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   4 "P L A Y I N G   T H E   G A M E ________________________________"
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   2 TIME-GATE 
   2 MANUAL    
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   1 hYOU HAVE REACHED ONE OF TODAYS
   1 hWELL DONE!
   1 hUSE LEFT & RIGHT TO SELECT THE
   1 hTESTING SUBROUTINES
   1 hT O D A Y S
   1 hPLEASE ENTER YOUR INITIALS.
   1 hHIGHEST SCORES.
   1 hG R E A T E S T
   1 hCORRECT LETTER,THEN PRESS FIRE.
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   1 YOU SCORED
   1 WEAPON REPORT MESON RAM     LOCKED ON TO  ALIEN BASE    
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR ZERO     
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 8008     
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 55002    
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 4896     
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 3520     
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 2000     
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     YEAR 10303    
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     6TH MILLENIUM 
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     4TH MILLENIUM 
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     3RD MILLENIUM 
   1 TIME SHIFT    COMPLETE      EFFECTIVE     2ND MILLENIUM 
   1 SHIP REPAIRS  COMPLETE      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL   
   1 Quicksilva
   1 QPerfect TZX sampled from the original cassette by Church of the Latter-Day Speccy
   1 P`W`V`U`T`S`R`Q`P@W@V@U@T@S@R@Q@P W V U T S R Q P
   1 PROG:TIME-GATEBY:JOHN HOLLIS 
   1 PRINT AT 5,5
   1 NAVCOMP REPORTTIME GATE     LOCATED       ENTERING      
   1 NAVCOMP REPORTPLANET LOCATEDLAND SEQUENCE ACTIVATED     
   1 NAVCOMP REPORTALIEN BASE    LOCATED       TRACKING      
   1 MISSION TIME
   1 LEVEL TWO     SELECTED      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL   
   1 LEVEL THREE   SELECTED      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL   
   1 LEVEL ONE     SELECTED      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL    
   1 LEVEL FOUR    SELECTED      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL   
   1 LEVEL FIVE    SELECTED      ALL SYSTEMS   OPERATIONAL   
   1 John Hollis
   1 H`O`N`M`L`K`J`I`H@O@N@M@L@K@J@I@H O N M L K J I H
   1 FATAL DAMAGE  SHIP VAPORISEDMISSION       TERMINATED    
   1 DAMAGE REPORT WEAPONS SYSTEMFUEL CELLS HITBEAM OUT      
   1 DAMAGE REPORT WEAPONS SYSTEMENERGY LOSS   BEAM STUTTER  
   1 DAMAGE REPORT WEAPONS SYSTEMCRYSTALS HIT  BEAM FAILING  
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:TARGCOMSENSORS HIT   DESTROYED     
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:TARGCOMFOCAL LOSS    0.8 FUNCTIONAL
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:TARGCOMFIELD DECAY   0.4 FUNCTIONAL
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SHIELDSOUT OF PHASE  0.3 FUNCTIONAL
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SHIELDSLOSING PHASE  0.7 FUNCTIONAL
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SHIELDSFIELD COLLAPSETOTAL FAILURE 
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SCANNERTURRET DAMAGEDIMAGE EROSION 
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SCANNERDAMPERS HIT   IMAGE FAILING 
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:SCANNERANTENNA HIT   IMAGING CEASED
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:ENGINESPLASMA LEAK   POWER LOSS    
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:ENGINESMAIN DRIVE HITDESTROYED     
   1 DAMAGE REPORT SYSTEM:ENGINESCORE RUPTURE  CONDITION RED 
   1 DAMAGE REPORT JUMP DRIVE    NEUTRON LEAK  UNSTABLE      
   1 DAMAGE REPORT JUMP DRIVE    FUSION BAY HITDESTROYED     
   1 DAMAGE REPORT JUMP DRIVE    CONVERTER HIT CONDITION RED 
   1 Arcade Strategy
   1 ALIEN BASE    DESTOYED      MISSION       COMPLETE      
   1 @`G`F`E`D`C`B`A`@@G@F@E@D@C@B@A@@ G F E D C B A @
   1 ;"WHEN THESE TWO INDICATORS ARE   CENTERED BY USING THE MOVEMENT  CONTROL KEYS (6
   1 ;"THE TARGET COMPUTER LOCKS ON TO THE NEAREST ALIEN CRAFT IN THE  SECTOR.                         NOTE THIS SYSTEM IS INACTIVE IF THE SECTOR IS EMPTY"
   1 ;"THE SHIPS COMPUTER DISPLAYS     ALL MESSAGES ON THIS SCREEN     INCLUDING DETAILED DAMAGE       REPORTS ON SHIPS SYSTEMS."
