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34 " - press a key to continue. -" 22 "Press a key to return to the menu." 20 specifically fo 6 "It is very dark here." 5 );" she says. "; 4 );"I'm sorry,"; 4 headquarters of Mickey and 4 Donald's restaurants." 3 "You return home." 3 "You arrive at the monolithic building that is the 3 "You arrive at the corporate 3 "You arrive at Starock 3 " Press a key to return to the 3 main menu." 3 international headquarters of Megasoft, inc." 3 Television." 3 Coffeehouse" 2 );"Mmfgh. Wibble. Ggggmmmgch."; 2 );"It's just that I'm really hungry. I'malways at work here, and there'snothing to eat except bagels, muffins, and biscotti."; 2 );"Is there anything I can get for you?"; 2 );" says Billy. "; 2 );" Youfigure he probably needs 2 "You walk in to the building. Inside, it is arranged like a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." 2 "You step inside and are welcomedby the owner.You quickly explainthat you are here to re-start the computer." 2 "You quickly become lost in the vortex of labyrinthine corridorswithin Megasoft." 2 "You figure this might be a good chance to offer your services, but you can't quite manage to get Billy's attention. He is waytoo tired to listen to anyone." 2 "You arrive at the offices of American Telephone and 2 "You arrive at the new American office of British Telephone." 2 "Undaunted, you set to work." 2 "This job is certainly longer than you had anticipated. You work on it for a while, and 2 "Their system is vast and 2 "She seems distracted." 2 "Permission is granted to 2 "Nonetheless, you give it a try, but all he can manage to say is "; 2 "Eventually, you manage to find someone to talk to." 2 "- press any key to see the new OS, and any key to return to thegame afterward -" 2 systems that you have worked on before. It is also a huge mess at the moment." 2 smelling salts or something,but you don't have any on you at themoment." 2 notice that your Spectrum is getting warmer as you work." 2 computer, and you can see why." 2 complex. The legal files alone are larger than any of the 1 ~$x<D88TT< 1 vironment." 1 us toxins into the 1 uld certainly use the mone 1 to, I'll take the job. I co 1 starock coffeehouse 1 so i guess you thought "why not look through this program listing" cos you never know what you might find well you just found a ***SECRET HIDDEN BIT*** you should feel very special now. 1 ob. I could certainly use t 1 no twice to clive 1 mming. Of course,if you rea 1 mickey and donalds restaurants 1 lly want to, I'll takethe j 1 e there, as well." 1 [email protected] 1 an Telephone and 1 american telephone and television 1 advanced year 2000 simulator 1 That e-mail address 1 Do not hesitate to 1 9000 REM That e-mail address 1 8DB(8JD88hh8Z 1 8610 PRINT "You're kidding, righ 1 5te,if you really want to, I'll takethe job. I could certainly use the money." 1 , of course, you find some 1 );"aslong as it is a very short one."; 1 );"You'll need to telephone ahead for an appointment. Company 1 );"You really didn't have to do that. Oh. Were'nt you saying somethingabout a computer?"; 1 );"You must be the one that is using a Spectrum to assist 1 );"You might want to be 1 );"Yes, I do."; 1 );"That's not my problem. I can't let you in unless you call aheadfor an appointment first. 1 );"That's fantastic,"; 1 );"That Spectrum of yours really is a fine computer. Can I buy itfrom you?"; 1 );"Ten thousand dollars? Would you be able to accept-"; 1 );"Really quite large indeed, now that I think of it"; 1 );"Once that gets sorted out I'm sure they will 1 );"Oh, well."; 1 );"Oh, thank you."; 1 );"No. Can I set an appointment, then?"; 1 );"No, I don't."; 1 );"It's such a relief having our computer working again. Now we can run our business properly, and also play Lords of 1 );"It's a good thing someone 1 );"In that case, I can't let you inside. Oh, by the way, you 1 );"I'm sure that they will be backas soon as power is restored,"; 1 );"I suppose you know that you need an appointment to enter by now. Do yo have one?"; 1 );"I see. Do you have an 1 );"I guessI'll just hve to buy that 1 );"I can't confirm your 1 );"Five thousand dollars and a jewel encrusted egg? Certainly. By the way, your voucher is 1 );"Fine then. I'll need to confirm your appointment before letting you in, of course. Policy."; 1 );"But the telephone lines are down,"; 1 );". Odd." 1 );" you say."; 1 );" size coffee." 