FARWEST BBS DETAILED PRODUCT INFORMATION (Effective September 1996) 1.0 CONTENTS ------------ 1.0 - Contents 2.0 - Introduction 3.0 - Contacting Farwest 3.1 - Modem/Telnet 3.2 - Voice 3.3 - Fax 3.4 - Email 3.5 - Regular mail 3.6 - Courier Service (Federal Express) 3.7 - Accessing our FTP site 4.0 - Purchasing information 4.1 - Company Check, Money Order, Bank Draft, Cashier's Check 4.2 - Western Union Wire Transfer 4.3 - After Payment is Received 4.4 - Authorized Resellers 4.4.1 - Adept Communication, Inc. 4.4.2 - Datasafe Publications, Inc. 4.4.3 - Digital Consulting Service, Inc. 4.4.4 - High Velocity Software, Inc. 4.4.5 - Logicom, Inc. 4.4.6 - Wilderland Software 5.0 - Technical Support 5.1 - Support BBS 5.2 - Support via MajorNet 5.3 - Support via the Internet 5.4 - Voice support 6.0 - Price List 7.0 - Product Information 7.1 - Farwest Trivia Suite 7.2 - Farwest Trivia 7.3 - Tele-Trivia 7.4 - Othello 7.5 - Roll the Bones 7.6 - Question Developer Kit 7.7 - Questions by Topic I 7.8 - Questions by Topic II 7.9 - Adult Questions 7.10 - Action Word Add On 7.11 - Global Tic Tac Toe 2.0 INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL BACKGROUND --------------------------------------- Farwest BBS first went online November 15, 1985. In March 1989 Farwest switched to Galacticomm's Major BBS software. Shortly after moving to MBBS, Farwest became a third party developer for the Major BBS add on market. We are proud to claim the following accomplishments. 1 - Our Othello game module July 1989 2 - A translation of the Galacticomm Flash Developers Kit code into Turbo Pascal April 1990 3 - Development and advancement of VROOM technology August 1990 4 - Our Mjrmail utility module (purchased by Galacticomm in July of 1992) October 1990 5 - CD-ROM module for PC-SIG ROM disc December 1990 6 - CD-ROM module for Alde Carousel ROM disc February 1991 7 - CD-ROM module for Alde Spectrum ROM disc March 1991 8 - Super Disc CD-ROM Manager module (purchased by Wilderland software in July 1995) February 1992 9 - Global Tic-Tac-Toe game September 1992 10 - Farwest Trivia game September 1992 11 - Console Macros May 1993 12 - Farwest Grab Bag May 1993 13 - Action Word Add On November 1993 14 - Roll the Bones March 1994 15 - Tele-Trivia September 1994 16 - Question Developer Kit June 1995 17 - Questions by Topic I July 1995 18 - Questions by Topic II October 1995 19 - Adult Questions January 1996 3.0 CONTACTING FARWEST BBS -------------------------- 3.1 Calling via Modem/Telnet ---------------------------- We operate a MajorBBS/WorldGroup system that can be reached in the following ways: Modem: 604-381-3934 (14.4 kbps) Modem: 604-381-4430 (14.4 kbps) Modem: 604-381-1135 (28.8 kbps, 33.6kbps with a USR Courier) Telnet: farwest.bc.ca When you first call Farwest BBS, we ask that you sign on as a NEW user, and answer the standard questions. Please note that Farwest is a real name system and does not use alias User-IDs, so from the moment you sign up, your user-id will become your REAL name. (example: Bob Smith, Sam Kincaid, etc...) As soon as you answer the last question in setting up your account, you will be immediately given DEMO access to the system. Please write E-mail to the Sysop to get your access upgraded. All Major BBS Sysops are automatically provided with FREE access. This will allow you to have full access to our system and the ability to download demos of our modules. 3.2 Calling Voice ----------------- You can call us voice at the following numbers... Voice: 604-370-1763 - Aaron Sundberg or 604-381-6462 - Ren L'Ecuyer If no one answers when you call, please leave a message on the answering machine. We return all calls. 3.3 FAX ------- Our fax number is 604-381-6462. 