Adventurer #06
28 февраля 1997 |
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System - Overview of system innovations: FREE FORMAT v8.3, ALASM v2.8, OMEGA COMMANDER v1.5, PERFECT COMMANDER v1.52, F-COMMANDER v4.02, CHEMNEBASE v0.6, SPRITELAND v1.9, MAXSOFT SCREEN PACKERv1.0, ANIMICROPROTECTOR v1.0), MICRO EDITOR, DISK LEVEL, MAY BE MY BANK v5.1, AFRODITA v3.0, FLOOPY FORMAT UTILITY v1.0, DIGITAL STUDIO PLAYER v1.0, PRO TRACKER PLAYERv1.10, UNRECOGNIZED FORMATING OBJECT v1.1, ZX-WINWORD v1.0
(C) Kotov AV (CAV Inc.) (C) Music D.J. Music Has become a tradition to open this My appeal to the people section. Yes, citizens of the readers, something you are not very active, especially in his native town of Rybinsk. Though, probably, programmers per capita in Rybinsk largest number. Therefore, probably no one itches do something. All of a steep believe (Rather or very steep, or think that they have nick). Citizens of readers, we even for someone working? For myself chtoli? Is it hard to sit down and drop a line a couple of lines like "... the whole edition - lamer, nefig not know how. That must be so de lat ... "Do you think we have to not heed your advice?" I also have a question for readers: what do you think is it easy to do in the provincial town of Computer magazine? Who thinks that it is easy to let Try it yourself and not two, not three rooms, and at least six. Yes, so that the whole country read. Well, it was all a digression, let's start our review new products and starinok :-). Free Format version 8.3 Author: K. Teterin ETC GROUP 1996 Yes, 'brother, has changed the version number and change the number of authors, but the program will not be harmed, but rather even won. The most significant difference from version 8.0, is the presence in the option Format single line, which I am very pleased. This is a team to create a system sector, or rather, a switch that allows you to create or not create the 8-th sector for TR-DOS disks. More differences from the previous version does not. (Except for the wallpaper ...) STEALTH MACRO ASSEMBLER-DEBUGGER (ALASM v 2.8) (C) ALEM Wait ... No, not the end of the world, and only a "very tough", according to Stalker'a, assembler (I wonder what he had in mind ...) If not resent I was the author and the lads from the Ukraine, but this product is not cool. Turn to the subject matter. Having read reklamki in "ZX-Revue" and help'ah to STS'am, I'm pretty much wanted to look at the latter-day miracle, and perhaps move it to XAS'a. No miracle occurred, the system I strongly did not like. Launching ALASM, I was hoping to see something cool-window, in the manner of a new assembly for Scorpion'ov, or at least would XAS'a. Yeah ... dreams. Appeared on the screen saver in the harsh style with Tasm'a Masm'om with inscriptions, Make the font too looks like a Tasm'ovsky. Not shell happiness, some would say ... Nuno, you're ever in GENS'e written? But Okay, it's not the point. Going into the editor, I very quickly discovered that he was like two drops of water similar to the one that was still in second Tasm'e. Well, nor any difference! Having decided, I filled the program from a hundred lines proassemblyal and her ... (That's what I Owned did). For ten minutes it took to pererugivanie with ALSAM'om about the team INCBIN. I filled the team in full compliance with Instructions: font INCBIN "size.fnt" As you can see, I just wanted to download the font file. Who knew that this ... ALASM not stomach point in the file name (actually digests, but Text-only format ALASM'a, see instructions). Rename the file to me it broke ... But there was a way out. It turns out, ALASM in a file name support (*)!, star and the only way, in my view extrim way I was able to download your font. In general, the impression of ALASM'a I did not have very good ... Well you can change the font (64-42 characters) and the number of rows is different. Well, working with 512 K. So what? Management is still uncomfortable. And why it was necessary to insert title word DEBUGGER, if this is the DEBUGGER appearance? And what we have in mind the word STEALTH? The fact that he sits on the pages, but in the main memory only a resident? So it was back in TASM'e. Macros ... So it made macros in the same way as in MASM'e, but I'm on this subject I think you might have read in previous rooms. That's such a sad story ... But honestly, ALASM much steeper than TASM with Masm'om and easier to use. Very much service functions (raskidka