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 xbill(6)                        Version 2.1                        xbill(6)
                                October 2001



 NAME
      xbill - save your computers from Wingdows [TM] virus

 SYNOPSIS
      xbill [-l level] [--gui gui] [--sizesize]

 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.





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 xbill(6)                        Version 2.1                        xbill(6)
                                October 2001



      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!


































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