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- ╓─────────────────────────────────╖
- ────────────╢ A M E R I C A N T R I V I A ╟────────────
- ╙─────────────────────────────────╜
- ver1.5
-
- One of One Step Beyond's Collection
- of Multi-BBS Doorware programs
- for systems supporting
- PCBOARD.SYS, USERS.SYS, DOOR.SYS, CALLINFO.BBS
- USERINFO.DAT, SFDOORS.DAT, DORINFOx.DEF, or CHAIN.TXT
-
- Written and Supported By:
-
- Don Paul Jones
- 84-1043 Hana Street
- Waianae, HI 96792
-
- One Step Beyond BBS
- (808) 695-8353
- 2400/9600/19200
-
- (c) Copyright 1992
- All Rights Reserved
-
- ┌──────────┐
- ───────┤ WARRANTY ├──────
- └──────────┘
-
- This product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The entire
- risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by you.
- Futhermore, the author does not warrant, guarantee, or make any other
- representations regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the
- program, and you rely on the program and results solely at your own
- risk. The author cannot and will not accept responsibility for system
- damage,loss of profit, or any other special, consequential or incidental
- damages resulting from the use or inability to use this product.
-
- ╓───────────╖
- ║ COPYRIGHT ║
- ╙───────────╜
-
- AMERICAN TRIVIA, Copyright (c) 1992-1994 by Don Jones, is being
- distributed as Shareware. Under this concept you may use the SHAREWARE
- ( DEMO COPY ) version for a reasonable period of time for evaluation
- after which you must either register your copy or discontinue usage.
-
- ╓┬──────────────┬╖
- ───────────╢│ DISTRIBUTION │╟───────────
- ╙┴──────────────┴╜
-
- This program is being distributed via the SHAREWARE concept and as such,
- may be copied freely with the following restrictions:
-
- ■ The program must be supplied in it's original
- unmodified form, including documentation.
-
- ■ AMERICAN TRIVIA may not be distributed as part of any
- commercial application or service without the
- express, written consent of the author.
-
- ■ Vendors of Shareware/Public Domain software may
- not distribute this program without the express,
- written consent of the author, unless said Vendor
- has been approved by the Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP).
-
- ╓╥─────────────╥╖
- ───────────╢║ DESCRIPTION ║╟──────────
- ╙╨─────────────╨╜
-
- AMERICAN TRIVIA is an on-line door game covering the Famous People,
- Famous Places and Famous dates in American History.
-
-
-
-
- ╓──────────────╖
- ───────────╢ REGISTRATION ╟──────────
- ╙──────────────╜
-
- AMERICAN TRIVIA represents many hours of programming and the author
- deserves just compensation for his time, efforts and expertise.
- If you find this program to be of some value and you continue
- to use it on your BBS system, you must return the registration
- form provided along with the registration fee. Registration
- entitles you to free upgrades via modem from One Step Beyond BBS.
- Payments should be made in the form of a check or money order
- (do NOT send cash!). Foreign orders must be in U.S. funds drawn
- on a U.S. bank.
-
- All registrations fees will be promply donated to:
-
- THE ALOHA UNITED WAY CHARITABLE GROUP!
-
-
- ╓─────────────╖
- ───────────╢ AMERICA.CFG ╟───────────
- ╙─────────────╜
-
- NOTE: See MISCELLANEOUS NOTES for info on using Environment variables
- in AMERICA.CFG
- Configuration file when using USERS.SYS:
- (Also accesses PCBOARD.SYS, PCBOARD.DAT, USERS, and CALLERx)
- C:\PCB\USERS.SYS <- Path/filename to USERS.SYS
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using PCBOARD.SYS:
- (Also accesses PCBOARD.DAT, USERS, and CALLERx)
- C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS <- Path/filename to PCBOARD.SYS
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using DOOR.SYS:
- C:\PCB\DOOR.SYS <- Path/filename to DOOR.SYS
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using DORINFO1.DEF:
- C:\BBS\DORINFO1.DEF <- Path/filename to DORINFO1.DEF.
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using CALLINFO.BBS:
- C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS <- Path/filename to CALLINFO.BBS
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using USERINFO.DAT:
- C:\BBS\USERINFO.DAT <- Path/filename to USERINFO.DAT
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
- NOTE: DOOR.SYS must be in the SAME directory as USERINFO.DAT
-
- Configuration file when using SFDOORS.DAT:
- C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT <- Path/filename to SFDOORS.DAT
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using CHAIN.TXT:
- C:\BBS\CHAIN.TXT <- Path/filename to CHAIN.TXT
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
-
- Configuration file when using GTUSER.BBS:
- C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS <- Path/filename to GTUSER.BBS
- One Step Beyond BBS <- Name of BBS
- Don <- Sysop's first name
- Jones <- Sysop's last Name
- 1 <- COM port number (defaults to 1)
- 2 <- Node number (defaults to 1)
-
-
- ╓────────────────────────────╖
- ────────╢ AMERICAN TRIVIA BATCH FILE ╟─────────
- ╙────────────────────────────╜
-
- This is the batch file whose name is entered in PCBSETUP or the corresponding
- utility for your BBS. It should reside in your default BBS directory. Leave
- this AS IS except for changing the paths.