pages at assembly time is only ALASM'e). My opinion is: ALASM like adherents TASM'a and Masm'a and possibly people peresevshim on ALASM with GENS'a. But I like XAS. At work, he (XAS) almost does everything for you (therefore sometimes comes something like LD B, (ADDR)) and error notes. A ALASM making errors is the same as that of TASM (and it's sad). So let us drink to the assemblers are good and different! Supplement ELF'a: When held the final version of this article, we already been ALASM 3.8, and in this regard, I I would like to express your opinion about this program. For a start it should be noted that CAV Inc. it seems that bad to read the instructions ALASM: when INCBIN in the file name is that is after the point is file extension, so it is first and could not download the file size.fnt. Generally, rather, it should be attributed to the merits, than disadvantages. Now about that ALASM that may be on the pages 128 (or more) of memory - this is not the same as in TASM. I PENTAGON 512, so I threw the system page ALASM and STS on the 512th memory and the 128th memory is completely free. By placing the text on the 512th pages, I can get out of ALASM, work, for example, in the ZX-WORD, and then enter in ALASM and work with the old text is not restarting them. In general, I think, ALASM now the most powerful assembler. Of course, it has no such tricked interface, as in XAS or ZX-ASM, but I completely missing and the fact that there are (more would work with binary numbers was). So far I have found only one glitch in ALASM 3.8 - Working with multiple drives are normally only on the TR-DOS 5.04T (maybe higher) on my old 5.3 buggy (seems like the transition to another drive must produce more and tune in disk). Omega COMMANDER v 1.05 (C) HACKER GREY of OMEGA HACKERS GROUP In this program before it even one look at the "Commanderie. At this time There was another attempt to make the resident boot. In the author's description written that Sia Gizmo sits resident on any machine with a 128-1024K memory the truth is on 128K machine to make small improvements ... zapiralku top memory. Yourself Commanderie "refers to a class two-pane, ie, on a single panel drive "A", on the other, for example, "C". Options Commanderie selected in the drop-down menu. Frankly, to manage this Commanderie not very comfortable: a lot of functions raspihany and they are different menues (although menyushek with only two functions - to the Caps Shift + 1 and the Caps Shift + 2). Many of "O.C." I have not worked, and what may have missed interesting. More I say about him nothing. Perfect Commander v1.52 (C) by James Advent Probably many have seen PC (not confused with the IBM PC!), so that they can compare their experiences with mine. Frankly, PC somewhat similar to RC_128 (by RST # 7). Those who have seen what I understand, but those who have not seen the need to believe me on the floor. Immediately list the shortcomings of the version, which I have. The first drawback - poor performance with two drives on the TR-DOS 5.03. The second disadvantage - fine print (I think, 64 characters). K sleduet advantages include: 1) the selection of files for operations, ie when copying from the already copied files mark is removed (the same applies to all other operations on the files). 2) catches the eye with option "gluing" files. Such a Commanderie not often meet. Actually, in RS fukntsii as hell stuck (much more than in Jemmini), but as they say "someone like that ..." So, I do not like 64 characters in line. In my opinion, it's time for the standard to 42 characters, and then not at all good "otobrazhalki (monitors, TV). To summarize: PC is a good thing, Custom it is possible, although it copies the sectors at a time somewhat less than Jemmini and built-in help, in some cases, crush (though warned about this). F Commander v 4.02 (C) 1993 Vadim Eremeev (C) 1996 Max Vasilyev I present to you FUC ..., I'm Sorry, F-Commanderie. Why the "F"? And to no one have guessed! Generally, you can do one line of this boot'e, but I decided poizvraschatsya. The first thing that catches eyes, so that's what Commanderie strongly looks like the interface in Instrument 2.x! Looks like virtually everything (including icons). Commanderie has a standard set of features. Frankly, not very conveniently implemented control: climb constantly arrow icon is not very convenient. But all in all, a nice little programm, but most likely only be made to what to do, nothing new. ChemneBase