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##title_text BSETUP HYPE Documentation
##title_picture COG.PCX

##text [EXIT] Exit Screen
Thank you for reading about BSETUP.  We hope this can help you get B”lz!
up and running on your system quickly! ##para

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to use our technical support!
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// This is a quick HYPE doc
##menu [MAIN_MENU] Main Menu
   ##prompt Pick your nose (oops) choice
   ##choice [LEGAL_INFO] ##text     ##prompt Legal Info
   ##choice [RUN_BSETUP] ##text     ##prompt Running Bsetup
   ##choice [TECH_SUP]   ##text     ##prompt Technical Support
   ##choice [TIPS]       ##text     ##prompt Some Hints and Tips
   ##choice [EXIT]       ##text     ##prompt Quit this document
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// The Legal Block
##text [LEGAL_INFO] Legal Information (Ho, Hum)
BSETUP.EXE Copyright 1994 COGnition Development Team ##hrt
All Rights Reserved ##hrt
Unauthorized Distribution Prohibited (please read VENDOR.DOC). ##para
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// The Info Block
##text [TIPS] Hints, tricks, info and tips
This document contains information about BSETUP.EXE.  It does not
contain any information concerning B”lz! such as game play.  For more 
information regarding B”lz!, please read BOLZ!.DOC. ##para

We have provided the BSETUP program to make configuration of B”lz! as easy 
and painless as possible.  BSETUP will attempt to autodetect your sound card 
(The Windows Sound System cannot be autodetected), then give you the 
opportunity to correct any mistakes which may occur.  It also allows you
to set music quality, video options and performance options. ##para

BSETUP will first guage your computer's speed.  Then, based on this finding,
will _suggest_ the music quality and video settings that will give the best 
performance possible on your machine.  You may, however, override these 
settings and select whatever level of audio quality you wish, but going 
beyond the suggested maximum (the choices which will be selected for you) 
can cause the game to lock up or cause "skipping" or broken-up audio and/or
bad frame rates and poor action.  Usually, you will want to select whatever 
is given as a default based on system speed to start and try to work your
way up after playing for a while.  ##para

You will need to know the configuration of your sound card if autodetection
fails.  You will need to specifically know the following items: ##para

##tab ##blt Which sound card you have (or compatible with our list) ##hrt
##tab ##blt Base Port Address, usually given in HEXADECIMAL numbers. ##hrt
##tab ##blt DMA channel (GUS users emulating Sound Blaster are always DMA 1). ##hrt
##tab ##blt Interrupt (IRQ) level ##para

BSETUP will attempt to autodetect these settings.  It can, in some rare
cases, make a mistake.  For example, when installing your Sound Blaster(TM)
card from Creative Labs (or compatible), a portion of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file 
was modified to reflect this card's settings.  We rely on that information 
to determine the settings of the card.  If they do not exist (you didn't use 
AUTOEXEC.BAT before you ran BSETUP), then we attempt a 'hardware level' 
detection of the card.  The Windows Sound System or compatibles are the only 
sound cards which cannot be autodected by our routines.  If you have a 
Windows Sound System, please note that you will need to know its I/O Address
(usually port 530), IRQ (Usually 10) and DMA (Usually 1 or 5). ##para

When you run BSETUP, you will be presented with a screen of choices to make
concerning your sound card.  Using the keyboard (arrow keys to move the 
cursor up and down, Tab to move between columns and spacebar to "click" or 
select), you may select any option by "clicking" in the box to its left.  
It's rather intuitive, as you'll see. ##para

When you are satisfied with the information displayed concerning your sound
card, simply click on the tab labeled "Done" at the bottom of the screen to 
move to page two of BSETUP (Video Performance Options).  Here is where you
can turn Parallax Scrolling on and off, turn Color Animation on/off, and
even tell B”lz! to skip the Color VGA Detection. ##para

When you are satisfied with the information displayed on page two, click 
on the "Done" tab.  This causes the file, "BALZ!.INF," to be created in the 
directory BOLZ on drive C:.  This file is REQUIRED to run B”lz!, as it 
contains all of the information required to set up your sound system for use 
with Balz! as well as the video performance options.  Please do not delete 
this file! ##para

