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You have chosen Time Door's help. This help is the general main menu help.
Every other menu also contains a [H]elp option that will allow you to get more
specific help on that portion of the program.

The operation of Time Door is relatively simple with a few commands remaining
consistent throughout the door. These are . . . .

    [Q]uit back to BBS - The [Q] command will take you back to the BBS when
                         selected from any menu.

 [R]eturn to Main Menu - The [R] command will return you to this menu.
                         Remember, you don't have to return to the main menu
                         to leave Time Door.

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                [H]elp - The [H] command will give you help on the menu you
                         are currently using.  It will be different for every
                         menu.

           [D]eposit     The Deposit and Withdraw time options are available
           on [W]ithdrawal- on every menu EXCEPT the byte bank menu.

The following items are available on the main menu. NOTE: You may not have
access to all options.

   1) Time Bank     - This will allow you to store time for later use. Also,
                      this will be the option you will need to choose if you
                      wish to withdraw some of your stored time.


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   2) Gamble Time   - This is a fun way to play with your time left on the
                      sys-tem.  There are various games (all explained in the
                      gamble menu [H]elp) that allow you to gamble your time
                      left.

   3) Transfer Time - This allows you to transfer time to other users. The
                      time will be taken from your time left on system and
                      given to the user's time bank account.

   4) Byte/Download - This bank allows you to store kilobytes or downloads
       Bank           that you may not need, for later use.




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   M) Change Menus  - This will allow you to turn off extended ASCII graphics.
                      You should only use this if you are calling with a comp-
                      uter that doesn't support graphics, a 40 column
                      computer, or if you are calling at 300 baud. I wrote
                      this program with the emphasis being on computers
                      supporting graphics so it is best to use them if
                      possible.

   G) Goodbye       - Logs you off the BBS. This is like the [G]oodbye
                      function on the BBS which will log you off the BBS.





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Here are a few words about your time limit.

   1) Your time limit is reset on your first call every day. This means that
      if you withdraw 120 minutes and hang up, you will not have the extra 120
      minutes tomorrow.

   2) You can lose ALL your time in the gambling portion. This door does not
      give free time to those who lose all their time.

   3) If you drop carrier on this door, all data files will still be updated
      so don't hang up to try to get your time back.

That's all there is to it. If you don't know what a command does, try it. Even
when you are in the gambling portion, you will be warned before getting into a
situation that may cause you to lose your time. Don't be afraid to explore!
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└────────────────────────────> Time Banking Help <───────────────────────────┘

                             What is time banking?
                             ─────────────────────

    If you are reading this, you are probably asking the above question. Time
banking is treated like regular banking except that time is the currency.  You
simply store time in the bank for when you need it. For Example: Perhaps you
need 61 minutes to download a long file but your time limit is 60 minutes.
This will allow you to download that file by depositing one or more minutes
and withdrawing the time the next day or whenever you are ready.





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                       How Time Bank Works and Its Limits
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     When you DEPOSIT time, the time deposited will be taken from the time you
have left on the system and stored in your account. When you WITHDRAW time
from your account, your time left on the system will be increased. The limits
that apply to you will be listed at the end of this help.

The MAXIMUM BALANCE is the maximum amount of time you may keep in the bank.
Time Door will not allow you to store more than the maximum balance.

The MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL is the maximum amount of time you may withdraw
in one day from your account.  Usually, the maximum withdrawal will be
lower than the maximum balance.

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Besides [H]elp, [Q]uit back to BBS (see Main Menu Help), and [R]eturn to main
menu there are only two options on this menu. They are....

[D]eposit Time  - Place time in your account.

[W]ithdraw Time - Take time from your account an add it to your time limit.

If you decide that you don't want to withdraw or deposit time after selecting
one of the options, simply press [Enter] when asked how much time you would
like to deposit or withdraw.

** Note: When depositing time, don't deposit all your time. Please allow a few
minutes to log off properly. Time Door may withdraw time from your account and
give it to you if you run out of time in this door.

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└────────────────────────────> Time Gamble Help <────────────────────────────┘

Time Gamble allows you to play with your time limit in four different ways.
Remember the three commands [H]elp, [Q]uit Back to BBS, and [R]eturn to Main
menu are the same as on all other menus (see Main Menu Help for more
information on those commands).

In the three games, you will be asked before you actually risk any time so if
you read the prompts you won't lose any time without knowing what happened.
Now to the fun part. The three games offered are....

S) Scratch - N - Win: This game is similar to the scratch off games used by
many states. In case your state doesn't have a lottery don't worry because the
concept is very simple. After you buy a ticket, scratch the ticket to see if
you are a winner. In the Scratch-N-Win game you can win up to one hour of
time.
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T) Trivia Challenge: Trivia Challenge is different from the other games in two
ways. One, you decide what to risk.  Two, its not odds but your knowledge that
decides if you win. You first decide what you want to risk. After doing this,
you will be given a multiple choice question. If you choose the correct answer
from the six provided, you will win what you bet in the first place. If you
don't choose the correct answer, the amount you bet will be taken off your
time left.

