Optron #34 30 декабря 1999

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ZX-Review - Press Review: Optron 22-33, ZX-Pilot in 1935, Flash Info 19, Nicron 115, Network Falcon 1, Born Dead 0E. Denote the rating

{} Rasp, 1999


  As we have already established a small tradition in
New Year's issue, we present a small
overview of the most interesting articles "OPTRON," published 
this year. 


  Optocoupler | 22, 187 sectors, 30/12/1998


  And what do you want from a New Year's rates?
Broken razvlekalovka!


  Optocoupler | 23, 180 sectors, 20/01/1999


  Article famous Polish science fiction
Andrzej Sapkowski, placed in a heading
"Likbez, authors will be interesting games
fantasy theme.

  And on "Page history" we are told
the first in the history of mankind and its computer 
programmers. 


  Optocoupler | 24, 205 sectors, 23/02/1999


  Room dedicated on February 23, graced
a short story about the march "Farewell of Slav."

  Tertius Gaudens told readers about the role of
logical operations in the history of mankind.

  Gendalf continued his story about the adventures of the last 
(game "Operation RR). 

  Also in this issue, we began to publish
the second part of the story "Grief" Y "visionary
Yuri Zimkovicha.


  Optocoupler | 25, 192 sector, 03.20.1999


  A short story about Taras Nikolaychuk
"Myths and realities" with the drive's
HDD Hard Drive has been placed in category
"Iron."


  Optocoupler | 26, 191 sector, 04.01.1999


  A good joke, we have prepared in an April Fool's issue, right?

  Like to go fishing? Read
article under the heading "Iron."

  What we are facing all sorts of simplification
glands of Spectrum, said Sergey Filimonov, under the heading 
"Opinion." 

  "Non possumus" - was named as our
new feature, released in this issue. Opened its Taras Gorshin 
controversy with arguments in the newspaper "ZX-Pilot" about how

or may not be the Spectrum, do we need
software market and what it is for.


  Optocoupler | 27, 250 sectors, 05/09/1999


  The room dedicated to Victory Day, we
continued the story of the creation of the first domestic 
Spectrum - an interview with Eugene Natoptoy. 

  Topic "Non possumus" continued the theme
elektroudochek use.

  Under "Contact" was placed
letter better sysop in 1999 that
"ZXNet - it's cool!"


  Optocoupler | 28, 226 sectors, 09/06/1999


  An article about Lviv radio market opens
in many eyes, and ... purses.


  Optocoupler | 29, 227 sectors, 07/21/1999


  The issue starts with a summary of reportage Peter Sobolev 
St.Pete Computer Festival "Chaos Constructions" (CC'999).


  The story about the creation of Spectrum in Russia "
continued E. Marchenko.

  B. Loskutnikov spoke about the application
modern technology in Yugoslavia troops
NATO.


  Optocoupler | 30, 217 sectors, 09/04/1999


  In the anniversary issue - ocherednaya premiere:
topic "Hobbies". Opens its T. Nikolaychuk
the story of bonsai - miniature trees
grown in bowls.

  "Category X" was presented svoebraznoy philosophical novel by 
P. Vysotsky explanation of the game "Black Crow".



  Optocoupler | 31, 220 sectors, 09/29/1999


  Once again, Prime Minister - Category "ZXNet".

  For "zhelezyachnikov" - an article about Yu Teslenko
connecting the CMOS-clock to the Spectrum.

  A leading "Litstranichki" introduced her
readers ehokonferentsiey ZXNET.BOOKS.


  Optocoupler | 32, 189 sectors, 23/10/1999


  Article M. Isaev, dedicated to the "true
face networkers, "provoked a great response
in a number of ehokonferentsy. Advised to read,
but did not take to heart and, moreover, do not use it as an 
argument. 

  Finally, the adventure ended in the latter - the second level 
of the Operations RR " passed.



  Optocoupler | 33, 206 sectors, 12/08/1999


  "Meet - ..." so named our
another new feature. Such things network
interview.

  Under the heading "Iron" by the example of the Spectrum
It has been demonstrated how concentrated I guess
refer to the production of household appliances
some firms.



  That's what was "Optron" this year. Hopefully in the future, 
not without your help, make it even better.




{} Tertius Gaudens


  ZX-Pilot | 35, 10/29/1999


  Here are interesting:

  - A report on the Baltic Success party (Baltiisk, Kaliningrad 
reg.) 

  - A story about a group of Apatity, Murmansk region.;

  - Tips for the game Snoopy.



  Flash Info | 19, 28/11/1999

  Novosibirsk

  Leaves irregularly

  Publisher - a group of Flash Inc.

  Glan Editor - Slack Den


  The newspaper has resumed production after the annual
break, and before our "baggage train" and does
reached first. The reader will find here:

  - Information on the regional festival
Crazy Sibirian Party, held in Novosibirsk, and which was also 
attended by spektrumiisty from Omsk, Barnaul, GornoAltayska, 
Kemerovo; 

  - News from the Kovrov of Eternity
Industry (somewhat outdated);

  - A brief overview of some games;

  - Some of the secrets of writing music for
ZX-AY;

  - A list of passwords for puzzle game Net
Walk.



  Nicron | 115, 12/05/1999


  The main theme of the issue - rabota festival organizing 
committee CC'2000. Decided to take Final results of the 
festival of the outgoing year. For this purpose, declared 
virtual contest all Spectrum works, participated in all the 
festivals SNG'shnyh-99 (in | 115 published their list). 
Reported and a mini-competition dedicated CC'2000, about

some changes in its rules.

  There is also information on other "direct and indirect" 
party, in particular, about the festival Belarusian 
spektrumistov Millenium Party, which will be held in Minsk, 
tentatively 7-8.05.2000.