   1 ;"THE NEXT INDICATOR IS THE       APPROACH SPEED INDICATOR.       THIS WILL MOVE UPWARDS IF THE   TARGET IS RECEDING AND DOWNWARDSIF THE TARGET IS APPROACHING."
   1 ;"THE FOUR VERTICAL INDICATORS AREFOR LOCATING TARGETS.           THE FIRST TWO ARE THE VERTICAL  AND HORIZONTAL TRACKING         INDICATORS."
   1 ;"THE FINAL INDICATOR IS THE      DISTANCE INDICATOR.             AT THE TOP SHOWS A LONG DISTANCEAT THE BOTTOM SHOWS A SHORT     DISTANCE."
   1 ;"T R A I N I N G"
   1 ;"SHOWS THE 18 SECTORS."
   1 ;"SHIELDS     0    0       SCANNER"
   1 ;"PRESS THE L KEY TO MOVE THE     FLASHING SQUARE TO THE SECTOR   YOU WANT TO MOVE TO,THEN PRESS  THE J KEY TO JUMP TO THE SECTOR INDICATED BY THE FLASHING SQUARE"
   1 ;"M A N U A L "
   1 ;"CAPS SHIFT AND SPACE..ABORT"
   1 ;"BY  J O H N   H O L L I S "
   1 ;"AND TO ADJUST THE T.V. SO THAT  THE CONTROL PANEL LOOKS ITS BEST"
   1 ;"ALSO ON THE RIGHT ARE THE STATUSINDICATORS. ONE FOR EACH SHIPS  SYSTEM.THE STATUS OF EACH SYSTEMIS SHOWN BY THE COLOUR OF THE   SQUARE FOR THAT SYSTEM."
   1 ;"ALL SYSTEMS START AT GREEN."
   1 ;"4..THE STATUS INDICATORS."
   1 ;"3..THE TARGET COMPUTER"
   1 ;"2..THE MESSAGE SYSTEM      "
   1 ;"1..THE LONG RANGE SCANNER":
   1 ;"0....FIRE LASERS"
   1 ;"(1/2/3)"
   1 ;"  S H I P S    C O N T R O L S  ":
   1 ;"   VOID-RUNNER 1 ON STANDBY"
   1 9) THE TARGETWILL BE DIRECTLY AHEAD OF YOU."
   1 5) TO SELECT    SKILL LEVEL."
   1 .THE STATUS OF EACH SYSTEMIS SHOWN BY THE COLOUR OF THE   SQUARE FOR THAT SYSTEM."
   1 "YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS MISSION IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE AND PAST OF THE UNIVERSE.                                                YOUR MISSION IS TO ANNIHILATE   THE MENACE OF THE SQUARM.                                       SEEK OUT THE TIME-GATES. TRAVEL BACK THROUGH TIME. LOCATE THE   HOME PLANET OF THE SQUARM AND   DESTROY THE SQUARMS BROODING    GROUNDS."
   1 "YOU DO NOT KNOW THE LOCATION OF THE -TIME GATES-,AND YOUR SHIPS INSTRUMENTS CANNOT FIND THEM    UNTIL YOU HAVE CLEARED THE      SECTOR OF ENEMY SHIPS."
