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- CHECK SIX Operating Instructions
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- Introduction║á CHEC╦ SI╪ wa≤ originall∙ ß boarΣ gamσ whicΦ wa≤ contracteΣ fo≥ ì
- thσá Ai≥ Forcσ unde≥ Projec⌠ Warrio≥ t∩ givσ Ai≥ Forcσ member≤ aεá opportunit∙ ì
- t∩á learε strateg∙ anΣ planninτ fo≥ ai≥-t∩-ai≥ combat«á I⌠ simulate≤ terrain¼ ì
- distances¼á fue∞á anΣ timσ factor≤ normall∙ encountereΣ iε ai≥-t∩-ai≥á comba⌠ ì
- situations« However¼ thσ boarΣ gamσ ha≤ man∙ drawbacks¼ thσ mos⌠ importan⌠ oµ ì
- whicΦ i≤ thσ obviou≤ lacδ oµ realism« Thesσ drawback≤ provideΣ thσ impetu≤ t∩ ì
- develo≡á ßá compute≥á version«á Thi≤ i≤ Versioε 1.░ anΣ i⌠ i≤á thσá automateΣ ì
- prototypσ oµ thσ ai≥ comba⌠ simulatioε CHEC╦ SIX« Thσ prograφ wa≤ writteε fo≥ ì
- usσá oεá thσá Ai≥ Forcσ standarΣ Z-15░á microcomputer«á A⌠á thi≤á point¼á thσ ì
- simulatioε i≤ somewha⌠ limiteΣ iε tha⌠ thσ screeε display≤ consis⌠ oµá cockpi⌠ ì
- view≤á only«á However¼á witΦá you≥ suggestion≤ fo≥ futurσá modification≤á anΣ ì
- enhancements¼á CHEC╦á SI╪á wil∞ becomσ ß valuablσ educationa∞ too∞á fo≥á man∙ ì
- member≤á oµ thσ Ai≥ Force«á Thσ systeφ i≤ aε interactivσ simulatioε wherσ tw∩ ì
- peoplσá caε usσ thσ keyboarΣ anΣ thei≥ respectivσ cockpi⌠ view≤ t∩á fl∙á thei≥ ì
- plane≤ anΣ engagσ iε aeria∞ combat«
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- I. Initiating CHECK SIX.
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- T∩ initiatσ thσ simulation¼ inser⌠ thσ CHEC╦ SI╪ flopp∙ disδ iε drivσ ┴ ì
- oµáá you≥áá Z-15░á microcompute≥á anΣá rese⌠á thσá systeφá b∙áá pressinτáá thσ ì
- <Ctrl><Alt><Del╛á key≤ simultaneously«á Thi≤ wil∞ boo⌠ thσ system¼á creatσá ß ì
- ramdisδ (memor∙ disk)¼á anΣ executσ CHEC╦ SIX«á Thi≤ entirσ proces≤ wil∞ takσ ì
- approximatel∙á onσá minutσ s∩ pleasσ bσ patient«á Immediatel∙á followinτá thσ ì
- completioε oµ thi≤ setu≡ operation¼á thσ introductioε screeε wil∞ bσ displayeΣ ì
- oε you≥ monitor«á Wheε yo⌡ havσ finisheΣ viewinτ thσ introduction¼á pres≤ thσ ì
- <PgDn╛á ke∙á t∩á advancσ t∩ thσ nex⌠ screen«á Thi≤ nex⌠á screeεá allow≤á eacΦ ì
- "pilotóá t∩á selec⌠á eithe≥ an F-1╢ o≥ ß Mig-2│ fo≥á thσá simulation«á Afte≥ ì
- makinτá you≥ selections¼á pres≤ thσ <PgDn╛ ke∙ t∩ advancσ t∩ thσá nex⌠á screeε ì
- whicΦá display≤á thσ keyboarΣ instruction≤ t∩ maneuve≥á you≥á aircraft«á Morσ ì
- detaileΣáá keyboarΣá instruction≤á arσá containeΣá iεá Sectioεá II╔á oµáá thi≤ ì
- documentation«á Wheε yo⌡ havσ finisheΣ viewinτ thi≤ screen¼ yo⌡ shoulΣ insurσ ì
- tha⌠á thσá <Nuφ Lck╛ ke∙ i≤ pressed«á Thσ importancσ oµ thi≤ ste≡á canno⌠á bσ ì
- overemphasizeΣá sincσ pilo⌠ ú ▓ wil∞ no⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ maneuve≥ his/he≥á aircraf⌠ ì
- unles≤á thi≤ ke∙ ha≤ beeε pressed«á Upoε completioε oµ thi≤ step¼á pres≤á thσ ì
- <Return╛á ke∙á t∩ ente≥ thσ actua∞ simulation«á A⌠ thi≤ point¼á pilo⌠á úá 1'≤ ì
- cockpi⌠á vie≈ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ oε thσ lef⌠ halµ oµ thσ screeε anΣ pilo⌠ ú 2'≤ ì
- cockpit view will be displayed on the right half of the screen.
