Re: Space Trader game

[Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com>]

In article <tAhJb.5889$XF6.136989@typhoon.sonic.net>,
 Andy McFadden <fadden@fadden.com> wrote:

> Greg Buchner <apple22@mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Does anyone remeber a text based game on the Apple II where you played one
> >> of a number of organisations attempting to claim as much space as possible 
> >> -
> >> it used the letters A thru E (I think) for Alpha Centauri, Betelguese,
> >> Capella, D... and Eridani and was basically a business simulation 
> >> (takeovers
> >> and such) set in space.
> 
> > Starlanes.  I thought it was something included on some of the early 
> > disks from Apple.  Still have a (modified to run longer) copy on a 
> > Bernie ][ the Rescue volume.  8,475 bytes of Applesoft BASIC...
> 
> It was entertaining, but if memory serves they had the wrong idea about
> stock splits (i.e. they doubled the value of the company).

Yep.  One other problem I run into is a line that says HTAB (PEEK (37) + 
2) which gives me an error.  Don't remember what the error was this 
point...didn't pay that much attention when I was running it on Bernie 
last night.

Greg B.

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