v 0.6 (C) ChemneSoft 16.06.96 How many good and different ... This is me of the disk databases, rather, on the bases data on the disks. Here's another one of the prog class caught my eye. In fact, Version 0.6 can be considered as beta-version of the system, because Some functions are not implemented and quite a lot. Greatly pleased me a description of this system practical advice on improving the work and joyful footnotes almost every command is not implemented. " No, the system really cool, (especially if all will be done). For management, you can quickly get used to the small font, too (?) Now let's talk about the advantages of the system, although everything is in such opisanii.Standartny program instruction set of the data capture prog, ie the new drive, the new file, etc. New feature: edit data Playing: the name of the disk's real name (255 (!) Characters), what version is Do CHEAT and AY-maintenance and much more. And this is done simply enough. Pleased me rezhim view the catalog. The file names are issued with a three-letter extension, and this means that this program their files are not to be confused with someone else (for example do not have far to go "M" in the modules and Digital Studio Pro Tracker'a). Declared but not implemented mode reset the entire database into a text file. Like I said earlier, the system is very, very good, so look for the full version (maybe even us). We turn now to the compressors, atmospheres, such things at 40-80. In winter, however, run them hard. So, something I do not speak those compressors brought it ... MaxSoft SCREEN PACKER v 1.0 (C) 1996 MaxSoft / SPEED Co. As you probably already knew the name implies, this program compresses the screens about as well as ASC Crasher, and can say a bit like ASC (for ideology). As a result of this program will become a full relotsiruemy module that runs with the load address and, theoretically, nothing poganyaschy. Perhaps you are interested in the phrase about "theoretically poganyaschy? More all - yes. It was like this: I packed eq wounds usually ASC Crasher'om ... And so, when the fifth number to be released, I had to do the menu (almost entirely). I normally packed picture ASC'om and then I grasped bummer! Once everything was normal, but when re-extracting spoiled the table, and the cursor to the left edrene hair dryer. Remembering that somewhere on your disks with "novem" was even a compressor with the parameters I need, I found MSP. Screen it stings a little bit worse than the ASC Crasher, but no bugs (I was about five times repackages this "Predator'a" ASC'om and each time it was the same). So now there is an alternative to the old days the ASC and sin she did not enjoy. We finished talking about compressors small comparing different code compressors. Comparison, frankly, complete. Compress the code file length of 31,828 bytes. The file structure was heterogeneous. In it were: the screen uzhaty ASC Crasher'om, sprites, tables and code (the code was the least). All this was well mixed in razultate obtained the following data: file name length of time Compressor PACK 2.2B 17,664 less than a minute LZSS NEW (ASC LZPACK) 16,543 more than a minute LZH PACKER * 1 13 855 more than a minute LZH PACKER * 2 14 147 longer than LZH P * 1 TRUSH 12,355 more than 5 minutes KSA LZSS (C.C.) okolo 13 144 minutes DSQ-4 12 145 more than 30 minutes MS-Pack 12563 for more than 10 minutes As can be seen from this table, cooler all tucked TRUSH. But I stopped in the end for MS-PACK'e. "Why?" - Tells user, who had not seen MS-PACK. Because that MS-PACK'a most convenient, in my look, interface, and it does not scare anyone obscure messages while driving is about the size of windows or similar, and thus quite cool packs. At the time of this writing has not yet had PCD (by KSA), and he can make compete with DSQ-4 and MS-PACK. SpriteLand v 1.9 (C) by Flying / Digital Reality What can I say about this program? Cool! No, really cool. Of all spraytodrateley, this is really steep. And then it just does not (no generation mode mask for sprite)! Why no one has not yet made a complete editor sprites with these features? Each distorted as it may, as a result of we have a bunch of "kusalok" sprites and only a worthwhile sprite editor, I think 1992. That's me to the fact that I rarely ART Studio sprites draw, I am more SPRITE Editor'om use ... Well, we digress from the topic. So, you've drawn the sprites in the ART Studio, Artist (I / II) or chalk on the pavement (:-)) and you think as it is a disgrace to drive into the cultural block for future use. The best (except one case) the choice may be SpriteLand. He removes the sprite rows, columns, and familiarity (for fans all over print RST # 10), attributes and not to generate a sequence of mask / sprite (byte mask byte sprite), make rolling sprite on 1,2,4 piskela (needed for fast graphics). There is a possibility of both manual and automatic taking pictures of sprites and masks. Previous sprites observed. In general, many What navorocheno and quite well done. There are detailed instructions that only adds to the weight program. Look for SpriteLand, but better to order it from us (it would be better for all). Independent FARAON (STEEVIS) Music Bank version 1.01 (C) 1996-QUEEN-Software Inc. Here is one more feature-rich player was born. He looks normal (mode indicators, scrolling, window under the info on Mouzon, etc.), but does not work very much. No, he certainly plays all types of compiled files that are declared and determine their correct (Almost). But the files ASM v 1.11 y me he did not identified, not all Sound Tracker'ovskie files too, and the rest all right. And a lot of types: ASM (v 1.12), Pro Tracker 2.xx, Sound Tracker'y and even Super Sonic :-). More about the player nothing to say. Player he was in Africa Player. And now present to you something terrible. Snimalku Microprotector'a! According to the author - krutennnnnnnuyu .... AntiMicroprotector v 1.00 (C) 1995 Alexander Korolew As the author writes this stuff: "Hold on, protection, we have arrived "or something like that. And protection, to be honest, to spit on this snimalku. I do not know against what version Microprotector'a snimalka writing this, but Logically, it should have been removed version 2.02 1994. Snimalka together with the author screwed up! And how many ostentation was in the info, type "SHRSoft, you can throw out your computer, I de, your Microprotector one left ...". And at this time our city goes either three, or four snimalki who really do the authors of their curves are not # $% Xia. And snimalki remove more than one version, at least three, or even more. Therefore, I can give Board namesake (even then bananas I will cast): "Only deal with issues not build ourselves out of a steep, always there is a man or woman you cooler. "And before you say that the MP's time to throw away the dustbin of history, to do anything chtoto the same useful and reliable (most protected disc can not be restored, and the disk, closed MP, you can!) I hope this rebuttal will benefit all. And now to introduce you to the program, an analogue which was not on the Speccy. It appeared I had quite a long time, but as the arms did not reach ... Disk Level (C) John Doe The largest gripe TR-DOS'u have pishishuschih (depicting) the user calls limit of 128 files on disk. With this restriction is removed applets. Ie in the presence of short piles of files and a large empty space, you can use Disk Level'om and write on the same disc is 126 files. Why so much? Because it creates DL file, which stores information about the directory. I want to immediately draw the attention of people rushed to look for DL and Counting work with both directories. Disc treated with Disk Level'om can be considered archival. In the second directory (formed after the command Level on) you can safely write, erase and compaction (except File RETURN.R), but costs you only make the command MOVE for remote files in the first catalog (Level off), then after the transition transition in the second directory, you can not again to recover the first (I do not failed). In general, the program can be used, the main thing to remember about the above. And now I will tell about the new (?), In Anyway, a little-known editor for the Speccy. He caught my eye in fifth ZX-Format'e, and then appeared full (?) version. MicroEditor (C) Yuri Kovalevsky The first thing that catches your eye when zagruzke editor, is its similarity on Tasword or TLW. But this, according to the greater account, such as spit. So much so that the description says that in this package have the ability to print text with illustrations. But I'm trying out this function I could not, not on anything. Opportunities for editing torus in bulk, much more than the ZX Word'a and even more so than Khokhlovskiy editor. Here and formatting, and a calculator, and bookmarks, and check for transfer under Formatting and AutoFormat for editing. Well, everything