Open Letters #05 30 ноября 2000

Nemo open letters № 5.6

     Dear Vyacheslav G.!

Please send me the latest price lists. And please explain what 
happened to the "Logros"! In your the last directory I have not 
discovered. If it is liquidated, it was left there

his successor? Where are all the programs? (Incidentally, the 
catalog of Logros'a I did not received. Several times sent the 
money it is they, not popular, every time

returned back).


                             Sincerely.

624201

                              16.10.2000


              Dear N!

Sending, in addition to price list (s
You've invested) disc "Op. Let".

What do you think, what is sent to disk
"Op. Let"? From excessive my writer's itch or what? Why should 
I spend money the packing of letters and responses to them? 
Clarification about what happened to Logros'om given in the 
"Op. Let" a dozen times. 

As for the receiver Logros'a, it
problematic. And the problem is not lack of
the right people or the absence of appropriate technologies. 
The problem of non-compliance with copyright and distribution 
networks. By the way, the networks find themselves appropriate 
software as difficult as outside them. Ruined traders software, 
they sit on beans. Well, unless that happens rarely

joy to rob the author of freshly baked software. Perhaps it 
makes sense to treat directly to the author, although it is

more expensive than a trader, because his base
programs, as a programmer - just one
program, and only her he can sell. Ie lack of choice, plus the 
fixed costs to establish new relationships in the mail. Ie, as 
they say, for what fought for it and ran. If earlier

paid traders and there was a proposal, then
Now even if you have money and desire,
they do not pay. As they say, they had saved for traders. 
Establish distribution software without a significant 
improvement in compliance with copyright law is virtually 
impossible - it's a loss. Ie the problem is not in chips and 
software - a problem In the users. It is hoped that

they will become a useful life skill, like paying money for 
someone else's work. So, for now, could advise the address to 
see "Op. Let" and refer to them. There are proposals for 
software. Of course, God forbid, the news that but the public 
in their entirety. on increasingly rely not on reason

outlined above.

I have met with such rhetorical questions in the networks, such 
as: "What's that, now for all the software you pay for?

For any program? Not at all. Pay
should be only for those programs where there is
copyright, ie, unequivocal demand
the author's commercial distribution.

Imagine a situation in an ideal form, namely: copyright 
respected in almost all cases, yes, even the least

50% of cases. How it might look like in practice, ie what would 
have been the actual practice of software distribution? The 
situation would have been quite an original and even somewhat 
comical. Well, first of all demomeyking, for example, would 
have been a freeware or shareware. Why? Therefore, that nobody 
wants, except the masters exotic genre. In fact, by the trial 
would have to pay extra napisatelyam users for viewing their 
creations. It's really that was such a case.

Dmitry Lomov wrote as a demo, and then
the entire grid wear out, aggressively offering
look at his creation. Even the fact that
called the "system" software, and any
various latter-day, and freshly baked
stillborn OS'i would have been in the
same frivernom / shareware classroom.
This is also Hochma, but I'm afraid not lamer
will learn, what is there to humor. And here, for example,
ISDOS would have been in a class of copyright,
Professional software, ie for money.
And osepisateley layer that form now, "public opinion" in the 
platform, would find themselves again in a comic situation. 
System all crap and slander, but it works and demand, and for 
She paid the money, but their creations with across the slope, 
and so on - for some reason - nobody wants. Would change and 
strategy Conduct of the commercial software,

ie professional programmers (in
Unlike kodokropateley, or simply
coders). They would be very clearly understood one simple 
thing: that the required investment of money either two or 
three years on bread and water (which is essentially the same 
money). Real, only two strategies: 

1) either you write high-quality work, commercial, professional 
product and gave it to Zadar - the rights of shareware / 
frivernyh - and as a result of do yourself a brand and name, 
and already THEN (TE INVESTMENTS their labor,

TE SAME MONEY) were able to
for its next program get real money, ie, RECOIL attachments
CAPITAL Poimena status PROS.

Or 2) you spend money on advertising DIRECT and alert users to 
benefit from this money. 

Also, they would understand and others just
thing that you need to write software for advanced component 
models, which number in the market increases, rather than under 
the model already obsolete, which in two or three years

come out of operation due to wear. But
since copyright is not respected,
then invest the money is not meaningful.
Therefore, these thoughts of programmers do not attend.

Would change and my activities as a manufacturer of Hardy. 
That's what I can do now, if a program does not go? Yes 
nothing. Missing information as well as leverage on the market 
software. 

How do I know what this program? As far as she is popular? how 
it professionally? Who wrote it? Can man wrote it, bring it to 
mind and, most importantly, if he has any one wanted to?

