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TOMMY'S LANDER (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMYS TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-004-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***NOTE: TO QUIT THE PROGRAM, HIT THE ESC KEY OR THE "Q" KEY.***
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM PROGRAM, HIT THE "H" KEY.
YOU ARE THE PILOT OF A SPACESHIP THAT MUST LAND ON AN UNCHARTED PLANET OR
MOON IN A STRANGE SOLAR SYSTEM. YOU MUST ADJUST TO THE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE,
GRAVITY, TEMPERATURE, AND WEATHER. (WATCH OUT ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHTNING
STORMS!) OF COURSE, EACH TIME YOU COME IN FOR A LANDING YOU WILL HAVE A
DIFFERENT FLIGHT PROFILE AND FUEL TANK RESERVE.
TO OPERATE THE LANDER YOU HAVE THE USE OF THE 10 FUNCTION KEYS, THE 4 ARROW
KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD, AND THE NUMERIC KEYS ON THE TOP ROW OF THE
KEYBOARD.
FN KEY FUNCTION
F1 THRUST DIRECTION (DOWN OR UP)
F2 DEPLOY PARACHUTE (YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS ONCE!)
F3 THRUSTER AUTOPILOT (AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THRUSTERS)
F4 KEEPON/PROMPT (AFTER YOU LAND, AUTOMATICALLY RERUN THE PROGRAM, OR
PROMPT FOR TERMINATION)
F5 STEEPNESS INCREASE (WHEN THRUSTERS ARE ON AUTOPILOT)
F6 STEEPNESS DECREASE (WHEN THRUSTERS ARE ON AUTOPILOT)
F7 DEPLOY/RETRACT GLIDER WINGS (NOTE: PARACHUTE CAN BE DEPLOYED AT
THE SAME TIME, OVERRIDING THE AERODYNAMICS OF THE GLIDER WINGS)
F8 SCENE SELECT TOGGLE. WHEN ON, THE PROGRAM CONTINUALLY CYCLES THROUGH
DIFFERENT PLANETARY SCENES UNTIL YOU FIND ONE YOU LIKE...HIT <ENTER>
TO ACCEPT, SPACEBAR FOR NEXT SCENE.
F9 TRACE TOGGLE (WHEN ON, THE PREVIOUS POSITIONS OF THE LANDER ARE
LEFT ON THE SCREEN TO GIVE AN HISTORICAL TRACE)
F10 SOUND TOGGLE (TOGGLES SOUND EFFECTS)
NOTE: THE BOTTOM LINE DISPLAYS MNEMONICS FOR THE EFFECT THAT PRESSING EACH
CORRESPONDING FUNCTION KEY WILL TRIGGER: IT DOESN'T DISPLAY THE MODES
ALREADY IN EFFECT!
MANUAL THRUSTER MODE:
WHEN THRUSTERS ARE IN MANUAL (VIA FN KEY F3), YOU MUST OPERATE THEM USING THE
4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD, AND THE NUMERIC KEYS ON THE TOP ROW OF
THE KEYBOARD:
THE UP/DOWN ARROWS INCREASE/DECREASE THRUSTER POWER BY .05 POWER UNIT,
RESPECTIVELY.
THE RIGHT/LEFT ARROWS INCREASE/DECREASE THRUSTER POWER BY 0.25 POWER
UNIT, RESPECTIVELY.
THE "+" OR "=" AND "-" OR "_" KEYS INCREASE AND DECREASE THE THRUSTER
POWER BY 2 PERCENT, RESPECTIVELY.
THE NUMERIC KEYS 1-9 SET THE THRUSTER POWER TO 5 UNITS TIMES THE VALUE
OF THE KEY. THE NUMERIC 0 KEY SETS THE THRUSTER POWER TO 0, SO WATCH
OUT!
USUALLY YOU QUICKLY PUNCH A NUMERIC KEY TO ESTABLISH THE THRUST IN THE RIGHT
RANGE, THEN USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS FOR FLY BY WIRE CONTROL. A SAFE TRICK IS TO
START OUT IN AUTOPILOT AND THEN SWITCH TO MANUAL ONLY FOR THE FINAL APPROACH.
NOTE: MAX THRUSTER POWER IS 100 UNITS.
NOTE ON TEMPERATURE GAUGES:
ON THE TOP LEFT LINE OF THE DISPLAY ARE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES: SKIN TEMP,
CABIN TEMP, AND AIR TEMP. OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE LANDING ON A PLANET WITH
HIGH ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, YOUR CRAFT WILL HEAT UP IN A HURRY AND YOU COULD
ACTUALLY BURN UP! ON THE OTHER HAND, HIGH WINDS MIGHT HELP COOL YOU DOWN!
OTHER DISPLAYS:
TOP LINE: STEEPNESS (.1 TO .99, WHERE .99 IS MAXIMUM STEEPNESS OF DESCENT)
G: GRAVITY IN EARTH UNITS (X EARTH'S GRAVITY)
ATM: ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE IN EARTH UNITS
WINDS: IN MPH (LEFT OR RIGHT)
BOT LINE: T: TIME (IN SECONDS)
H: HEIGHT (IN FEET)
V: VELOCITY (IN FT/SEC UP OR DOWN)
A: ACCELERATION (IN FT/SEC/SEC UP OR DOWN)
THRUST: IN SLUGS/SEC UP OR DOWN
FUEL: IN SLUGS (YOU START WITH 3000 AND YOUR SHIP WEIGHS 500 MORE)
FINAL NOTE:
WATCH FOR THE PRESENCE OF BUILDINGS ON THE SURFACE: HOSTILE ENEMIES
ARE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE PRESENT WHEN THERE ARE SIGNS OF ADVANCED
CIVILIZATION, AS WE ALL KNOW.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >LANDER MS
DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
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NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!