KrNews #02 26 апреля 1998

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assaults - Scorpion, GMX and zone.

              Assaults, with ...



        Scorpion, GMX and Zonov ...


  VTS'98
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So, look at things a little differently
than they describe Zonov in the texts, nomadic virtually 
unchanged in its leaflets, ZX-revue, ZX-Format'am.


1. Scorpion.

  From the outset Zonov declared to protect it from pirates 
board, put the PLA, the numbers in ROM, etc. It just so 
happened that the Spectrum is National Computer, ie, such as for

definition of a pirate ... (But do not forget about the real 
pirates, thieves) Centralized production practice

on iBm_pc. But there is a well-developed
net resale computer with a massive
advertising support, and prices have little interest in mad 
lamer here really You can use _krupnyy_kapital_ ...

In practice we can say that Spectrum
produced by users themselves and, accordingly, its price is 
close to production costs. If centralize production, even in 
the presence Dealers on the ground, first, the price of company

will be far from reality, and secondly,
Mr. Zonov can dictate any
conditions, including not you nravischiesya.
Now something similar can be seen on the PC
Now that he can dictate.
Nobody thought about why he
together with their price list sends a piece of paper "Scorpion 
'IBM price-list" (And the Scorpion before any IBM)? Moreover

with such lamerskim propisishnym load that
much as the ears wilt. Ordinary users can
dazhi think if HRC steeper Speck. So
Now, it's just berries ... Question about prices
generally better to hush up.
Alternative to it may become a decentralized production on the 
ground, and does not require any sverhkapitaly or 
supertechnologies. Need only head on their shoulders, normal 
human relationships to others and the ability to keep the mind 
soldering iron. Everything else you learn on the move, and 
supertechnologies can not appear on the bare spot. Yes, of 
course, we will have to go back to 1975. (APPLE1),

but the whole way we have to go yourself, because
iBm way more than acceptable.
With a large number of producers,
middle-class society,
can say with confidence that the platform will evolve in an 
optimal for a direction and not in favor of its individual (or 
her?) elements. 

2. GMX ...

  Some mistakenly believe that
this is exactly what should have been done long ago - the 
escalation of technical progress. This is plainly wrong. 
Actually zhelezyachnyh problems in this area does not exist. 
But all these characteristics would be uncalled in droves. 
Those who want to argue, first let look at the PCs.


So, in order.

2.1. Expandable memory up to 2MB in Simm'ah

  While that is rarely used even 256kb.
But in the long term is approaching another
increase in memory. Expanding on Simm'ah
seemed to be even more true if
have made themselves SIMMs (eg,
at 41256/44256, 411000/441000). And
standard volume should be considered
256/512kb rather than 2Mb!

2.2. 512kb ROM.

  The operating system must be loaded, and it should get all 
the resources of the machine, not something she would leave a 
TM. The need for such volumes ROM somewhat questionable, since 
nothing radically new, it does not ...

A ROM-drive easier to implement through the screw.

2.3. Ft = 3.5/7.0 MHz.

  Is that a joke? 8-)

2.4. Compatible with Pentagon'om.

  Most painful problem of the Spectrum - a
software compatibility of its various
clones. Zonov just want to close my eyes
it to yourself and others. But GMX NEVER
will be installed on all companies, and this
the problem continues. That's just face it
there will be fewer people, and split
in the platform will only intensify.

2.5. Graphics 640 * 200 etc.

  So, sir, that's the fun part. Let's see what we priuchivayut.

2.5.1. 80 symbols per line (80 spl).
This standard deloproizvostva and home computer, he does not 
need it. But in the light commercial PCs, it looks different ...


2.5.2. Graphics mode.
I do not know how anyone, but in my opinion be considered
coordinates for a line of 640 pixels will be
very entertaining for the Z80 (Zilog - with a capital letter 
(but not in ZF # 7 in Zonova) but iNTEL - with a little! ). At

least we could do a line 512 pix.
(Explains the slow-witted: 512 = _2_ ^ 9).
Also realize the normal schedule
such volumes can be (really) only in
within a multiprocessor architecture.

2.5.3. TV-set + GMX?
It is still easier.
Just look at your own TVs and 32VTTS-201 monitors.
Okay even if it was on schedule
interface bandwidth TV. But
proposed text mode! Who is
There was indignant 64spl-prog? Now you
will my glasses are twice as likely, if not
buy PTs'shny monitor the benefit of already GMX
laid down such an opportunity! (see ZF # 7)
And then you can throw away after the TV and Spectrum ...
Home computer with the existing Russian reality is simply 
obliged to use TV-standard, which involves band

luminance channel 6.5 MHz, the presence of curbs, the distance 
from the user's eye to screen at least (!) 1 ... 2 m (which is 
already contrary to medical standards, particularly for color 
TVs). It is worth will remember the quality of our TV -

thickness of the ray of, for example (the aperture
distortion), grain size and intelligence
rays (for color TV), etc ...
In light of the foregoing, it can be shown
that the resolution of 256 pixels and a character 42/32
in the line are optimal and taken
not from the ceiling.

P.S. No need to take this article
close to my heart :-) ...
Its aim is the desire to show you
that for such innovations should be primarily
only applies to critically and realistically
assess the scope of all of us
Speck loved and the need for one or
other technical pribabahov which to
Besides, there are a lot of money.
If the escalation of technical data will not deter either 
producers or users, then we get the PC ... 

PPSNaschet APPLE and in 1975 I certainly
bent ...

22.03.98, iS-DOS editor.