-
- ECHO OFF
- E: <-- Change to Game Dir Drive
- CD\AMERICA <-- Path to Game Directory
- AMERICA AMERICA.CFG <-- Command Line
- C: <-- Not required if game directory is
- CD\PCB on same drive as BBS
- BOARD <-- Start your BBS back up
-
- ╓──────────────────────╖
- ─────────╢ LOCAL MODE OPERATION ╟──────────
- ╙──────────────────────╜
-
- To run AMERICAN TRIVIA in the local mode, just type:
-
- LOCAL
-
-
- ╓────────────────╖
- ║ DOOR OPERATION ║
- ╙────────────────╜
-
- F3 - Toggles the printer On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard.
- F4 - Toggles the Page Bell On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard.
- F5 - DOS Shell. Allows SysOp to exit to DOS from inside a DOOR.
- F7 - Toggles the Caller Alarm On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard.
- F8 - Returns the caller involuntarily to the BBS.
- F9 - Toggles the local display On/Off. Value is passed to PCBoard.
- F10 - Activates SysOp CHAT mode within the DOOR.
- ESC - Deactivates CHAT mode. DOOR is resumed.
- HOME - HELP key for status line options.
- UP - Allows the SysOp to give the caller extra time while in the DOOR.
- DN - Allows the SysOp to subtract time from the caller.
-
- NOTE: Time and Level changes are passed to the BBS when using USERS.SYS,
- SFDOORS.DAT, CALLINFO.BBS, USERINFO.DAT or DOOR.SYS.
-
- ALT-N - SysOp next on toggle. (available only with USERS.SYS or
- PCBOARD.SYS). Value is passed to PCBoard.
- ALT-X - Exit to DOS after current caller logs off. (Available only
- with USERS.SYS or PCBOARD.SYS). Value is passed to PCBoard.
-
- ╓─────────────────────╖
- ║ MISCELLANEOUS NOTES ║
- ╙─────────────────────╜
-
-
- ■ The Printer, Page Bell, and Call Alarm toggles as well as any
- changes in caller's Time or Level are written to DOOR.SYS,
- CALLINFO.BBS and SFDOORS.DAT.
-
- ■ PCBoard's Call Waiting screen and USERS are only updated when using
- the USERS.SYS file and not when using PCBOARD.SYS.
-
- ■ You may use Environment variables to pass the Path of your system
- file to AMERICAN TRIVIA. AMERICAN TRIVIA will recognize the variables
- PCBDRIVE and PCBDIR. Either in your BBS batch file or in
- AUTOEXEC.BAT, place the following two statements:
- SET PCBDRIVE=C:
- SET PCBDIR=\BBS
- Substitute your actual Drive and/or BBS subdirectory. Then in
- your HTRIVIA.CFG file instead of hard coding it as:
- C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS
- you would use the Environment variables as:
- %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\DOOR.SYS
- This method allows you to use just one AMERICA.CFG no matter
- which Node is accessing AMERICAN TRIVIA.
-
- ╓──────────────────────────────╖
- ───────────╢ ·U·P·D·A·T·E·S· ╟────────────
- ╙──────────────────────────────╜
-
- ■ v1.0 - Initial Release
-
- ■ v1.1 - Couple of bug fixes, compiled with Visual Basic for
- Dos.
-
- ■ v1.2 - added colorful "registered to" line, added "box'ed"
- questions and a better closing screen. Added "key
- file" to make it easier to update registered copies.
-
- ■ v1.3 to v1.4 - can't remember?
-
- ■ v1.5 - added some cosmetic changes to the program.
-
-
- ╓───────────────────────────────╖
- ───────────╢ ·S·P·E·C·I·A·L· ·T·H·A·N·K·S· ╟───────────
- ╙───────────────────────────────╜
-
- AMERICAN TRIVIA was compiled using QuickBasic v4.5 for Dos in conjunction
- with DFRAME by Ted Freeman. I highly recommend the use of DFRAME in your
- door writing as Ted has made DFRAME do alot of the work for you.
-
-
-
- A M E R I C A N T R I V I A R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M
-
- TO: Don Paul Jones Date___/___/___
- 84-1043 Hana Street
- Waianae, Hi 396792
-
-
- (Please use capitalization and punctuation where necessary.)
-
- FROM: SysOp Name: _______________________________________________
-
- BBS Name: _________________________________________________
-
- Address: __________________________________________________
-
- City: ______________________ State: __________ ZIP: _______
-
- Voice: ( ) _________________ BBS: ( ) _________________
-
- BBS Software: _____________________ BBS Hours: ____________
-
- Baud Rates:________________________
-
-
- SOFTWARE VERSION PRICE
- -------- ------- -----
-
- Hawaiian Trivia ................... 1.9 ................. $10.00 __
- Screen Viewer ..................... 1.7 ................. $10.00 __
- American Trivia ................... 1.4 ................. $10.00 __
- (Current versions as of 02-07-94)
-
- Total ..................................................... -----
-
- F E E D B A C K
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- COMMENTS: _____________________________________________________
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