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- │ Castle Rock Casino v1.2- !README.1ST │█
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- Welcome to Castle Rock Casino!
- There's no beating around the bush here, this is the info you want to know:
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- You can test this game locally IMMEDIATELY by running "CASINO /L" !!!
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- Shareware limitations:
- One obnoxious nag screen at start-up with 5 second delay.
- 15 minute maximum time limit in the game.
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- Please note that there is no evaluation time limit, keep it up until it's
- registered or completely useless to you!
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- Registration fee: $20
- INSTANT REGISTRATION via my online registration door! No waiting!
- Credit cards or electronic checks accepted. See INSTAREG.TXT for info.
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- │ Installation │█
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- 1) Copy all files into The Casino's own directory.
- 2) Run CRCSETUP.EXE to customize the config file for your system.
- 3) Create a batch file to run the game.
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- The basic batch file will look something like this:
- @echo off
- cd\bbs\doors\casino [change to the game directory]
- casino /Pc:\bbs [execute The Casino- drop file is in c:\bbs]
- cd\bbs [change back to the bbs' directory]
- board [reactivate the bbs]
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- *** NOTE: if running multinode, you MUST have SHARE.EXE in memory ***
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- │ Configuring for the drop file │█
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- In your batch file, you will want to specify the path to the drop file as a
- command line parameter. example: "CASINO /PC:\TRIBBS"
- That is... "CASINO /P" + the path to the drop file with no space.
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- │ Communication features │█
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- 1. IRQs 0-15 are supported.
- 2. Comports 1-4 supported.
- 3. Selectable port addresses.
- 4. DESQview-aware routines.
- 5. Detects Rip and adjusts font to full screen.
- 6. Lock baud and comm baud rates to 115,200.
- 7. Built in Windows, WindowsNT, OS/2, DOS 5.0+ time slice releasing.
- 8. Fossil support to 38,400 using normal fossil calls.
- 9. Fossil support to 115,200 using extended fossil calls. Use XFossil
- for any fossils (X00 or BNU) over 38,400. This option does not open
- or close the fossil but merely writes to it the way it is.
- 10. The local video screen can be toggled off to save processing time
- in multitasking windows or to give some user privacy when competing
- in games against the sysop.
- 11. Multiple config files can be accessed by a command line parameter.
- 12. Will work with OR without the presence of a fossil.
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- │ Command Line Parameters │█
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- Castle Rock Casino supports several parameters which may be specified on
- the command line. The following is a list of those parameters; many of
- these can be set in CRCSETUP.EXE and are not necessary as a parameter:
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- "/Cx" (where x is 1-4) This specifies a comport number. Some BBS
- software does not create door information files (drop files) that
- contain the comport number. If your BBS does have the comport
- listed in the drop file then there is no need for this parameter.
- The default is comport 0, local mode.
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- "/E" Expanded Memory Specification. If your system has over 1 Meg of
- memory, then you may have some available. The Casino can utilize
- EMS to improve game performance and reduce conventional memory
- requirements. This command will tell The Casino to use EMS memory
- to hold its overlay buffer. Otherwise, disk area may be used to
- hold this buffer. This needs a memory manager when enabled, and
- is compatible with DESQview.
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- "/L" This tells The Casino to start up in LOCAL mode. This is good for
- testing or when a Sysop just wants to "try out" the door without
- messing with his BBS setup. The "/L" mode will ask the user for
- his name and run the door in local mode.
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- "/Nx" (where x is 1-9) This specifies a node number. Some BBS software
- supports multinode environments in which you must know the node
- number of the drop file to use. For an example, RBBS-PC uses
- DORINFOx.DEF. If you used "/N2", The Casino would use DORINFO2.DEF.
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- "/Mx" (where x is up to 2 filename valid characters) Used to specify
- one of multiple config files. If you have created more than one
- CASINO.CFG file, i.e. CASINO1.CFG, CASINO2.CFG, etc. for each node
- or network PC, then you can select the one you want by using the
- /M parameter.
- Example: "/M2" will force The Casino to use CASINO2.CFG.
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- "/Px" This specifies the path to the drop files.
- For example: "/PC:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1" would tell The Casino to
- look for the drop file in C:\WILDCAT\WCWORK\NODE1. If this is left
- out, The Casino assumes the drop file is local.
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- "/V" This command tells The Casino not to show any display on the local
- screen. Only a colored screen with a message will be displayed.
- The cursor will not move, as it will be turned off. This saves a
- little processing time on multitasking systems.
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- "/W" This flags the program that a network is present even though no
- multitaskers are detected. This is useful if the door is run on
- a network such as Novell that doesn't use multitaskers.
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- │ Abnormal exits │█
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- If an abnormal exit occurs, that is, other than exiting from the overhead
- or by running out of time, a file named ERROR.LOG will be generated holding
- information that may help us track down the origin of the problem.
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- If you need assistance, please have the error file available.
-
- Tim Winkfein
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- Eagle Capital Software
- P.O. Box 1028
- Emory, Texas 75440
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- The Eagle BBS
- (903)473-0983
- 24 hrs at 14.4k
- Fast logon and no verifier!
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- Email: eaglecap@aol.com
- Web: http:/members.aol.com/eaglecap
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- Thanks and enjoy! Tim.