Quick Term will automatically exit itself and return to DOS or your Terminal Program when you finish playing Super Two Card Poker. This is all very easy to use. -------------------------------------- 1 -------------------------------------- -2- HOW TO INSTALL QUICK TERM You might be saying by now, "this sounds all too complicated for me!". Well, don't worry! Once Quick Program is installed correctly, all you have to do is press a key you assign (any key) to activate Quick Term, and the rest is AUTOMATIC!! Super Two Card Poker and Quick Term will take care of Everything! I have provided instructions for installing Quick Term on four communication programs. These are all very popular and widely used and simple. If you by chance don't use on the three specfic programs (Telemate, Telix, or Procomm), you can still set it up. I have provided instructions on setting Quick Term on any Generic Comm Program. Most term programs allow a simple drop to DOS command that will allow you to run any external program. INSTRUCTIONS FOR TELEMATE: Load TeleMate as you normally would. It doesn't matter where you start at when TeleMate loads (either at the dialing directory, or terminal mode). Press Alt-M twice. (Mouse users can click the Macro menu twice.) You will now be at the macro menu. Select the type of key you want to press in order to run Quick Term. (For simplicity, you might want to choose the function keys). If you want to run Quick Term by just pressing a function key like F3 or F6, all you have to do is hit enter then. If you want to select a different key type besides a function key, move the highlighted bar until you are on the type of key you want. Regardless of which type of key you want, you will now see a box with the keys you can select. Select any vacant slot by pressing the up or down arrow until you come to it. If the key you want to use already has some characters by it, press your END key when you are on the line and backspace until the line is empty. Now, this is the hard part heh heh: Type in the following line when you are at the function key you want to use... ^= QuikTerm 2 ^M (Substitute 2 for your com port) For example if you use Com 1 then type: ^= QuikTerm 1 ^M Then all you have to do (if you haven't already), is press enter twice. Remember to save your changes by selecting Save Macro at the Macro Menu. Save it in the file called ANSI.mac (should be in your Telemate dir). Simple huh! That's all there is to it, except that if you don't have the file called QuikTerm.exe included in this archive in your Telemate directory, you will need to move it to your Telemate directory. In Short, this is what you should have done: 1> Load Telemate 2> Press Alt-M twice 3> Select the type of key to want to press to run Quick Term. 4> Select a vacant key or erase an existing one. 5> Type the line in according to the above examples. 6> Press Enter Twice 7> Select Save Macro at Macro Menu. 8> Save changes in file called ANSI.Mac. For information on running Quick Term, skip down to the section titled RUNNING QUICK TERM. -------------------------------------- 2 -------------------------------------- -3- INSTRUCTIONS FOR TELIX: Load Telix as you normally would. You will be automatically placed in terminal mode. Press Alt-O. You will see another menu with several options. Next press P. Here you must select a vacant letter. Select Q if it's open, otherwise, pick any letter that is open. Type in the following information so that the box has this information filled in exactly: Protocol Upload Download Bat or DL Key Name Filename Filename Script Name ---- -------- --------- --------- -------- ---- Q QuikTerm QT QT Batch N Once this information has been filled in, exit that menu and remember to save the changes to disk. (It's the last menu option when you press Alt-O.) Now, there will be a batch file in the Quick Term archive named QT.Bat. This batch file is set up to run Quick Term for COM 2. This is what QT.Bat should look like: QuikTerm 2 If your modem does not use COM Port 2, you must change the line to read like this: QuikTerm 1 If you wish, you can specify a baud rate. This is optional: QuikTerm 3 9600 This would tell Quick Term to use COM 3 and to lock the baud rate at 9600 if available. Remember to put this file and QuikTerm.exe in your Telix directory. That's all there is to it! In Short, this is what you should have done: 1) Load Telix 2) Press Alt-O 3) Press P 4) Select a vacant letter 5) Fill out the exteral protocol box as mentioned above 6) Exit the current box/window 