1 );" he says. "; 1 );" How am I 1 );" he says. "; 1 ); "Do you have an appointment?"; 1 $T9400 REM write! 1 $"9300 REM Do not hesitate to 1 #Z9100 REM [email protected] 1 "comp.sys.sinclair, fo putting upwith all of my stupid posts 1 "Your collaborative effort 1 "You're kidding, right? I'm 1 "You wander around some more. Eventually, you manage to find the exit, and return home." 1 "You try to think of a different way to cool off your Spectrum. Eventually, you end up putting it in the freezer for a while." 1 "You tell Don that you are not able to finish at this time. After assuring him that you willreturn as soon as you are 1 "You take the box and return 1 "You stop at the security guard'sbooth and talk to Hint." 1 "You sit down in front of their computer, plug in your Spectrum,and get to work. You are able torestore their system with a 1 "You set up and begin to work. You manage to get the system working again after a while." 1 "You see the owner of Starock again. She looks up from her game of Snowball, and asks you if you would like anything." 1 "You return to the new American office of British Telephone." 1 "You return to the corporate 1 "You return to Starock 1 "You relax for a bit and wait forSir Clive to arive. In a 1 "You plug in your Spectrum and get to work. You easily restore the system, and lights go on across the country." 1 "You offer her some of your food from Mickey and Donald's." 1 "You never do manage to find the exit. You remain trapped within the hallways of Megasoft 1 "You may not distribute this gamefor commercial purposes(magazinecoverdisk, boxed retail version,etc.) without permission from the author. In most cases, 1 "You may modify the game if you wish. You may also port the gamefor use with other computer 1 "You manage to keep up, and are led to a large room with their central computer system housed inside. You set up your Spectrumand get to work on it." 1 "You invite him inside. He looks over your Spectrum for a moment,and then sets to work attaching a large heatsink to it. He workswith blinding speed and 1 "You immediately realize that this is none other than ChairmanBilly, the CEO of Megasoft. He looks very tired." 1 "You immediately realize that 1 "You have no choice but to 1 "You have decided not to call SirClive." 1 "You have a unique opportunity toexploit this monopoly by using your Spectrum to help some majorcorporations to re-start their inferior systems." 1 "You go to the office, and are met by the security guard." 1 "You go inside and meet with 1 "You go home for now. Maybe you can come back later." 1 "You give him the money and the egg, and he leaves. You watch him ride away on his C5, then slowly cruise to a stop and 1 "You failed to escape the vortex." 1 "You explain the whole bit about fixing the computers. He acceptsthe offer, and jogs briskly downthe hallway, urging you to 1 "You explain the bit about the computer, and hold up your 1 "You do, however, hapen to have that large cup of coffee from Starock. You give it to Billy. He drinks the whole thing. He certainly does seem more awake now." 1 "You decide to sit down, have a cup of coffee, relax, and talk to some of the kids hanging out there for a while. You finish your coffee, pay, tip the 1 "You decide to sell your Spectrumto Chairman Billy." 1 "You decide to leave. As you are leaving, you notice that the guard's badge reads "; 1 "You decide to accept the offer. Sir Clive hangs up. Just as he disconnects, an operator cuts into inform you that your voucher has expired, and informs you of the dazzling assortment of 1 "You continue to wander through Megasoft. You overhear bits of conversation that seem to imply that Window 2000 is an 1 "You call Sir Clive. He picks up the phone immediately, as if your call was anticipated." 1 "You arrive at the offices of USAElectric Co." 1 "You arrive at the offices of Americ 1 "You arrive at the brightly lit offices of USA Electric Co. A familiar looking executive comesup to you and thanks you once again for your help." 1 "You arrive at home to decide where to go next." 1 "You are stopped outside by theirsecurity guard." 1 "You are met by Mickey, one of the owners of the company. He prefers to be called Mick, by the way." 1 "You are left alone to wander thevortex of labyrinthine hallways within Megasoft. You become 1 "You accept without hesitation." 