.TH "UPDATE REPORT"
The update report tells what plots were developed at the last update,
what mergers occurred, etc.
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The general form of the update command is:
.EX update [ old ]
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If the optional argument "old" is included all the update reports since
the beginning of the game (up to, but not including, the most recent)
are listed.
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Here is a sample report:
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        ~~~~~ Fast Food Update Report ~~~~~

Fast Food update as of Wed Jul 23 16:00:01 1980

\&................Chain   DIVIDEND (per share)
         Broadway Diner  $16
           Eat_Here_Now  $65
           Greasy Gumbo  $41

\&................Tycoon   DIVIDEND  INTEREST
              H. Alger   $420      $3033
                 Getty   $2520     $3747
                  J.R.   $3990     $2393
               Scrooge   $3780     $3593
              Fat Jack   $840      $3105
                   GUS   $1921     $1391
              BigBucks   $3990     $1768
                   JFK   $5460     $3767

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	 -=[ Plot Development ]=-
H. Alger   plots last rearranged Mon Jul 21 11:52:25 1980
 a1 -- Add to Eat_Here_Now (now 33 large)
BigBucks   plots last rearranged Tue Jul 22 17:04:57 1980
 h5 -- Add to Greasy Gumbo (now 20 large)
Getty   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:22:20 1980
 j2 -- MERGE into Eat_Here_Now (now 40 large)
  Broadway Diner merged out
  Major & Minor Holder's Bonuses:
	GUS gets $2000
	Fat Jack gets $1000
  2 Broadway Diner traded for 1 Eat_Here_Now by GUS
  8 Broadway Diner sold back by GUS for $1920
  4 Broadway Diner sold back by Fat Jack for $960
Scrooge   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:22:26 1980
 b4 -- Create new chain Qwispy Qwitters (now 3 large)
Fat Jack   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:22:29 1980
 j5 -- Add to Greasy Gumbo (now 21 large)
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GUS   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:41:06 1980
 e4 -- illegal
 k0 -- Add to Eat_Here_Now (now 41 large)
JFK   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:47:02 1980
 f2 -- Add to Eat_Here_Now (now 42 large)
J.R.   plots last rearranged Wed Jul 23 15:49:01 1980
 l4 -- Add to Greasy Gumbo (now 22 large)
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The first item in the report is the time at which the update took place.
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Next comes the calculation of dividend amounts for each chain.
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Next comes the payment of stock dividends and interest on cash.
The tycoons are listed in the order that they were put into the game
(i.e. order has little significance here).
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The next section shows the plot developments.
The order here, (which \fIis\fR significant), is based on the time of
last plot rearrangement.
The player who has rearranged his/her plots most recently goes last.
In this section appears the formation of new chains, development of
isolated Fast Food Joints ("single store"), mergers, etc.
Note that GUS's plot #0 was at e4 and was illegal (it probably would
have connected Eat_Here_Now and Greasy Gumbo, both of which are too
large to merge).  His plot #1, k0, was legal and became his play.
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See also: dividend, merger, newsflash, xchange
