sw/adventure/src/ADVENT.DC

   1    This version of adventure is based on the RT-11 version
   2 by Bob Supnik. It is essentially a recoding of the FORTRAN-IV
   3 sources into RALF code. The RALF code has been  optimized
   4 to fit into 32K. Also, many modifications were made to
   5 the code to increase execution speed.
   6
   7    Because it is based on the RT-11 version of ADVENTURE,
   8 the following features of the FORTRAN-10 version are not
   9 supported:
  10
  11 1) MAGIC mode was removed
  12 2) The SUSPEND and HOURS commands were deleted
  13
  14
  15    The program requires a secondary storage device with
  16 at least 250 blocks of free space for working storage.
  17 Included with the sources are batch stream files for
  18 compiling and loading the program.
  19
  20 COMPILATION:
  21
  22 .SUBMIT COMPILE
  23
  24 LOADING:
  25
  26 .SUBMIT LOAD    (this creates a load map - LOAD.LS)
  27
  28 EXECUTION:
  29
  30 .R FRTS
  31 *ADVENT.ld      (the ".LD" is optional)
  32 *$              (altmode or escape)
  33
  34         execution proceeds.
  35
  36    When the program is first started, it prompts for the
  37 locations of database files:
  38 Location of text database (ATEXT.DA) >
  39 Location of text index    (AINDX.DA) >
  40 Location of saved games   (ASAVE.DA) >
  41 Location of text input   (ADVENT.TX) >
  42
  43    The value in parenthesis is the default values for those files.
  44 You can place files on other than the current SYS device by giving
  45 the device name and filename, such as RKB0:ADVENT.TX, etc. See
  46 the section below on the ADVENT.IN file for more information on how
  47 to place the database files.
  48
  49    When first started, the program will take approximately
  50 two to three minutes to set up its data base (ATEXT and AINDX).
  51 Initialization and execution can be optimized by placing
  52 the data file (DATA) on a different device from the text
  53 file (ADVENT.TX). Also, it is more efficient to have the
  54 load module (ADVENT.LD) on a different device than the
  55 data file (DATA). For a two-drive DECtape system, for
  56 example, put ADVENT.LD and ADVENT.TX on SYS:, and have the
  57 database files written on DTA1:.
  58 i.e.
  59 .R FRTS
  60 *ADVENT
  61 Location of text database (ATEXT.DA) > DTA1:ATEXT.DA
  62 Location of text index    (AINDX.DA) > DTA1:AINDX.DA
  63 Location of saved games   (ASAVE.DA) > ASAVE.DA
  64 Location of text input   (ADVENT.TX) > ADVENT.TX
  65
  66
  67    The ADVENT.TX file is only used to set up the text database.
  68 Once the ATEXT.DA and AINDX.DA files have been built, you can
  69 delete this file as it is not needed for normal program operation.
  70 The file locataion values given during this startup dialog are
  71 stored in a file called ADVENT.IN, which is a simple text file
  72 with KEYWORD=VALUE lines for the four filenames. You can edit
  73 this later to move the files to other devices, or delete the
  74 ADVENT.IN file to completely restart the dialog.
  75
  76    To run the program, only the files ADVENT.LD and
  77 ADVENT.TX need to be copied from the distribution tape.
  78 These are the load module and the text file. The rest
  79 of the files are sources.
  80
  81
  82    The SAVE command in Adventure writes the ASAVE.DA file. If the
  83 file already exists, it is overwritten by subsequent SAVE operations.
  84 A saved game is restored using the RESTORE command.
  85
  86 Good luck and happy adventuring!