3.4 Electronic Mail ------------------- Farwest is hooked up to the MajorNet and the Internet. If you are interested in any of our products, then you can send us private email to any of these addresses. MajorNet: Internet: Info@FAR info@farwest.bc.ca 3.5 Regular Mail ---------------- IMPORTANT! This address is for REGULAR mail only! Please DO NOT send anything to this address using Express Mail, UPS, Purolator, Federal Express, or any other courier service. They WILL NOT deliver to this address. Doing so will only result in costly delays. Our regular mailing address is Farwest BBS PO Box 8389 Victoria BC V8W 3R9 Canada Be forewarned, sending us mail can be VERY slow. From between 7 and 15 days for regular air mail. 3.6 Courier Service ------------------- If you want to send us something in a hurry, then Federal Express is the ONLY option. Federal Express guarantees 24 hour delivery from almost any point in the USA. Two days from Mexico. Please DO NOT try to use other courier services. They cannot guarantee 24 hour service to Victoria, BC, They also do not have the same quality of tracking service. If you elect to use Federal Express, then you will need a "real people address" and not a PO box number. Since couriers will not deliver to a post office box, you can use the following address for all Fed Ex shipments. Aaron Sundberg 104-1655 Begbie Street Victoria, BC V8R 1L4 Canada Telephone: 604-370-1763 3.7 Accessing our FTP site -------------------------- All of Farwest BBS' demos and the most recent version of this file can be accessed via anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.farwest.bc.ca/worldgroup/demos/ We also keep updated versions of our demos and this file on the Galacticomm demo system accessible at ftp://gcomm.com/isvfar/ 4.0 PURCHASING INFORMATION -------------------------- 4.1 Company Checks, Money Orders, Bank Drafts, Cashier's Check -------------------------------------------------------------- If you wish to purchase any of our modules, then simply send us a company check, INTERNATIONAL money order, a bank draft, or cashier's check made payable to FARWEST BBS, to either of the addresses mentioned above. Unfortunately we cannot accept any personal checks. NOTE: We are located in Canada. If you are outside of Canada, please ensure that any payment you send is negotiable outside of your home country. 4.2 Western Union Wire Transfer ------------------------------- For those of you that would like to use a credit card for payment, Western Union is a suitable alternative. Simply check your telephone book for the Western Union number closest to your location. Give them a call, tell them you want to wire money and use your credit card as a method of payment. They will ask you for a name (Ren L'Ecuyer or Aaron Sundberg) and a location (Victoria, BC, Canada) as well as your credit card data. If you elect to use this approach, then obviously we need to know a few things such as your name, telephone number and your location (city and state). It usually takes about 2 to 3 hours to process. We contact the local Western Union representative in Victoria, pick up the money, alter your user account on our system - and you are free to download. Western Union does allow an alternative method of payment - and it sure gets here fast. As you can expect, there is a fee - but this is not much more than sending payment via Federal Express. You may wish to give this method of payment some consideration. If you do decide to send your payment via Western Union please call Farwest to confirm the order and the information being given to Western Union to prevent any confusion. 4.3 After Payment is Received ----------------------------- As soon as we receive your payment we will give you access to download the purchased items from our BBS. It is important that you call our BBS and set up an account as soon as you can. In the event that you cannot download the purchased items, then we can do one of two things. 1) Mail the diskettes to you via a courier. (At your expense). 2) Mail the diskettes to you via the normal postal service. (air mail). PLEASE - Try to remember the following... There is no explanation, but regular mail to and from the west coast of Canada can take 7 to 15 days depending on many variables such as time of year, distance involved, phase of the moon, etc. 4.4 Authorized Resellers ------------------------ Currently there are six authorized resellers of Farwest's products. They are, Adept Communications, Cheersoft, Datasafe Publications, Digital Consulting Service, High Velocity Software, and Logicom. 