The Best of Creative Computing Volume 1 (published 1976)

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Super Star Trek (sample run, captain's notes)

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* RUN

* * * STAR TREX * * *

DO YOU NEED INSTRUCTIONS (YES/NO) ? NO

YOUR ORDERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

DESTROY THE IS KLINGON WARSHIPS WHICH HAVE INVADED THE GALAXY BEFORE THEY CAN
ATTACK FEDERATION HEADQUARTERS ON STARDATE 28301 THIS GIVES YOU 30 DAYS. THERE
ARE 3 STARBASES IN THE GALAXY FOR RESUPPLYING YOUR SHIP.

HIT 'RETURN' WHEN READY TO ASSUME COMMAND --- ?

YOUR MISSION BEGINS WITH YOUR STARSHIP LOCATED IN THE GALACTIC QUADRANT,
'BETELGEUSE II'.

--------------------------------
          *               *               STARDATE 2800.0
   *            -   <*>        *          CONDITION GREEN
                               *          QUADRANT 4, 6
                     *                    SECTOR 3, 6
                                          TOTAL ENERGY 3000
                                          PHOTON TORPEDOES 10
                                          SHIELDS 0
--------------------------------

COMMAND ? LRS

LONG RANGE SENSOR SCAN FOR QUADRANT 4, 6

...................

:   7 :   1 :   8 :

...................

:   7 :   6 :   7 :

...................

:   6 :   8 :   8 :

...................

COMMAND ? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 7.7

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? 3

NOW ENTERING ARCTURUS IV QUADRANT ...

--------------------------------              *        *       *
                                          STARDATE 2801.0
                      <*>  *              CONDITION GREEN
                   *                      QUADRANT 7, 8
                   *                      SECTOR 3, 6
                                          TOTAL ENERGY 2966
                                          PHOTON TORPEDOES 10
                                          SHIELDS 0
--------------------------------

COMMAND ? LRS

LONG RANGE SENSOR SCAN FOR QUADRANT 7, 5
...................

:   4 :   3 :   0 :

...................

:   3 :   8 :   0 :

...................

:   4 : 106 :   0 :

...................

COMMAND ? SHE

ENERGY AVAILABLE = 2966. NMBER OF UNITS TO SHIELDS: ? 1000

DEFLECTOR CONTROL ROOM REPORT:

"SHIELDS NOW AT 1000 PER YOUR COMMAND"

COMMAND ? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 7

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? 1.2

NOW ENTERING SPICA IV QUADRANT ...

COMBAT AREA  CONDITION RED

--------------------------------         ***
          *                               STARDATE 2802.0
                                          CONDITION *RED*
                                          QUADRANT 8, 8
                   <*>                    SECTOR 5, 6
   *                                      TOTAL ENERGY 2946
   *                   *                  PHOTON TORPEDOES 10
                    *         *           SHIELDS 1000
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COMMAND ? COM 

COMPUTER ACTIVE AND AWAITING COMMAND: ? 2

DIRECTION = 3.75

DISTANCE = 5 

COMMAND? TOR

TORPEDO COURSE (1-9) ? 3.75

TORPEDO TRACK:

4, 5

3, 5 

2, 4

1, 3 

*** KLINGON DESTROYED ***

COMMAND ? LRS

LONG RANGE SENSOR SCAN FOR QUADRANT 8, 8

...................

:   3 :   8 :   0 :

...................

:   4 :   6 :   0 :

...................

:   0 :   0 :   0 :

...................

COMMAND ? COM

COMPUTER ACTIVE AND AWAITING COMMAND: ? 0

COMPUTER RECORD OF GALAXY FOR QUADRANT 8, 8:

     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----1     0     0     0     0     0
    0     0     0
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----2     0     0     0     0     0
    0     0     0
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----3     0     0     0     0     7
    1     8     0
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----4     0     0     0     0     7
    6     7     0
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----5     0     0     0     0     6
    8     8     0
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----6     0     0     0     0     0
    0     4     2
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----7     0     0     0     0     0
    0     3     8
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----8     0     0     0     0     0
    0     4     6
   ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----
COMMAND ? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 5

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? 3

COMMAND ? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 5

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? .4

105 UNIT HIT ON ENTERPRISE FROM SECTOR 1, 1 

(SHIELDS DOWN TO 1258 UNITS.)

SHIELD CONTROL SUPPLIED ENERGY TO COMPLETE THE MANEUVER.

-------------------------------- ***
                                          STARDATE 2817.2
        <*>                               CONDITION *RED*
             *                            QUADRANT 2, 3
             *                            SECTOR 3, 3
                    *                     TOTAL ENERGY 1255
                                          PHOTON TORPEDOES 5
                                          SHIELDS 1255
--------------------------------
COMMAND ? TOR

TORPEDO COURSE (1-9) ? 4

TORPEDO TRACK:

2, 2
1, 1

*** KLINGON DESTROYED ***

COMMAND? LRS

LONG RANGE SENSOR SCAN FOR QUADRANT 2, 3

...................

:  12 :   8 :   5 :

...................

: 104 :   3 :   4 :

...................

:   7 :   5 :   6 :

...................

COMMAND? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 4

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? 1

ENGINEERING REPORTS "INSUFFICIENT ENERGY AVAILABLE FOR MANEUVERING AT WARP 1!"

DEFLECTOR CONTROL ROOM ACKNOWLEGES 1255 UNITS OF ENERGY PRESENTLY DEPLOYED TO
SHIELDS.

ENERGY AVAILABLE = 1253. NUMBER OF UNITS TO SHIELDS: ? 1100

DEFLECTOR CONTROL ROOM REPORT: "SHIELDS NOW AT 1100 PER YOUR COMMAND"

COMMAND ? NAV

COURSE (1-9) ? 4

WARP FACTOR (0-8) ? 1

NOW ENTERING ANTARES II QUADRANT ...

Space permits us to print only a small portion of the whole run;
however, notes for the mission log are reproduced below.

* * *

CAPTAIN'S NOTES - FOR MISSION LOG:

Stardate Remarks

2804.0 -Bad news. 4 Stardates out, we've only got one Klingon to our credit so
far, and our Warp Engines just went bad. Fortunately there's a Starbase nearby.

2805.2 -Sensor failure en route to Starbase - computer will have to help out on
docking.

2806.2 -Repaired and ready to go.

2809.2 -Bad movel Tried to power up to Warp 5 without checking sensor readout -
saved by auto-shutdown, but engines conked out again! Back to Altair III for
repairs . . .

2815.5 -More bad luck - computer failure while moving into battle area, so l
eyeballed the first torpedo shot. Missed! They fired back and further damaged
the computer.

Second shot put one of the three out, but as I maneuvered, they hit the computer
again!

One Klingon came up to meet me - finished him off with a photon torpedo.

Phasers held up long enough to get the third one.

2815.8 -Condition yellow: too much energy deployed to shields. Will leave it
this way until after the battle I expect in Rigel III.

2817.2 -While moving in for a better shot (since my computer can't help me aim),
shield control had to help out on maneuvering energy. Fortunately, the enemy
fought back without tactical movement.

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