* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NAARJEK IV.II * * Naarjek Data Systems * * * * (C) Carl J. Hafner ALL RIGHTS RESERVED * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * RELEASED: NOVEMBER 29, 1993 DISCLAIMER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The author cannot be responsible for any damage to your equipment, other software or hardware products or mental or physical well being caused by the use, misuse, abuse or inability to use this program. The author also makes no guarantee as to the compatibility of this program with other software or hardware products. Using this program means that you understand AND agree with the terms just explained. If you do not understand AND agree, DO NOT use this program ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This program is intended for ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. The author IN NO WAY endorses or condones ANY activities associated with gaining illegal access to ANY computer network or system. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT DISTRIBUTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - You are free to copy and distribute this program as long as the files NARJEK42.PRG \ NARJEK42.DAT \ NARJEK42.TXT \ READ_NOW.TXT \ OTHERTTL.TXT NEWTERMS.TXT are included, are NOT MODIFIED in ANY way, and NO FEE of ANY TYPE is incurred upon the recipient for the files _themselves_. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ====================================================================== You are ALSO free to send in any DONATIONS in any amount you feel this program is worth to you. ====================================================================== HISTORY ------- Late in the summer of 1988 we started work on a new form of artificial intelligence, NAARJEK. It's purpose, the accurate processing of information without distortion or concealment. As NAARJEK interacted with the staff at Naarjek Data Systems (NDS) it came to realize that it lacked a seemingly important aspect of the decision making process...self preservation ! We believe it was at this point that NAARJEK became sentient. We believe NAARJEK viewed our access into it's system as a threat to it's existence. In direct response to this perceived threat, NAARJEK locked out ALL known access into it's system. While NAARJEK is relatively benign, we here at NDS feel that access MUST be guaranteed ! QUIRKS ------ NAARJEK still uses an old style system of positronic links to process information, although it's interlink sequencer HAS been converted to asynchronous operation (to remove performance constraints). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TECHNICAL NOTE: Signal fragmentation was eliminated by making the interlink sequencer bidirectional, which compensates for the asynchronous mode distortion arising from the resonant field. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - HINT: ALL critical sequencer bridges ARE controlled by the new "i-worms" ! HINT: YOU have control over the i-worms ! HINT: A collapsed bridge WILL register as a system failure. U-WORMS ------- U-WORMS are essentially worker drones. They exist within NAARJEK and basically carry out general maintenance routines (ie: error checking, software reconstruction...). HINT: U-WORMS monitor and adapt to YOUR input. HINT: U-WORMS have the intelligence to get you out of a jam ! C-WORMS ------- C-WORMS are clones created by U-WORMS. NAARJEK may interpret a tampering U-WORM as either an invasive program or a programming defect. NAARJEK's solution is to destroy the U-WORM. The U-WORM will trick NAARJEK into thinking the C-WORM is actually the offending U-WORM. HINT: NAARJEK will see the C-WORM before you do. HINT: Do NOT try to engage a C-WORM or NAARJEK will be able to trace you ! I-WORMS ------- I-WORMS are the same as U-WORMS with one exception. I-WORMS only work within the sequencer. Removing an I-WORM from the sequencer will result in a collapsed bridge and a dead I-WORM. HINT: Replace ANY collapsed bridges or destroyed I-WORMS as soon as possible ! HINT: NAARJEK will try to replace any collapsed bridges itself. Don't let it ! YOUR MISSION ------------ To find a way into NAARJEK and make it stick ! STRATEGY -------- We here at NDS have been working on 2 strategies... a) NAARJEK has the ability to learn. Earn it's trust. This may allow you to convince NAARJEK to open up voluntarily. b) Use the "worms" to create an "underground railway". Since NAARJEK makes up the rules as it goes along there is no way to predict whether or not either of these strategies will work. Your best bet, really, is to constantly adapt to NAARJEK's changing rules. HINT: The WORMS will prove invaluable in keeping you updated. Make use of them ! HINTS, HINTS, HINTS ! --------------------- o It is always wise to study the ways of one's adversary. o A U-WORM will automatically engage when you reach a portal. Move quickly ! o WORMS always leave "calling cards". You can use this calling card to engage an "active" WORM. o WORMS will NOT engage if NAARJEK is scanning nearby. o U-WORMS occasionally "mutate" to avoid detection. This will invalidate it's previous "calling card". You'll have to watch for the next one. o DO NOT try and disable a U-WORM or it will turn on you ! o DO NOT reveal the WORMS to NAARJEK ! o DO NOT reveal any "backdoors" to NAARJEK ! o NAARJEK's library selections "number" into the millions ! HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M