The CD-ROM registered version has no other way of saving data except to your
hard drive, and this file is only 52 bytes long (Yes, just 52 bytes.  Less
than one line of text in this document!). ##para
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##text [RUN_BSETUP] Running BSETUP.EXE
BSETUP uses the keyboard for input.  It uses a text-based user interface, 
similar to other DOS setup programs, to allow you to easily enter all 
necessary information in a very visual format. ##para

To run BSETUP, switch to the directory into which you have installed the
B”lz! files.  Then simply type BSETUP and press [ENTER]. ##para

Toward the top of the screen, you will see a message box.  If you need help,
keep your eye up here for some suggestions while not pressing any keys.
This is also the "Current Action" display, and it tells you what BSETUP is 
currently working on.   ##para

Before control is passed to you, BSETUP will attempt to autodetect your 
sound card and it will also test your computer's speed by writing some 
graphics to the screen and doing some math similar to what is contained in 
B”lz! ##para

##exact_text
NOTE:    A MATH COPROCESSOR IS OF NO USE TO B”lz!  THIS GAME USES INTEGER-
         BASED MATH ONLY, AND THE SPEED INCREASE OF A MATH COPROCESSOR IS
         NOT VERY NOTICEABLE.  DO NOT EXPECT POOR PERFORMANCE IF YOUR MACHINE
         IS AN "SX" VERSION 486.
##end ##para

Based on these findings, the screen will be filled with -suggested- settings
for your sound system.  You may, by processes outlined above, change these
settings.  Again, click the "Done" tab for page two and set these options
as desired.  Clikc the Page Two "Done" tab when you are finished. ##para
##end [MAIN_MENU] ##menu ##prompt Return to Main Menu


##text [TECH_SUP] Technical Support
COGnition Development Team provides technical support by phone between the 
hours of 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (East Coast, USA), 
Monday through Friday, at 1-800-734-8031 (inside the Continental US).  From
outside the Continental US, please call +1-412-261-9123 during the same
hourse -- or use our faxback support line at +1-412-391-7886 24 hours/day!
When faxing, please remember to give us your name, title (if important) and
FAX PHONE NUMBER INCLUDING ALL COUNTRY/COUNTY/CITY CODE INFORMATION.  We
will not make extranneous attempts to fax back if the information you give
us is incorrect or imcomplete. ##para

We are on the eastern coast of the United States of America, so we are in
the Eastern Standard Time Zone.  This is three (3) hours ahead of California,
and seven (7) hours behind Finland. ##para

Please understand that if you are asked to leave a message -- we'll get 
right back to you the same day, usually within 30 minutes of your call.  
Hey, it's better than putting you on hold for that amount of time and making 
you listen to more elevator music! ##para

We also offer a "faxback" service, whereby we provide technical support via
fax.  Our fax number is:  1-412-391-7886.  We guarantee a response within
24 hours of receipt of your questions.  This service, though catering well
to our foreign customers, is not limited to foreign inquiries.  Please feel
free to use our faxback service at will! ##para

We can also offer technical support through the surface mail system.  Our
mailing address is as follows: ##para

##exact_text      
      COGnition Development Team
      Attn:  B”lz! Technical Support
      P.O. Box 112546
      Pittsburgh, PA  15241-2546
      USA
##end ##para

Finally, you can also get technical support for B”lz! and BSETUP via the
Internet or America Online.  Here's how:

##exact_text
   [Email]
   straffan@aol.com
   Make the subject of the email "BOLZ Technical Support"

   [AOL]
   Screen Name:  Straffan
   Make the subject of the mail "BOLZ Technical Support"
##end ##para
   
Remember, please describe your problem in full detail, and the name
of the software you are having problems with.  Please include your full
name, daytime phone number (if response by phone is acceptable) and 
internet mailing address or America Online Screen Name. ##para
   
We _will_ to respond to your email questions within 24 hours. ##para
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