Answers to the letter № 5-9.

13.10.98 21.10.98 692610

Hello!


   Wrote you a PC user "ZX Spectrum-5R" exactly PC "failed" 
firms ATM, or rather the company "MicroART". You may ask why 
failed?! Can and by whom, and successful, but not for me! 

   In the old days (94-95 years). I have gained from
"Nerves" computer company (ATM) MicroART
- "Turbo 2 +" ver.7.10 ".

   - A good machine and the memory seems to be decent, the 
memory manager and the analog EGA, and Mode Turbo, and a 
keyboard on IBM-AT! All it would be good. I modified the 
keyboard controller PC-Turbo 2 + (to not hung on some 
programs), made an almost perfect machine mode "Spectrum-128". 
I repeat - All the good car - but!?


   But here's the "but" interferes. "I'm not the first time
faced with the OS CP / M. But here's CP / M and I hesitated.

   I am writing to you not to "complain"
in not a good car. "Help me, if you
can. I am interested in the program for the PC
Turbo 2 + in the mode of CP / M, as well as the
BDOS / BIOS, the ports in / etc Previously, I contacted the 
company MicroART over the acquisition programs in the CP / M 
and description BDOS / BIOS, but they are responsible, "that 
this literature and software to your PC "Turbo 2 +" can be

available only in Moscow! But this is
nonsense, ladies and gentlemen! I'm not going or not
I will send a messenger to the capital!

   I'm not very cool programmer
ASSM, but also to program without knowing the standard I / O 
points prodprogramm impossible!


   So I was left with nothing.

   According to the "title" I'm a programmer, systems analyst 
and dorabotchik PC. Of course, I "scratched"

BIOS Turbo 2 +, had an insight, something which,
where-what - I know too, but this is not the case! Working with 
screens from 32 KB, hard, not knowing what's what, especially 
with the RAM in the specificity of the screen bar.


   Not so long ago - 2-3 months ago - I
subscribed to your company all sorts of gadgets, software, your 
company inspires me trust and like. It seems your company

not leave a single letter without attention.

   Of course I understand that your company is involved in PC 
KAY-128-1024, but can you or your friends have a "bad

computer "Turbo 2 +, can you help with
Software to your PC "Turbo 2 +" in CP / M mode to me. I
willing to pay for the description BDOS / BIOS to
PC "Turbo 2 +, and several discs with software
200-300 rub. I think this is a significant amount on
"Nothing." But without the "nothing" does not work.

   I also ask to send a new
price list of your company.

   Sending an envelope, will be able to help me with
PC "Turbo 2 + - drop a few lines, not
able - also drop me a line a couple of lines.

   Goodbye! 13.10.98



   692610 "Life Saving - the work of
drowning "


Dear N!


   Support for "ATM-Turbo 2 +" we have not carried out. There 
are a number of reasons: 

   1. To support the need to target
computer-resident, and we do not have it
(Too high overhead). Ie if we
and find your program, we will not be able to
check.

   2. In St. Petersburg computers "ATM-Turbo 2 +"
no. In the sense that there are no specialists
on it. Probably, there is a certain amount in a closet or the 
attic, but find it impossible (too high overhead).


   3. Specific architectural features of the "ATM Turbo" unique 
in the sense of differences with the standard Spectrum'om, so 
support is not promising (too high overhead).


   4. OS CP / M was not designed to Spectrum.
Types of software designed for 80 characters per line, and this 
contradicts Spectrum'ovskomu standard display device - TVset. 
Any CP / M machine will not Spectrum'om, ie architecture are 
mutually exclusive. 

   5.OS CP / M - is a professional OS
professional soft'om under it. At the same
time professional tasks, users Spectrum no. By definition,
as professionalism means getting money for their work. No one 
in the Spectrum'e money for their work does not get, no 
professionals. Information systems also support professional 
very expensive, because means the payment of users, similar to 
depreciation, or lease, as for Professional operating system - 
a means proizvostva, requires investment, including regular. In 
Spectrum'e is nonsense. These are amateurs. Another mentality. 

   6. In the strict sense of the programs under the CP / M
PC "Turbo-2 +" does not exist. This operating system, with
core 2 KB designed the terminal, ie,
for serial-by-character input / output via the console.
It does not support the graphical display of
definition, ie You essentially need
not a program CP / M, and programs under the "Turbo-2 +. Find 
them difficult, they are unique, as indeed, a description of 
the BIOS under "Turbo-2". 

   7. Nemo Company is unable to support two operating systems, 
this is connected with very limited funds that can invest in 
the future, ie, and with mutual depreciation of investments 
related to support mutually exclusive standards.