Does it have the means to replace the disks? But we decided 
that it consider the reverse situation, namely: copyright 
respected. The script in this case next.


1. User puts me on notice that such a program, let's call it
"XYZ" is not going to KAY'e.

2. I called Trader (note
Not a programmer, ie, not in Software
Companies) and ask: "What's" XYZ ""? And he
I meet (roughly speaking, the options
two), ie either:

2.1. "Glory, this is totally left the program and its almost 
NOT BUY" or "It's trousers, Glory "and, in this case, I'm not 
doing anything, you never know who the hooligans. Even you can 
not read. 

2.2. "Glory, this program is among the five most popular." 
Explanation: here, in fact, I got INDEPENDENT

Peer review (ie, 2.1 and 2.2).
Therefore, Section 3.

3. I'm calling in Software COMPANIES, say
about the following:

"Dear," XYZ "is not going to KAY'e ... Look, please, that you 
were not stuck together, and replace a drive users

KAY'ev. If this is done will, I
will give the command to hack (and it is not
copyright infringement, violation -
this is when the program has the status of author, replicated). 
Cost me 200 rub. (October 2000). After

What is your underwear is exposed
for all to see (in the same networks
for example), and you will have a corresponding row and STILL 
drive to replace but at the same time poimeesh LOSS OF 
TRADEMARKS (and this, as we explained above, the same money). 
Therefore, quickly, quickly, in a waltz tempo - month deadline. 
" 

Public poorly understands that compliance
copyright - is not so much selfish, a fiscal issue as a 
backbone Institute in the platform. There is copyright - all 
clear (there is information), and there is a possibility of 
action, there is no copyright, nothing is clear and nothing can 
be done. 

Well, finally, what is the answer to this Lameroo of networks, 
which brought FEES ALL "SOFT"? Really do not have to pay

more than 10% of the programs, ie in nine
out of ten cases, the software that has
at the moment, money is not worth it, but it creates some 
problems. This software can not be called something, so 
unmotivated activity without using the hands of the head. When 
compliance with copyright law is manifested clearly and 
directly. And the programmer THREE THINK TWICE put copyright or 
not. Because the payment of money there are certain 
obligations, and they have perform.


And unless the copyright is not respected,
ie not paid the money, and bribes
smooth. if you do not pay the money, then no
You are not obliged to do, do not look a gift horse in the 
mouth. Buggy program - well let the buggy, it's just your 
problem, and nothing more.


I would like to discuss and this time, who
a trader, why do you need and what he
differs from a software firm. Public
confuse these concepts. This is partly explained by the fact 
that the software companies themselves must now act as a 
trader. This is extremely inefficient. consider an example. In 
a previous letter suggested to go for software at the following 
addresses: 

1. 85321, Ukraine, Dimitrov, mn "West", 79, Apt. 12.

Maksimenko, Mikhail Mikhailovich. Tel.:
(06239) 6-21-26

Product: 32-s new mission to "FT-1"; editor of the game's 
levels. 

Soft-Firm: Compu-Studio

-----------------------------------------
2. 18005, Ukraine, Cherkassy, ​​ul. Shevchenko, D. 367 / 1, 
Apt. 37. 

Bezuglov Andrey. Tel.
(0472) 43-37-97

product: "Crime of the Santa Claus: Deja
Vu "

Advertising: ZX-F N 8.

Soft-Firm: Brokim Soft

Trader:

410026, Saratov, ul. Emlyutina, 49,
square. 42.

Tarasov, Oleg.

-----------------------------------------
3. 601908, Russia, Vladimir region., R.
Carpet-8, 16, Apt. 73.

Alexei Shirokov.

Product: "12 secret books."

Soft-Firm: Demiung Ash.


What can I say, carefully studied
this list?

1. Tob. Maksimenko rest. Why? Code
bad? Code is not being. There are no conditions
mailing software (incidentally, the same applies to
N figure 3). In addition, it is Ukraine. A
what does this mean in terms of trading
(Ie, sales)? Letter to the Ukraine is a month and is 8 now. - 
Normal and 10 rubles. - air (it's up to 20 grams, as a 
handwritten piece of paper does not exceed one page), or 19 
rubles. 60 kopecks. - Normal and 26 rubles. 00 kopecks. -

air, if weight is greater than 20 g (but not more than
100 g). Similarly back. And how do you find out how much to 
pay? Phone only, and it's the same money. Okay, found

how much to pay. Translation is a month.
Letter from the disc - even a month, plus 19 rubles.
60 kopecks. What we have in the end? Let the disk itself
the program costs only 30 rubles. (Less
does not happen even for trousers). 20 rub. -
shipment from the Ukraine. 20 rub. - Visibility. talking (or 
writing for 8 rubles. there - back). Total we have at least 70 
rubles. Plus 2 (4 month brake and hassle. It's at best.


