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Space Trader Version: 1.2.2
Palm OS: 2.0 and higher (at least 3.5 needed for color or grayscales)
Size: 393K (color), 337K (gray), 284K (b&w).

Version 1.2.2 is upwards compatible with all previous versions. You can upgrade without losing your current game.

There are three versions of Space Trader available in the download file: a color version, a grayscales version and a black & white version. Make sure you install the right version for your Palm. The black & white version works always, but, of course, doesn't look as good as the other versions.

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The Space Trader documentation is also available in iSilo format, so you can read it on your Palm if you have iSilo free installed. Download the Space Trader iSilo documentation here.

The Space Trader source code is available under a GPL license. You can download it here.

If you are in the lucky possession of a Palm that can download applications directly from the web, here are direct links to the PRC files of the color, grayscales and black & white version of the game.

The previous version of Space Trader is still online. This is in case the current release hasn't been beta-tested enough, or if people want to compare the two versions. You'll find version 1.2.1 here, and the source code of 1.2.1 here.

New in version 1.2.2

• Jim Anderson sent me a fix for the absent Scarab problem.
• The newspapers will now announce the coming of all heroes, not only of those that are exactly at the minimum hero score.
• If, by any chance, after transporting Wild you are not a criminal, your police record will no longer be reset to clean.

New in version 1.2.1

• DrWowe sent me the fix for the "Special" bug, which makes newer Palm versions crash when you tap the "Special" button. It should be fixed now. Note that this was a "pointer" error, which in programmer terms means that it could have any weird effect. Now, there were some rare errors reported that I have not been able to solve, nor been able to replicate. It may very well be that this pointer error was responsible for those problems too.
• Solved a very irritating problem that could happen if you installed a version of SpaceTrader which was incompatible with your Palm; it could happen that your Palm would lock up even if you didn't try to start the game.
• Solved a rare glitch where you could get negative cargo bays.
• Solved a problem where donating a shield or weapon to a famous captain would bodge your remaining shields or weapons, if it wasn't the last shield/weapon in row that was removed.