
                      HISTORY FILE FOR QUIZARD'S MOUNTAIN
                      ===================================

Version 5.2
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(12-10-93)
  Was recompiled with new version of doorframe that now allows this door
  to be run in local mode.

Version 5.1
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(07-19-93)
  This version recompiled with new doorframe which has a new version of the
 qbserial comm routines. Qbserial reported a buffering error and should have
 fixed most fossil driver related problems.

 NOTE: Ted Freeman died July 13, 1993 of a major heart attack. He had asked
       that I continue his programs. They have all been added to the
       Livewire Collection of doors.

Version 5.0
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(06-22-93)
  It's here at last! This version now works with PCBoard/M. According to the
 current info I have, it also works with the Wildcat! IM version as well.
 let me know if you run into any problems on either of these two systems.

Version 4.9
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(03-14-93)
  Tweaked the ANSI detection routine some so hopefully those messages about
 no ANSI detected when it is actually there will go away.

(02-09-93)
  Finally got around to expanding the COM port range. COM 0 thru 15 is
 now supported.

(01-07-93)
  That old problem with the time expired when the Display was toggled off
 in PCBoard popped up again! Fixed one more time (gotta quit changing things).

Version 4.8
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(11-01-92)
  This Door now offers support for FOSSIL drivers!  This new feature makes
 it compatible with most multi-port boards.  If you wish to  use a Fossil
 driver, rather than the standard COM ports, just put /FD on the command line
 when running the Door. For example: QUIZARD QUIZARD.CNF /FD

Version 4.7
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(10-10-92)
  Had reports of conflicts when using non-standard IRQ's on Novell/Netware
 systems. Seems Novell also uses the / character on the command line so
 something went screwy somewhere. So I added the * (asterisk) which may be
 used instead of the / in case of a conflict. In other words, /%IRQ% and
 *%IRQ% will both work and are interchangeable.

(09-25-92)
  It appears that different installations of PDS produces different versions
 of the BRT71EFR.EXE run-time module which aren't compatible with each other.
 Therefore, this Door is now compiled stand-alone. You no longer need to have
 the run-time module for this Door.

(09-23-92)
  Fixed a bug when restoring the screen after Chat or Drop to DOS. It would
 generate an illegal function call whenever it hit a blinking character.

  We now have support for the 30-something line DOOR.SYS file as well as 
 the 52-line one.

  Corrected some errors in writing the SFDOORS.DAT file. Specifically the
 COMPORT% and DAILY.BYTES.ALWD& variables.

(09-11-92)  
  Finally installed the screen restore when coming back from Chat or a Drop
 to Dos. It will now put the screen back like it was including anything typed
 at an input prompt. If you had entered anything before the interruption,
 that is restored and you can pick up right where you left off!

Version 4.6
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(09-04-92)
  You should notice a marked improvement in speed while displaying boxes
 and ANSI graphics.

(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 4.5
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(06-24-92)
  Added direct support for the TriBBS software. TRIBBS.SYS is both read and
 written.

Version 4.4
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(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 Quizard's then your registration
 number goes on line 7.

Version 4.3
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(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:
     QUIZARD QUIZARD.CNF /%IRQ%
  
Version 4.2
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(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 4.1
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(03-07-92)
  A problem in determining the correct path to the ANSI bulletin has been
 fixed.

  Added routines to check for the existance of CATEGORY.DAT and at least
 one Question file (which should have been in there in the first place!)
  Inadvertantly left the two Question files out of v4.0. Included in the
 .ZIP now.

Version 4.0
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(02-16-92)
  Well, the long-awaited and long-overdue conversion from the old DoorPch
 library is finally completed. About the only significant changes are in the
 configuration file. The first 4 lines stay the same. The category filenames
 and display names now go in a separate file called CATEGORY.DAT (see the
 enclosed file for the format). You do not need to specify the number of
 categories on the first line and do not put the / at the end of each entry.
 There are 2 entries on each line of the CATEGORY.DAT file. The first is the
 actual DOS filename and the second is the name of the Category you want
 displayed on the screen. For example:  GENERAL.DAT/General Topics
 Note the / in between!
  For those of you who have registered before, you will need to call MicroNet
 for your new registration number. The old QUIZARD.REG file will no longer
 work.
  WARNING: Make sure you back up your old files before installing this new
 version.

              CHANGES AND UPGRADES IN QUIZARD'S MOUNTAIN V. 3.0+
              ==================================================

01-13-89
--------
   Recompiled with DoorPch 3.4. No changes were made to Quizard's itself. 
   This version of DoorPch allows for a bug in the IBM BIOS c. 1982 which
   would lock up under previous versions of DoorPch. Changed version number
   to avoid confusion with 3.0 compiled under DoorPch 3.3.

10-2-88
-------

   Recompiled with DoorPch 3.3. According to the authors, DoorPch 3.2 had a 
   bug in figuring the users remaining time. Although I have not experienced
   it on my system, I did the recompile just to be on the safe side. No other
   changes were made.