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- II. Cockpit Descriptions.
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- ┴á diagraφá oµ onσ oµ thσ tw∩ cockpit≤ whicΦ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ oεá you≥ ì
- screeεá i≤ includeΣ witΦ thi≤ documentation«á Thσ cockpit≤ oε thσ screeεá arσ ì
- identica∞ anΣ thσ followinτ explanation≤ appl∙ t∩ eacΦ pilot'≤á cockpit«á Thσ ì
- letter≤á iεá parentheses¼á whicΦá labe∞á eacΦ sectioε oµ thσá cockpi⌠á iεá thσ ì
- diagram¼á corresponΣ t∩ thσ letter≤ iε parenthese≤ whicΦ outlinσ thi≤á sectioε ì
- oµ thσ documentation« Description≤ oµ thσ cockpi⌠ anΣ it≤ instrumentatioε arσ ì
- provided«á Durinτ thσ simulation¼ i⌠ wil∞ becomσ obviou≤ tha⌠ i⌠ i≤ necessar∙ ì
- t∩ closel∙ monito≥ you≥ instrument≤ whilσ flyinτ you≥ planes«
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- (A⌐ Thi≤ i≤ thσ canop∙ oµ you≥ plane«á Yo⌡ wil∞ attemp⌠ t∩ sigh⌠ thσ ì
- enem∙á aircraf⌠á througΦ thi≤ canopy«á Thσ fou≥ smal∞ line≤á locateΣá oεá thσ ì
- canop∙ forφ you≥ crosshairs« Placinτ thσ enem∙ aircraf⌠ withiε thσ crosshair≤ ì
- wil∞á increasσ you≥ chance≤ oµ hittinτ thσ opponen⌠ wheε yo⌡ firσ you≥á cannoε ì
- (machinσá gun)«á Thσ numbe≥ whicΦ i≤ centereΣ alonτ thσ bottoφ oµ thσá canop∙ ì
- indicate≤ you≥ curren⌠ headinτ iε degrees«á Oε the canop∙ iε thσ diagram¼á ß ì
- samplσá enem∙ aircraf⌠ displa∙ i≤ provideΣ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ thσ crosshair≤á anΣ ì
- the heading.
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- ***NOTE**¬á Iµá you≥ canop∙ turn≤ completel∙ whitσ o≥ greeε whilσ yo⌡á arσ ì
- flying¼á thi≤á indicate≤á tha⌠ yo⌡ arσ headeΣ toward≤ thσ sun«á Yo⌡á wil∞á bσ ì
- unablσá t∩ spo⌠ thσ enem∙ wheε thσ suε i≤ iε you≥ eyes¼á therefore¼á yo⌡á wil∞ ì
- neeΣ t∩ changσ you≥ heading« Iµ you≥ canop∙ become≤ filleΣ witΦ tin∙ whitσ o≥ ì
- greeε dot≤ whilσ yo⌡ arσ flying¼ thi≤ indicate≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ havσ entereΣ ß cloud« ì
- Yo⌡á wil∞ als∩ bσ unablσ t∩ spo⌠ thσ enem∙ whilσ iε ßá cloud¼á therefore¼á yo⌡ ì
- wil∞ neeΣ t∩ pas≤ througΦ thσ clouΣ banδ iµ yo⌡ hopσ t∩ sigh⌠ you≥ opponent.
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- (B⌐á 1«á Thσá bo° labeleΣ (THRT⌐ i≤á thσá throttlσá indicator«á Thσ ì
- indicato≥á i≤ capablσ oµ representinτ threσ basiπ throttlσá positions║á idle¼ ì
- military¼á anΣ afterburner«á Thσ heav∙ soliΣ linσ locateΣ withiε thσ throttlσ ì
- indicato≥ specifie≤ you≥ presen⌠ throttlσ position« Wheε thσ heav∙ soliΣ linσ ì
- i≤á locateΣ a⌠ thσ bottoφ oµ thσ indicator¼á thi≤ represent≤ idle«á Wheεá thσ ì
- linσá i≤á iε thσ cente≥ oµ thσ indicator¼á thi≤ represent≤ militar∙á throttle« ì
- AnΣá wheεá thσ linσ i≤ locateΣ a⌠ thσ to≡ oµ thσá indicator¼á thi≤á represent≤ ì
- afterburner.
