FIBS/W v1.35 Copyright (c) 1994, 1995 Robin Davies. All Rights Reserved. FIBS/W is a Microsoft Windows(TM) based client for the First International Backgammon Server (FIBS) -- an Internet server which allows users to play against human opponents all over the world. FIBS/W provides a graphical game board and mouse-driven interface to the FIBS server. Powerful configuration options for many common Internet host systems, and communications service providers, and a built-in communications scripting language allow FIBS/W to automatically dial and connect to FIBS via the Internet with a single mouse click. FIBS/W will work with either dial-up dumb-terminal-server access to the Internet or access via TCP/IP, SLIP or PPP. To use TCP/IP, SLIP or PPP, your system must have a properly installed set of Winsock v1.1 DLLs. If in doubt, you must be able to satisfy one of the following conditions: (1) You can dial up an internet host using Windows Terminal, and establish telnet connections with systems on the internet. (2) You are using TCP/IP, SLIP or PPP connections, and have a working copy of WINSOCK.DLL installed on your system. FIBS/W requires version 3.1 or later of Microsoft Windows, or any version of Windows for Workgroups or Windows/NT. FIBS/W will also run as a Windows application under OS/2 2.X. NEW FEATURES FOR VERSION 1.30 - Toggle greedy button - Double-click on checkers to move. - Copy board positions to the clipboard (Graphics and text) - Save board positions as text files. - Doubles initiated by mouse-clicks are now confirmed. - FIBS server adddress has been updated to the new server address, and can now be modified through a dialog. INSTALLING AND CONFIGURING FIBS/W You may place FIBS/W anywhere on your hard drive as long as all files in this distribution are placed in the same directory. The following instructions assume that the files have been placed in the directory C:\FIBSW. To install FIBS/W as an icon in the Windows Program Manager, follow these instructions. (1) Activate the Windows Program Manager. (2) Activate the window containing the program group in which you want to install the FIBS/W icon. (Click on either the "Main" program group window or the "Games" program group window, or choose a program group that you prefer). (3) Choose the menu item File/New... (4) In the New Program Object dialog, select Program Item, and press the OK button. (5) In the Program Item Properties dialog, enter "FIBS/W" in the Description field. (For this field and all others, ommit the enclosing quotes). In the Command Line field, enter "C:\FIBSW\FIBSW.EXE". If you have placed the FIBS/W files in another a directory other than C:\FIBSW, modify this line accordingly. The working directory and shortcut key fields may be left blank. The Run Minimized checkbox should be unchecked. Press the OK button. If you have followed the instructions correctly, you should see a new icon in the currently active program group entitled "FIBS/W". From now on you can double-click on this icon to start FIBS/W. FIBSW.EXE will automatically create a FIBSW.INI file in your Windows directory the first time it is run. Detailed documentation and configuration instructions are provided in the on-line help files. Press the F1 key while FIBSW.EXE is running to access the on-line help. Briefly, before attempting to connect to FIBS, you must (1) Choose and configure a comminications port using the Options/Modem Settings... menu command. This menu command allows you to choose either a serial port, or Winsock to connect to FIBS. If you need help choosing values in this dialog, press the Help button for further instructions. (2) Choose and configure an automated login script using the Options/Connect Script Settings... menu command. If you need help choosing values in this dialog, press the Help button for further instructions. Once you have done this issue the Communications/Connect menu command to connect to FIBS. If you are satisified with the settings, you may select the menu command Options/Auto Connect When Loading to cause FIBS/W to connect automatically when started up. Further instructions for configuring FIBS/W are given in the on-line help. TERMS OF LICENSE FIBS/W is provided as Shareware. The registration fee is US$40. This version of FIBS/W includes a Nag Screen (a mildly annoying dialog which is displayed every time the program is run) but is otherwise fully functional. Copies of FIBS/W may be distributed without charge provided that the shareware version of FIBS/W is distributed complete and unmodified. Please consult the License Agreement section of the online help for the complete text of the actual terms of license for FIBS/W. In all respects where this text and the License agreement section of the online help differ, the online-help version shall be considered authoritative. Please read it carefully. To purchase a license to use FIBS/W see the section entitled "Order Form" in the on-line help file. Enjoy. Robin Davies. rdavies@fox.nstn.ns.ca FIBS: Q 1 (613) 231-2783.