This is the both the demonstration version and the registered version
of Excalibur!, a medieval interactive adventure your users will enjoy.
You can install the fully functional demo on The Major BBS and use it for
21 days, after which the game will display a message that the trial period
is over.  Feel free to distribute this version in your download directories,
provided you include all files from the original zipped file without
modification.  Upon registration, a keyword will be issued to you which
will remove the demonstration text and permit you to continue running
this program on your BBS.  Your keyword will not work on a BBS with a
different MajorBBS registration number.

Version 1.9 logs the game in on the audit trail during initialization and
cleanup, and, as in previous versions, has the security and accounting
functions located into a separate area, XCLIBRSA.MSG, so that future
upgrades will not always require you to reset these options.  In addition,
in the Accounting functions you will find an option which allows
you to echo the users' Excalibur! commands to the audit trail. It also
keeps the King's information in memory from initialization to shutdown to
make sure that all players are accessing the same data (which prevents
errors on busy systems).  As player files are updated, the system checks
the volatile memory area of online players to make certain that their data
is also updated.  Version 1.9.1 permits users who log on to the game and
do not wish to play the option of logging off without going through the
signup sequence.  

There are additional sysop messages (to the audit trail) for problems
which might be encountered due to a corrupted data base, missing data file,
etc.  Some file integrity checks have been added during the cleanup routine,
and many problems which are detected during the game will now automatically
disable the game, allowing the BBS to continue running until the problem
can be corrected.

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*                         **** IMPORTANT ****                           *
*       *** USERS OF EARLIER VERSIONS OF EXCALIBUR TAKE NOTE ***        *
*  If you are already running a prior version of Excalibur! and you do  *
*  not want to reset your current game, then copy the *.DAT files from  *
*  the XCLIBR! subdirectory (usually \BBSV6\XCLIBR!) into a safe place  *
*  before running the INSTALL program, or use the UPGRADE program which *
*  was created for that purpose.  If you do use the INSTALL program,    *
*  copy the *.DAT files back to the XCLIBR! subdirectory when complete. *
*  **** PLEASE NOTE **** A problem has been found in earlier versions   *
*  which results in lockup after the city at A2 has been captured.      *
*  This is a result of a Btrieve conflict.  Execute XCLFIX01.EXE to     *
*  repair this problem in your existing *.DAT files.  This is NOT ne-   *                 
*  cessary if you are starting the game new using the *.DAT files       *
*  included in version 1.7.1 or later.                                  *
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For detailed information and instructions on the game, read the file 
XCLIBUR.TXT.  Your players can get help learning the game by using
the interactive help on the menus [ (A)sk your Wise Men for Advice ].

!!!!!!! REGISTRATION PRICE FOR VERSION 1.9.1 IS ONLY $129.00 !!!!!!!!!!!

To license Excalibur! for your BBS, call The Party Line BBS at 
(707) 542-3193 and order online using Visa or Mastercard, or 
send $129.00 (CA residents add 7.5% sales tax for a total of 
$138.68) to: Excalibur! Software, 2766 Leslie Road Suite 200,
Santa Rosa, CA  95404.  Please include your name and address,
your BBS name and telephone number, and your MajorBBS Registration
Number with your Excalibur! registration.  You may reach us voice
at (707) 542-3292.  Happy Questing!
                California Wino (Rick Chism)
                calwino@partyline.com