   1 "YOU CAN NOW LOAD THE MAIN                                                  PROGRAM"
   1 "WEAPONS     0    0       ENGINES"
   1 "TOP SECRET INFORMATION FILE FOR MEMBERS OF TEMPORAL BROTHERHOOD WITH LEVEL ALPHA SECURITY       CLEARANCE" 
   1 "TIME-GATE"
   1 "THROUGHOUT THIS MANUAL,PRESSING ANY KEY WILL GIVE YOU THE NEXT  PAGE OF INSTRUCTIONS."
   1 "THIS WILL PROBABLY INVOLVE SOME DAMAGE TO YOUR SHIP.            REPAIRS AND REFUELING CAN TAKE  PLACE ON ANY OF THE PLANETS     SHOWN ON THE LONG RANGE SCANNER."
   1 "THIS PROGRAM DOES IT LIKE THIS:"
   1 "THEN YOUR COMPUTERS CAN NAVIGATETHROUGH THE -TIME GATE-.        A MESSAGE WILL GIVE YOU YOUR    NEW TIME DATE."
   1 "THE TRANS DIMENSIONAL SHIP,     VOID-RUNNER 1, RISES TO THE     SURFACE, SUNLIGHT GLISTENING    ALONG ITS FLANKS.CONTROL PANELS HUM TO LIFE, SCREENS ON THE     BRIDGE GLOW AS ELECTRONS PASS   THROUGH DORMANT CIRCUITS AND THECOMPUTER PRINTS ITS FIRST       MESSAGE IN A MILLENIUM AND A    HALF."
   1 "THE SHIPS INSTRUMENT ARE DIVIDEDINTO FOUR SECTIONS."
   1 "THE SHIP REFUELS BY DRAWING     ENERGY FROM THE PLANETS CORE,   WHICH DESTOYS THE PLANET.SO YOU CAN ONLY USE EACH PLANET ONCE"
   1 "THE SAME AS FOR KEYBOARD INPUT."
   1 "THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO    TRAVEL BACKWARDS IN TIME GOING  THROUGH THE -TIME GATES-."
   1 "TARG-COMP   0    0    JUMP DRIVE"
   1 "SOON YOU WILL LOAD THE MAIN     PROGRAM."
   1 "SLIGHT DAMAGE - SHOWN BY MAGENTAHEAVY DAMAGE    -   SHOWN BY REDSYSTEM DESTROYED - SHOWN BY BLUE"
   1 "REGISTER,THE BIT PATTERN BEING"
   1 "PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE TO USE"
   1 "PLEASE TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE   PILOTS CHAIR AND PREPARE        YOURSELF FOR ACTION."
   1 "P...PLANET LANDING SEQUENCE"
   1 "ON THE AGING EARTH A SMALL GROUPOF PEOPLE, THE TEMPORAL         BROTHERHOOD, PLAN THE OVER THROWOF THE SQUARM.THEY BREAK THE    SEALS OF AN ANCIENT UNDERGROUND SILO AND UNEARTH A SHIP BURIED  SINCE THE END OF THE SECOND     MILLENIUM.                                                      THE TEMPORAL BROTHERHOOD PLAN TOTRAVEL BACK THROUGH TIME, USING THE LEGENDARY TIME-GATES PLACED THROUGHOUT TIME AND SPACE BY THETECHNOLOGISTS OF THE SECOND     MILLENIUM, TO FIND AND DESTROY  THE HOME WORLD OF THE SQUARM    BEFORE THE TIME THE SQUARM      MOVED OUT INTO SPACE."
