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Comic Chat — v1.0 Source (August 1996)

This folder contains the source code for Microsoft Comic Chat 1.0, archived from August 1996. It shares the same internal version identifier as v1.0-pre (rup 206, "Beta 2", built on DJKLAPTOP), but includes the full build infrastructure, installer, help system, and shared runtime libraries that were absent from the pre-release snapshot. Approximately 99 of the 111 shared source files differ between the two snapshots.

Structure

v1.0/
├── client/       # Main application source (~116 files)
│   ├── comicart/
│   │   ├── avatars/  # Character art (22 characters)
│   │   └── backdrop/ # Background scenes (3 backdrops)
│   └── res/          # Icons, bitmaps, toolbar art
├── build/        # Build scripts (build.bat, build.mak) and tools
├── doc/          # Internal documentation
├── help/         # Help source (cchat.rtf, cchat.hpj) and compiled help
├── setup/        # Installer configuration (.cdf, .inf, .reg, IExpress tools)
└── shared/       # Shared runtime files (comic.ttf, msvcrt40.dll, riched32.dll)

Characters (22)

Anna, Armando, Bolo, Connor, Cro, Dan, Denise, Glenda, Hugh, Jordan, Lance, Lynnea, Margaret, Mike, Pedagog, Rainbow, Susan, Tiki, Tongtyed, Tux, Waf, Xeno

Backdrops (3)

Field, Pastoral, Room

Building

cd v1.0\client
NMAKE /f "chat.mak" CFG="chat - Win32 Release"

Or use the top-level build wrapper:

cd v1.0\build
build exe

Requires Visual C++ 4.x (vcvars32.bat) and MFC 4.x. Targets Windows 95 / Windows NT 4.0 (x86). Open client/chat.mdp in Visual C++ 4.x for IDE use.

Notable additions over v1.0-pre

  • Build system — build/build.bat and build.mak automate full rebuild and drop to a share
  • Installer — setup/ contains IExpress-based installer configuration (.cdf, .inf)
  • Help system — help/ contains the compiled help file and RTF source (cchat.rtf)
  • Shared runtimes — shared/ bundles comic.ttf, msvcrt40.dll, and riched32.dll
  • Internal docs — doc/content/contdev.doc contains internal developer content documentation