Flying number-snakes have invaded the skies. (Don’t you just hate it when that happens.) Your job in Launch Control is to destroy them. Each number-snake has a vulnerable place value that varies from snake to snake. Hit a snake with a missile where its vulnerable and the snake is destroyed. Hit enough snakes and you can move to new levels with responsibility for more missile launchers and face more challenging opponents. Eventually, you may be promoted and given more powerful missiles.
Quick Start
1. If you don’t see the “New Game” or “New Player” window when you start up, choose the corresponding menu item from the “File Menu.” Choose your name or type your name in the space provided then click on “Play.”
2. Missiles can be launched by using either the keyboard or mouse. Each missile launcher is numbered. These numbers correspond to the number keys on either the keyboard or number pad. A press of the appropriate key launches the missile. To launch using the mouse, move the mouse left and right until the red, revolving light on the desired missile launcher is lit. Press the mouse button to launch the missile.
3. Destroy number-snakes.
4. Detailed instructions are available in the “?” (help) menu once Missile Math starts up. Teachers should read the “Teacher Information” file for addtional help.
What Is Needed To Play
Missile Math requires system 7.x, at least a 640 x 480-pixel, color or grayscale monitor, and 1.5 megabytes of free RAM. Two hundred fifty-six colors and at least a 33 mHz, 68040 processor is recommended. Large monitors may require higher memory settings in the “Get Info” box. Virtual memory, including Ram Doubler, may degrade perfromance.
Notices
Missile Math is Freeware. However, Missile Math is not public domain. Missile Math is copyright Thornley Jobe, 1996. Missile Math can be shared freely for non-commercial purposes if all the documentation is included. Missile Math may be included in commercial collections of Freeware/Shareware if, once again, all documentation is included. For any other use, contact the author via e-mail at thornley_jobe@hbtpc.com.
You use Missile Math at your own risk. As it is impossible to test any program on every conceivable combination of hardware and software, you are warned not to use Missile Math on any computer that contains valuable data or any computer that is connected to a storage device that contains valuable data.
The current version of Missile Math supports the teaching of English-language place value names. Additionally, number formats follow English-language conventions -- a point separates ones and tenths, and a comma separates hundreds and thousands. Control panel settings will not change this. An editor that allows internationalization is forthcoming.
Missle Math is copyright Thornley Jobe, 1996. The author may be contacted by e-mail at thornley_jobe@hbtpc.com.
