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FAQ v0.9 faq-v0.9.tgz (25kB) Distribution PGP Signature 8-Mar-1999

FAQ is useful for making Question/Answer-like help systems. FAQ takes files that contain a list of questions and answers and allows the user to search the questions for keywords. A subset of the questions are presented numerically; users can then obtain the answer to specific questions. The format of the FAQ files requires no numbering, indexing, databases, or special privileges to use. FAQ allows for many options. State: Beta, Known Problems: None, Source Available: C++, Documentation: Man page, Distribution: gzip'd tar, Platform: Linux, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.

DOS

APath v2.4a apath24a.zip (1.65kB) 10-Mar-1996		APATH is designed to add and remove directories from the PATH, while avoiding duplicates and errors. If you have ever used PATH %PATH%;directory in a batch file, then you need APath. This small and fast utilitiy allows you to add directories to the PATH (or other environment variables like INCLUDE and LIB). APath avoids redundant entries and has the capability to add at the beginning and end of the environment variable. If an entry is deleted, but does not exist, APath does not produce an error. The end result is that batch files can now add and remove items to environment variables without maintaining prior state, thereby reducing environment clutter and keeping the environment variable itself as optimial as possible which speeds up searching. State: Production, Known Problems: Some environments don't work, APath 2.3 (supplied) corrects for this problem, Source Available: Assembly - Not included in distribution, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
BzztBzzt bzztbzzt.zip (346.14kB) 3-May-1996		Moderates a Jeapordy-like game show. This software was originally commissioned by Colby Perkins in order to moderate a Jeapordy-like game show at science fiction conventions. You may build simple graphic screens to represent each player, a right answer, a wrong answer, etc. These are registered with the moderating software which allows the host to control the game by walking around using the mouse buttons. Players buzz-in using hand-held buzzers connected to the joystick port (instructions about building 4 separate controllers are provided -- but you can use joysticks directly). The graphics are displayed on a monitor facing the audience, and the gameshow host doesn't have to to have view of the monitor to see the outcome: the keyboard LEDs indicate what's happened in a simple binary code. Thus. the whole game show can take place without touching the keyboard, including scoring. The system makes use of very high speed timers and event capturing mechanisms to do careful measuring to assure fairness. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: No, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
FAQ v1.2 faq12.zip (34.59kB) 3-Dec-1996		FAQ Question/Answer help system. Takes a file containing questions and answers and searches the generated question list for keywords. Users can then request answers to specific questions in the list. Note, this version has been obsoleted by the Linux version. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: Lost Forever in a disk crash, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS, Notes: Linux version is far superior to this version, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
MINES mines.zip (34.59kB) 3-Apr-1996		MineHunt game, walking through a minefield. This is the classic game of MineHunt, mimicing the original version that covertly comes with Data General installations of WordPerfect. The game is entirely played in text mode, and arbitrary choices can not be made, rather the user must "walk" in order to discover the mines. This is far more difficult than the standard click-anywhere version. This version also contains numerous features that were not found in the original version. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: Not in the distribution, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
OTS ots.zip (29.46kB) 3-Apr-1996		One-Touch-Sound; on-demand sound production for small stage theater. One-Touch-Sound was commissioned by Alan Garies in order to produce chains of real sound effects on demand for small theater productions, in the dark, using nothing but a small laptop and an obsolete SoundBlaster card. The systems has been used successfully during multiple performances by the Montgomery Playhouse Theater. Sound effects are recorded and given symbol names and English descriptions, then a scripting file is put together defining sequences of sounds to particular moments in the play. These choices are presented as a menu that causes the sound effect to be activated (ideally pumped into the stage's sound system) when the button is pressed. This allows for impressive on-demand cueing and playback. Multiple menus can be created for each scene. Additionally, there is an emergency shutoff in the event someone inadvetantly starts a sound effect. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: Not in the distribution, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
REN2DATE ren2date.zip (29.46kB) 3-Apr-1996		Rename to date. Intended for renaming backup files to the current date in systems that provide little automation. Takes the specified file and renames it to the current year, month, day. While this task sounds trivial, it wasn't easily accomplished in DOS's early days. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: Not in the distribution, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
WUMPUS wumpus.zip (29.46kB) 3-Apr-1996		Game of Hunt the Wumpus. This version of Hunt the Wumpus contains more map topologies than the original game and is certainly far more random in nature. Additionally, stalled moments in the game (where you're wandering of paths you've already taken) produce humorous output on occasion. State: Production, Known Problems: Possible spelling mistakes, Source Available: Not in the distribution, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS, Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
Traders v1.6 traders-v16.zip (68kB) 21-Aug-1993		StarTraders. Multiple players (1-4) try to manipulate interstellar trading routes in order to make the most money. Turn based game with interactive communication between players. This version was an almost direct port from DataGeneral MV/10000 BASIC to Borland C++. State: Early Production, Known Problems: Communication enhancements not present, Source Available: C++, Documentation: Yes, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS (required shared network for multiplayers), Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.
Mupet v2.3 & v3.0 mupet.zip (37.5kB) 18-Aug-1993		Mupet, color terminal emulator for Data General D410 terminals. Mupet is a small and fast terminal emulator intended to be used with Data General terminals. It has extensive function key support to allow Word Perfect keystrokes, includes user macros and definable keys, color and simple sound support, an enormous scroll back buffer (with color), and embedding serial codes so applications can identify users. State: Production, Known Problems: None, Source Available: Not in distribution, Documentation: Partial, Distribution: zip, Platform: DOS (requires COM port), Author: Walt Stoneburner <wls@wwco.com>.

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