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* * * SUPER STAR TREK * * *
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR 'SUPER STAR TREK'
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1. WHEN YOU SEE \COMMAND ?\ PRINTED, ENTER ONE OF THE LEGAL
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COMMANDS (NAV,SRS,LRS,PHA,TOR,SHE,DAM,COM, OR XXX).
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2. IF YOU SHOULD TYPE IN AN ILLEGAL COMMAND, YOU'LL GET A SHORT
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LIST OF THE LEGAL COMMANDS PRINTED OUT.
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3. SOME COMMANDS REQUIRE YOU TO ENTER DATA (FOR EXAMPLE, THE
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'NAV' COMMAND COMES BACK WITH 'COURSE (1-9) ?'.) IF YOU
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TYPE IN ILLEGAL DATA (LIKE NEGATIVE NUMBERS), THAN COMMAND
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WILL BE ABORTED
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THE GALAXY IS DIVIDED INTO AN 8 X 8 QUADRANT GRID,
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AND EACH QUADRANT IS FURTHER DIVIDED INTO AN 8 X 8 SECTOR GRID.
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YOU WILL BE ASSIGNED A STARTING POINT SOMEWHERE IN THE
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GALAXY TO BEGIN A TOUR OF DUTY AS COMANDER OF THE STARSHIP
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\ENTERPRISE\; YOUR MISSION: TO SEEK AND DESTROY THE FLEET OF
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KLINGON WARWHIPS WHICH ARE MENACING THE UNITED FEDERATION OF
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PLANETS.
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YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS AVAILABLE TO YOU AS CAPTAIN
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OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE:
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\NAV\ COMMAND = WARP ENGINE CONTROL --
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COURSE IS IN A CIRCULAR NUMERICAL 4 3 2
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VECTOR ARRANGEMENT AS SHOWN . . .
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INTEGER AND REAL VALUES MAY BE ...
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USED. (THUS COURSE 1.5 IS HALF- 5 ---*--- 1
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WAY BETWEEN 1 AND 2 ...
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. . .
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VALUES MAY APPROACH 9.0, WHICH 6 7 8
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ITSELF IS EQUIVALENT TO 1.0"
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COURSE
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ONE WARP FACTOR IS THE SIZE OF
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ONE QUADTANT. THEREFORE, TO GET
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FROM QUADRANT 6,5 TO 5,5, YOU WOULD
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USE COURSE 3, WARP FACTOR 1.
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\SRS\ COMMAND = SHORT RANGE SENSOR SCAN
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SHOWS YOU A SCAN OF YOUR PRESENT QUADRANT.
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SYMBOLOGY ON YOUR SENSOR SCREEN IS AS FOLLOWS:
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<*> = YOUR STARSHIP'S POSITION
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+K+ = KLINGON BATTLE CRUISER
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>!< = FEDERATION STARBASE (REFUEL/REPAIR/RE-ARM HERE!)
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* = STAR
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A CONDENSED 'STATUS REPORT' WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED.
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\LRS\ COMMAND = LONG RANGE SENSOR SCAN
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SHOWS CONDITIONS IN SPACE FOR ONE QUADRANT ON EACH SIDE
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OF THE ENTERPRISE (WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCAN)
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THE SCAN IS CODED IN THE FORM \###\, WHERE TH UNITS DIGIT
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IS THE NUMBER OF STARS, THE TENS DIGIT IS THE NUMBER OF
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STARBASES, AND THE HUNDRESDS DIGIT IS THE NUMBER OF
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KLINGONS.
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EXAMPLE - 207 = 2 KLINGONS, NO STARBASES, & 7 STARS.
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\PHA\ COMMAND = PHASER CONTROL.
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ALLOWS YOU TO DESTROY THE KLINGON BATTLE CRUISERS BY
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ZAPPING THEM WITH SUITABLY LARGE UNITS OF ENERGY TO
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DEPLETE THEIR SHIELD POWER. (REMEMBER, KLINGONS HAVE
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PHASERS TOO!)
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\TOR\ COMMAND = PHOTON TORPEDO CONTROL
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TORPEDO COURSE IS THE SAME AS USED IN WARP ENGINE CONTROL
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IF YOU HIT THE KLINGON VESSEL, HE IS DESTROYED AND
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CANNOT FIRE BACK AT YOU. IF YOU MISS, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO
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HIS PHASER FIRE. IN EITHER CASE, YOU ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO
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THE PHASER FIRE OF ALL OTHER KLINGONS IN THE QUADRANT.
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THE LIBRARY-COMPUTER (\COM\ COMMAND) HAS AN OPTION TO
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COMPUTE TORPEDO TRAJECTORY FOR YOU (OPTION 2)
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\SHE\ COMMAND = SHIELD CONTROL
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DEFINES THE NUMBER OF ENERGY UNITS TO BE ASSIGNED TO THE
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SHIELDS. ENERGY IS TAKEN FROM TOTAL SHIP'S ENERGY. NOTE
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THAN THE STATUS DISPLAY TOTAL ENERGY INCLUDES SHIELD ENERGY
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\DAM\ COMMAND = DAMMAGE CONTROL REPORT
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GIVES THE STATE OF REPAIR OF ALL DEVICES. WHERE A NEGATIVE
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'STATE OF REPAIR' SHOWS THAT THE DEVICE IS TEMPORARILY
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DAMAGED.
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\COM\ COMMAND = LIBRARY-COMPUTER
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THE LIBRARY-COMPUTER CONTAINS SIX OPTIONS:
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OPTION 0 = CUMULATIVE GALACTIC RECORD
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THIS OPTION SHOWES COMPUTER MEMORY OF THE RESULTS OF ALL
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PREVIOUS SHORT AND LONG RANGE SENSOR SCANS
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OPTION 1 = STATUS REPORT
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THIS OPTION SHOWS THE NUMBER OF KLINGONS, STARDATES,
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AND STARBASES REMAINING IN THE GAME.
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OPTION 2 = PHOTON TORPEDO DATA
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WHICH GIVES DIRECTIONS AND DISTANCE FROM THE ENTERPRISE
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TO ALL KLINGONS IN YOUR QUADRANT
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OPTION 3 = STARBASE NAV DATA
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THIS OPTION GIVES DIRECTION AND DISTANCE TO ANY
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STARBASE WITHIN YOUR QUADRANT
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OPTION 4 = DIRECTION/DISTANCE CALCULATOR
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THIS OPTION ALLOWS YOU TO ENTER COORDINATES FOR
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DIRECTION/DISTANCE CALCULATIONS
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OPTION 5 = GALACTIC /REGION NAME/ MAP
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THIS OPTION PRINTS THE NAMES OF THE SIXTEEN MAJOR
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GALACTIC REGIONS REFERRED TO IN THE GAME.
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