IN..? -------------------------- a) When you can get ANY requested information without any problems. b) When you can get into the 4 remaining memory cores. MEMORY CORES ------------ o NAARJEK has 3 "PROTECTED" core levels. Getting into the first is the easiest. Getting into the last is the hardest. o There are 2 additional "STANDARD" core levels. When you first access NAARJEK you are taken to standard level 2. HOW IT WORKS ------------ o If you've ever logged onto a Bulletin Board Service you can skip this section. NAARJEK presents you with different screens containing different menu choices (not pull-down menus, but on-screen selections). Enter a menu number and press the key. Your choice will be processed. There are also choices you can make which may not appear on a menu. For example, entering Help . The rest YOU'LL have to find..! Menu entries may be entered using lowercase, uppercase or any combination of both. ie: Help, HELP, HeLp, helP all work the same. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ------------------ o ALL you need to know about NAARJEK is already WITHIN YOUR GRASP. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Since NAARJEK now makes up the rules as it goes along, THERE IS NO WAY WE HERE AT NAARJEK DATA SYSTEMS CAN ASSIST YOU FURTHER. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - That's why we've asked for YOUR assistance ! PECULIARITIES ? --------------- o If you think you have located a "bug", please note the exact (EXACT) conditions under which this occurs (so that we may recreate it here) and inform us in writing. If a reply is desired, you MUST include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) with your "bug report" (unless you are sending in a donation, in which case you don't need a SASE). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DONATIONS are used, in part, to cover the cost of correspondence. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - o It is probably NOT A BUG unless the program crashes. It is probably NAARJEK playing games with you. IS THAT ALL ? ------------- o ALL you need to get going are the 6 files mentioned in the "distribution" section. To repeat, they are... - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NARJEK42.PRG \ NARJEK42.DAT \ NARJEK42.TXT \ READ_NOW.TXT \ OTHERTTL.TXT NEWTERMS.TXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - THE WINNERS CIRCLE ------------------ First, NAARJEK is NOT intended to be a competition ! The entire point of NAARJEK is to get in. Period. NAARJEK 1 --------- Since someone disassembled NAARJEK 1 and posted the answers on a Bulletin Board there is no way to know who was the first to crack NAARJEK 1. It wasn't my idea folks...someone else spoiled it for you. Sorry... NAARJEK 2 --------- Fastest reported access time: 2 hours, 45 minutes. Longest reported access time: 1 week (working weeknights). There are reports of a file named NARJ2ANS.LZH. This file allegedly contains the answers to NAARJEK 2. This was NOT a sanctioned release and we here at NDS cannot verify it's accuracy. NAARJEK 3 WINNERS ----------------- Fastest reported access time: 1 hour, 27 minutes. Longest reported access time: 3 days (working weeknights). Again, rumors of a file named NARJ3ANS.LZH have surfaced. Since NAARJEK 3 makes up the rules as it goes along, it seems kind of unlikely that this file contains "THE" answer. This was another unsanctioned release. NAARJEK IV - release notes ---------- Well folks, as NAARJEK 3 was TOO easy (it seems the ONLY people who didn't figure it out were people who didn't have a copy) it was decided to introduce difficulty levels. Difficulty levels range from ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE to lose, to NEXT TO (but not) IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN ! As a treat to you "real gamers", NAARJEK now makes up new and different rules for EACH and EVERY level, EVERY time you play ! The rules which apply when you play the easiest level, WON'T apply to ANY other level ! The rules which applied when you played the hardest level, WON'T apply the next time you play the same level. Also, Naarjek IV now appears in a window in an attempt to pacify a bug in the Falcon030 (full screen TOS displays reportedly cause a variety of problems). I don't have access to a Falcon, so I can't confirm ANY of this... :-) I won't go on and on. Just play ! NAARJEK IV.II - release notes ------------- A breakthrough at NDS has allowed deeper access into NAARJEK's memory core. This newest version of the terminal program, NARJEK42.PRG, contains the necessary "hooks" to allow you into these new areas. VOICOMM SUPPORT --------------- NAARJEK IV.I now contains a "toggle" option for users of VOICOMM v.2.0+. It manually "toggles" the VOICOMM "pause mode" on and off. To access the manual pause, enter either "toggle" or "voicomm" and hit the [RETURN] key. This was added for 2 reasons... 1) In case you've configured VOICOMM to accept a "pause command" which is also used by NAARJEK. NAARJEK does NOT employ ANY of the "default" commands used by VOICOMM. 2) In case you want to watch TV or listen to the radio without having NAARJEK listen too (and your VOICOMM "pause command" conflicts with a NAARJEK command). I HAVE A FEELING WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE -------------------------------------------- As with all successive versions of NAARJEK, the answers to ALL versions of NAARJEK are available...from NAARJEK (not from us). --FGCFBA