
                             P-ROBOTS

                    A Game For PASCAL Programmers

                            Version 3.1

                Copyrighted 1993 -- All Rights Reserved

                        by David R. Malmberg

                           Distributed by

                             Softworks
                          43064 Via Moraga
                  Mission San Jose, California  94539
                           (510) 659-0533

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 JUST WHAT IS P-ROBOTS?

 P-ROBOTS ("pee-robots") is a game based on computer programming in
 PASCAL.  The object of the game is to design and program a "robot"
 that can triumph over similar robots designed and programmed by
 others in a real-time battle of wits and flying missiles.  You
 control your robot by writing a procedure in PASCAL to specify
 your robot's behavior and strategy in its efforts to vanquish up
 to three other robots in a battle to the death.  A variety of
 pre-defined P-ROBOTS PASCAL functions and procedures allow your
 robot to track its position on the battlefield, monitor its health
 or damage condition, and calculate the distance and angle to
 opponents from its current battlefield position.  Each robot is
 equipped with a cannon to fire missiles, and a motorized drive
 mechanism to either close in for the kill of a hapless opponent or
 flee from a fierce foe.  Optionally, robots may be equipped with
 bombs, a repair kit, different types of armor and warheads, a
 deflection shield, and/or a cloaking device.

 P-ROBOTS is an excellent way for the novice programmer to sharpen
 his/her PASCAL skills and have fun at the same time.  However,
 P-ROBOTS does assumes that the robot designer/programmer already
 knows the fundamentals of programming in PASCAL.

 For the experienced programmer, P-ROBOTS offers a chance to see
 just how well you program in a programming environment where "bad"
 code can lead to graphic and ignoble defeat and "brilliant" code
 can bring triumph and glory.

 In addition to being enjoyed in thousands of homes, P-ROBOTS has
 been successfully used in a number of classroom settings -- from
 high school PASCAL programming classes to graduate level courses
 in Artificial Intelligence.  "The competitive environment that
 P-ROBOTS creates has really sparked my students' desire to learn.
 Our weekly robot contests are great fun and enjoyed by all --
 including me," said one high school PASCAL teacher.  Another
 teacher has challenged his PASCAL students by offering a unique
 reward: any student who can design and program a robot that can
 beat the teacher's robot consistently, does not have to take the
 final exam.

 Version 3.1 of P-ROBOTS has a number of significant improvements
 over prior versions including an optional "Integrated Development
 Environment" or IDE that can be used to create, edit and test
 (i.e., compile) your robots.  When you test/compile a robot using
 the IDE, the compiler will identify any errors you have in your
 robot source code by positioning the cursor within the editor
 where the error occurred within your source code -- so you can
 very easily make the appropriate correction(s).  The IDE can also
 be used to set up "tournaments" of robots, select various match
 options (such as animation speed, number of obstacles, unlimited
 fuel, etc.), and conduct the tournament according to the robots
 and options you have selected.

 P-ROBOTS can be run with as little as 384K of memory and a
 monochrome or CGA monitor.  However, if your system has more
 memory and a better monitor (EGA or VGA), P-ROBOTS has been
 disigned to take advantage of your hardware's greater capability.


 P-ROBOTS is available for only $30 (with a nicely printed and
 spiral-bound manual) or $20 (without manual) from:

   Softworks
   43064 Via Moraga
   Mission San Jose, California  94539

 You can also order by phone using your Mastercard or VISA by
 dialing (510) 659-0533, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., (PST ONLY!!!),
 Monday to Thursday, plus 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and
 Sunday.

 Registration entitles you to the following:

        (1) Notice of all future P-ROBOTS upgrades.

        (2) Latest version of the program, with a collection of
            the most recent and best robots, a new "integrated
            development environment," and (optionally) a nicely
            printed and bound manual.

        (3) Turbo or Quick Pascal source code for P-ROBOTS.

        (4) Turbo or Quick Pascal source code for the
            multi-tasking PASCAL compiler used as the basis for
            developing P-ROBOTS.

        (5) Telephone support.

        (6) A warm glow from having supported at least one of
            the many Shareware products you probably use.

        (7) The P-ROBOTS author's eternal gratitude.

 Orders are normally shipped by US mail at no additional charge.

