From comments at top of program:
BARON FROM 'PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES' COPYRIGHT 1970
BY DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP. MODIFIED BY TOM KLOOS
OMSI SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT GROUP
LAST CHANGE: 8/19/71
THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS YOU TO BE THE BARON OF A SMALL TOWN
WHERE EVERYONE IS DEPENDENT ON YOU. HOW YOU MANAGE YOUR
LAND WILL DEPEND ON HOW YOU ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE
PROGRAM, AND ON THOSE ANSWERS WILL DEPEND YOUR FATE AS WELL.
** YOU CAN ONLY PLANT 10 ACRES PER PERSON
** YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE BUSHEL FOR FOOD.
** TO PREVENT STARVATION, EACH PERSON NEEDS 20 BUSHELS.
** YOU ARE PROMOTED WHEN YOU GET A POPULATION GREATER THAN 250.
Example session:
.RUN PFOCAL DO YOU WANT THE STANDARD FEATURES OF PS/8 FOCAL, 1971? Y PROCEED. *LIBRARY GO BARON LORD BARON: LAST YEAR 0 STARVED, 5 ARRIVED, POPULATION IS 100 THE CITY OWNS 1000 ACRES. WE HARVESTED 3 BUSHELS PER ACRE; RATS ATE 200 BUSHELS,YOU NOW HAVE 2800 BUSHELS IN STORE. LORD BARON: LAND IS TRADING AT 18 BUSHELS PER ACRE; HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO BUY?0 TO SELL?0 BUSHELS TO USE AS FOOD?1800 HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO PLANT WITH SEED? 1000 LORD BARON: LAST YEAR 10 STARVED, 3 ARRIVED, POPULATION IS 93 THE CITY OWNS 1000 ACRES. WE HARVESTED 3 BUSHELS PER ACRE; RATS ATE 0 BUSHELS,YOU NOW HAVE 3500 BUSHELS IN STORE. LORD BARON: LAND IS TRADING AT 21 BUSHELS PER ACRE; HOW MANY ACRES OF LAND DO YOU WISH TO BUY?Rest of game not show
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