7) Save changes to disk 8) Configure QT.Bat as mentioned above. For Information on Running Quick Term, skip down to the section titled RUNNING QUICK TERM. -------------------------------------- 3 -------------------------------------- -4- INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROCOMM PLUS: Place all contents of QuikTerm.Zip into your ProComm directory. If you use a COM PORT other than Com 2, you must edit the file QT.Bat included in the archive. To set Quick Term up for Com 1, change the line in the file to read like this: QuikTerm 1 If you use a com port other than 1 or 2, change the number to your com port. Uses who wish to lock the baud rate, you may also specify the baud rate. Example: QuikTerm 3 38400 Quick Term would use COM 3 and lock the baud rate at 38400. But if you are using 38400 speeds, why are you setting this up in the first place <grin>? Once you have configured QT.Bat to your needs, load ProComm Plus, from the terminal screen, press ALT-S. You will see a few options. Select file/path options. Note at the end bottom of the list, you will see User Hot Key Options, F and G. Note the user hot key corresponding to the option (F or G) that you select. F = ALT-J G = ALT-U. Select either one using the F or G key, type in QT and smash Enter. Crush Esc to return to the Setup Utility Main Menu than press S to save the Setup Options to disk. That's all you have to do. Please refer to the section HOW TO RUN QUICK TERM for further instructions on how to run Quick Term. OTHER GENERIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS INSTRUCTIONS: If you do not use Telemate, Telix, or Procomm Plus, don't worry. All term programs allow something as basic as a Drop to DOS procedure. By Droping to DOS, you can run the file called QT.Bat that will run Quick Term for you. The only thing you need to do is to find out what key you have to press to Drop to DOS, and also to setup the QT.Bat batch file. On some term programs, you press Alt-D to drop to DOS, on others, it's Alt-J, and on others you can drop to DOS from selecting an option on a menu. If you know how to drop to DOS from your term program, you have accomplished the hardest part in this easy installation. Once you know how to drop to DOS, you need to place the file QuikTerm.exe and QT.bat in your term directory or where your path reaches. Next, edit the file QT.Bat. QT.bat is already set up for COM 2. If you use COM 1, change the one line batch file to read: QuikTerm 1 If you use a COM port other than 1 or 2, change the number to your com port. You can also lock the baud rate by putting the baud rate after the com port number. Example QuikTerm 2 9600 This would tell Quick Term to use COM Port 2 and lock the baud rate at 9600. That's all there is to it. For instructions on how to run Quick Term using a Generic Term Program, read the following section. -------------------------------------- 4 -------------------------------------- -5- RUNNING QUICK TERM The following section instructs you how to run Quick Term on the four selected term programs. Please Note: Whichever term program you are using, you must run Quick Term before the game loads. Super Two Card Poker will automatically detect that you are using Quick Term when program starts. If you don't load it in time or before the program loads, you can still run Quick Term within the game if you haven't already. Then, you can toggle Quick Term on or off when you begin to play the game by hitting T. TELEMATE: Brief: Hit your assigned macro key to run Quick Term. When Quick Term loads, run Super Two Card Poker by pressing the number or letter on the BBS Menu you saw before you ran Quick Term. Quick Term will automatically exit to Telemate when finished. Detailed: Before you load Super Two Card Poker, hit the key you selected to run Quick Term. (Example: F6) If you have set everything up correctly, Quick Term will load just by pressing that key. You will probably have a near blank screen when it starts and Quick Term will notify you when it has loaded. You are still on-line with the BBS you were on, you're just using a different term program at the moment. Next, do whatever you have to do to run Super Two Card Poker. This might confuse some of you. I will try to explain this: For example, say you are on a BBS at the main menu. You hit O for On-Line Games or whatever the key is to enter the Live Games or Door Menus. You notice that Super Two Card Poker is door #1. Next, you hit F6 or whatever your macro key is to run Quick Term. If set up correctly, Quick