4.4.1 Adept Communications, Inc. -------------------------------- Adept Communications 820 South 6th Street Louisville, KY 40203 USA Phone: Orders: 800-294-3044 Voice: 502-584-1807 Fax: 502-584-3301 BBS: 502-584-1822 (28.8 kbps) Telnet: bbs.adept.net Email: pshannon@unix.adept.net Web: http://www.adept.net/ 4.4.2 Datasafe Publications, Inc. --------------------------------- Datasafe Publicastions 3301 Jaun Tabo NE, Suite 113 Albuquerque, NM 87111 USA Phone: Orders: 800-870-0004 Voice: 505-294-4980 Fax: 505-294-8225 BBS: 505-294-1575 Telnet: dsafe.com Web: http://www.dsafe.com/ 4.4.3 Digital Consulting Service, Inc. -------------------------------------- Digital Consulting Services PO Box 2142 Secaucus, NJ 07094 USA Phone: Orders: 800-899-2002 Voice: 212-697-7340 Fax: 212-949-8083 BBS: 212-242-2270 Email: mehrmann@digiconsult.com 4.4.4 High Velocity Software, Inc. ---------------------------------- High Velocity Software PO Box 33455 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3455 USA Phone: Orders: 800-572-5582 Voice: 602-234-2207 Fax: 602-234-0730 BBS: 602-222-3000 Telnet: garden.hvs.com Email: support@mail.hvs.com Web: http://www.hvs.com/ FTP: ftp://hvs.com/ 4.4.5 Logicom, Inc. ------------------- Logicom, Inc 5701 Pine Island Road, #350 Tamarac, FL 33321 USA Phone: Orders: 800-764-4266 Voice: 954-726-3868 Fax: 954-726-3748 BBS: 954-726-3849 Telnet: logicom.com Web: http://www.logicom.com/ 4.4.6 Wilderland Software ------------------------- Wilderland Software 152 W. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 731 Milwaukee, WI 53203 USA Phone: Voice: 414-273-4580 Fax: 414-273-4582 BBS: 414-486-2402 Telnet: sen.com Email: sales@sen.com Web: http://www.sen.com/wld/ 5.0 TECHNICAL SUPPORT --------------------- 5.1 Support BBS --------------- The best way to get technical support is to call our BBS and leave private email to "Support". (No quotes of course.) If you think you have found a bug then when you call, upload any of GP.OUT, CATASTRO.TXT, FW_LOG.LOG or capture files that may help document the suspected bug. Please see Section 3.1 on how to connect with our support BBS. 5.2 Support via MajorNet ------------------------ Farwest maintains a support news group on MajorNet. You can leave any questions or comments on Farwest BBS products in this news group. If you have MailLink we suggest you set up MAJORBBS.DEV.FAR on your system. This will allow you to keep on top of product updates and bug fixes. Additionally Farwest has a support forum on MajorNet specifically for the reporting of errors found in the Trivia databases. You can tune into this Forum at MAJORBBS.DEV.FAR.TR. If you have a question or problem that you want to send in private email then you can send email to Support@FAR. 5.3 Support via the Internet ---------------------------- If you have a question or problem that you want to send by email over the Internet, then you can send email to support@farwest.bc.ca. 5.4 Voice Support ----------------- If you have a question or a problem that needs immediate attention, then give us a call at 604-370-1763 6.0 PRODUCT PRICE LIST ---------------------- 1 - Farwest Trivia Suite $249.00 (best buy) 2 - Farwest Trivia (RIP support) $200.00 (demo available) 3 - Tele-Trivia $150.00 (demo available) 4 - Farwest Othello (RIP support) $69.00 (demo available) 5 - Roll the Bones $59.00 (demo available) 6 - Question Developer Kit $50.00 7 - Questions by Topic I $39.00 8 - Questions by Topic II $39.00 9 - Adult Questions $39.00 10 - Action Word Add On $29.00ø (demo available) 11 - Global Tic-Tac-Toe $25.00 ø Currently works with Farwest Trivia and Othello. All prices are in US funds. All products with the exception of Console Macros come with global Tic-Tac-Toe as a FREE bonus! All products marked as having a demo available can be downloaded by calling Farwest BBS and typing /GO DEMOS. Or you can download them from our FTP site. (ftp://ftp.islandnet.com/farwest/) 7.0 PRODUCT SUMMARIES --------------------- Please note that all of Farwest's products require a 386 or better to run. All Farwest products are compatible with MajorBBS 6.2x and are 100% WorldGroup terminal mode compatible. 