To use these cheats, hold down the left shift key and type KAROLY. Then hit the key for the cheat you'd like to use. Using these cheat codes has some tendency to scramble some of the graphics in the game.
 

Key Description:
C Get all the colonies and inventions
C Hitting C a second time gives you cheats on the planets
V 100,000 credits
5 Promote yourself to rank 1 (LT)
6 Promote yourself to rank 2 (CPT)
7 Promote yourself to rank 3 (CMDR)
8 Promote yourself to rank 4 (ADM)
9 Promote yourself to rank 5 (GR ADM)