OS' - is essentially standard. Nemo
supports OC ISDOS.

   Now a barrel of tar honey. Than
can we help?

   1. ATM-Turbo can be supported by us only to the extent that 
it is Spectrum'om. As you correctly pointed out,

this "Spectrum-128".

   2. If you make a transfer (about
50 rub.) Labeled "request the media to" Turbo-2 + "in Kvitka 
translation, we take to publish your letter with our comments, 
which now lie before you. Overgrown place in the "Fido", 
"Sp-ZXnet", "ZX-Format" in advertising terms. You need to pay 
in the networks is the fact that the net profit and, hence, the 
public, "merges" there only to own General Discussion and 
fabrications. There is a dream of mind, that generates 
monsters. User-lover is ready to fill your thoughts tens of 
kilobytes, but to fill the information "to" will not, whether 
it is even three times more relevant. The criterion of 
"presence" in the network is the existence of a "coach" their 
own free time and speed of typing, ie, lack of professionalism 
and skills of the clerk. Hence the the level of idle talk. As 
for the ZX-Format, then they have too many messages to they 
could publish them all. In addition, ATM-Turbo is not as 
widespread and promising computer to the shell

give him a 4.3 kb. 0.5-1% of the information of the magazine. 
Ie a reputational loss. They should be compensated. Perhaps, 
though no one can vouch for the success of the enterprise, 
there users of the ATM-Turbo, which are willing and

can help you. In essence, you can
"Take on" work and responsibility
support for ATM-Turbo in general and try to
users to consolidate ATM-Turbo
around him. It is likely that the letters
content similar to that received from you to me, and go to you.

   3. An interesting formulation of the problem can
be "converted" CP / M software in ISDOS.
For example, try to adapt the CP / M-C
under ISDOS, using a special program - the buffer carries 
uniforms translation / transformation of queries Usera

CP / M User-needs program under ISDOS.
Presumably, this is possible because ISDOS stronger than CP / 
M.Prakticheskaya implementation of the "questionable" because 
"The devil is in the details." Such work would be welcome and 
supported, as instead of building communism in one particular 
apartment, "You will be working for the common good of all 
Spectrum'istov. 

   A copy of the answer is removed, it is necessary (dlu
publication), your phone number.


C Nemo. 21.10.98


02.11.98

Hello!


   Recently learned about your firm. This is me
very happy, since it is based on
"ZX-Spectrum" production companies, we can say almost none.

   I'm with like-minded
bolim fan of "Spectrum"-compatible
computers.

   If you do not have trouble, send please me a catalog of your 
products. AND please write if you can become

distributor of your products.


                                 Sincerely.



                       Dear N!


   Indeed, firms that specialize in Spectrum'e (with 90-100%-s 
circulation capital in the platform Spectrum) no. Those

firms that present themselves as
Spectrum'ovskie have 90-99% turnover in
IBM, the logo is used in the Spectrum
promotional purposes. Through the withdrawal from circulation 
of significant funds users Platform Spectrum, they increase the 
circulation in the main area of activity (IBM). Of course, 
they need not think about the future, important only immediate 
effect of advertising, - From here all sorts of different 
non-viable, unpromising and absurd "technical innovation". This 
is just demoralizing for the public, blurring the line really 
is possible. 

   Nemo Company has a 90% turnover in the platform Spectrum. in 
accordance with this construct a system of priorities in the 
technical, commercial and ideological politics. It is on one 
side. On the other hand, C Nemo no more than a typical node in 
the Spectrum-cyber-space, St. Petersburg, and now, perhaps, and 
in Russia. Volume of effective money (capital) of any Company 
(site) in the platform is connected Spectrum primarily with the 
parameters of the platform as a whole. Because C Nemo has the 
most delayed in time interests (prospects) in Spectrume and 
money working on temporary listantsiyah-in 2-3 years in 
advance, quite natural and justifiable activity Nemo is 
coordination (system integration on the "bird" language) 
processes in the Spectrum-cyber-space (platform, Spectrum). 
Technical performance in connection with such an approach

devoid of pomposity and used as
formal tool for the above policies - they are secondary. The 
role of standards - the fundamental. 

