
History File of T&J Video Poker!

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April 2, 1995 === Version 1.70

-- Some players have complained that the giving of money on moday
   to the best hand played on Sunday was an unfair advantage. I can
   understand this! The sysop now has an option to not allow this
   bonus money to be transfered on monday's. To accomplish this,
   create a file call NOMONEY.DAT in the Video Poker directory.
-- Added an extended log option. By creating a file in the Video
   Poker directory called EXTEND.LOG, the door will keep a log file
   for each NODE showing each hand played.
-- Made the payoff amounts sysop adjustable. Create/edit a file called
   NEWPAY.DAT. The payoffs are listed like this in the file: (there are
   nine lines in the file)

        500     <- Payoff for Royal Flush
        300     <- Straight Flush
        200     <- 4 of a Kind
        100     <- Full House
        50      <- Flush
        25      <- Straight
        15      <- 3 of a Kind
        5       <- Two Pair
        1       <- 1 Pair (higher than the sysop specified minimum)

-- Maximum betting has been increased to $99,999,999,999, that's
   almost 10 billion dollars per hand. You may change the maximum
   bet by editing a file called MAXBET.DAT. Don't use comma's in the
   number. If this file doesn't exist, it will be created by Video
   Poker with a default maximum bet of $9,999,999.
-- Added the actual hand display for yesterdays high hand and for
   today's high hand. When upgrading, it will take 1 day before the
   high hand database will display the high hands.
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May 28, 1994 === Version 1.62

-- Recompiled because of a problem in the player database with the
   first player on a new week (after reset) would generate an error
   (just for the very first player).

May 16, 1994 === Version 1.62

-- Users decided to drop carrier when getting bad cards and
   restarting. Fixed. If they drop carrier they lose one round
   of play.

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March 9, 1994 === Version 1.61

-- Well, somebody figured out they could enter their bet in
   exponential terms (i.e. 2.0E+12) and get around the seven
   digit max bet (i.e. 9999999). Fixed! Special thanks to
   Glenn Snow for pointing this out!

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February 22, 1994 === Version 1.6

-- Updated to DoorFrame v3.1 routines.
-- Added RIP detection which will automatically set a 80x25 text
   window.
-- Added Last Week's High Score/Person to the bulletins.
-- Added All Time High Score Date to the bulletins.
-- Dropped support for CHAIN.TXT.
-- Added a DONATED.BY file. If the door is registered, and somebody
   registered the door for you, just create a file called DONATED.BY
   and place the persons name in the file.
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July 26, 1993 === Version 1.5

-- Added better support for Wildcat! IM and PCBoard/M versions.
-- Added new features for more sysop configuration options such as
   blanking the screen when a remote caller is online, blanking the
   sysop control lines, and assigning the keyboard timeout parameter.
-- Added the ability to play another round of Video Poker (if you
   have a play left) when you quit.
-- Revised the KEY routines to support a VIDEOP.KEY file instead of
   entering the information in the sysop.cfg file.
-- PRESS <ENTER> TO CONTINUE now waits for the ENTER to be pressed
   and not just any key.
-- Added the ability to input a CUSTOM reset date for those of you who
   want the door to play longer than the standard 7 days!
-- Added STANDARD or CUSTOM modes of play! STANDARD is with the
   standard betting options, CUSTOM the user may enter bets up to
   $9,999,999!!!
-- Modified the VPUTIL.EXE program for the added options and moved
   the VPUTIL.EXE program inside the main code. It is now accessed by
   typing VIDEOP UTILITY
-- Added better internal error controls which should get rid of
   any PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE errors (BBS lockups).
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April 4, 1993 -- Version 1.4

-- When fixing the midnight rollover problem, I created another one!
   All is working now.
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March 28, 1993 -- Version 1.3

-- Problem developed supporting DORINFOx.DEF...corrected. If you are
   not using DORINFOx.DEF there are no other changes.
-- Fixed a problem with the "midnight rollover". If somebody logged
   on before midnight, and played until the next day they would have
   no plays left on the "new" day....fixed.
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February 27, 1993 -- Version 1.2

-- Added support for COM0 to 15.
-- Got rid of the nightly maintenance routines. Door will now perform
   the required maintenance by itself!
-- Lowered memory requirements by making a seperate VPUTIL.EXE program
   for setting the door up, etc.
-- Revised the high hand data. If the winner of the jackpot fails to
   claim it, it's now added to the next days jackpot.
-- Fixed a problem that only occurred with UBBS systems.
-- Modified the VIDEOP03.DAT file.
-- Corrected an OVERFLOW (Error code 6) problem if two people were
   using the door at the same time.
NOTE: See VIDEOP.DOC for upgrade information!
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January 14, 1993 -- Version 1.1

-- Fixed problem with reading in the players.dat file - everything was
   really getting messed up. I messed around with the code after the
   beta team had already tested it -- that should teach me!

   Sorry for the problem.....
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January 10, 1993 -- Version 1.0

-- Initial release of the door!
-- Special thanks to the following boards/SysOp's who participated in
   the BETA testing of this door:

   Joe Hale (White Room! BBS)  513-533-0320,,,,,,25
   Joe Hardage (The CAT-HOUSE BBS)  502-895-5920
   Angi Wigle (Apples of Eve BBS)  301-990-7565
   Mac Saum (Jesus IS Lord BBS)  803-776-0323
   Mike Kennedy (Red Moon Rising BBS)  317-875-3803
   Floyd Archer (The Midnite Express)  804-862-4663
