A cheapo communications simulator for those who don't want to start world war three.

Dial the number given in the inlay (515-626160 same each game), you will get through to a company called Global Atmospherics UK. Press Space to return to control, select Analysis - select Data, work out code.

Dial Global - enter code. Select number 2 on menu - press Space, select number 1 on menu - press Space, a third option appears, select number 3 on menu. Press Space to return to control, select Analysis - select Data, work out code.

Dial Global, work your way back to second code. A telephone list will be displayed, note down the numbers.

There is no point in phoning NASA yet as the code annot be worked out by Satcom. It is, however, located at Creative Electronics Ltd. (CEL).

If you dial CON you will indeed be CONed as all you will get is a system overload.

Dial Tech Transmitters Ltd (TTL), press Space to return to control, select Analysis - select Data, work out code. Dial TTL - enter code, note down which satellite has had extra equipment fitted. Press Space to return to control.

Dial Lion, press Space to return to control, select Analysis - select Data, work out code.

Dial Lion, enter code. Note down the load code number for the A.D.Count Down software, press Space to return to control.

Dial Cameo Laser Refractors (CLR). Note down the colour order of the top four colour bars, (ie, red, purple, green, blue) press Space to return to control.

Dial Creative Electronics Ltd (CEL). Press Space to return to control, select Analysis - select Data, work out code. Dial CEL - enter code.

Answer (N) then (Y). Note down the NASA ident code and reverse it, ie 12345 read 54321. Press Space to return to control.

Dial NASA (same each game). Enter reversed ident code, select correct satellite (you noted it down) enter A.D.Count Down Code (you noted it down), wait for each number to be logged, press Space, press Space again to return to control. Select Analysis - select Data, work out code.

Dial NASA and repeat this process on the other two codes.

After you enter the third code (Auto Destruct) and provided you are trying to destroy the correct satellite and the correct software is loaded (A.D.Count Down) then you will arrive at the orbital VDU display.

You must now arrange the coloured boxes in the order of the coloured bars in the CLR advert (you noted it down). The way to do this is to place the last colour first and then the second colour, etc.

And that's it, you've earned a medal.