                             The Gateway v1.0
                              By Jason Brown
                   Written in Borland Turbo Pascal 6.0
             Used DDPlus v7.1 by Steven Lorenz and Bob Dalton
                For Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able
                         Version date: 04/25/2000


[LEGAL DISCLAIMER]
                         
                         DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

            THIS SOFTWARE AND MANUAL ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
            WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY
            OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  BECAUSE
            OF THE VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENTS INTO
            WHICH THIS PROGRAM MAY BE PUT, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR     
            A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.  GOOD DATA PROCESSING
            PROCEDURE DICTATES THAT ANY PROGRAM BE THOROUGHLY TESTED
            WITH NON-CRITICAL DATA BEFORE RELYING ON IT.  THE USER
            MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE PROGRAM.  ANY
            LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO
            PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

[INTRODUCTION]
Michael Everett wanted an IGM that could run RHPs like LORD runs IGMs, so
here it is.

[FILE LIST]
  Files that should be in GATE10.ZIP:

  FILE_ID.DIZ   : BBS Discription File.
  GATEWAY.TXT   : You're reading it!
  WHATSNEW.TXT  : Revsions/what's new in this version.
  CODES.TXT     : Info on how to program your own random happenings!
  RHPTRICK.TXT  : Tips and tricks for RHP programming.
 *POOL.RHP      : A Random Happening Program: The Anchient Pool.
 *GATEWAY.EXE   : The LORD Cavern!
 *SETUP.EXE     : Setup program.
  HOMEPAGE.URL  : Internet Shortcut to my homepage.

  Files that are made by The Gateway in its directory:

 *GATEWAY.DAT   : Player record file.
 *GATETIME.DAT  : Time keeping file.
 *GATEWAY.CFG   : Configuration file.
 *EXTRA.CFG     : Extra config file, see [EXTRA SETUP INFO].

  ERROR.LOG     : Created in directory ran from, usually LORD's, that has
                  any errors that happen in it.

  *=Needed for program to run.

  BTW: Setup isn't really needed.  Its just nice to keep around.  <G>

[REQUIREMENTS]
LORD version 3.25 or greater.
DOS (version 3.1 or better) or compatible operating system.
SHARE installed for multinode systems.
A Modem!  300-115,200 baud and any fossil lock baud rate up to 115,200.
286 or better processor (should not be a problem...)
Memory!  Very little needed to run...  never actually bothered to find out.

[UPGRADING]
Nothing to upgrade from...

[INSTALLATION]
 Note: If you have The L.O.R.D. Cavern, all you have to do is copy
       LORDCAVE.CFG in your LORD Cavern dir to GATEWAY.CFG in your
       Gateway dir and then use Setup to install (option 'I').
Put the files in the zip in a directory off of your LORD directory.  May I
suggest naming the directory "GATEWAY"?  Then run SETUP.  Press 'C' to
configure first.  Then press 'S' to configure EXTRA.CFG.  This is mostly
to add RHP programs (see [EXTRA SETUP INFO]), but when you register you
can change the number of searches per day!  The rest shouldn't be too hard
to figure out.  Just awnser all the questions.  Installing (pressing 'I'
after leaving the configure menu) will put the run lines into
3RDPARTY.DAT, and an announcement that The Gateway has been installed in
the daily happenings.  For those of you who want to edit GATEWAY.CFG
yourself, here's a listing of it:

GATEWAY.CFG Listing:

D:\BBS\LORD\
Unregistered BBS
Unregistered
Sysop
Sysop #1
000000

Line 1: Path to LORD with trailing backslash
Line 2: Your BBS name
Line 3: Your real first name
Line 4: Your real last name
Line 5: Your handel (optional).  Displayed at start up instead of your real
        name, can include LORD codes.
Line 6: Not used by The Gateway, but something must be here.

The path must be on the first line, and no comments are allowed unless
they are after the registration code.

You'll notice that I said it'll use non-standard com ports in the
File_id.Diz, but there's not a configuration setting for that.  That's
because it gets all that stuff from LORD's Node*.Dat file.  As long as
LORD is set up right, this will be set up right in that respect.  I wish
more IGMs used that Node*.Dat, too...

These are the lines put in 3RDPARTY.DAT by The Gateway:

<path to gateway>\GATEWAY.EXE *
`@T`4he `@G`4ateway

Just in case you wanted to know.  :^)

[EXTRA SETUP INFO]
Please only use SETUP to add RHPs.  There's a special format that the lines
need to be in.  It's much easier using SETUP anyway, because it automatically
finds all RHPs in your Gateway directory that are for the Gateway, and then
lets you add only those ones.  :)  It's option 'E' under the main menu.

[UNINTALLING]
 Note: To reset The Gateway, run SETUP and press 'R'.
Now why would you want to do that <G>?  Well, run SETUP, press 'U'.
Unless its in an IGM extender's files.  Then use the expander to uninstall
The Gateway.  IGME is great with that...Wait!  I mentioned something
not written by me!  Oh, no!  Serously, its a great program.  Look in to
it...

[USING IT]
Just select The Gateway in the other places.  It will do maintence
automaticly when the first person for the day enters, and it doesn't take
that long.  A menu will be brought up showing the installed RHPs, just use
the keys shown.

[REGISTRATION]
None, this program is freeware!

[COMING SOON]
As BBSs kinda fizzeled out, there's not much in that area.  :(  I'm
toying with ways to bring more BBS like elements to the web, though.  Also
adding an RHP system to The Outlands Tavern, just for fun.  :)

[OTHER PRODUCTS]
Here is the other LORD stuff that I've done!

The LORD Cavern RHP Set 1 - 5 RHP programs for The L.O.R.D. Cavern!
(CAVERHP1.ZIP)              The Lost City of Darborne, The Waterfall, The
[~9,029 bytes]              Old Magician, The Diamond Mine, and The
                            Canyon.  v1.3a+ (some require v1.3c+).

LordStat v1.5 - Bulletin generator for LORD 3.15+ - 11 different bulletins
(LORDST15.ZIP)  to spice up your LORD game!  Helps users to pick and
[~41,272 bytes] choose who to attack, and tells who is the best warrior in
                the Realm!  Now also tells users where others are in the
                Realm, sleeping in the Inn, Field, or in an IGM!  New
                bulletin lists the installed IGMs!  Lets you not use any
                of the bulletins you don't want to, and has an easy to use
                built in SETUP program!  Includes Renegade, Wildcat! and
                RemoteAccess pause code support.  Freeware.

The Outlands Tavern v1.2 - IGM for LORD 3.50+ - Great IGM for LORD!  Lets
(OUTS12.ZIP)               users talk and PARTY!  Best of all, users can
[~94,838 bytes]            stay overnight in the tavern, for a fee, and be
                           safer than in LORD's Inn!  There's still a
                           chance someone might get them!  New BackRoom
                           will spice up the stay and includes support for
                           BADWORDS.DAT!  Removed buying food/drink and
                           improved BarKeep sneaking-by.  Freeware.

[DISTRIBUTION SITES]
Check out these Internet sites!

FTP: none currently...
WWW: http://www.pcinet.sys/~jmbrown/
My World Wide Web page includes links to other pages, like Seth Able's!

[CLOSING]
Thanks to Michael Everett for the idea and beta testing (telnet://bobobbs.net).

Thanks to Seth Able Robinsion for writing LORD and releasing the
PLAYER.DAT structure.

If you have any bug reports or comments you can reach me at:
  Internet: jmbrown@mines.edu

[END]







