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Information about “ADVENTURE AND MUSIC COLLECTION”
You are in a spaceship exploring the Orion Nebula for NASA. Your
mission is to explore the three closest planets to your spaceship and
collect one animal, one vegetable, and one mineral. How will you be
able to tell? If you encounter an intelligent life form, how will you
know? NASA has instructed you to capture it alive. Good luck!
A text adventure game that takes you to the heart of Africa. In DARK
CONTINENT, you are on a safari expedition in search of King Solomon's
legendary diamond. Unfortunately, your native followers have mutinied
and left you lost in the wilderness without a map. Not only must you
find the diamond, but also, your way back to England. (And try not to
get eaten by wildlife on the way!)
LAP DULCIMER TUNER AND SHEET MUSIC SAMPLER has five traditional songs
arranged for lap dulcimer in DAA tuning and an electronic tuner with
instructions for beginners on how to tune the dulcimer. The five songs
are "Amazing Grace," "Boil Them Cabbage Down," "I'll Fly Away,"
"The Frozen Logger," and "Happy Endings on the Banks of Ohio."
The music screens can be printed with the Shift and PrtScr keys.
The dulcimer tuning program helps beginners learn to tune their
instruments with an electronic tuner. Instructions are included in the
program, and tones can be repeated if desired.
FILES967.TXT
Disk No: 967
Program Title: ADVENTURE and MUSIC
PC-SIG version: 1.2
NEBULA and DARK CONTINENT are two text adventure games played with one
or two-word commands. In NEBULA, you are in a spaceship exploring the
Orion Nebula for NASA. Your mission is to explore the three closest
planets to your spaceship and collect one animal, one vegetable, and one
mineral. If you encounter an intelligent life form, NASA has instructed
you to capture it alive. In DARK CONTINENT, you are on a safari
expedition in Africa in search of King Solomon's legendary Diamond.
Unfortunately, your native followers have mutinied and left you lost in
the wilderness without a map. Not only must you find the Diamond, but
your way back to England.
LAP DULCIMER TUNER AND SHEET MUSIC SAMPLER has five traditional songs
arranged for lap dulcimer in DAA tuning and an electronic tuner with
instructions for beginners on how to tune the dulcimer. The five songs
include "Amazing Grace," "Boil Them Cabbage Down," "I'll Fly Away," "The
Frozen Logger," and "Happy Endings on the Banks of Ohio." The music
screens can be printed using screen dumps. The dulcimer tuning program
helps beginners learn to tune their instruments with an electronic
tuner. Instructions are included in the program, and tones can be
repeated if desired.
Usage: Text Game / Dulcimer Tuning
Special Requirements: None.
How to Start: Type GO (press enter).
Suggested Registration: $20.00 for the text adventures and $5.00 for
the MUSIC SAMPLER.
File Descriptions:
NEBULA EXE The game NEBULA.
DARKCON EXE The game DARK CONTINENT.
README BAT Batch file to print out README.TXT.
README TXT Documentation.
OPEN PIX Data file.
CPI EXE Main program.
BYEBYE Graphics file.
SCRIPT PIX Data file.
HELLO PIX Data file.
SAMPLE Graphics file.
READ ME Program and file description.
PC-SIG
1030D E Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1987,88,89 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ <<<< Disk No 967 ADVENTURE and MUSIC >>>> ║
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║ To print the documentation for games, Type: README (press enter) ║
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║ To run the program NEBULA, Type: NEBULA (press enter) ║
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║ To run the program DARK CONTINENT, Type: DARKCON (press enter) ║
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║ To print the documentation for the DULCIMER TUNER, Type: ║
║ COPY READ.ME LPT1: (press enter) ║
║ ║
║ To run the DULCIMER TUNER, Type: CPI HELLO (press enter) ║
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README.TXT
Nebula (tm)
Dark Continent (tm)
You may copy and FREELY share this program with others.
To become a registered user of Nebula or Dark Continent,
and to receive a FREE COPY of ANY ONE of our adventures,
send $15.00 to:
Conrad R. Button
13807 S.E. 282 St.
Kent, WA 98042
(C) Copyright 1986 by Conrad Button
All Rights Reserved
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
(c) Copyright 1986-88 Conrad Button
- All rights reserved -
You are granted a limited license to use Nebula and
Dark Continent. It may be used or copied only in
accordance with the terms of this license outlined in the
section "Restricted Permission to Copy".
Information on this disk is subject to change without
notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of
Conrad Button. Conrad Button may make improvements and/or
changes to this disk or to the product(s) and/or the
program(s) described in this disk at any time.
This product could include technical inaccuracies or
typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the
information herein. Such changes may be incorporated in new
editions of the publication.