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- 2«á Thσ bo° labeleΣ (SPD⌐ i≤ thσ speeΣ indicator«á Thσá numbe≥ ì
- displayeΣá b∙á thi≤ indicato≥ represent≤ you≥ presen⌠ speeΣ a≤ ßá fractioεá oµ ì
- mach.
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- 3«á Thσá bo°á labeleΣá (ALT⌐á i≤á thσá altimeter«á Thσá numbe≥ ì
- displayeΣ b∙ thσ altimete≥ represent≤ you≥ curren⌠ altitudσ iε feet.
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- 4«á Thσá bo°á labeleΣá (FUEL⌐ i≤ thσ fue∞ gauge«á A≤á fue∞á i≤ ì
- consumed¼á thσ soliΣ ba≥ whicΦ fill≤ thi≤ bo° wil∞ becomσ smalle≥ anΣá smalle≥ ì
- unti∞ eventuall∙ thσ bo° i≤ empt∙ anΣ yo⌡ havσ exhausteΣ you≥ fue∞ supply.
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- 5« Thσ circlσ iε thi≤ sectioε i≤ thσ climb/banδ indicator« Thσ ì
- straigh⌠ linσ withiε thi≤ indicato≥ represent≤ aε artificia∞ horizon«á A≤ yo⌡ ì
- banδ you≥ planσ righ⌠ o≥ lef⌠ anΣ a≤ yo⌡ climΓ o≥ dive¼ thσ artificia∞ horizoε ì
- wil∞á movσá withiε thσ indicato≥ t∩ signif∙ thσ correspondinτá maneuver«á Thσ ì
- jaggeΣá linσ withiε thσ indicato≥ represent≤ thσ wing≤ oµá you≥á plane«á Thi≤ ì
- linσá wil∞á remaiε stationar∙ throughou⌠ thσ simulation«á It≤ purposσá i≤á t∩ ì
- differentiatσá thσá artificia∞ horizoε froφ thσ wing≤ oµ thσ planσ sincσá the∙ ì
- rotatσ iε oppositσ direction≤ anΣ thi≤ coulΣ bσ confusing«
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- (C⌐á 1«á Thσ bo° labeleΣ (L⌐ i≤ thσ rada≥ lockoεá indicator«á Upoε ì
- request¼á iµ you≥ rada≥ i≤ lockeΣ oε t∩ thσ enem∙ aircraft¼ thσ indicato≥ wil∞ ì
- be shaded in.
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- 2«á Thσ bo° labeleΣ (RNG⌐ i≤ thσ rada≥ rangσá indicator«á Thi≤ ì
- indicato≥á wil∞á alway≤á displa∙ aε 'Lº iε versioε 1.░á oµá CHEC╦á SIX«á Thi≤ ì
- indicates that long-range radar is being used.è
- 3«á Thσ circlσ iε thi≤ sectioε i≤ thσ radarscope«á ┴ bli≡ wil∞ ì
- appea≥á oεá thσ radarscopσ iµ thσ enem∙ aircraf⌠ i≤ withiε you≥á rada≥á range« ì
- Envisioεá thσá nosσá oµá you≥á planσ beinτ a⌠ thσá lowermos⌠á portioεá oµá thσ ì
- radarscopσ witΦ thσ rada≥ searchinτ thσ ai≥ spacσ iε fron⌠ oµ you«á Wheεá yo⌡ ì
- havσá spotteΣá thσá enem∙á oεá you≥á radarscope¼á yo⌡á caεá determinσá his/he≥ ì
- approximate location by the corresponding blip on the scope.
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- (D⌐ Thσ boxe≤ labeleΣ (H)¼á (R)¼ anΣ (C⌐ iε thi≤ sectioε arσ thσ hea⌠ ì
- seekinτá missile¼á rada≥ guideΣ missile¼á anΣ cannoε indicator≤á respectively« ì
- Thσáá number≤á displayeΣá b∙á thesσá indicator≤á reflec⌠á thσá numbe≥á oµá thσ ì
- correspondinτá typσá oµá arm≤ yo⌡ presentl∙ havσ iεá you≥á plane«á Thσá threσ ì
- smalle≥á boxe≤ t∩ thσ righ⌠ oµ thesσ indicator≤ denotσ whicΦ typσ oµá arm≤á i≤ ì
- currentl∙á selecteΣ fo≥ use«á Thσ typσ oµ arm≤ selecteΣ wil∞ bσ indicateΣá b∙ ì
- shading in the appropriate box.
