creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (Steve Creps) (12/24/87)
In the original posting with the executable, I forgot to give instructions on using termcap with PC NetHack 2.2. I also didn't realize there was a problem that made it look for termcap.cnf in the path. The following is an updated version of the README file containing instructions on setting up NetHack for your system. A summary of the solution to the termcap problem again: rename TERMCAP to TERMCAP.CNF, or put it in your C:\ETC directory. Cut below the .sig for the new README file. - - - - - - - - - Steve Creps on the VAX 8650 running Ultrix 2.0-1 at Indiana University. creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu "F-14 Tomcat! There IS no substitute." - cut - here - - - - - - This is PC NetHack version 2.2 + some features and bug-fixes to be included in version 2.3. Please send any bug reports on this particular distribution to me at the address below. This distribution should contain the following files: DATA HELP HH NANSI.SYS NETHACK.CNF NETHACK.EXE README (this file) RECORD (empty file) RUMORS TERMCAP To set up for your system: - Create a directory on which to keep NetHack. This directory is referred to as "hackdir" and its default value is c:\games\nethack. - Copy the following files to that directory: DATA HELP HH NETHACK.EXE RECORD RUMORS - Put NETHACK.CNF somewhere in your path. - Put ANSI.SYS (included with DOS) or NANSI.SYS somewhere on your system, and put into your CONFIG.SYS file the following: "device=ansi.sys" (or "nansi.sys"). - Edit NETHACK.CNF to set the appropriate name, dogname, hackdir, system configuration, and anything else you may want to change. - Copy TERMCAP to C:\ETC\TERMCAP, or else rename it to TERMCAP.CNF, and put it somewhere in your path. (Sorry about the inconsistency in the name.) - Choose the termcap entry from the TERMCAP file that best suits your system, and put into your autoexec.bat the line "set TERM=entry", where "entry" is "ansi-color", "nansi-mono", etc. Steve Creps, December 22, 1987. email to creps@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (arpa) ...!iuvax!silver!creps (uucp) creps@iubacs.bitnet (bitnet)