NBA Total Sweater
This is an Help tool for Games
Mactivity's CD-ROM nr 10 advice: This application did
run on a b/w 68030 processor under System 7.1. It was
also tested on a big ColorScreen of a PowerMacintosh
running The game was also tested on a Quadra with 68040
processor and a 13 inch Color Screen and System 7.1
by Mactivity. 68040 processor.
NBA Total Sweater (NBATS) is designed to assist the
NBA fan in projecting the total points scored in a
game that he is observing. A person who has taken
a side in a game can easily determine at any point
in the game where he stands on his prediction. This
is not the case with Totals. NBATS lets you see at
a glance if the game is on a pace to go over or under
the total. After a few minutes of practice, using NBATS
is simple. Let's assume that you are going to watch
the Blazers play the Bulls in the first game of this
year's NBA championship series. Run the program and
set the total to the proper amount ( as of this writing
it is 209 ). When the game starts, press the Start
Clock button. NBATS' game clock will begin to run.
Whenever a team makes a basket increase the Points
Scored by the proper amount. Clicking on the scroll
arrow will change it by two, clicking in the gray scroll
region will change it by three. Click on the +1 button
to add one. NBATS will continually adjust its projection
of the final score based on the time remaining in the
game and the current score. Every twelve seconds on
the game clock NBATS will also plot the current projection
in a graph. Use the Stop Clock and Start Clock buttons
to keep NBATS' game clock in sync with the actual game
clock. You can adjust the clock at any time by using
the scroll bar associated with it. It's not crucial
that you keep the clocks exactly in sync; anything
within a few seconds will produce a reasonably accurate
graph. In fact, if you're not concerned with the graph
you don't need to run the game clock at all. Just set
the clock and the score anytime you want to project
the final total.
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