1 "You accept the money and return home to find more work." 1 "You accept the egg and return home. On the way out, you stop off outside to talk to Hint." 1 "Would you like to do that? (Y/N)" 1 "Windowless 2000 turn out to be an utter commercial failure for Megasoft." 1 "Window 2000 "; 1 "Why does this game take place onthe east coast of America?" 1 "When you ask a question, it says(Y/N), but the game only acceptsanswers in lowercase." 1 "What happens if I return to a location after it is already completed?" 1 "What are Manic Miner and all of those other games you mention?" 1 "Well, that seems to be going well. You decide to leave, and see if there is any more work tobe found." 1 "Welcome to Advanced Year 2000 Simulator!" 1 "Try it and see." 1 "Those of you who have not been living under a rock for the pasttwenty years may notice that thecorporations in this game bear some resemblance to actual 1 "Those interested in obtaining the source code, or just lookingfor a good laugh, may do so by exiting the program and pressingK. 128 users, however, should type LIST instead." 1 "This game was written, conceivedand all that sorta thing by Rob Erlich." 1 "This game is copyright 1999 by Rob Erlich. All rights reserved,whatever that means." 1 "They seem much more relaxed now than before. They tell you that "; 1 "They are questions that I 1 "They are all popular games on the Spectrum. Raid over Moscow is a popular C-64 game. I 1 "There is no one here. The doors are locked. You return home to find work elsewhere." 1 "There is no one here to talk to at the moment. Maybe they will return once this blackout ends." 1 "There is a security guard in a booth outside. You introduce yourself and explain why you arehere." 1 "There is a hand-printed sign on the door. It reads: "; 1 "There appears to be no one 1 "The owner of Starock thanks you for your work, and gives you a very large cup of coffee." 1 "The guard picks up the 1 "The guard informs you that all of the other employees are home due to the blackout." 1 "The executive thanks you for your work, and hands you $5000." 1 "That would be great! I can tell you all about my ideas, like theVirtual Coffeehouse, or The 1 "So, how do you open the hangar doors, then?" 1 "So, do you want to sell your Speccy to Chairman Billy? (Y/N)" 1 "Sir Clive calls you and asks if you would like to work with him on a new operating system to compete with Windowless 2000." 1 "She seems really tired right now. You decide that this 1 "Really? Would you like to come over my house? We can wrap 1 "Prufrock coffeehouse, 1 "Perhaps you can use your voucherto call Sir Clive." 1 "Once you are home, you realize that your Spectrum remains quitebadly overheated. It seems 1 "On the Commodore, F7 is the key." 1 "Now that you have your Spectrum working again, you can go out and find some more work." 1 "Now that the telephone system isworking again, you call the new American office of British 1 "No. The experiences in the game are based purely upon the story arc, and have nothing to do withthe satirized companies and 1 "Mick thanks you for your fine work, and gives you a large box filled with food as payment." 1 "Mick seems very happy to meet you. He leads you to their 1 "Looks like there isn't much to do here. You return home for thetime being." 1 "Looking over at the menu, you see that this size is called the"; 1 "It works. Sort of. It cools it down, anyway. Unfortunately, it also breaks your Speccy in a rather permanent manner." 1 "It really is a big cup. You takethe coffee and return home." 1 "It quicky becomes obvious that there is no way you can 1 "It quickly becomes apparent thatthis system is considerably 1 "It is very brightly lit here." 1 "It is January 1st, 2000. As 1 "Is Sir Clive in this game supposed to be Clive Sinclair?" 1 "Interested parties, particularlythose who happen to be lawyers representing those companies should know that no resemblance,other than for satirical 1 "Interested parties should also know that the author of this program is very, very poor, and will never make any money from this program, despite his hard work. Litigation would, most likely, result only in a loss ofmoney and maybe bad publicity. It is this author's opinion thatto do so would be a very silly thing to do." 1 "In the background you see many workers busy maintaining the system and playing Manic Miner." 