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README -- xrobots version 1.0 -- Thu May 25 13:23:49 PDT 1989

  xrobots is a game that runs on X Windows.  It is based on /usr/games/robots 
and on The New Daleks (Macintosh).  To create a runnable binary, type 
	make -f Makefile.nonImake
An Imakefile is also included.
  
Compile time parameters:  
 	  MAXX, MAXY -- these control the number of 'cells' in the playfield.
 	the default is 35x20.  The realistic maximum these can be on a 
 	1152x900 screen (ie most sun 3/50's) is about 50x40.  With a larger 
 	playfield, the scores will be higher and the game length longer, but
 	some graphics will appear slower.  I'd be interested to see this 
 	running on a bigger engine to see the effects.  With a 35x20 
 	playfield, scores in the 6000 range can be achieved.

 	  MAXSCORES -- the number of high scores that you want to keep.
 	The default is 20.

 	  The defaults for the binary is /usr/games/xrobots and the score
 	file is /usr/games/lib/xrobots_scores.  The binary should have
 	write access to the high score file (xrobots will attempt to 
 	create this itself).  

  There is a little bsd-ish stuff in score.c.  flock is used to stop a race 
condition.  If you don't have a bsd-like flock, you could probably 
comment it out.  The race condition (multiple users writing to the 
score file) is probably rare.

  xrobots has been tested on Sun 3/50's 3/60's 3/280's running the X11R3
server.  Also, it has been compiled and tested on a Pyramid running X11R2. 
(You'll have to comment out the references to XtNresize in score.c if you 
want it to compile under release 2.)

BUGS

  The man page doesn't install by default.  You'll have to do that yourself,
or if you are using imake, just remove the comments from the tail of the
Imakefile.

  None known.  There is a nasty bug in the awm window manager
that causes keypress events to be ignored.  It shows up now and then...
rather than code around it, I prefer another window manager.

-----

This insomnia killer was written by:
  Brian Warkentine (bwarkent@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU).

 Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute (without charge) this
   software, documentation, images, etc. is granted, provided that this 
   comment and the author's name is retained.  The author assumes no 
   responsibility for lost sleep as a consequence of use of this software.

 Send comments, bug reports, etc. to bwarkent@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU.
   (Soon to be at @Sun.COM, so if the previous address doesn't work,
   try brian@csufres.CSUFresno.EDU.)