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LLANOWARE
Presents
EZ-Slot Machine v2.3
<c> 1992,1993 by Bob DaCastello
Welcome to EZ-Slots!
Sysop Documentation
Introduction:
From the mindless array of slot machines littering the electronic arcade
and casino rooms emerged a new face, a new era...EZ-Slots! An online
gambling door in which your players loose, I mean, bet $'s in the EZ-Slot
Machine.
EZSLOTs supports most BBS drop files.
Hardware requirements:
Any IBM machine with DOS 3.1 or better should work just fine. Color
monitor prefered but not required. Fossil driver such as BNU or X00.sys
is also highly recommended.
EZSLOTs has been tested using DOS 3.3, DOS 5.0, DOS 6.0, Lantastic,
Novel, DV, QEMM, on machines ranging from XT's to 486's.
About 140k of memory is required.
Upgrading:
Copy new files over the old ones, rerun the setup program for all versions
prior to 2.2.
Legalities:
This software and accompanying materials are distributed "as is"
without warranty, express, implied or statutory, including but not
limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose. In no event shall anyone involved with
the creation and production of this product be liable for indirect,
special, or consequential damages, arising out of any use thereof
or breach of any warranty. In addition, by placing this software
upon your BBS system for use by any other person(s) or entities,
you have agreed to register this program within 30 days of
installation.
Distribution:
You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive. The archive and its individual
contents may not be used by any service that charges any money whatsoever,
without the written permission of the author.
Files included:
EZSLOT.EXE Main program
EZSETUP.EXE Setup program
EZSLOTH.A?? Sysop editable help screens
EZSLOT.DOC What your reading now
LW_REG.FRM Registration form for ALL LlanoWare Doors
FILE_ID.DIZ Well, you need to know what the file is, right?
Two other files will be created in this directory, *.DAT files.
Installation:
Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and
examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time.
It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system.
To this end, only examples of the configuration file and Door batch file
(if required by your BBS software) are described.
1) Create a directory to hold all EZ-Slot files.
2) Un-archive the EZ-Slot file into your newly
created EZ-Slot directory.
3) Run EZSETUP to create your configuration files.
If you are running multiline, answer the second question with
the node number that your setting up, if your running single
line, answer it with 1. Be sure to answer ALL questions,
enter a "0" when asked for registration number if you have not
yet registered. A file called EZSLOTx.CTL will be created for
each node.
Running EZSLOTs:
A sample batch file will be created for you, if you so choose.
Here is a simple batchfile for running single node:
c:
cd \bbs\ezslot
ezslot 1 <-- means to use EZSLOT1.CTL
c:
cd \bbs
To run EZSLOTs locally, cd to the EZSLOT dir and run EZSLOT with
a /L. ie: EZSLOT /L You will be prompted for the name
you wish to use.
Multinode notes:
EZSLOTs is multinode aware, if another node tries to use the door while
someone else is already in, they will be notified that the door is inuse
and by what node # and user name. EZSLOTs will support up to 99 nodes.
Registration benefits:
First and foremost, knowing that you have supported the author so he can
continue his work! Besides that, the nagging "Unregistered" message goes
away and your users will then be shown that you support shareware! Once
registered, you will be able to configure the starting number of turns and
the starting dollar amount.
How to register:
For a $10.00 donation sent to the address below, you will be given a
registration number personalized just for you! If you have a valid
FIDONET address, the registration number will be sent to you directly.
Otherwise, the registration number will be sent to you via snailmail
(US Postal service). All registrations will be sent out within
3 days of receipt. See LW_REG.FRM for more info.
Make checks payable to and send donations to:
Bob DaCastello
PO. Box 53
Llano, CA. 93544-0053
I can be reached anytime at:
Teen Town BBS
(805)264-0443
1:102/1313@fidonet
Your comments\suggestions are welcomed!!!!
Distribution & Beta Sites:
TumbleWeed BBS
Bruce-n-Cheryl Bergstrom
805-946-3661 (16.8 ds)
Lancaster, CA
Window In Time
Pam Smith
602-253-1946 (9600)
602-253-7069 (2400)
602-253-7169 (2400)
FIDO: 1:114/203
Phoenix, AZ
Off Roaders BBS
Mark Mistretta
805-273-6035 (16.8 ds)
805-273-5912 (14.4 HST)
FIDO: 1:102/1314 (16.8ds)
1:102/1315 )14.4 HST)
Palmdale, CA
Current versions should always be available at the above systems.
At Teen Town BBS they will always be avaiable for d/l or freq
as EZSLOT.
History:
1.0 Writen in QB4.5, never released.
2.0 First beta release. Rewriten in TP6.0 using JPDoor kit 3.2
(unsatisfactory/slow ANSI routines)
2.1 Second beta release. Rewriten using Scott Bakers DoorDriver 5.0
Much faster routines.
2.2 Fixed some minor bugs in both the setup program and the main program,
such as, input in game for help/sound/redraw/odds had to be in caps,
sound was not turning on/off (was always on), help file was not being
displayed and a few others.
Added to the setup program two dropfile types that had been left out.
Now asks if you are using a fossil driver.
Added to main program so that when a player has run out of money or
used thier turns they bypass the menu and exit the game after being
shown the score files. Player can still re-enter the game afterwards
though.
Added true multinode support as well as some additional termination
information is displayed. Sound is now sent to local OR remote,
whichever is playing. Sound routines redone for better sound/graphics.
2.3 Added changes to the exit routines to correctly update the users scores
if they drop carrier.
Now trims the Last weeks winners to only keep score of the last
10 weeks winners.
Changed the main menu screen.
Acknowledgements:
MY! Special Thanks to CheryL Bergstrom from TumbleWeed BBS for all her
help in creating, drawing the ANSi screens then debugging E-Z Slots!
Thanks for your patience with me!
Big thanks to Pam Smith of Window in Time BBS for beta testing and her
assistance in writing these docs! (I hate docs!)
Scott Baker for writing DoorDriver 5.0!