And really, in my opinion, the total cost will be $ 3 to $ 5. 
Because there is overhead, and the envelopes themselves are 
worth the money. 

2. Tob. Bezugly also operates correctly.
Things recall my word, this boy away
go. Why? Rather than gouge on the keyboard, he showed a 
professional approach. What is it expressed? 

1). He took out an ad (in the ZX-F
N 8), ie Invested in his project, and
reduced the risks of potential buyers
as they represent about what they
receive.

2). The most important thing - he has appointed Traders
ie created the structure. Now he can
spud with equal success (and costs) of both Ukraine and Russia. 
What I can I say? Well done. And even in the presence of

Trader drive will cost $ 2 ($ 3 for
month (ideally!) delay
performance, because brakes at the intersection
border removed as unnecessary postage
costs. One bad - the trader has no phone, and again, there are 
no conditions e-mailing. I myself have received this 
information, apparently from the network, and then some lamer, 
probably, this information "came off" as "perekantovke in the 
networks. 

3. About Comrade. Shirokova say nothing is possible. Too little 
information. 

Here is a debriefing. Now imagine a situation in which there is 
a trader, who in the presence of all three programs. Who would 
you like to have addressed in this case? If you need all three 
programs. efficiently then the trader, at least twice. That's 
as many times less have to pay. So need a trader or not? And if 
the trader is stealthily, ie dishonest? How is it to find out 
whether he donates grandmother software firms? A must watch for 
these messages Software firms in the media Spectrum'a. At least

in the same "Op. Let". A software firm has the right not only 
to nominate (appoint) trader, but it is retracted. This 
so-called right of Investiture (ie assignment (order) of the 
representation of interests). And he who appoints has the right 
and removed, it is the users have little understanding.

Say, if The software firms say about
that the Scorpion, for example, sells stolen, you have a very 
good understanding of what is at stake. Namely that software 
development firm receives no money from it "Trader." And if you 
have any problems with the software, after finding out where 
you bought it, you know, where you will be sent. And the 
feeling is probably not very pleasant for buying stolen goods.



                                 (C) Nemo

                        From Dennis Kittel


         Hello, (c) Nemo!

I bought it means you have to SS'000 KAY 1024
I'm having some troubles with his
connection to the SGA monitor (fig with inverter LN 3 are not 
passed), but I still pull up the complex to Monica but again 
there was a problem with the signal on BR16HT KAY'e it is not 
excluded as an independent signal and now the entire image (or 
rather the picture) can be obtained "castrated." 

The second problem lies in the fact that
I was not running IS-DOS! No version
(And I am their third piece tried), ie not
start floppy with Open Letters, no
Chic 'Classic. At first I thought that
this is due to incomplete matching lamelek on
controller drive but the other program (in
Including and multiloaderami) works fine except TEST PR06 from 
your system drive, and IS-DOS'a me more and more seems like a 
ROM. Although it has not only like I changed the SH 93 and 
IS-DOS earned! Well, at least ZX-FORMAT'y yet earned.

It is true there is one problem I have
no sane SH-shki. : (.
So I'm sending you this buggy SH-shku
in the hope that you have me change it
on the other, because as I understand I have a PC
to guarantee a few months.

And now for some abstract theme. Here
in O.L. You write: "the use of IBM-disc provokes users to move
on the IBM PC (OL - 110 txt) - do not tell
if I have a CGA Monique it turns out that
it provokes me to go to a PC or
Amiga? Imho there, Amiga I simply do not
necessary, and for the PC that Monique is rather weak, but in
Basically I do not see whether the purchase
Home PC, because PC is usually purchased as a
game unit, and for these purposes it is
suited Sony Play Station. So
here you are a little wrong, but what am I
I say - on the XS connector 10 does not hurt to bring signals 
to the C6 and CS and another BPIGHT would not hurt. 

A few words about the controller AT-Claudia and active mouse: I 
think that this device should run to the masses, as Claudia out 
of the system, but to Speccy they are no longer produced, and

make a new not everyone can
juzverej. Bat And like everybody, but not everyone
can do.

And finally, the question - whether in your IDE-controller to 
connect a CD-ROM? Examples of its use: 1-on management

and 2-button sidyukami when listening to music (rewind pause, 
etc.) view (or rather read) all there pictures, samples, etc.


Well that's all it seems, I hope that you will change my 
SH-shku, and then somehow it is not convenient all my friends 
to pick up:). 