does, just not singing and dancing. Nalazavshis of descriptive text and a little defiled the author for not really a convenient way to work with the disk (I once more to the window, as in the ZX Word'e 2.xx used), I decided to upload the article in the MED and append it to him. Go to download anything failed. And not even because of the expansion (especially since MED reads the files with any extension), and because of that file was not in a format that was used MED. That's really what I never expected it from Kovalevsky - so is that in a text editor will own format! "What sort of format could be an ordinary (ASCII) file?" - you may ask. But this - I will say I. Usually at the end of the line put the code # 0A, # 0D, or # 0D, and this is the World standard, and in MED'e (not to be confused with honey, are two different product) code end of the line # 09! The same vaaasche! None of this printer will not understand. True want to point out that MED has issued a board with a request konvertanut text. What spurred me on some searches that were unsuccessful. In MED'e by pressing EDIT + X found out I need a team. List of proposed format impressed me. Emerged only Nah question # RA had to do not like people (Still # 09 - is that something is not right)? In conclusion, I can say that MED - powerful word processor (see the difference: ZX WORD only editor), but that he has such a text format I do not Like totally, and do not really like the disk menu and control (and the Replica not like it - do not use "I I say "but I do not use"). I hope that Kovalevsky sees this article and listen. May Be My Bank v 5.1 (C) Atlantic Group I want to bring to your attention yet Player one universal thing that is in the world. What separates this player from IFMB, so it's normal playback ASM'ovskih 0.hh Mouzon on the version, as well as "quick" listen melody. Of all the players I've seen - this is the most easy to use (at least the case for me). Control is only five buttons and a joystick, everything is clear and cool. In this player turned out to be a function that greatly amused me - namely, brute force files for search for music. When the disc is made now fashionable mode, dragged to an Amiga, and namely: avtodetektsiya disc (an operation in general, simple). Generally, in recently time on the Speccy drag everything that came with other platforms. Demos more like some effects on the Amiga demos 1993 year, with sistemkami generally features a leg break: the Amiga, and IBM. What if tomorrow someone any idea with MAC'a Stribro, I no longer surprised. And as for this player, he liked me more than MAFIAzny. FLOPPY FORMAT UTILITY v 1.00 (C) Ivan Roshchin That's another peretyag with our enemy - IBM PC. The program itself rather pretty, with ample opportunities for disk drives for both TR-DOS'a, and for MS-DOS and iS-DOS. There are a lot of formats for each system (All valid). Generally, there is one funny, I've long wanted to say world. All the PC, on which I worked (XT, AT 286, AT 386SX, AT 486DX) formatted Drives DS / DD is much slower than it did Spectrum (MS-DOS disks). Which implies that the IBM PC ..... (Instead of the points put the right English word out of four letters). This I mean, if you itch to format the drive, that way, twenty (or five), it is better to done at the Speccy (if the disks DS / DD). A that the reliability of these drives ... If you drive, not the f @ # $ for the drive, then everything will be OK (I MiniDisk at 720 k has lived for almost two years under continuous use on both machines (Speccy and PC), and while I'm at it do not complain). Yes, something I digress, but it was in the case. FFU - a good thing, there is a description (but to him I have a gripe - I I do not know what to do garbage shell descriptions, but in the end lost to an unknown direction. What is a Help without end? This is a eunuch). We were pleased with several Context sensitive help. So, guys, use on health and do not format drives on the IBM PC. We conclude, we review programs from year 1994 (?). I long to examine it, but First there was the time, then desire then ... Afrodita v 3.0 (C) Alexei Evdokimov This program, like the Free Forma'ty designed to format disks arbitrary manner. But this is only one of the functions of the program. She also copies in the light of the format (order which is included in its operating tables). There is a disk doctor, editing parameters, etc. When you format you can enable / disable error correction. It