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TOMMY'S ROTO REPEATER (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-059-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
EVER WONDER WHERE "CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND" COMES FROM? MAYBE IT
NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU THAT THE ALIENS WERE APARTMENT HUNTING!
TOMMY'S ROTO REPEATER IS AN OLD TOY OFTEN PLAYED WITH ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS
WHERE WE COME FROM. THE OBJECT IS TO REMEMBER AND REPEAT THE LONGEST POSSIBLE
SERIES OF NOTES WHILE CALCULATING THE MILLIONTH AND 18TH TRILLIONTH DIGITS OF
PI RAISED TO THE POWER OF THE PRODUCT OF THE EULER PHI FUNCTIONS OF THE NOTES
IN A RANDOM IRRATIONAL BASE. IN THIS WATERED DOWN EARTHLING VERSION YOU CAN
SKIP THE CALCULATION.
AN HISTORICAL NOTE: WHEN WE SEND APARTMENT HUNTERS TO OTHER PLANETS WE OFTEN
PLAY TUNES ON OUR GLINT ORGANS TO TRY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PRIMITIVE
TENANTS. OF COURSE THEY MADE UP THE STORY ABOUT DEVIL'S TOWER NATIONAL
MONUMENT TO LOWER PROPERTY VALUES.
THE COMPUTER WILL GENERATE A NOTE SEQUENCE AND THEN YOU MUST TYPE IT BACK
USING THE NUMERIC KEYS ON THE TOP ROW OF THE KEYBOARD (NOT THE KEYS ON THE
NUMERIC KEY PAD -- THEY CONTAIN THE 4 ARROW KEYS WHICH ARE USED FOR SOMETHING
ELSE).
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE.
F2 DEMO MODE TOGGLE.
NOTE: IN DEMO MODE, THE SCORE IS ALWAYS 0.
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F7 QUIT.
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR.
ARROW KEYS:
THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD HAVE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
UP/DOWN ARROWS: INCREASE, DECREASE THE BASIC SOUND PITCH.
LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS: INCREASE, DECREASE THE INTER-NOTE PAUSE DURATION.
TO SKIP STARTUP SHOW: HIT <ENTER> TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >ROTO MS
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YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
ENJOY!