                             Sincerely.

                  BYE!

P.S. On the accompanying diskette with IS DOS'om to
HDD controller did not find drivers for it
(HDD), had friends borrow.


230001

                               20.10.2000


            Dear, Dennis!

1. Your packet received 10/17/2000.

2. Spectrum-concept vehicles includes
The display device is
TV rather than anything else. Different
Display options joints so much that account for this in a 
single design impossible and not necessary. Telestandart

the same one, and so good. Display System
(Video Processor) Spectrum'a designed on the basis of precisely 
telestandarta. Therefore, no matter how good a display, 
Moreover, you can see on the TV, you will not see it. Ignoring 
the parameters telestandarta - a rejection of the ideology 
Spectrum'a, ie this is not Spectrum. Thus the "castrated"

idea leads to "castrate" the results.

3. It is likely that it is really a VG93. Even in their 
original packaging occurs in about 10% of marriage, and

explicit. With such debris party ICs
expected to work perfectly the other 90%
IC is simply not serious. Continue in the pre-marketing testing 
to be included and the test to work with ISDOS'om. The 
difference between the recording formats and TRDOS ISDOS is 
different number and length of the sectors. With a longer 
sector can be obtained large amount of information on a floppy 
disk, about 15%, as done in ISDOS'e, by reducing the proportion 
of driver records for synchronize the sectors. However, some 
VG93 this mode does not "digest". Sending 2 pcs. VG93. 

4. Surplus resources IBM-provoking public display at various 
attempts to "trigger" of these resources. And this, in its 
turn, leads to the erosion of standards, the growth of software 
incompatibilities and etc. etc. Problems appear much

more than positive results. And if you ignore the excess 
resources, why then is needed and display itself? Telestandart 
keeps platform Spectrum, as a whole, binds all

together. does not give you crawl on their
individual corners. In addition, of the display is very 
expensive, so they cheap and worth it. Now handsets

for digital communications, almost for nothing sell
but due to the monthly rent (payment) is
justified. What is the difference as
people money to pay one-time fee when purchasing,
if he then life will unfasten?

Connector XS10 - a switch connector
XS5. After perekommutirovaniya / processing
in the stub / board inserted in the XS10,
All signals must still return
a fee and go on XS5. At the same connector XS5
only 7 pin signals (clip not
account: a cabinet ground, but not the signal). Of these 7 pin: 
3 pcs.: R-G-B, 1 pc.: AUD10; 1 pc. - GND (signal), 2 pcs. -

(VIDEO and SYND) or (CS and HS). Where are you from
take a pin under BRIGHT? Hence, the screw-down somewhere 
socket, additional snot in your computer, why? Much more useful

would, if users have speculated
not on how to change the computer, and how
apply it in the form in which it
there. Any alteration / debugging / improvement of the 
expansion - it prepare a computer operation, and not the 
operation. Sadly, for many it becomes an end in itself and 
self-sustaining activities. 

5. Unfortunately, the controller until the AT-Claudia
does not start in the series. The main reason
- A small number of computers with the system bus. In essence - 
this is one KAY'i. On the market are not so much as a percentage

respect. To sell (and therefore
issue), let's, focusing on rukosuystvo when connected (as 
opposed to simple joint, as is the case with the bus) is 
futile, in fact, that in reality, it is not work. but it leads 
to: 1) accelerated failure of the components of earlier models

(Without tires), 2) the formation of secondary
Market bus devices, which are very
quickly knocks down the price of the new svezhevypuschennye 
device, making production unprofitable, because unable to keep 
the price. Actually, this would not be anything bad, well, to 
convince the person's own foolishness, well, broke my comp by 
their own hands. but the trouble is that old scrap

PC, a new user do not buy. A
this leads to a narrowing of the market for reducing the number 
of users. In the networks and media Spectrum'a hold the 
opposite point of view, just because they do not know

REAL statistics. One user,
MOCK SUCCESSFULLY solder device, commonly
advertises its "success". While
four others after breaking his car somehow keep silent. And 
they will say anything if broken computer, they are deprived of 
opportunities to go out to the network or any other way to 
inform about their own failure? Similarly, and in mice.


Besides, now available for sale membrane keypads. It is 
believed that they stand in the company (c) Nemo's expensive, 
but the keyboard adapter is more expensive in FIVE AGAIN! Why 
is this nobody talking about? 

6. Connect the CD ROM is possible, but probably
not really necessary because the corresponding
program has not yet been written. Himself
IDE-controller bus is already there. E-mail
program.

What about the drivers situation, if you recall, we discussed 
at SS'000. 


                                 (C) Nemo