Term will say: Quick Term Active! Press Alt-X To Exit... This means you are now ready to run the game. You've got to remember you are still on the BBS in the SAME PLACE you where before you loaded Quick Term. So, next you hit 1 or whatever the number or letter was on the BBS Menu to run Super Two Card Poker. If everything works correctly, Super Two Card Poker will automatically detect you using Quick Term and Quick Term will say: Extended Connection Established! Then, about a second later, the title screen for Super Two Card Poker will POP UP INSTANTLY!!! Neat eh! Play the game as you normally would. You will notice all screens and cards and some graphics poping up instantly. Quick Term will automatically exit and go back to Telemate when you finish. If per chance, it does not, hit Alt-X to exit. -------------------------------------- 5 -------------------------------------- -6- TELIX: Brief: Hit Pg Down (Page Down). Hit Q or what ever key Quick Term is assigned to. Run Super Two Card Poker after Quick Term has loaded by pressing the letter or number on the BBS Menu you saw before loading Quick Term. Quick Term will automatically exit itself after you finish playing, and go back to Telix. Detailed: Before you run Super Two Card Poker from the BBS, load Quick Term by pressing the Page Down key and then pressing the key you assigned Quick Term to in the installation. If set up correctly, Quick Term will load and say: Quick Term Active! Press Alt-X to Exit... Now, this may seem a little weird, but you are STILL on the BBS at THE EXACT SAME PLACE you where before you loaded Quick Term. So, when Quick Term has loaded, press the number or letter to run Super Two Card Poker that was on the BBS Menu before you loaded Quick Term. Super Two Card Poker will run and automatically detect if you are using Quick Term and if everything has been set up correctly, Quick Term will say: Extended Connection Established! A second later, the title screen will POP UP INSTANTLY! Play the game as you normally would. If you forget to run Quick Term before Super Two Card Poker starts, you can still run Quick Term and toggle it on or off when you play the game. You will notice that all screens, all cards, and some graphics will pop up instantly. When you finished the game, Quick Term will automatically exit and go back to Telix. If per chance, Quick Term does not exit automatically, you can press Alt-X to exit. PROCOMM PLUS: Brief: Hit Alt-J or Alt-U according to how you set it up previously. Run Super Two Card Poker after Quick Term has loaded by pressing the letter or number you saw for it on the BBS Menu. Quick Term will auto exit after you have played Super Two Card Poker. Detailed: You should load and run Super Two Card Poker as you always have by pressing the letter or number you see on the BBS menu. However, before you load the game, make sure you hit Alt-J or Alt-U to run Quick Term. If you have everything set up correctly, Quick Term should load and you should see: Quick Term Active! Press Alt-X to Exit... Please be aware, you are still on the BBS and are STILL in the exact same place you were before you ran Quick Term. Therefore, if you were at the Doors or Live Games Menu, you are still there, so all you have to do is enter the number of letter that the menu said for Super Two Card Poker. -------------------------------------- 6 -------------------------------------- -7- When Super Two Card Poker loads, Quick Term should display the message: Extended Connection Established! A second later, the title screen will pop up INSTANTLY! You will notice a <SLIGHT> increase in speed <grin>. Actually, all screens, and cards, and some graphics will pop up instantly. If per chance, you forget to load Quick Term before entering Super Two Card Poker, you can still run Quick Term by pressing Alt-J or Alt-U. Then, toggle it on or off within the game by pressing T at the game screen. After you quit, Quick Term will automatically exit and go back to ProComm. Incase it doesn't or you want to prematurally exit Quick Term, hit Alt-X and you should return to ProComm. OTHER GENERIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS: Brief: Before running Super Two Card Poker, shell to DOS. Then type in QT and Quick Term should load. Then run Super Two Card Poker as you normally would. Quick Term should kick you back out to DOS after playing Super Two Card Poker. Then type EXIT to go back to your main terminal/communication program. Detailed: Before you run Super Two Card Poker, drop to DOS and