Creative Software Applications

                              The Hacker Simulator

                                 By Adam Barker
                                  Jan/Feb 1991

      The Hacker Simulator is a simple  to  use simulation of hacking money
     and using the share markets to make money.
     Please read the instructions, and if  you  have a printer, it's a must
     to print it out for later reference.

     Click the left mouse button  on  the  title  screen  and press any key
     after reading the first few credits.
     You will be asked to type the password. Use 'system' to logon.
     You are welcome to the  main  system  computer.  Here you are prompted
     with the word Command ?
     To use the  system,  there  are  four  simple  commands. However, deep
     concentration is needed to outsmart the clients.
     The basic idea  of  the  simulator  is  hack  money  from  15 people's
     accounts. They have a  record  of  their  name,address age and current
     account figures.
     To display this list, type list.
     The screen also shows your total amount (that you've hacked away), the
     average amount per client and the total amount of all clients.
     As you can see, each  client  has  £50000  to start. Every 'pass', the
     clients have another transaction with the bank, and the figures change
     according to what they put in or take out.
     Type 'pass' to get the system going.

     By typing pass, a number of statistical pages are shown:
     1. Previous transactions.  These  are  the  amounts  that  each client
     either put in or took out in the last transaction.

     2. The next page shows the  pass  number  you're on. It also shows the
     total amount of money you can possibly hack in this pass.

     3. Market Reports (See Shares)

     By typing 'list' after each pass, you  can see the changes to the list
     of clients amount etc.

     Now, (after  typing  'list')  the  current  account  figures  are  all
     different. Some are  less  than  50000,  and  some  are  more. This is
     because that client has either taken an amount, or put in an amount.
     This amount is the money you hack out.

     e.g:

     Client has £50,000
     A pass is carried out.
     They put in £4,500
     The list shows the client has £54,500

     In order to get that amount (£4,500 in the example), you use a command
     called 'ded' or deduct.

     This ask's for the client number. Type that in and the informations is
     shown according to which client it is.







     Then an amount is asked. Type in  the  amount (i.e £4,500) but make it
     one pound less (£4,499). IF  YOU  TYPE  THE  SAME  AMOUNT, OR OVER THE
     AMOUNT, YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND FINED £15,000
     The computer reports whether you are  successful or not, and shows you
     total.

     Do this procedure to hack money out of as many clients as possible.
     Type 'pass' and more transactions will take place.
     This time, a transaction has taken place, but is harder to notice.

     e.g:

     Client has £50,000
     Pass 1
     You hack £4,500
     They're left with £45,500
     Pass 2
     You hack their transaction (which was £3,000)
     They're left with £42,000

     Repeat this process.. and  your  total  will  build  up, providing you
     don't get caught.


                                     Shares
                                    ________

     You can invest your money  in  the  share  market providing you have a
     substantial amount to work with.
     To access the markets, use 'shares' at the command prompt.
     A list of available companies appear,  with their shares current price
     and how many shares you have in their company.

     You are asked whether you want to  buy  or sell any shares, or exit to
     the Command ? prompt.

     To buy or sell, use B and return.

     Next, select your required company.  Obviously,  more shares come from
     cheap ones and less shares from expensive ones.
     On the next screen,  a  display  shows  the  name  of the company, the
     number, the price of 1 share, and the amount of shares you have in the
     company.

     It also shows the limit of shares you  can buy with your total. If you
     have any shares in there already, it  shows  how much you will gain by
     selling them all.

     Tell the computer whether you're buying or selling. In each case, type
     in the amount of shares involved.  If  you're buying more than you can
     afford, a message saying 'Insufficient funds' will be displayed.
     Always use 0 to exit either buying or selling amounts.
     If you sell more than you have,  a message saying 'Shares don't exist'
     will be shown.
     If you buy the right amount of shares, or sell the right amounts, your
     dealings will be O.K and you  will  return  to  the start of the share
     prompts.









                                 Market Reports
                                ________________

     On a pass, the market  share  prices  either  go  up  or down. They is
     however, some changes that are made and can affect your shares:

     1. Market Crash. Everything is lost, money and shares.
     2. Company Crash. The shares  equivalent  is deducted from your total,
     if you have shares in the company that is shown.
     3. Tax on Market  (40%)  40%  of  your  shares  are deducted from your
     total.
     4. Tax on Market (100%) 100%  of  your  share values are deducted from
     total.
     5. Tax on Market  (50%)  Half  your  share  values  deducted from your
     total.
     6. Bonus Market (50%) Half your share values added to your total
     7. Bonus Market (100%) Your share values are added to your total.
     8. Company Profits(50%) You gain 50% of the companies profits.
     9. Company Profits(100%) You gain 100% of the companies profits
     10. Company Tax (30%) 30% of a  certain companies tax is deducted from
     your total.