9-26-88
-------

   Recompiled with DoorPch 3.2 to provide compatibility with PCBoard 14.0.

   Both the ANSI and non-ANSI versions have been combined so it is no longer 
   necessary to run two doors. The program will first check to see if the user
   is in graphics mode and if so will continue on. If not, he is given the 
   option to switch to graphics mode.

   Removed requirement that the Demo version use my name and BBS name. You may
   now use your own, however, it will still say 'Evaluation Copy' until the
   program is registered.


           CHANGES AND UPGRADES IN QUIZARD'S MOUNTAIN V. 1.7 AND 2.1
           =========================================================

6-29-88
-------

   Version 1.7 is now totally compatible with version 2.1. In fact it is 
exactly the same except it doesn't require an ANSI compatible system. You may 
run both versions from the same directory and they will access the same 
Question databases, WIZARDS.DAT, QUIZARDx.CFG and use the same QUIZARD2.SYS
file. However, you must still have two DOORS on the menu since one batch 
file must run QUIZARD.EXE and the other runs QUIZARD2.EXE.

   Both versions now use the internal bulletin function of DOORPCH31. Therefore 
the Bulletin path is no longer used in the .CFG files. In it's place you must 
enter the number of Categories available. Hopefully this will eliminate those 
nasty Error 52 messages!  
 I recommend you run both programs before any of your users since you must
answer some questions pertaining to number of names to be listed, Bulletin 
path, etc. The program will create two bulletin files: QUIZARD.BUL and
QUIZARD2.BUL. If you would like to have only one Bulletin, I suggest you add 
a line in the Door batch file to copy one .BUL file over the other.
For example:

      For 1.7                                For 2.1
      =======                                =======
ECHO OFF                               ECHO OFF
CD\PCB\DOORS                           CD\PCB\DOORS
QUIZARD QUIZARD.CFG                    QUIZARD2 QUIZARD.CFG
COPY QUIZARD.BUL QUIZARD2.BUL          COPY QUIZARD2.BUL QUIZARD.BUL
CD\PCB                                 CD\PCB
BOARD                                  BOARD

   Quizard's now detects when a player has answered all available questions 
in a particular Category and instead of resetting all pointers then, it will 
switch to another Category. The pointers are not reset until all questions in 
every Category have been answered. This will prevent a user learning all the 
questions in one Category and answering them over and over. Especially useful 
for Categories that have only a few questions in them!

   The Observe Spell now prompts for a date instead of displaying the whole 
log. The default is the date he last played the game or today's date if he is 
a new player.



               CHANGES AND UPGRADES IN QUIZARD'S MOUNTAIN V. 2.0
               =================================================

5-30-88
-------

    This version of QM has finally removed the necessity to run the daily 
maintenance utility thru the Event.sys! It now runs itself when the first 
player of the day logs on.

    QM2 is compiled using Doorpch 3.1 so you must have the file DORPCH31.EXE 
in the default directory or in your path. Put it in the same directory as 
BRUN30.EXE and you should be ok. You also need to add a system variable to 
your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Add: SET DOORPCH=PCB

    You may now use punctuation in the answers. Periods, commas, hyphens etc. 
will be inserted in the hint line (which has changed from dots to down arrows) 
however, they are not automatically entered in the answer so the player must 
include them himself.

    QM2 uses cursor addressing which requires the player have an ANSI 
compatible system. You might want to consider keeping version 1.6 online if 
you have a number of users with Commodores, Atari's, etc.

    The player's Status, Time and available Spells are now kept on-screen at 
all times so the Status and Time spells have been removed. The Refresh Spell 
has been added to redraw the screen in case the screen gets messed up due to 
line noise, etc.

    IMPORTANT! The COM port number formerly in line 1 of the .CFG file is no 
longer used. It must be removed or you will get an error. The /NETWORK 
parameter in multi-node systems is no longer needed and must also be removed.

    Last and best. QM2 now allows multiple Question files!! You may call these 
databases anything you want, such as GENERAL.DAT, SPORTS.QST, etc. You must 
put the filenames in your QUIZARDx.CFG file.
 The Question database filenames start on line 6 and you may have up to 30
databases. Make sure they are valid DOS filenames since the program uses 
these to create the answer files for each database i.e. GENERAL.ANS,
SPORTS.ANS, etc.
    Since the filenames are entered in each .CFG file, multi-node systems 
could have entirely different questions for each Node!

Example QUIZARD.CFG:

C:\PCB\PCBOARD.SYS
MicroNet PCBoard                  <- Must not
Ted                               <-          be changed
Freeman                           <-                     in Demo version!
4                                 <- Number of Categories that follow.
GENERAL.DAT/GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/    <- Doesn't matter what you call them as long
SPORTS.DAT/SPORTS TRIVIA/         <- as the database filename comes first and 
SCIENCE.QST/SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY/ <- the Category names have slashes before  
MOVIES.FIL/TELEVISION & MOVIES/   <- and after.


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