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                        .oO Version  1.6 Oo.

                  [And there is no Kerberos here!]

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CONTENTS:

        0.0 - New features and bugfixes 1.5 -> 1.6
        1.0 - User licence and distribution
        2.0 - What is DOOM!gate
        3.0 - Files in DOOM!gate
        4.0 - Operation

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0.0 - NEW FEATURES AND BUGFIXES
      -------------------------
  The following changes were made to the v1.6:

    - The cursor position was removed (it was only for debugging)
    - Removed all keyboard functions (which were accidentally left
      from v1.0)
    - Added fading when entering and exiting help
    - Help now available from clicking the purple bar
    - Fixed typo in Hank Leukart's name (sorry about that Hank. :)

1.0 - USER LICENCE, DISTRIBUTION
      --------------------------
  You are free to test this softare for a perioid of 10 days. If you wish to
resume using this software after the evaluation perioid, you must send a
postcard to the author, telling him that you are using DOOM!gate. You can
also freely distribute this software as long as no payment is involved.
This software or this documentation should NOT be modified in any way!

2.0 - WHAT IS DOOM!gate
      -----------------
  DOOM!gate is the most sophisticated and easiest-to-use DOOM! shell. It can
take advantage of most of the DOOM! command line parameters, thus allowing
easy selecting of options like Respawn, level warp, multiplayer games and
loading of PWAD level/sound/music files and many, many more.For modem games
DOOM!gate offers a 32 entry phonebook to make dialing your opponents very
easy. DOOM!gate doesn't take any memory away from DOOM! because of the
batch-running.
  DOOM!gate requires a VGA display and a Microsoft compatible mouse.

3.0 - FILES IN DOOM!gate
      ------------------

        DOOMGATE.BAT - The batch file, that is used for starting DOOM!gate
        DOOMGATE.DAT - the main program data
        DOOMGATE.FON - DOOM!gate phonebook
        DOOMGATE.DCF - DOOM!gate configuration file
        DOOMGATE.DOC - This documentation
        FILE_ID.DIZ  - Description file for BBS:es

  DOOMGATE.FON can be edited from the program itself by clicking the [+]
and [-] buttons. [+] allows you to edit the entry currently visible, and
[-] clears the current entry.
  DOOMGATE.DCF can be saved from the program by clicking SAVE CFG. DOOM!gate
takes the settings currently on screen and saves them to this file. You can
load your saved configuration by clicking LOAD CFG.

4.0 - OPERATION
      ---------
  To start DOOM!gate, unpack the files first to your DOOM! directory. Then,
run DOOMGATE.BAT. After the title screen, use your mouse to select the
options you want to have on your game (to see help, click the purple bar
bar on the top of the screen). After you have made all your choices,
click RUN DOOM!.

5.0 - AUTHOR CONTACT INFO
      -------------------
  To send those postcards, here's my address:

        Jani Halme
        Hiidenvainiontie 15
        21290 Rusko
        Finland

  If you have some questions, you can also send me E-mail to:

        jahalme@freenet.hut.fi


6.0 - COPYRIGHTS
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DOOM!gate (c) 1994 Jani Halme
DOOM! is a registered trademark of id Software Inc.