The Time Machine

As a scientist and inventor, your entire life has been dedicated to the constant implementation of creative dreams and ideas. However, that one, earth-shaking discovery continued to elude you, year after year, decade after decade. But that appears to be all in the past now, so to speak, with your newest and most miraculous invention: the time machine. How ironic, you were practically ready to admit defeat to the one element you now possess control of . . . time.

The machine is a surprisingly small apparatus, about the size of a wristwatch. It is designed to take its user into any point in time. Four color-coded buttons on the face of the mechanism can be preset to allow travel into any specific historical era, either past or future. You simply press the desired button to enter your destination. Of course, one button must be reserved to permit a safe return to the present.

To confirm the effectiveness of your inventi on, a trial expedition involved a short exploration into the age of the dinosaurs. However, upon returning, you discover that the time machine had a dramatic effect on three historical events. Due to a design flaw, the law of infinite entropy or time disorder will destroy the universe, both past and present, at midnight tonight.

It is now 10:00 p.m. You must use the time machine to journey into the three eras in which history has been altered and attempt to correct them. The buttons have been preset for each of the eras. The white button is set for return to the present. Of course, if your Adventures are less than completely successful within the two hours remaining, all time will be destroyed.

The Time Machine is a text Adventure. As long as you are in possession of the time machine, the date and a real-time clock will be displayed in the upper portion of the screen.