1 "I would like to send you e-mail." 1 "I would like to hire you for a programming position." 1 "I run a PD library. Can I add this game to my catalog?" 1 "I own or work for a company thatdevelops computer games, and I would like to hire you for a game design position." 1 "I have set up an address 1 "I am a single girl, and I think your game is brilliant." 1 "How can there be a FAQ if no onehas asked anything yet?" 1 "He tells you that everything is working again. You decide that you really do not have the time to stay and talk while there is still work to be done. You 1 "He peels a single note off the huge roll of money in his hand, and gives it to you. He then grabs the Speccy and runs off." 1 "Fortunately, the heatsink 1 "Eventually, you are forced to unplug your Spectrum in order toavoid overheating. Their 1 "Don seems very happy to meet you. He leads you to their 1 "Does this game reflect any 1 "Chairman Billy is watching over your shoulder as you work on thesystem. Afer a short while, you manage to get it working." 1 "Can I copy this game?" 1 "But be careful - this is not as easy as it might seem at first. You will need to go to the 1 "Both of the owners, Mick and Don, are here." 1 "Billy takes an enormous roll of cash from his pocket and looks at you, awaiting your answer." 1 "Billy excuses himself to make a telephone call.You wander aroundfor a while, noting the sudden flurry of activity within 1 "Because I live there." 1 "As you are leaving, you notice that Hint is playing Mercenary on a small terminal in the 1 "As payment for your services, you are given a jewel encrusted egg valued at $5000." 1 "As payment for your hard work, you are generously given a 1 "As I live in the land of the lawsuit, I felt it was necessaryto add this legal disclaimer." 1 "Are you sure that you do not want to call? It might be a goodidea. Will you try to call him? (Y/N)" 1 "And, most of all, to you for playing the game." 1 "An executive with a flashlight comes up to you. You explain thesituation, and are led into a large room filled with silent computers. The lights here are on. You are told that this room is running on battery power, andthat you have arrived just in time." 1 "After a long and absurd 1 "After a brief conversation with Hint, the security guard, you are led inside." 1 "Absolutely. You can do pretty much whatever you like with it, with two exceptions. One, you may not take my name off the game and claim it as your own, because that would be stupid andmean. Two, you may not set it onfire, as that may release 1 "A few days later, Megasoft 1 "@ 2000 Megasoft" 1 "6. Megasoft." 1 "5. Starock Coffeehouse" 1 "5. Frequently Asked Questions." 1 "4. Mickey and Donald's 1 "4. Credits." 1 "3. Play the game." 1 "3. British Telephone" 1 "2. Legal stuff." 1 "2. American Telephone and 1 "1. USA Electricity Co." 1 "1. About the game." 1 "0. Exit to main menu 1 "*** MEGASOFT WINDOWLESS 2000***" 1 " Tape Tester " 1 " Calculator " 1 " 48 BASIC 1 " 38911 BYTES FREE, BASICALLY" 1 " 128 BASIC 1 " Congratulations! You win!" 1 wouldn't happen to know how to open the hangar doors in Raid over Moscow, would you?"; 1 working." 1 way aroundit."; CHR$ (34) 1 voucher for one free 1 version of this, but it is the C-64 one that appears here." 1 unpack your Spectrum and get to work." 1 unlikely that you will be able to continue unless you address this situation." 1 telephone, and then sets it 1 take place onthe east coast of America?" 1 surprisingly short time, he 1 supposed to get an appointment if I can't call ahead?"; 1 specifically for this game at [email protected] 1 security guard in a dark booth outside. You introduce yourself to the guard and explain why youare here." 1 retire. You end up with $5000, ajewel encrusted egg, and one international telephone call voucher. Not bad, but you know that you could have done better." 1 results in a new OS that is a huge success, both critically and commercially. You become wealthy beyond your dreams. In other words:" 1 restored. Sorry."; 1 restaurants" 1 regarding this game." 1 quite lost. As the days roll past, you still can not find theexit. One day, you wander past aroom and see Megasoft's new 1 purposes is intended or implied in any way, and that their 1 products." 1 probably is not the best time for a business proposal." 