X-Git-Url: https://git.artsoft.org/?p=rocksndiamonds.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=28572bf8cb142c4b4a4a71771e7ac6feaa020fe9;hp=8843b3b4d457c37e7abd4b24e6ba0b3311624e88;hb=790450578bf6d76c2a75b15e534379b32ef7861a;hpb=629ac5b85f0d60b24828590de3430c52f42607dc diff --git a/README b/README index 8843b3b4..28572bf8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,17 +1,20 @@ Welcome to - R O C K S ' N ' D I A M O N D S 1 . 3 . 0 - ----------------------------------------------- + R O C K S ' N ' D I A M O N D S + ----------------------------------- -A game for Unix/X11 by Holger Schemel, (c) 1995-99 by Holger Schemel. -DOS/Windows port by Guido Schulz. +A game for Unix/X11, DOS and Windows by Holger Schemel. +DOS port based on code by Guido Schulz. +(c) 1995-2000 by Holger Schemel. Introduction ============ This is a nice little game with color graphics and sound for your -Unix system with color X11. You need an 8-Bit color display or better. -It will not work on black&white systems, and maybe not on gray scale systems. +Unix system with color X11, DOS or Windows. You need an 8-bit color +display or better. +It will not work on black&white systems, and maybe not on gray scale +systems. If you know the game "Boulderdash" (Commodore C64) or "Emerald Mine" (Amiga) or "Supaplex" (PC), you know what "ROCKS'N'DIAMONDS" is about. @@ -19,18 +22,18 @@ If you know the game "Boulderdash" (Commodore C64) or "Emerald Mine" Getting started =============== -Just 'cd' to the directory 'rocksndiamonds-*' (Unix) or 'rocks-*' (DOS) -and type 'rocksndiamonds' (Linux) or 'rocks' (DOS/Windows)! -This works only on Linux and DOS systems, because the included binary was -compiled for Linux (i386/glibc) (if you have the Unix package) and DOS -(if you have the DOS/Windows package). -If you have another Unix system like HPUX, NetBSD or SUN, you first have to -type 'make' to compile it. +Just 'cd' to the directory 'rocksndiamonds-*' (Unix, Windows) or 'rocks-*' +(DOS) and type 'rocksndiamonds' (Linux, Windows) or 'rocks' (DOS)! +This works only on Linux, DOS and Windows systems, because the included +binary was compiled for Linux (i386/glibc) (if you have the Unix package) +and DOS or Windows (if you have the DOS or Windows package). +If you have another Unix system like HPUX, NetBSD or Solaris, you first have +to type 'make' to compile it. See the file 'INSTALL' for details. This may be needed on Linux systems, too, depending on your kernel version, -your libc version, your binary format, your processor, ... +your libc version, your binary format, your processor, your karma, ... -(The included binary was compiled on the following system: -AMD K6-2, kernel 2.2.1, glibc, gcc 2.7.2.3, ELF format) +(The included Linux binary was compiled on a glibc 2.x system based on +a 2.2.x Linux kernel and XFree86 4.0.x libraries.) The Menues @@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ button and enter a new name. This menu will show the text 'team' instead of 'name' if you activated the team (local multiplayer) mode in the setup menu. See below. -The menue 'level' +The menu 'level' ----------------- Choose any level from the current level series you want. The former 'handicap' limitation in choosing levels has been removed because of @@ -324,12 +327,12 @@ years like this version... ;-) If you have any comments, problems, suggestions, donations, flames, send them to - aeglos@valinor.owl.de + info@artsoft.org or Snail Mail to Holger Schemel - Oststrasse 11a + Detmolder Strasse 189 33604 Bielefeld GERMANY