7.1 Farwest Trivia Suite ------------------------ The Farwest Trivia Suite is really five products for one price. Included are, Farwest Trivia, Tele-Trivia, the Action Word Add On, Questions by Topic I, and Questions by Topic II. You save over 15% by purchasing these products as a package rather than individually For descriptions of these product please read the write ups below. 7.2 Farwest Trivia ------------------ Farwest Trivia is one of the most popular trivia game available for MajorBBS/WorldGroup. The game takes place in a full Tele- conference style environment complete with whispers, directed messages, and action words via our Action Word Add On. Great features include: a) RIP support with all the commonly used commands as buttons. b) 66,000 question database. c) Online question editor to add/edit/delete questions. d) Ability to add different question categories. e) Configurable high score list as well as an "all time" high score list. f) Automatic high score clearing DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, etc. g) Sysop commands. (access for these is configurable.) Farwest Trivia only costs $200US, or just $100 if you already own Tele-Trivia. If you are interested, give us a call and download the Demo. Remember, that for and extra $29 you can get virtually unlimited action words with the Action Word Add On. (see below). 7.3 Tele-Trivia --------------- This is a Tele-Game implementation of the very popular Farwest Trivia. Tele-Trivia has all the same features as Farwest Trivia with some new ones that are sure to make it a winner on your system. Great features include: a) Can be played globally from most places on your BBS. b) Play can be limited to Teleconference only. c) Play can be limited to a single Teleconference channel. d) Configurable split screen play allows users to isolate the top four lines of their screen for Tele-Trivia play and the remainder for regular Teleconference. e) 66,000 question database. f) Online question editor to add/edit/delete questions. g) Ability to add different question categories. h) Configurable high score list as well as an "all time" high score list. i) Automatic high score clearing DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY, etc. j) Sysop commands. (access for these is configurable.) Tele-Trivia requires the Entertainment Teleconference 6.2 to work. A version that works with the Standard Teleconference is available upon request. Tele-Trivia costs $150US, or $50US for current owners of Farwest Trivia. 7.4 Othello ----------- The Othello module is a multiplayer implementation of the board game (also known as Reversi or Flipper). Othello was Farwest's very first module, written in 1989. Since that time Othello has been praised for its clean interface and stability. Great features include: a) Full mouse driven interface using RIP. b) Chess like rating system in addition to a regular high score list. c) Full Teleconference style environment complete with whispers, action words, and enter/exit messages. d) Configurable automatic high score resets. e) Online Sysop commands. Othello only costs $69US. The upgrade cost from version 4.0 is $25US. If you are interested, give us a call and download the demo version. Remember that for an extra $29 you can get virtually unlimited action words with the Action Word Add On. (See below). 7.5 Roll the Bones ------------------ Roll the Bones is a multi-player game of chance that can be played globally from most places on your BBS. Like poker, users put credits into a pot. They then roll a pair of dice (the bones) several times, flipping numbered pegs that add up to the dice rolls. They roll the dice until they can no longer flip any pegs. The remaining pegs (if any) are tallied, and that becomes the player's score. After everyone has had their turn, the user with the lowest score wins the pot. Roll the Bones is very easy to learn. After a single game a first time player becomes as proficient as a veteran. Additionally, the game is fast moving. A single game of Roll the Bones takes about as long to play as a single game of Poker. This short learning curve and length of game make it ideal for people popping in and out of Teleconference, or a game like Farwest Trivia. Roll the Bones is a great addition for any entertainment style BBS. If you