HISTORY FILE FOR REAL-TIME CHESS ================================ Version 1.8 ----------- (08-27-92) This version is mainly a maintenance release to take advantage of new features and bug fixes in the DoorFrame door utility library that is used in compiling this door. Version 1.7 ----------- Added direct support for the TriBBS software. TRIBBS.SYS is both read and written. Version 1.6 ----------- (05-25-92) If you are running under Wildcat!, this door now returns an Error Level of 1 when exiting and an Error Level of 62 for all other systems. Hopefully some of you can utilize these Error Levels when returning to the BBS. (05-15-92) We now have support for GT Power systems. The .CNF file is a little different for GT. The COM port goes on line 5 and the Node number goes on line 6. If you are a registered user of Chess then your registration number goes on line 7. Version 1.5 ----------- (04-18-92) If you are using a non-standard IRQ, you may use an environment variable instead of specifying the actual IRQ number. Syntax is: CHESS CHESS.CNF /%IRQ% Version 1.4 ----------- (03-19-92) The door will now recognize the PCBoard %PCBDRIVE% and %PCBDIR% environment variables. For example, if your path to PCBOARD.SYS is C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS, you can use %PCBDRIVE%%PCBDIR%\PCBOARD.SYS instead and the door will substitute the drive and directory. This allows multi- node systems to use just one .CNF even if the paths are different for each node! Version 1.3 ----------- (02-25-92) Changed the wait time parameter. I forgot that DoorFrame looks for a /x for the IRQ number. To specify a wait time use the following syntax: CHESS CHESS.CNF WAIT:90 Added the sorely needed En Passant routine. Fixed a bug that produced an Error 5 if the player entered illegal characters like $, *, etc. Made the time when waiting on the second player Sysop configurable. Just stick the number of seconds on the command line. For example: CHESS CHESS.CNF /90 <- (disregard this! See above) would make it wait 90 seconds on the other player to enter the game. If you do not specify a wait time it defaults to 60 seconds. Accepted range is 30 seconds to 180 seconds. Version 1.2 ----------- 10-22-91 Real-Time Chess is now compiled with BASCOM 7.1 instead of QuickBasic 4.5 Make sure you have the run-time module BRT71EFR.EXE in your path! Version 1.1 ----------- 10-14-91 Added the caller's Time Left to the input prompt. Version 1.0 ----------- 10-03-91 Initial release.