* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bible Baseball for Windows version 1.4 - Read this file first! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Installation Instructions for Program Manager: - Place the following four (4) files into a new directory (like c:\winbb) or into an existing directory. Just as long as the 4 files are in the SAME directory. WINBB.EXE BIBLE.QUS BB1.WAV BB2.WAV - Select the window in program manager into which you want to add WinBB - Pull down the FILE menu and select NEW - Select Program Item and click OK - In the Program Item Properties window select BROWSE - Manipulate the directory structure until you find the directory where you placed the 4 WinBB files - Select WINBB.EXE and click OK - Back in the Program Item Properties window type "Bible Baseball" (without the quotes) into the DESCRIPTION field and click OK - That's it! WinBB should now be installed in the current window Playing Instructions: - Pull down HELP menu inside Winbb for playing instructions. Machine Requirements: - Windows 3.1 - Arial, Times New Roman true type fonts - MS Sans Serif screen font - VBRUN300.dll visual basic run module - MMSYSTEM.dll (for sound) - supplied with Windows 3.1 in your Windows\System directory (unless you deleted it!) - Speaker.drv (for sound) - without it you won't hear the crowd About the Author: This is my first attempt at creating a program for the PC to be distributed to the general public. But I am not exactly a novice to computers. I am an 18 year mainframe computer programmer. My wife wanted me to learn Visual Basic so that I could write some applications for her fifth grade classroom's PC. She teaches at Penn Christian Academy in Noristown, PA. If you have any comments, corrections, bug notifications (heaven forbid), or ideas for other useful educational programs, please just let me know. My address is listed in Bible Baseball's ABOUT box. Development Environment: This program was written in Visual Basic V3.0 Standard Edition on my home PC which is a 486SX-25 with 4 meg RAM. I'm running Windows 3.1 on top of MS-DOS 6.2 using the standard Microsoft memory manager(HIMEM/EMM386), disk cache (Smartdrv), and speaker driver (speaker.drv). It was also tested on a 486-33, a 386-33, and a 386SX-16. Some of the machines running 640x480 and some at 800x600. It ran successfully on all of the machines (it was a little slow on the 386SX). Future Enhancements: - Saving and Restarting - Maintaining high scores - Manipulating team colors (my son wants this) - Possibly, some more animation - Option for maximum runs per inning - Selecting questions by category (Old Test., New Test., etc.) - ???? If you have any suggestions, please let me know! Questions: - This game contains 4 classifications of questions. They are SINGLE, DOUBLE, TRIPLE, and HOME RUN. - The SINGLE questions are the easiest and the HOME RUN questions are the hardest. - This version of WinBB contains 100 questions (40 SINGLE, 20 DOUBLE, 20 TRIPLE, and 20 HOME RUN). - Questions are taken from several different transalations. - More questions are available for a small fee. - Instructions for entering your own questions are also available. Version History: - v1.0 released 1/11/94 - v1.1 released 1/20/94 - Typos in question file fixed, sound menu bar option changed to avoid some confusion, some buttons changed to fit labels better. - v1.2 released 1/26/94 - New question file format implemented with a canonical number and all info on one line. Please note that the program will work with both the old and new question file formats! Also, a conversion program has been supplied to convert the old question format to the new format. - v1.3 released 1/27/94 - Three new options added to program startup. First, option for allowing a maximum of 9 runs per half inning. Second, option for allowing only 1 out per half inning. Lastly, option to start game without sound. - v1.4 released 1/28/94 - Options to select only Old Testament or New Testament questions added. Also, option info in menu bar of game. Standard Copyright and Disclaimer Stuff: - You may copy and give this game to anyone you wish as long as the 4 main files and this README.TXT file and kept intact. - This program is free of charge but the author still maintains all copyrights. - This program is provided to you on an "as is" basis. I assume no responsibility for any losses or damages incurred from the use of this program (but what could go wrong?!?). - Windows and Visual Basic are excellent products and are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Enjoy the game and try to absorb some of the wisdom from the greatest book ever written!