   1 "NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PUT THE   KEYBOARD OVERLAY OVER THE KEYS            6
   1 "MISSION CONTROLS ARE :"
   1 "L...ADVANCE LONG RANGE SCAN"
   1 "J.........ENGAGE JUMP DRIVE"
   1 "IS PRESENT IN MEMORY STARTING"
   1 "IN THIS CASE THE POSSABLE KEY   INPUTS WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN IN BRACKETS"
   1 "IN THE BEGINNING MAN WAS BOUND  TO ONE SMALL BALL OF ROCK       CALLED THE EARTH, THEN CAME THE DAWN OF THE FIRST MILLENIUM OF  THE TECHNOLOGISTS AND           CIVILISATION SPREAD THROUGH THE GALAXY, STEPPING FROM STAR TO   STAR.                           THUS WAS THE EMPIRE FORMED AND  THE COSMOS WAS AT PEACE FOR TWO MILLENIA."
   1 "IF THE ASCII STRING 'JOYSTICK'"
   1 "H.....HOLD","S.....START"
   1 "FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE  NEXT PAGE TO GET STARTED. "
   1 "EXCERPT FROM TEMPORAL           BROTHERHOOD TRANSMISSION                                                                        "
   1 "EXCEPT FOR WHERE DESCISIONS ARE REQUIRED."
   1 "DATA MUST BE RETURNED IN THE 'A'"
   1 "CLEARING A SECTOR WILL INVOLVE  DESTROYING THE ENEMY SHIPS IN   THAT SECTOR."
   1 "BE VECTORED TO A SUBROUTINE AT"
   1 "AT ADDRESS 60000 THEN INPUT WILL"
   1 "AND THEIR CONTENTS."
   1 "AGAIN YOU CAN ONLY LAND ON A    PLANET WHEN ALL THE ENEMY SHIPS IN THAT SECTOR HAVE BEEN        DESTROYED."
   1 "A SHORT LINE SHOWS ALIEN CRAFT."
   1 "A JOYSTICK...PLEASE SELECT"
   1 "A CROSS SHOWS A PLANET."
   1 "8.......UP","9......DOWN"
   1 "6..IF YOUR SHIP GETS DAMAGED       FIND A PLANET FOR REPAIRS."
   1 "6.....LEFT","7.....RIGHT"
   1 "5..WHEN THE ENEMY SHIP APPEARS     DESTROY IT WITH YOUR LASERS."
   1 "4..USE THE UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT      KEYS TO LINE UP THE SHIP IN     THE TARGET COMPUTER."
   1 "3..PUSH J TO JUMP TO THAT SECTOR"
   1 "3...TECHNICAL DATA"
   1 "2..PUSH L TO FIND SOME ENEMY       SHIPS ON THE LONG RANGE         SCANNER."
   1 "2...KEMPSTON STICK"
   1 "1..PRESS KEY (1
   1 "1.........NO STICK"
   1 "1 THRU 5.........WARP SPEED"
   1 "(IT IS WORTH WRITING THESE DOWN)"
   1 "    DO YOU WISH TO SEE THE           INSTRUCTIONS AGAIN?"
   1 "      START THE TAPE"
   1 "      A HERO IS NEEDED"
   1 "        --- REPORT END ---"
   1 "         CLASSIFIED"          
   1 "                                                                THEN CAME A FALLING APART OF THEEMPIRE IN THE THIRD MILLENIUM   AND MUCH KNOWLEDGE WAS LOST.                                    TOWARDS THE END OF THE THIRD    MILLENIUM THE SQUARM, A RACE OF VICIOUS INSECTOID REPTILES,     APPEARED AT THE EDGE OF THE     GALAXY AND DECLARED WAR ON      MANKIND.                                                        BY THE MIDDLE OF THE FOURTH     MILLENIUM ALL OF THE WORLDS OF  MAN WERE ENSLAVED BY THE CRUEL  SQUARM, SAVE A SMALL CLUSTER OF STARS CENTERED ON SOL."
   1 "                                                                        MESSAGE ENDS"
   1  QUICKSILVA      1982     
   1    Q U I C K S I L V A "
   1                  MISSION       ABORTED                  
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