   Now, regarding the extension
our products. It is difficult enough,
as Spectrum now has lost its former popularity. It is unlikely 
that you will succeed sell profiled for Nemo products -

hardware (motherboard + system peripherals) and soft (OS 
ISDOS-98). Computers - A tank in the cyber space. A combat 
capability "tanks," acting within the "groups" (platforms), 
depends on the effectiveness of those services,

quality of communication and transportation arteries. Unable to 
move forward, not with corresponding high-

Logistics - progress will be fleeting and imaginary. Unable to 
move forward, colonizing neissledovaniya terra incognita of 
cyber-space, having weak support - it is fraught with failure. 
You can not break away from the rear, they also undeveloped. 
The same space, which is already busy, poorly utilized and rely 
on them dangerous. The consequence is the impossibility

further development of the equipment. My
"Tanks" now "retard" is not my fault. Moreover, the "motor 
potential" (depreciation) technique close to critical. Update 
the same technique, users do not hurry. It is impossible to 
conduct any serious strategic breakthroughs -

"Tanks" simply "break down" (get out of
building) on the road. Modernization of the "tanks"
(Restoration of service life), artisanal
way (in the village smithy ") on
kitchen is not possible. Requires high tehologii, ie upgrade. 
This is the situation in equipment. However, you know better. 
Terms supply of "exporting the technologies see

in the "ZX-Format" (electronic edition of the Russian level on 
wheels). 

   In fact, it is not necessary
maintain relationships directly and
only by C Nemo. There are a
number of companies, professionally working in
related areas of cyber-social organism platform Spectrum. High 
efficiency SPbSpectrum structures connected it with 
professionalism, ie, with the concentration of efforts on some 
compact rather limited (but not closed!) industries / market 
segment. Structure is not hierarchical! She

rather, self-organizing in the synergistic sense. In this case, 
the basis for a highly collaborative activity is not 
parasitism, and symbiosis (mutually beneficial to all) based on 
a single ideology. So that you can work with those firms in St. 
Petersburg, with whom it will be for you a more interesting and 
profitable. 


C Nemo. 02.11.98

P.S. With your permission letter, your address and the answer 
will be published in St. Petersburg. 



03.11.98

Hello!


   Unfortunately, except for your nickname,
I am of you do not know anything, so I do not know
how to contact you.

   N wrote you from Vologda. I have to you
Here's a suggestion. Because you have more than
opportunities for distributing programs
then could you assist me in spreading my applets?

   I am sending you its demo version, check
it, and if it will interest you, then I was
would be very grateful if you would have bought me a license 
for its distribution. 

   I'm not asking much, just 5 $ USD, although
this situation and this is now
money.

   If you are not able to buy something, then if you are not 
hard to show this program from someone else, maybe she had 
someone to be interested. 

   In general, if you will not be easy,
please write me an answer about sovem decision.

   Description of the full version of the program -
file "pb2help". All the files just in case you write several 
times. 


   Goodbye. It is waiting for an answer.

   Sincerely. N.

03.11.98


                       Dear N!


   1. Refer to exactly
as you turn. My name anything to you
will not say. In addition, in my face you
're dealing with a certain structure and
interact specifically with it. I like
a civilian with a name, initials, and
all others bear responsibility for its
work and organization of this work. Specific technical issues I 
have been only selectively, as needed and malfunctions.


   2. To disseminate programs better
contact the firm (structures), specializing in distributing / 
Distribution softa. The firm specializes in C Nemo

hardware. Trade the same disc is regarded as trade related, 
non-core goods. I have no need for this equipment. 
Spectrum'ovskaya Petersburg tusovka functions are still just 
for the reason that each firm is engaged in the business.

Specialization in good coordination
mutual operation more profitable. And in monetary terms as well.

   In St. Petersburg distributor engaged in:

   1. "Logros". Post rkvizity:

   198095, St. Petersburg, ul.Shvetsova, 17, kv.20

   Ivan Michael Anatol'evichu

   2. "XL-Design" ("ZX-Format" of the publication)

   Postal address: 198328, PO Box 1987

   Your letter (or rather, up to 2 copies) will be transferred 
to "Logros" and "XL-Design". Dogovorivaytes with them.

"XL-Design" focuses on trade
distributions in the CIS, "Logros" - softom trading in the CIS 
(for end-users). 09.11.98


Hi!!!

Hello!


   Go directly to the case.

   In general, I would like something ordered from
you. And this is something called "FREE.BOARD", I mean 
board-empty. 

   I beg you to send cash on delivery. Burst into tears when 
receiving (optional). 

   I tried to call you to
know the current prices, but to no avail.
So I have to resort to the imposition of
payment.

   I know that we should immediately make a prepayment, but may 
make an exception? (It a small order, and the ruble exchange 
rate such as stabilized a bit)?



   That's all.

   Goodbye.

   04.11.98


   P.S. My co-ordinates.


09.11.98 11.11.98

Dear N!