1 predicted, the world's computershave ceased to function. You areon the east coast of America. The only computer still 1 policy."; 1 platforms,if you like. However, if you do so, you must state that the derived work is a 1 permission will be granted in exchange for one free copy, but do ask first." 1 penetrate this bureaucracy at the moment. You decide to returnhome for the time being and see if you can look elsewhere." 1 payment plans you can choose from if you would like to 1 overwhelming success for 1 overheated from all of the work,and will not function." 1 ourselves up in blankets, drink chocolate milk, and watch 1 opinions you may have on actual companies and products?" 1 operating system on display." 1 offered me."; 1 modification of this original. In addition, you must notify theauthor of the work, and release the program into the public 1 minimum of difficulty." 1 larger than the others that you have worked on. You do manage torestore it to working order, however. As you finish the job, your Spectrum shuts down. You realize that it has badly 1 introduces their new operating system." 1 international telephone call "; 1 internal line, and is not 1 inside with you. You are led inside, and eventually led to their computer system. You 1 inclusion in this game does not reflect any opinion regarding those corporations, or any of their fine products." 1 functioning in the country is your Speccy." 1 forever." 1 environment." 1 ending this call shortly."; 1 encounter are quite large, and if you aren't careful, your 1 employee generously, and leave to find more work." 1 down. Apparently it is an 1 distribute this game on any ftp site or webpage, as long as the site may be accessed free of charge." 1 distribute this game free of charge on any medium, including,but not limited to: cassette, disc, paper strips, punchcards, telepathy, and any format for use with an emulator." 1 discussion, you manage to 1 dexterity, completing the task in an amazingly short time." 1 decide to leave." 1 dangerous toxins into the 1 corporations." 1 corporations to restart their systems in America. With my hugebrain, I was able to anticipate your call. By now, your Spectrumwill have overheated. Naturally,I can remedy the situation. I will come by to visit you. 1 corporations in just the right order in order to succeed in your endeavor. Meanwhile, it is essential to keep your Spectrum in good working order at all times." 1 convince the guard to walk 1 continue the call. You decline." 1 computer that someone else 1 computer is still not working." 1 computer in the back room." 1 comp.sys.ibmpc.games.adventure You can e-mail me with the 1 closed due to blackout. We will return as soon as power is 1 cartoons." 1 careful, though. Some of the computer systems you may 1 capable of finishing the job, you leave." 1 believe there is a Spectrum 1 begin pedalling." 1 awful at programming. Of course,if you really want to, I'll takethe job. I could certainly use the money." 1 awful at progra 1 arrives, riding on a C5." 1 around, aside from a lone 1 around here has a Spectrum,"; 1 appreciate the help."; 1 appointment?"; 1 appointment. Sorry."; 1 anticipate that people might ask. Is that better?" 1 affixed to your Spectrum draws off most of the heat, and you are able to complete the job." 1 address I use there, as well." 1 address I us 1 about to expire; I suggest 1 You may also find me on Usenet in comp.sys.sinclair and 1 Television" 1 Telephone and set an appointmentto repair their computers." 1 Story of a Minute, or Crazy 1 Special thanks to" 1 Speccy may overheat before you can finish the job. Unless, of course, you find some way aroundit."; 1 Speccy in pride. She accepts theoffer, and leads you to the 1 Sorry, you lose." 1 Policy, you know."; 1 Midnight."; 1 Menu options" 1 Megasoft." 1 Megasoft. You leave and head forhome." 1 Lambertville, NJ, USA, where this game was written." 1 However, my travel expenses willtotal ten thousand dollars."; 1 Good luck!" 1 Donald, one of the company's owners.He prefers to be called Don, by the way." 1 Coffeehouse." 1 Choose a company" 1 Bob's Atomic Bomb Emporium, or..lots of ideas. Seriously, I'd jump at the opportunity. I coulddo good things if I had more resources. E-mail me." 1 (aborts game)" 1 this is none other than ChairmanBilly, the CEO of Megasoft. He looks very tired." 1 again is