are interested in Roll the Bones it will only cost you $59US. Give us a call and download the demo. 7.6 Question Developer Kit -------------------------- Develop and sell your own question banks for Farwest Trivia and Farwest Tele-Trivia. Just create a question bank in text format using your favorite editor, run a conversion utility, enter the product information into the Developer's Kit, and you are ready to your sell question banks. Now that Farwest Trivia and Farwest Tele-Trivia support different categories of questions, you can create question banks on specific topics such as Sports, Music, Star Trek, History, etc. Features include: a) Your customers will need an activation code to "import" your question banks. b) Online product registration and activation code generator for your customer's convenience. c) Online customer editor. Allows for easy license transfers. The Question Developer's Kit is just $50. You could make this investment back with just a couple sales of your own question banks. 7.7 Questions by Topic I ------------------------ Questions by Topic I is a categorized database of questions for use with Farwest Trivia and/or Farwest Tele-Trivia. a) 9 different categories of questions, Sports, Movies, Music, Sci-Fi, TV, Geography & History, Literature, Bible, and Kids. b) A total of just over 27,000 questions. c) Import questions without taking your board down. d) Switch between categories with a simple Sysop command. A great way to add value to your Farwest Trivia and/or Farwest Tele-Trivia game. 7.8 Questions by Topic II -------------------------- Questions by Topic II is the sequel to Questions by Topic I. The database is currently still under construction but presently offers 20,500+ questions categorized across 12 databases. James Bond, TV Show, Movies, Slogans, Kids, Hollywood walk of Fame, Cheers, Music, Sports, Cartoons, Disney, and X-Files questions. (TV Show questions are different from the TV category in Questions by Topic I. The Music, Sports and Movies categories contain new questions and are different from those found in Questions by Topic I) Questions by Topic II will eventually contain 25,000 questions. 7.9 Adult Questions -------------------- A number of Sysops have asked for an adult database. For those boards that cater to an adult audience, Farwest now provides a database with 3800+ questions, that should catch the interest of adults. The adult database sells for just $39. 7.10 Action Word Add On ----------------------- The Action Word Add On is a module that works with Farwest Trivia and Othello. The Action Word Add On allows you to add hundreds (or thousands) of action words to Farwest Trivia and Othello. Here are some of the Action Word Add On's features... a) A simple yet comprehensive online ANSI editor to add/update/delete action words. b) Ability to add hundreds or even thousands of action words. c) Seamless integration with Farwest Trivia, and Othello. c) Action words are not limited to a single word. For example you could have GRIN and EVIL GRIN as two different action words. d) Each action can be given its own key so that only users with the specified key can use or see the action. e) Action Words are stored in a hash table for INSTANT access. No pauses for Btrieve access. f) Generic Actions. If you like the Action Word Add On and would like to add more action words then do not hesitate to give Farwest a call and order it. Remember it only costs $29 US. 7.11 Global Tic Tac Toe ---------------------- Global Tic Tac Toe was an experiment in game theory that got out of control. Out of control? Yes! This is not just any Tic Tac Toe game. Lets look at some of the features... A) Play against the computer. B) Play against other players in a Teleconference like environment. C) Play by mail. D) Play it globally from virtually anywhere on the BBS. E) Watch the computer play itself. F) Configurable high scores, automatic idle game deletion, and maximum active games. This game will not pack the users onto your system, but it is "technically cute". Global Tic Tac Toe comes free with Farwest Trivia, Tele-Trivia, Othello, and Roll the Bones. If you just want Global Tic Tac Toe it only costs $25 US.