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- (E⌐á Thi≤á areßá i≤á reserveΣá fo≥á grounΣá contro∞á intercep⌠á (GCI⌐ ì
- messages«á Upoεá request¼á GC╔á message≤ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ iεá thi≤á section« ì
- Thesσá message≤ suppl∙ informatioε abou⌠ thσ enemy'≤ location¼á altitude¼á anΣ ì
- distance.
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- III. Keyboard Instructions.
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- ┴ certaiε sectioε oµ thσ keyboarΣ i≤ reserveΣ fo≥ eacΦ pilo⌠ t∩ contro∞ ì
- his/he≥ aircraft«á Pilo⌠ ú ▒ wil∞ usσ thσ grou≡ oµ key≤ oε thσ lef⌠ cente≥ oµ ì
- thσ keyboard«á Pilo⌠ ú ▓ wil∞ usσ thσ numeriπ keypaΣ oε thσ fa≥ righ⌠ portioε ì
- oµá thσá keyboard«á Thσ followinτ arσ thσ instruction≤ fo≥á controllinτá botΦ ì
- planes.
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- ***NOTE**¬ Wheε usinτ an∙ oµ thσ contro∞ keys¼ yo⌡ shoulΣ depres≤ anΣ theε ì
- releasσ thσ key« Depressinτ anΣ holdinτ dowε an∙ oµ thesσ key≤ wil∞ causσ thσ ì
- compute≥ t∩ reaΣ iε multiplσ keystroke≤ oµ tha⌠ samσ key« Iε othe≥ words¼ thσ ì
- compute≥áá wil∞áá reac⌠á a≤á thougΦá yo⌡á presseΣá thσá ke∙áa number of times.
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- Control Keys
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- Pilot # 1 Pilot # 2
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- Spacσá Ba≥ ░ Throttle║á Pressinτ thσ throttlσ contro∞ ke∙á wil∞ ì
- advancσá you≥á throttlσá t∩ thσá nex⌠á positioεá iε ì
- thσ cycle«á Thσ cyclσ move≤ froφ thσ bottoφ t∩ thσ ì
- to≡á oµá thσ indicator«á Iµ yo⌡ arσá currentl∙á iε ì
- afterburner¼á pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ pu⌠ you≥ planσ ì
- iε idlσ whicΦ i≤ thσ firs⌠ throttlσ positioε iε thσ ì
- throttlσ indicato≥ cycle«á Thσ speeΣ oµ you≥ planσ ì
- wil∞áá changσá accordingl∙á witΦá change≤á iεá you≥ ì
- throttle position.
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- Fá «á Reques⌠á Rada≥ Lockon║á Pressinτ thi≤á ke∙á wil∞ ì
- De∞ reques⌠ ß rada≥ lockoε t∩ thσ enem∙ aircraft«á Yo⌡ ì
- mus⌠á havσ thσ enem∙ sighteΣ oε you≥ radarscopσá iε ì
- orde≥ fo≥ ß lockoε reques⌠ t∩ bσ successful«á Eveε ì
- then¼ i⌠ i≤ no⌠ guaranteeΣ tha⌠ yo⌡ wil∞ bσ ablσ t∩ ì
- lockon to the enemy.
- è ╥ - GC╔ Message≤ On/Off║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞á turε ì
- you≥ GC╔ message≤ on« Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ agaiε wil∞ ì
- turn your GCI messages off.
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- Vá ½á Arm≤ Selection║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞á advancσ ì
- you≥ arm≤ selectioε t∩ thσ nex⌠ typσ oµ arm≤ iε thσ ì
- cycle«á Thσ cyclσ move≤ froφ thσ bottoφ t∩ thσ to≡ ì
- indicator« Iµ yo⌡ currentl∙ havσ you≥ hea⌠ seekinτ ì
- missile≤á selected¼á pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞á selec⌠ ì
- you≥ cannoε whicΦ i≤ thσ firs⌠ typσ oµ arm≤ iεá thσ ì
- selection cycle.
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- ╙ ╡ Fire║ Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ firσ thσ typσ oµ arm≤ ì
- you currently have selected.
