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Spinner - Version 1.0
Copyright 1995 - 1996 SoftNet
All Rights Reserved
Co-Owners' of SoftNet
David Smart Peter Kling
Space Station Info System Technology, Inc.
FidoNet: 1:324/285 1:374/169
Phone BBS/FAX: 1-508-454-0356 1-407-729-9166
Spinner - User documentation -(1)- March 10, 1996
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│░░░░░░ LICENSING INFORMATION ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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This is a licence agreement between you, the end user, and SoftNet
Spinner, including any Screen, Executable, documentation, etc are the
property of SoftNet. Please read the terms and conditions of this
licence agreement carefully before using the software. If you for any
reason, whatsoever, cannot accept the conditions in this agreement,
you are not permitted to use Spinner.
You acknowledge and agree that Spinner is a proprietary product of
SoftNet protected by applicable copyright laws and international treaty
provisions. You further acknowledge and agree that all rights, title,
and interest in, and to Spinner are and shall remain with SoftNet
Spinner may be used for a period of thirty (30) days on a trial
basis to allow you to determine its suitability for your particular
application. After this period you MUST register Spinner, or remove
it from your system. Registration entitles you to use Spinner and
any future versions of Spinner for as long as you wish, subject
to any special licensing conditions and/or applicable upgrade fees
attached to future versions.
In the event that you are in violation of this licence agreement,
you agree and accept that SoftNet may cancel your registration and
any rights to use Spinner that you may have. In the case of a dispute
over the licence agreement, you further agree and accept to fully
reimburse SoftNet for legal and other expenses resulting from the
dispute.
Spinner is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, or
fitness for a particular purpose, either expressed or implied, all
of are hereby explicitly disclaimed. SoftNet only guarantees that
Spinner will occupy disk space.
SoftNet liability resulting from your use or inability to use
Spinner is limited to the amount that the affected party has paid
for it, or in the event that Spinner was registered with a third
party for payment to SoftNet, liability is limited to the amount
that was received by SoftNet from that third party.
Neither SoftNet nor any of its employees, agents, or other
representatives are in any way obligated to provide future versions
of, or support for, Spinner. You may freely distribute and copy
Spinner provided that no fee is charged and the Spinner distribution
archive contains unmodified copies of the original files as produced
by SoftNet Pay Bulletin Board Systems may, however, charge their
normal fee provided that no additional charge for Spinner is levied
No part of Spinner may be modified, altered, reverse engineered,
sold, or distributed in any form what so ever which would involve
some sort of trade without prior written permission from SoftNet
Spinner - User documentation -(2)- March 10, 1996
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│░░░░░░ FEATURES ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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- Auto Multi-Tasking Enviroment Checking
- Auto TimeSlicing for DesqView, Windows & OS2
- (NODE NUMBER *N) for RA\QBBS sysops with /N*N
- /D use of Door.sys instead of Dorinfo1.def
- /DEBUG for debug log report.
- Allows Users to play until all their time is up.
- Has constantly updated userfile for User present high scorer.
- Has constantly updated History File for all time high scorer.
- Generates a Top Ten Players bulletin in Ascii and Ansi.
- Automatically sorts users files, by highest scores.
Spinner - User documentation -(3)- March 10, 1996
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│░░░░░░ INSTALLATION ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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These docs assume you have a vague idea of how to run a door
with your particular BBS system. This "should" be one of the easiest
doors you have ever setup on your system. I can't make this much
simpler. There is no configuration file and only one commandline
parameter.
The only files you need initially are "Spinner.Exe","Dorinfo1.Def",
"Spinner.Ans". The door will make all the data files it needs.
Step 1. Make a directory for the Spinner.Exe file.
Step 2. Unarchive and copy the Spinner.Exe file to the directory
you made.
Step 3. Add a menu entry to run the door (and modify menu screens
as necessary).
Commandline Options:
1) *N for Node Number
RA/QBBS Note
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In your menu editor
Command name : ^S^pin Door
Type Command : Type 7 exit
Additional info : *C /c c:\BBS\Spinner\Spinner.exe /N*N *M
Optional Commandline information
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/D for Door.Sys reading instead of Dorinfo1.def
/DEBUG for Debug log reports file name in form of DEBUG001.JPD
(Where 001 is replace with current node number.)
Other BBS's
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Create the standard RBBS type "Dorinfo1.def" and run Spinner.exe
from your system, or GAP style Door.Sys file too.
SpinEdit
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SpinEdit is an information program and Editor for the Puzzles.fil
and Spinner.USR file. With SpinEdit you can Add, Edit or Delete
A Puzzle or User. This can be real hand for getting rid of twits
also, when that user who wants to write dirty puzzles and you don't
want the kids to see it, now you can just delete it. Additionally
you can add puzzles at will.
Spinedit now includes Sort by: Puzzle Name, Puzzle Type, Puzzle Date
or Puzzle Author. And CLEAN OPTION... take out extra spaces in
Author Name field.
Spinner - User documentation -(4)- March 10, 1996
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│░░░░░░ SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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You must run a fossil driver such as BNU or X00 to run this door.
Room on your system for ~150k of files.
A directory for the "Spinner.exe" file to reside in.
Files used or made by Spinner
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FileName Description Required
-------- ------------------------------------------ --------
Spinner.EXE - The actual door itself. YES
PUZZLES.FIL - Puzzle Record file containing over 158 YES
puzzles.
Spinner.ANS - Welcome screen for the door. YES
Spin_HI.ANS - Top Ten ANSI Bulletin. (Created by Spinner) YES
Spin_HI.ASC - Top Ten ASCII Bulletin. (Created by Spinner) NO
Spinner.DOC - Um.. I must have forgotten it.. oh yeah, NO
you're reading it.
SpinEdit.Exe - Information program, Puzzle Editor system, User NO
Editor System & More.
Spinner.USR - Spinner user file (Created by Spinner) YES
SpinUser.Doc - Documentation/Help file for User in Spinner Door YES
That's all.. the door will make all the files it needs.
Spinner - User documentation -(5)- March 10, 1996
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│░░░░░░ OBJECT OF THE DOOR ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│
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Spinner is intended for those people who like good old fashioned
competition. There is no killing other people on the BBS, no aliens
from outer space, no Cabal stealing your money and blowing up your
ships while your gone and no extra time to download that new GIF
file of Madonna you don't have enough time to get. All you get if
you win is the satisfaction of knowing you have the best score on
the BBS for other people to try to beat.
Spinner is intended to represent a game similar to Wheel of
Fortune. Spin the Wheel, Guess the Puzzle, without going Bankrupt.
During the game you want to try and get the best score. If you
guess the puzzle, you get to add your own puzzle. It's that simple,
but also that fun.
Spinner - User documentation -(6)- March 10, 1996