   1. Relatively "Free-board" (board-to-plane self-assembly)
design of devices under the bus Nemo-bus. Due to lack of 
working capital resources development board "Free-board" will be

put into production until mid-late winter 98/99 years. The 
situation is complicated by the fact that they (the board) is 
difficult to sell on the radio markets of Russia - they are 
simply steal (just over the counter). Traders refuse to take 
them even on the implementation of (Ie the provision of trade 
credit). One fly in the ointment (a steal fee) nullifies the 
broth for a few sold boards. In addition, the price of board so 
low that selling her "own expensive "(as the traders say). This 
is now leads to delays in sending

post cards "Free-board". All those who ordered
board and got them at the time
next issue of the "ZX-Format" (№ 9), will receive an electronic 
journal as a compensation for the delay (magazines will be 
purchased in the XL-Design (ZX-Format) through Company C Nemo), 
ie cost to the client. 

   2. Call us at the appointed time in the price
(Ie, 9.00-10.00, 23.00-24.00) daily, surely reach you.

   3. Trade COD is theoretically possible. But only 
theoretically. This will lead to an increase in the price 
(about 50 %). Explain why. The cost of mailing

iron at the moment - about 50-60
rub. (Ie, there were 30, 30 x 1.8 = 54 rubles.).
Costs of postal services should grow
in the near future. Already decided
Antimonopoly Committee is not opposed. This
case the next few months, because Email now
unable to pay with an iron
expensive for the postal cars. Of parcels
rejects about a third of the customers.
Another third are delaying payment packages.
And most importantly, I'll lend you. Ie is the credit risk of 
approximately 50% for two or three months. Capital is

funds are sorely lacking. Ie
credit will cost you dearly.

   If now the public is dissatisfied with the growth
price is 1.8 times, then she would say about the rise in prices 
for COD in 2.7 times? (1.8 x 1.5 = 2.7, compound interest -

interest on interest, so multiply!). No one just does not fly
will ... This is unrealistic.

   More realistic version of a partial prepayment. You pay 20% 
of the order according to price, plus 50 rubles. (Plus 50

rubles - a sum that limits the amount of
order, implemented on a prepaid basis,
below). It is absurd, for example, order
drive for 18 p. in this way. Ie a mechanism for expensive 
purchases. Trifle trade shipping costs too expensive (As well 
as for all the paying customer, it is expensive especially for 
you). The coefficient of 2.3. 

   Generally, all this can be discussed at
phone, if calling a specified time.


11.11.98

Hello!


   Please send the price list for available
you HARD and SOFT. Notify the price of the controller IDE HDD 
(Be cost HDD). 

   A few questions:

   - ZX Power 3 send?

   - Controller HARD computer ZX-NEXT
equivalent to your controller, IDE HDD?

   - If you do not log the radio amateurs'
where to find information on KAY-1024 Turbo?

   - Why KAY-1024 Turbo can not be read
program from the tape (even written on it
itself)?


   Sincerely.


11.11.98 12.11.98

Dear N!


   1. Price per controller IDE HDD (without
the cost of HDD) - 200 rubles. (Assuming a ratio of 1.8). But 
the fly in such a way not recommended. Explain why.


   1. It is difficult to install a hard drive.
Installation involves: a) The transformation
"Piece of iron HDD" in the system device
"C" ISDOS; b) The installation files "cold / hot start 
(restart) the OS ISDOS with screws. Can you do it with Floppy? 
After all, you never did ... 

   1.2.1. If the screw is installed in St. Petersburg
and supplied, then you get "cast" from among the system 
programmer with a number of settings made in a certain way and 
facilities. This "cast" in some sense optimal. So to speak, 
know-how. 

   1.3.1. Under the approach controller about 60-70% of the 
screws from the range of 40-120 MB HDD-screws. Recommended 
types: Seagete, Conner. Do you have a screw?


   2. ZX-Power 3 - is a case? If yes,
then not deliver. Explain why. Series
KAY is designed for installation in enclosures
"Corvette." They are widely distributed, inexpensive, made of 
plastic (no ground). Structurally Boards designed for these 
corps. External same kind of computer is not so important 
compared with its content. 

   3. Information for KAY-1024 is published
periodically in the journal "ZX-Format". That
As for the magazine "Radio amateur" (now "your computer"), then 
there sharp roll theme publicani toward

IBM PC. I stopped supporting them and
ceased cooperation. If you want to
build a "Potemkin village", I am with
they are not on the road. Let lay a "copper
pelvis, but separately from me. I'm sure
that he was semi-official, which they started
chase, anomalous or later lead to the magazine
closure. This unpromising - posted at them.

   4. Disable TURBO-mode and everything will be
read. I wonder, do not guess yourself? Basic-firmware-then the 
standard, ie at 3.5 MHz.


   5. Instead envelope better send
mark for 2 rubles.