bionic (6) xbill.6.gz

NAME

       xbill - save your computers from Wingdows [TM] virus

SYNOPSIS

       xbill [-l level] [--gui gui] [--sizesize] [-v] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       Ever  get  the  feeling  that nothing is going right?  You're a sysadmin, and someone's trying to destroy
       your computers.  The little people running around the screen are trying to  infect  your  computers  with
       Wingdows  [TM],  a  virus cleverly designed to resemble a popular operating system.  Your objective is to
       click the mouse on them, ending their potential threat.  If one of the people reaches a computer, it will
       attempt  to  replace your operating system with the virus it carries. It will then attempt to run off the
       screen with your vital software.  The game  ends  when  only  1  (or  0)  of  your  computers  are  being
       productive.   Additionally,  some  computers  are  connected with network cables.  When one computer on a
       network becomes infected, a spark will be sent down the cable, and will infect the computer on the  other
       end when it reaches there.

       Clicking  the  button  on one of the little people will cause it to cry out in pain and melt (id software
       eat your heart out!), dropping the stolen os if it is carrying one.  If a computer is running Wingdows or
       is  temporarily off, the os can be dragged back to the computer (or another computer compatible with that
       os).  To extinguish a spark, drag the bucket of water from the upper left corner onto it.

       The status bar at the bottom tells the following:
               Number of Bills on/off the screen
               Number of Computers running their OS/off/Wingdows
               Level
               Score

OPTIONS

       -l n   Start at level n.

       --gui gui
              Use a specific front end.  The possible values are gtk, motif, and  athena.   Note  that  some  of
              these may not be compiled into the binary.

       --size size
              Play on a field of size x size, instead of the normal 400x400.  size must be larger than 400.

       -v     Print version number and exit.

       -h     Print help and exit.

       When  using the GTK gui, all standard GTK options are supported.  When using the Athena or Motif GUI, all
       standard X Intrinsics options are supported.

AUTHORS

       Main Programmer:
            Brian Wellington <bwelling@xbill.org>
       Programming & graphics (v2.0 and earlier):
            Matias Duarte <matias@hyperimage.com>

COPYING

       Copyright (c) 1994-2001 Psychosoft

       It's FREE! If you want to express your undying gratitude to us for bringing a small bit of  meaning  into
       your  otherwise pointless existence, you could always send us e-mail.  XBill is distributed under the GNU
       General Public License.

       Go play the game now!