The GAMES-1 Diskette
Originated by
R.S. Hafner
Livermore, CA
September, 1985
The following is a breakdown of what is contained on this diskette. Included
are verbose listings of the various .ARC files and comments on the sub-files
themselves.
Executable images---files with a .EXE or .COM extension---will run on the
Rainbow under MS-DOS, version 2.11. The .ARC files were produced using the ARC
utility, version 4.10, which is contained on the UTILS-1 diskette.
Comments are those of the originator of this diskette and do not necessarily
reflect the comments, or opinions, of DECUS.
**** ALIENS.ARC ****
Version Unknown
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
ALIENS.BAS 10112 Crunched 26% 7536 9 Jul 85 9:48a 47D8
As of this writing, this version of ALIENS does not run on the Rainbow. It
does, however, run under AT&T's version of MS-DOS (UNIX systems), and it will
(more than likely) run on PCs and clones. ALIENS is made available here for
you handy ``fix-it-yourselfers.''
**** CHESS.ARC ****
Version 1.26
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
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CHESS.EXE 11136 Crunched 41% 6663 17 Mar 85 5:21p 4754
Chess for the Rainbow.... Levels of difficulty (`depth of search'), are
selected at the beginning. Alternatively, the player can select a position to
be analyzed.
**** EMPIRE.ARC ****
Version 5.0
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
EMPIRE.DAT 4400 Crunched 34% 2922 1 Aug 85 0:44a 5B04
EMPIRE.DOC 14208 Crunched 50% 7196 1 Aug 85 0:33a 96EA
EMPIRE.EXE 98688 Squeezed 14% 85326 1 Aug 85 0:33a 88C6
A war-game between two emperors (you and the computer), EMPIRE is a complex
computer game that will take some time to learn. According to the
documentation, EMPIRE does require graphics; displays, however, may be selected
as being either enhanced, or normal. Much like HACK (available on the MS-DOS,
GAMES-2 diskette), EMPIRE is a game you can really sink your teeth into.
One dis-advantage of EMPIRE is that, by computer standards, it takes a long
time to load. If it is unable to find, or make use of, the file EMSAVE.DAT (a
file containing the previous game information), EMPIRE creates a new version of
EMSAVE. Since this takes about five (5) minutes in virtual memory, it will
take somewhat longer on a hard drive, and a whole lot longer using floppies.
**** KALAH.ARC ****
Version 1.4
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
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KALAH.COM 31232 Squeezed 13% 27268 26 May 85 8:59p 15FE
KALAH.DOC 1792 Squeezed 24% 1373 26 May 85 8:51p 357F
KALAH.HLP 2566 Squeezed 36% 1659 26 May 85 9:00p DBFE
An excellent peg moving game, requiring time, logic and fore-sight. Levels of
difficulty, and the number of pegs per section, are selected variables from the
outset. Help is available by typing `HELP' while playing.
**** MONOPOLY.ARC ****
Version Unknown
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
MONOPOLY.EXE 65408 Squeezed 15% 55715 8 Jul 85 10:40p DBA3
MONOPOLY.PIC 4224 Crunched 64% 1539 8 Jul 85 10:40p 998D
As of this writing, this version of MONOPOLY does not run on the Rainbow. It
does, however, run under AT&T's version of MS-DOS (UNIX systems), and it will
(more than likely) run on PCs and clones. Like ALIENS (above), MONOPOLY is
also being made available for you handy ``fix-it-yourselfers.''
**** PACMAN.ARC ****
Version Unknown
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
PACMAN.DAT 3584 Crunched 70% 1086 1 Aug 85 0:32a BBF2
PACMAN.EXE 33792 Squeezed 16% 28388 1 Aug 85 0:32a 70CD
PACMAN for the Rainbow.... What's to say?!?
**** QIX.ARC ****
K. Porter's MS-DOS
Version of 03/20/85
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
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QIX.COM 32512 Squeezed 12% 28819 9 Jul 85 9:04a 4BF3
QIX is an excellent little game which should only be played for fun. An area
filling game, QIX is very fast, and to the point. The highest attainable score
is, as yet, unknown---QIX generates its own `TOP TWENTY' score PAD---but, with
luck, players can score over 2,000. Highly recommended....
**** ROCKET.ARC ****
Version Unknown
Name Length Stowage SF Size now Date Time CRC
============ ======== ======== ==== ======== ========= ====== ====
ROCKET.EXE 19840 Squeezed 10% 17942 17 Jul 85 0:07a F233
A `Lunar Lander' game requiring nothing in the way of graphics. It is,
however, quite fast, and it will require some thought for the novice to
beat....
NOTE: This version of ROCKET does not work quite right, in that there is
apparently some sort of data file that the program is supposed to access. A
"File not found in line 425" error message gets printed at the end of each
game. Other than that, however, ROCKET works just fine....
SCRAM is a player vs. time game which does require graphics---it is especially
good with color graphics. The object is to SCRAM (shut down) the lunar nuclear
reactor before the reactor melts down.
Manuvering their way from the surface of the moon to the depths of the reactor,
players are required to keep the reactor filled with water and keep their fuel
tanks full of fuel. Scores are determined by the amount of time to complete
the task.
Difficulty levels, ranging from 1--3, are a variable from the start. Although
SCRAM is somewhat slow---giving the player the impression of being on the
moon---its speed will be improved by playing on a hard drive, and even more
improved by playing in virtual memory (M-Drive).