Nebula and Dark Continent are trademarks of
Conrad Button.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Start a Game . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to Play a Game . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Hints on Playing Games . . . . . . . . . . 5
Restricted Permission to Copy . . . . . . 6
Why Pay for the Games . . . . . . . . . . 7
Game Series Information . . . . . . . . . 8
HOW TO START THE GAME
To start Nebula, use the following instructions.
1. Start your computer in the usual manner.
2. Insert the game disk into Drive A.
3. Type A: and press Enter.
4. Type NEBULA and press Enter.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen.
To start Dark Continent you would use the same steps
as shown for Nebula, only at step 4 you would type DARKCON
instead of NEBULA. If you are using a monochrome monitor
or a one color graphics monitor you should add an M to the
end of step 4, (e.g. NEBULA M). This will allow the screen
to be more readable on these monitors.
HOW TO PLAY
A text adventure is a fictional novel in which you
are the main character. You will be given a quest which you
must successfully complete. You may also be asked to
collect treasures during your travels.
Your PC will become your guide. It will tell you what
it sees and hears, and will obey your commands, (most of the
time). Although it speaks fluent English, it has trouble
understanding long sentences. Please limit your commands to
not more than two words, with the verb as the first word
(e.g. throw ball). If the computer does not know or
understand a word, it will tell you so. In that case, please
use another word of similar meaning.
We strongly advise you to build a map during your
travels so that you can easily return to previously explored
areas.
The computer will give you the following information at
the start of each round of play:
1. A description of your current location.
2. Items that you can see at this location.
3. Directions in which you can move (n-north, s-south,
e-east, w-west, u-up, d-down)
4. Treasures will be marked by an '*' before and after
the word.
You must then respond by typing the action you wish to
perform.
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* * HINTS * *
Most actions require two words such as:
Light torch
Get ruby
Drop axe
Examine door
However, some actions need only one word:
Help - for clues or advice
Quit - to stop playing
Others only need a single letter:
U,D,N,S,E,W - which mean go up, go down, go north, etc.
L - look to see where you are
I - list your inventory.
To save your current status so that you can resume play
later, type SAVE GAME.
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RESTRICTED PERMISSION TO COPY
Nebula and Dark Continent are not public domain
programs, and never have been. They are Copyright(C) 1986,
by Conrad Button. The conditions under which you may copy
the Nebula and Dark Continent programs and documentation
are clearly outlined below.
WARNING!!! The author intends to vigorously prosecute
copyright violations.
INDIVIDUALS AND COMPUTER CLUBS
Private individuals and computer clubs are granted
permission by the author to freely copy the Nebula and
Dark Continent disk for non business use as long as the
disk is not modified in any way. You may give the disk to
friends, upload the files to electronic bulletin boards, or
distribute the disk through computer clubs. However, you may
not sell the disk for profit. User groups may charge a fee
to cover the actual cost of the disk and of administration.
This fee may not in any case exceed $10.00 total (equivalent
U.S. dollars). Exceptions to these rules must be received
in writing from Conrad Button.
NO RENTING OR LEASING
Nebula and Dark Continent may not be rented or
leased under any circumstances.
EXTRA COPIES
When multiple copies are required, Nebula and Dark
Continent are available at quantity discounts. Write
Conrad Button for quantity prices.
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SO WHY PAY $15.00 TO REGISTER?
When you pay for Nebula or Dark Continent you
participate in User-Supported software. That means you join
thousands of people who get good quality software at
affordable prices. Here are more reasons to register by
paying $15.00:
- The luxury of trying out a program before you buy it
is rare. When you register (by sending in your money) you
are saying, "I support buying software this way; and truly
want to help continue this trend of keeping prices down."
- Registering also means you will be notified about
updates to Nebula and Dark Continent, as well as other
adventures.
- If you are using the product, you should pay for it.
What it boils down to is this - it's the right thing to do.
- As an extra incentive, you will receive a FREE COPY
of ANY ONE of our other text adventures when you register.
And if you register both adventures ($30), you will receive
FREE COPIES of any TWO adventures!
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BUTTON'S EDUCATIONAL AND ADVENTURE GAMES
A whole new world of adventure is at your fingertips.
Let our software and your PC take you into previously
unexplored regions where you will experience new challenges,
confront danger, and find untold treasures.
Conrad Button offers a Learning Game Series and an
Adventure Series. The Learning Series can help you improve
your geography skills by taking you on expeditions to Africa
and Asia.