R) Time Raffle: Time Raffle is the cheapest of the four games. In this game
you simply buy one or more tickets. The game will then list all your tickets.
If you win, the pot will be added to your time limit. Part of every ticket
bought will be added to the pot. Also, part of every ticket bought will be
given to the house so there is not a 100% return on tickets bought. Finally
if you buy more tickets than necessary to win, the excess time will be
credited back to your time left.
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F) Face Race: In face race, you bet on which face will win place or show. You
then enter the amount of your bet and whether your think your picked face will
WIN, PLACE, or SHOW.  WIN means your think the face will come in first.  This
is the least likely to happen therefore it pays more to bet that the face will
WIN. PLACE means you think the face will come in first or second and SHOW
means you think the face will come in first, second, or third.  Since a bet to
PLACE or SHOW is more likely to pay off, the return is lower. So in Face Race,
you have to decide whether to go for the big payoff by betting a long shot or
play it safe for a lower return. Its your call!






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Other options available ...

A) Add a Trivia Question: This option allows you to add questions to the
   trivia database. This is a good idea because you might get your own
   question one day!  NOTE: Questions are reviewed by the SysOp before they
   are added and are marked with your name.

B) Gambling Statistics: Time Door keeps track of all the time that you lose or
win and by using this option you can view these totals. You can also view how
you compare to other users.

That's all there is to it. GOOD LUCK!!



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Every now and then, you may need to help another user. Perhaps your friend
needs to complete his 20 turns in TradeWars so your team can be victorious.
The only problem is your friend only has 2 minutes left. (He lost all his time
in the gambling portion of Time Door.) Well with Time Transfers, you can place
some time in his Time Bank account which he can withdraw. The operation is
simple but there are some restrictions.

1) You can't cause the user to exceed the maximum balance.
2) The user must be a Time Door user for the transfer to take place. If the
   user you're attempting to transfer time to has never used Time Door, the
   transfer won't be allowed.
3) Depending on SysOp preference, you may or may not be allowed to transfer
   time to users who have different security levels.

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To transfer time to another user, use the following procedure.

Pick [1] - You will be asked for part of the user's name. You can enter the
user's full name but it isn't necessary. When a user matching the part you
entered has been found, you will be asked if the correct user has been found.
If it hasn't, answer "[N]o" and the search will continue. If Time Door informs
you that the user's name wasn't found in the database, check the spelling or
you can list the TIME DOOR users by choosing option 2.

** Once you have selected a user, option 3 will appear on your menu.

Select option 3 and you will be prompted for the amount of time you would like
to transfer. That time will be taken immediately from your time left and then
it will be added to that person's time bank account. You can then select
another user or give more time to that user by selecting [3] again.
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Thanks for deciding to add a Trivia Question. In order to help your sysop
add your question quickly, please read the following. If you have seen it
before, just press your space bar. Thanks...

1) A marker like +==============+ will be placed above the field you are
   entering. Anything outside the +'s will be ignored.
2) You will need to provide a question, 5 answers (1 being correct) and
   the number of the correct answer. The correct answer can be any of the
   5 answer or none of the above.
3) None of the Above (answer 6) is a default and can't be changed.
4) You will get a chance to edit your question after you are finished.

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└───────────────────────> Byte/Download Bank Help <──────────────────────────┘

Your SysOp allows you to download a certain number of files and kilobytes
each day.  There are times that you may want to download more files than
you are allowed or you may want to exceed the kilobytes you are given
each day. This bank allows you to store downloads or kilobytes that you don't
need one day and use those files or kilobytes on a day in the future.

The commands on this menu include:

[D] Deposit bytes or downloads. This option will first list your statistics
    for the day and then ask if you want to deposit downloads. Your download
    deposit cannot exceed the maximum balance set by the SysOp. After you
    answer the questions regarding the download balance, you are asked if you
    want to deposit kilobytes. This balance also has a SysOp set limit.


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    When you make a "deposit", downloads and/or kilobytes in the amount of
    your deposit are added to your daily total. For example, if you have
    download 1 file for 200 kilobytes today and you deposit 5 downloads and
    300 kilobytes, 5 downloads and 300 kilobytes will be added to your total
    for the day. In other words, Wildcat! will think you have downloaded 6
    files and 500 kilobytes. These new totals may cause Wildcat! to reject any
    download attempts for the rest of the day.  Deposits do not effect your
    overall download/kilobyte totals.