type in: QT This will load Quick Term according to how you set it up earlier. If you have set everything up correctly, Quick Term will load and you should see: Quick Term Active! Press Alt-X to Exit... Ok, Quick Term is loaded, now all you have to do is run Super Two Card Poker from the BBS. Remember, you are still on-line on the same BBS at the exact same place you left it. Do whatever you normally do to run Super Two Card Poker (usually pressing a letter or number and then enter). When Super Two Card Poker loads, it should auto detect Quick Term and kick Quick Term into extended mode. If so, Quick Term will say: Extended Connection Established! You will then see the title screen "pop-up" INSTANTLY! All screens, cards, and some graphics will pop up instantly. If you forget to load Quick Term before entering the game, you can still load it by shelling to DOS and typing in QT. Then, hit T to toggle Quick Term when you have begun playing. Quick Term should automatically exit after you have finished playing. If not, hit Alt-X to exit at any time. Type Exit to return to your main comm program after you have returned to DOS. -------------------------------------- 7 -------------------------------------- -8- As mention earlier in this manual, I have donated this program to the public domain as FREEWare. No registrations or fees are required. However, donations would be nice <grin>! For any programmers out there who are curious of how this program works and want the complete source code (including some unit source codes), you may purchase the Complete Source Package for $75. All files in the Complete Source Package are Required to Compile Correctly except for IBMCom.Unt, however, IBMCom.Tpu is required. The Complete Source Package Includes: -- QUIKTERM.PAS : Main Compilable Source Code File -- IBMCOM.UNT : Complete Source Code to the IBMCom Unit. -- IBMCOM.TPU : Complete Unit Used For All Communication Routines. Has Own Device Driver, All Needed Routines, To Provide You with a Complete Comm Library. -- ADDONS.TPU : AddOns Unit Written By Steve Barber. Includes Some Very Useful Routines For Everyday Programming. Documentation Included, but not the Source Code. Includes 14 Functions & Procedures. -- LOGISCRN.TPU : Logical Screen Unit Written By Steve Barber. Complete Library Written and Used by the Author Himself providing Complete Control Over Logical Direct Memory Screen Writes. Includes 10 Functions & Procedures Along With Screen Types. Documentation Included, but not the Source Code. -- TITLEINS.OBJ : Object File Needed To Compile Quick Term. -- SCOREINS.OBJ : Object File Needed To Compile Quick Term. -- CHATINST.OBJ : Object File Needed To Compile Quick Term. -- 2CARDMIN.OBJ : Object File Needed To Compile Quick Term. -- PRINTOUT AND LISTING Of Extended Codes Used By Quick Term version 1.0. -- PRINTOUT OF QUIKTERM.PAS (Main Source Code File). ** PLEASE NOTE: The IBMCom Unit was arranged and written by Wayne E. Conrad. The Unit and Source Code are not being sold with this package. They are only being included as a required part to compile. If you would like to obtain the IBMCom routines, you can call The Gamer's Connection BBS to obtain a copy of it. ** ALSO NOTE: All Source Code is in Turbo Pascal version 5.5. -------------------------------------- 8 -------------------------------------- -9- To Order The Complete Source Package For Quick Term version 1.0, please fill out the following Registration Form: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPLETE SOURCE PACKAGE REGISTRATION FORM: Your Name: _________________________________________________________________ Your Address: ______________________________________________________________ Your State/City/Zipcode: ___________________________________________________ Voice Phone Number: ________________________________________________________ Type Of Disk(s) You Want: --- ---360K Disk --- ---720K Disk (Please Check One) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please Mail This Registration Form Along With Payment (Check/Money Order) To: Steve Barber 2131 Elm Hill Pike F128 Nashville, TN 37210 Thankyou For Using Quick Term And Super Two Card Poker If you have any problems, comments, suggestions, or opinions regarding Super Two Card Poker and/or Quick Term, you can contact me Via: The Gamer's Connection BBS SysOp: Steve Barber Co-SysOp: Bobby Binkley Co-SysOp: James Fair (615) 391-4807 24 Hours 300-1200-2400 Baud Nashville, TN Or you can Write to Me: Steve Barber 2131 Elm Hill Pike F128 Nashville, TN 37210