THE ASIAN CHALLENGE -- As a Special Senate Investigator,
you have been sent to Asia on a mission to gather important
information. You must report to the Foreign Aid Committee
shortly on whether or not to grant additional funds to the
needy countries of the continent. Learn about different
Asian countries and their location as you travel. You must
hurry because there is not much time before the committee
will meet. (Learning Series)
AFRICAN SAFARI -- You are the senior photographer for
the International Geographic Magazine. You have been sent to
Africa to photograph the people, land and animals of the
continent. As you trek the high plains of Africa you will
learn many different things about the people and geography
of this vast continent. (Learning Series)
NEBULA -- You are a NASA explorer sent to investigate a
newly discovered star system. Your mission is to collect
specimens from the new galaxy. Will you be able to complete
your mission or will you be engulfed by the unknown perils of
the universe? (Novice)
DARK CONTINENT -- You have traveled to darkest Africa in
search of King Solomon's Diamond. But after 3 days, your
native bearers desert you and take your money and supplies.
Will you survive and find the diamond, or will you be
swallowed by this vast continent? (Intermediate)
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RED PLANET -- The Federation of Earth has sent you to
the planet Mars to secure the lost treasures of Aukbaa. Upon
achieving planetary orbit you find that your fuel is
depleted. Can you acquire the Lost Treasures of Aukbaa and
return home? (Advanced)
TIME TRAVELER -- The year is 2285. The people of the
Earth are dying from a mysterious plague. A now extinct
plant could provide the much needed cure. Time Travel is
your only hope. Have you ever imagined the thrill of
traveling back in time to visit the Old West, to participate
in the American Revolution, to explore Ancient Egypt and the
Age of the Dinosaur? TIME TRAVELER will transport you to
these bygone days. (Expert)
SPECIAL AGENT -- The President of the United States has
sent you on a mission to the Soviet Union. You are to locate
and photograph their new ballistic missile, the SS-X-27.
Perhaps you desire to serve your country as a SPECIAL AGENT
to the President, performing a secret mission deep within the
Soviet Union. (Expert)
SANCTUARY -- A nuclear war has devastated the Earth.
You are one of the few remaining survivors. Gangs of mutants
roam the land. You must find a sanctuary to ensure your
survival. Have you ever wondered what civilization would be
like following a nuclear war? Would there be a SANCTUARY for
protection against the mutated beings inhabiting this world?
(Master)
RAIDERS OF THE STAR TEMPLE -- As a Professor of Archeology
you have specialized in the ancient Mayan culture. You recently
read an article concerning the possible existence of a lost Mayan
temple somewhere near Chichen Itza on the Yucatan Peninsula. And
you have heard an Indian legend which tells of a Star Temple
containing a fabulous treasure of diamonds. You are resolved to
find this temple, if it truly exists. (Master)
AVENGER OF RUBICON -- Your King and fellow warriors have been
slain. You have been severely wounded. As you stagger from the
battlefield, you vow to avenge this carnage. You will seek out
and destroy the perpetrator of this foul deed - Lugor the Evil
Presence. You are about to face the greatest challenge of your
life! (Grand Master)
ADVENTURE HINT BOOK -- The hint book is designed to
provide clues and helpful hints. This book covers all of the
adventure game series (learning series excluded .
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ORDER FORM
Price Price
Item Qty Each Extended
----------------------------------------------------------
Raiders of the Star Temple
& Avenger of Rubicon _____ $29.95 $_________
Sanctuary &
Special Agent _____ $22.50 $_________
Time Traveler &
Red Planet _____ $22.50 $_________
Dark Continent &
Nebula _____ $22.50 $_________
African Safari &
The Asian Challenge _____ $29.95 $_________
Adventure Hint Disk _____ $ 8.50 $_________
(Includes ALL but
Learning Series)
Subtotal $_________
Shipping & Handling $____2.50_
TOTAL $_________
Available on 5 1/4" disk only.
All purchase orders must be prepaid. NO COD's.
Credit Card orders NOT accepted.
Please send your check or money order to:
Conrad Button
13807 S.E. 282 St.
Kent, WA 98042
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0967
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
BYEBYE 16399 12-01-86 12:26p
CPI EXE 54400 9-05-86 2:13p
DARKCON EXE 80322 11-08-88 12:11a
FILES967 TXT 2039 1-04-88 1:38p
GO BAT 38 10-19-87 3:56p
GO TXT 1079 12-15-87 11:41a
HELLO PIX 834 1-01-80 12:35a
NEBULA EXE 95968 11-09-88 12:54a
OPEN PIX 15506 1-01-80 12:53a
READ ME 426 1-01-80 12:32a
README BAT 1024 12-24-87 5:17a
README TXT 15232 11-09-88 6:50a
SAMPLE 16399 1-01-80 1:17a
SCRIPT PIX 6371 1-01-80 12:35a
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