[W] Withdraw bytes or downloads.  This option allows you to withdraw downloads
    or kilobytes that you have stored with the [D] option.  You will be first
    asked if you want to withdraw downloads and then you will be asked if you
    want to download kilobytes.  In both cases, you can't withdraw more than
    you have banked.  The SysOp can also set limits on the maximum number of
    downloads or kilobytes that you can withdraw in one day.  You will be told
    the maximum withdrawals before you are asked for your preferences.
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[Q] Quit back to BBS - Takes you back to the BBS.
[R] Return to the main menu - Takes you back to Time Door's main menu.
[G] Goodbye - Logs you off the BBS.


As is the case with Time Deposits are downloads, all changes made to your
totals in Wildcat! are only in effect for the day you call.





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The Time Door SysOp menu gives you several options that allow you to list
users, edit user information, and get statistics on the gambling portion in
order to fine tune the configuration. The following information will help you
understand what the sysop menu has to offer.

                        ┌───> List Users In Door <───┐
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This option allows you to list the users in the database several ways. The
methods available are ...

1) All Users: This setting obviously lists all users along with their time,
   byte and download balances and their last Time Door Use.
2) Only Users that Have Been On Today: Users who have used the door today.

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3) Gamble Statistics: This option lists how much time each user has gambled
   and how much each user has won in the gambling portion. It also lists their
   net gambling gains. If the net gain is negative, it means the user has lost
   more than they won. The last column of the list gives the % return. This is
   the percent of the time gambled that the user has won.

4) Users With Overrides: This lists all users with overrides as set in the
   user editor.

5) List Users With Time Prizes:  Lists all users with time prizes. Prizes
   marked Poster(##) are given by the Poster Message Posting Contest program
   with the ## being the user's place in the contest. Time Prizes are only
   active in the registered version.


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[ENTER] alone aborts the user listing. After choosing the type of user list
you want, you are given the option of sorting the list alphabetically.
Depending on the size of your database and the number of users, this may take
less than a second or several seconds to accomplish.

                            ┌───> User Editor <───┐
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The User Editor allows you to edit various fields in the Time Door User
records. The edition options available are ...

Time Balance: The user's time bank balance. You CAN exceed the user's maximum
              balance as set in the profile.


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Kilobyte Balance: Same as the time balance except this fields changes the
                  user's Kilobyte Balance.

Download Balance: Same as the others.

Time Gambled: This is the total time the user has gambled.

Time Won: This is the total time the user has won.

User's Next Trivia Question: This is the number of the next trivia question
the user will get. This number corresponds to the numbers in the trivia editor
distributed to registered Time Door SysOps. If the number is 9999, the user
will be given a random question on their next visit.


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Give a One Time Prize: (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY) This option gives the user a
time prize of the amount you specify. This prize will be given upon the user's
next entry of Time Door.

Give a Prize Over a Time Period: (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY) This option gives
the user a time prize of the amount you specify every day over a time period
you set.

Prize List/Delete Prizes: (REGISTERED VERSION ONLY) This option allows you to
list all time prizes for the user and delete any of those prizes if you wish.

        ** See the SYSOP.DOC for further explanation of Time Prizes **



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View the User's next Trivia Question: This option will show you the next
question the user will be given and if your version is registered, it will
show you the answer to the question. In some cases, it is not possible to show
you the next question.

User Overrides: This option allows you to edit the users profile overrides.
Please see the SYSOP.DOC for more information about user overrides.

Delete the User: This option removes the user from the database.

Search for User: If you want to edit a different user besides yourself, you
can search for other users using this option.  You will be asked to enter part
of the user's name. CaSe does not matter in a search and you will be shown all
matches until you find the proper user or until you get to the end of the
list.
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                         ┌───> Edit TDMASTER.DAT <───┐
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In most cases, you will not need this option as the TDMASTER.DAT contains all
statistics involving total balances and gambling statistics. Each option
pretty well explains itself and care should be taken to not change things for
no reason.
                    ┌───> Add A User to the Database <───┐
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This will add a user to the database. This is for those times you want to give
a user a time prize and they are not in the database or if you want to set up
a time account for a user who hasn't used Time Door before. Note: Special care
must be taken to make sure the name you add matches the name the user uses
in Wildcat!.
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                     ┌───> Clear All User Overrides <───┐
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            This clears all overrides that are set for EVERY user.

                        ┌───> Statistics On Door <───┐
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This option displays all totals for bank balances, time gambled in the various
games and other interesting statistics.  By looking at this information, you
can tell if your games are too hard and which games are the most popular. This
option also re-totals all bank balances in TDMASTER.DAT automatically.



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                       ┌───> Change Your Time Left <───┐
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If you are using the door remotely (or even locally) and want to change your
time left, it can be difficult. This option allows anyone who has access to
the SysOp menu to be able to change their time left to any value they wish.
When you select this option, you will be asked for a new time left. That will
be your time left.






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