This UIC contains improved versions of the games PACMAN, CENTIPEDE,
MISSILE COMMAND, and BREAKOUT first submitted on the Spring '82 SIG tape.
The changes are as follows:
1) All games have been modified to perform many fewer QIOs in writing to
the VT100. As a result, the games play more efficiently and no longer
bring a PDP-11 to its knees when they are running. This means other
people can use the system for useful(?) work while you are playing games!
2) All games have been built with a call to subroutine TIMCHK, which allows
them to run only during the hours 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, or before 8:00
AM or after 5:00 PM. If you would like to change these hours, modify
TIMCHK.RAT or write your own version. If you want no restrictions, I have
provided a TIMCHKALT.OBJ, which enforces none. To use it, re-task build
the tasks after either a) renaming TIMCHKALT.OBJ to TIMCHK.OBJ, or
b) modifying the task build (.TKB) files to link to TIMCHKALT.
3) PACMAN has been modified with a new maze that is more in line with the
arcade version dimensions, and that is much more exciting to play with.
4) Disk files for the games have been renamed so that the source for all
four games can coexist in one UIC. All files pertaining to PACMAN start
with PAC, all CENTIPEDE files start with CEN or CNT, all MISSIL COMMAND
files start with MIS or MSL, and all BREAKOUT files start with BRK or BKO.
See the other README files in this UIC for directions on using the games,
and contact me if you have any questions/problems.
Glen Hoffing 609-338-2441
RCA Gov't Communication Systems
Mailstop 10-4-6
Camden, NJ 08102