2 .NA buy "Purchase commodities from the world market"
4 .SY "buy <ITEM> <LOT#> <BID/UNIT> <DEST>"
5 The buy command allows nations to purchase commodities
7 Not all commodities can be traded -- notably civilians and military.
9 It is based on a bidding system, and after the bidding time has passed,
10 the transactions are executed, and the highest bidder gets the goods
11 (maybe.) If there are no bidders once the time passes, the goods stay
12 on the market and the first bidder will get them.
14 Typical output looks like:
19 Wed Mar 13 14:26:26 1996
20 lot high bid by time left owner item amount sector
21 --- -------- -- --------- ----- ---- ------ ------
22 0 $ 10.00 1 0.00 hrs ( 1) f 10
23 1 $ 1.00 1 0.00 hrs ( 1) f 10
25 Looks just like Christmas at K-mart, doesn't it!
27 Which lot are you bidding on: 1
28 WARNING! This market issues credit. If you make more
29 bids than your treasury can cover at the time of sale,
30 you can potentially go into financial ruin, and see no
31 gains. You have been warned.
34 destination sector : 3,1
35 Your bid is being considered.
38 In addition, the \*Qdestination sector\*U must be a warehouse or harbor,
39 and must be greater than 60% efficient to receive commodities.
41 .SA "reset, sell, market, Market"