  I must say that this time Nicron
worked as a real newspaper, which, alas,
rare in the world ZX-press: time published a burning information
recount in detail that the "wagon train"
simply makes no sense, because By the time
another "Optron" it has become obsolete.



  Network falcon | 1, 16/12/1999

  Krasnoyarsk


  Well, how could walk past newspaper with
as native to the publishers Optron 'name!

  "Newborn" includes all possible
jokes, toasts, funny quotes from school essays, one old story 
of Robert Sheckley - in short, trying to compete with

ekaterinburzhskim ZX-Humor'om.

  Well, to start well: according to the compilation of 
editorial taste is (not to offend Let it be said any other way).


  Only wish the editors of "Falcon" that she was not looking 
for already well-trodden ways to publish and their own 
material, and at the same time - and more comprehensible 
"source" of their paper. 



  Born Dead. | 0E (14) 20.12.1999


  News. Overview of software


  Reported computer festvalyalyah:

  - PHAT9, which took place in Latvia;

  - Forever 2E3, which will be held in Slovakia, roughly 
10-12.03.2000; 

  - DI: HALT (the regular reporting on it).

  There is a review of the new ZX-journals and operating 
systems for the Spectrum. "In terms of sceners" considered a 
number of games and we shall. 


  Party Zone


  From room to room in progress "Irrigation"
Computer festivals - past and
future, but at the same time - and spektrumistskuyu
life in general. All the arguments have long been exhausted,
Topic pretty fed up with it yourself editor
"BD", but to stay, he can not and
seeks out more and more empty arguments. For example, 
organizers CC'2000 reproached that they distribute their 
information through the Internet. But is it due to Nicron'u not 
provide a link and "non-networker?


  However, if the "organizers" will not shy away from what is 
really good, which is contained in these "watering" it will 
serve as a more successful future festivals. 


  A voice from the grave


  Prodolzheie acquaintance with the magazine "Sinclair User".


  Large screen for your Spectrum


  For public display of works proposed to create a large screen 
on the LEDs. Ways to solve the problem, given the actual 
calculations and charts. 

  Should be noted, however, that the LED panels, compared with 
the other, are considered the most expensive and difficult to 
manufacture. To construct the panel big screen seems more 
appropriate use of such panels, as a discharge (release of 
joint-stock company "Informatics" Kiev), plasma (NPF EKTA, 
Zhitomir) electroluminescent (NGOs ELITE, Vinnytsya), finally, 
liquid crystal, which in the not too distant from Samara, 
Saratov produces NII "Volga".


  Nevertheless, this article - another
confirmation that, despite the wide variety of bolsheekrannogo
display, the problem remains
relevant.



    It's time to talk about and shells ...


  Yes, far removed from the ON-Line current newspapers - in the 
sense of shells! It happens every new room - with a new shell, 
more cool, all heaped more! And we have each time to search for 
keys on the screen - top, bottom, side, and with the other 
side, to decipher the mysterious notations on them, wrestle 
with - how this time, "flipping" the newspaper.


  It appears that other editors importantly -
this escarpment shell, not its convenience
(Not to mention the content of the newspaper itself).
As a result, in order to read
any material of twenty lines
twice as much time to spend on
preliminary elozanie cursor on the screen. And in the text, 
then - praise the shell of how cool a new "reader" works

the "Pentagon". And the fact that half the characters on the 
screen does not tell one from another, then that work is not on 
the "Pentagon" vaunted reader slows down the most brazen 
manner, editor completely do not care. 

  Is so shameful to perform
core functions to take any one old, well-proven hull (from 
ZxNews, for example)? A izgalyatsya only when it is the desire 
to enter some additional services?




         Denote the rating


  End of the year - even while summing up some results. Well, 
try it. 

  From time to time in the ZX-press appear
all sorts of ratings game. Follow the same
good example and try to make their
own rating - based on newspaper
visit the "wagon train" for the past six months.

  So, here's what we do:



    Game Type Ball-in-Newspaper

              molecule formation

Sherwood Novella 8 Born Dead | 9

              Description of the ZX-News | 1948

12 Secrets. Books Novella 6 Kr.News | 9

              Reviewed Born Dead | 0E

Awaken Description 5 ZX-News | 1948

              Post Plutonium | 14

Boovie2 Tip 5 Born Dead | 0D

              Reviewed Kr.News | 9

NETWALK Tip 4 Fl.Info | 19

              Post Polesie | 11

Last hero Tip 3 Don News | 7
Homer Simpson "3 Kr.News | 9
Full Shit "3 Born Dead | 0D
DIZZY-Y "3 Polesie | 11
Snoopy "3 ZX-Pilot | 1935
XIXIT Posts 3

Monsterland tip 2 Kr.News | 9
Quadrax "2"
HELICOPTER "2 Born Dead | 0A
Flying Shark "2 Born Dead | 0E
PUSSY Posts 2
4X4 PUZZLE "2



  Points are awarded as follows:

  - Messages and feedback about the games - respectively, 1 and 
2 points; 

  - All sorts of tricks - 3 points;

  - Descriptions and short stories - 4 points.

  Games, awarded only one mention in tabltsu not included.

  Thus, over the past six months
ZX-newspapers, The most popular variant of the Czech Russified
adventyury "Sherwood". Trace - "12 Secret
Books.

  As for what the newspapers devote
most attention to the game category, then
define it by the same method:



                Newspaper Scores


              Born Dead 18

              ZX-News 15

              Kr.News 13

              Flash Info 8

              Polesie 7

              Don News 3

              ZX-Pilot 3

              Plutonium 2



  Rating of this, of course, is far from complete
and accuracy, but the idea oredelennoe
about the coverage of games in the ZX-newspapers, he still
yields.