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- ***NOTE**¬ Thσ remaininτ eigh⌠ contro∞ key≤ involvσ climbing¼á diving¼ anΣ ì
- bankinτá you≥á aircraft«á EacΦá oµ thesσ maneuver≤ caε bσá madσá iεá gradual¼ ì
- medium, o≥ accelerateΣ increments«á Fo≥ example¼á pressinτ thσ climΓ contro∞ ì
- ke∙á oncσá result≤ iε ß gradua∞ climb«á Pressinτ thi≤ samσ ke∙ tw∩á o≥á threσ ì
- time≤áá consecutivel∙áá result≤á iεá ßá mediuφá climΓá o≥á accelerateΣáá climΓ ì
- respectively« T∩ leve∞ ofµ you≥ plane¼ usσ thσ contro∞ ke∙ whicΦ perform≤ thσ ì
- maneuve≥á whicΦ i≤ oppositσ thσ maneuve≥ iε whicΦ yo⌡ arσá currentl∙á engaged« ì
- Fo≥ example¼á iµ yo⌡ arσ currentl∙ engageΣ iε ß gradua∞ climb¼á pres≤ thσ divσ ì
- contro∞á ke∙á oncσá t∩á leve∞ ofµ you≥ plane«á Iµ yo⌡á arσá currentl∙á iεá aε ì
- accelerateΣ climb/banδ left¼ pres≤ thσ dive/banδ righ⌠ contro∞ ke∙ threσ time≤ ì
- to level off your plane.
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- ┌ ▒ Dive/Banδ Left║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ ì
- plane to dive and bank left.
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- ╪á ▓ Dive║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ planσ t∩ ì
- dive.
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- C │ Dive/Banδ Right║ Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ ì
- plane to dive and bank right.
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- ┴ ┤ Banδ Left║ Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ planσ ì
- to bank left.
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- ─á ╢á Banδ Right║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞á causσá you≥ ì
- plane to bank right.
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- ╤ ╖ Climb/Banδ Left║ Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ ì
- plane to climb and bank left.
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- ╫ ╕ Climb║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙ wil∞ causσ you≥ planσ t∩ ì
- climb.
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- ┼á ╣ Climb/Banδ Right║á Pressinτ thi≤ ke∙á wil∞á causσ ì
- your plane to climb and bank right.èIV. Ending the Simulation.
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- Thσá simulatioε caε bσ terminateΣ iε onσ oµ threσ ways«á Thσ firs⌠ wa∙ ì
- i≤á t∩á shoo⌠ dowε thσ enem∙ aircraf⌠ whicΦ i≤ you≥á primar∙á objective«á Thσ ì
- seconΣá wa∙ t∩ enΣ thσ simulatioε i≤ b∙ runninτ ou⌠ oµ fue∞ whicΦá wil∞á causσ ì
- you≥ planσ t∩ crash« Failinτ t∩ monito≥ you≥ altitudσ wheε descendinτ iε you≥ ì
- planσá caε als∩ resul⌠ iε ß crasΦ whicΦ wil∞ enΣ thσ simulation«á Wheε onσ oµ ì
- thesσá situation≤ occurs¼á thσ cockpit≤ wil∞ bσ removeΣ froφ thσ screeε anΣá ß ì
- messagσ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ explaininτ thσ scenari∩ whicΦ endeΣ thσá simulation« ì
- Aε additiona∞ messagσ wil∞ bσ displayeΣ directinτ yo⌡ t∩ pres≤ Ctrl-├ anΣ theε ì
- ┘ t∩ qui⌠ o≥ an∙ othe≥ ke∙ t∩ continue« A⌠ thi≤ point¼ iµ yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ ruε thσ ì
- simulatioεá again¼á simpl∙ pres≤ an∙ ke∙ oε thσ keyboard«á Thi≤ wil∞á executσ ì
- CHEC╦á SI╪ anΣ displa∙ thσ introductioε screeε oε you≥ monito≥ again«á Iµ yo⌡ ì
- wisΦáá t∩á exi⌠á froφá thσá simulation¼áá pres≤á thσá <Ctrl╛á anΣáá <C╛áá key≤ ì
- simultaneously«á Thi≤á wil∞ causσ ß messagσ t∩ bσ displayeΣ whicΦ ask≤ yo⌡ iµ ì
- yo⌡ wisΦ t∩ terminatσ thσ batcΦ job«á Pressinτ thσ <N╛ ke∙ wil∞ executσ CHEC╦ ì
- SI╪ agaiε anΣ pressinτ thσ <Y╛ ke∙ wil∞ exi⌠ froφ thσ system« Iµ yo⌡ opteΣ t∩ ì
- exi⌠á froφá thσá system¼á removσá thσá CHEC╦ SI╪ disδ froφá drivσá ┴á oµá you≥ ì
- microcomputer. The computer will now be available for normal processing.
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