is possible to store data on disk file. The program is navorochena, but I still do not quite understand the meaning of some numbers in the mode of editing pattern, and why not always listening data from the pattern to handle, but this is easily remedied. Importantly, this program, you can try to use it. I tried to recreate for the interest distribution format Disk ZX-Format'a (let the guys from XL DESIGN for me not to take offense, it was only experiment). Afrodit'a famously read data from disk (Load pattern). When watching could see what great data is written about one of the sectors. When I try to format on these data, another drive, tried Afrodita'a correct data on the sector (natural, not like I needed). If you try again with the already disabled adjusted externally everything went smoothly, even data on the sector were almost identical, as in distribution, but the length of the sector, it is not able to recreate. The moral: a fancy copier is good, and fly program from the authors even better! While this article was written in my eyes caught a few more sistemok true some of them were described in the journals "OBERON" and "SPECTROPHOBY", but as they say, is been there, and we're here ... Digital Studio PLAYER v 1.0 (C) 1996 Kvant Soft Finally, although some people thought of the player to make the compiled Digital'a modules. Can one say about this program - works, ie plays. There is a description (help). And frankly, I do not keep in his compiled Mouzon DS, much smaller store song'i. More about this prog have nothing to say. ProTracker Player v1.10 (C) Alex Norman / Sliders group The main feature of this player is to work with blocks. Not to concrete, or even what, and with blocks ProTracker'ovskih Mouzon. Gruzanut much more convenient to the player unit and listen to him, no climbing on the disc. Now, if done versatile player who could pachit in blocks and ASM'ovskie Mouzon, and Sound Tracker'ovskie, and even what there is - this would be cool. To join in Mouzon block is used utility ST BLOCKMAKER. UNRECOGNIZED FORMATTING OBJECT V1.01 (C) A. Korolev Stars of Keladan So there is another program designed to solve the problem of replication, and also restoringa and formatinga. A simpler speaking, another fuck ..., sorry, track kopirovshik. What distinguishes it from the pile of similar, so it is possible to specify from which to track a copy (or rather, I something I do not remember any more in one such possibility). Copyist could copy the disks MS-DOS, iS-DOS and TR-DOS, a Also compatible with its structure (eg something like ASM DOS). There are a lot of options etc. The only thing that I did not like moose in it (and it outweighed all the good qualities), so it is that in the regime copy from one drive (one he's me, what is there to do) happen Read on track. That is: consider the source track disc, recorded on the destination disk, once considered the source drive and so on ... That is such a thing is absolutely no good, better MCOPY old copy (and better Next Copy). ZX-WinWord v 1.0 (Oberon creative pack) (C) Paul Atrides / Stars of Keladan As you probably guessed from the title - this is another text editor. By design it is very similar to Khokhlovskiy editor (ZX / IBM Text Editor). But it is only for decoration. As stated in the dock, the enclosed to the editor, under the text assigned to 49 kilobytes, and in addition have thirty (!) a kilo at the schedule (!) Works sort of thing, of course, only 128-x machines. Unlike MicroEditor'a in WinWord'e graphics and text simultaneously present on the screen that quite cool. Yes, add to this font 6 * 8 (42 characters per line) and you get the editor of your dreams. You've probably already felt an urge to get WinWord? I hasten to disappoint you, not all steeply in the editor. So, in order: brake output text to the screen (in Khokhlovskiy editor twice as fast); end of the line marked only code # 0D (Preferably a switch # 0D or # 0D / # 0A (as done in Khokhlovskiy editor)); bad that you can not choose when reading a file from a directory (as in the ZX-WORD). That's, like, all I have noticed shortcomings after brief use WinWord'a. And now a few comments on subject editors in general. Why I almost all compare with Khokhlovskiy editor? Yes, because almost all the articles I I type in it. What I like it, so This convenience and speed dialing, ie, he receives and prints the characters with the speed with which I click on the button (With both hands and almost blind). All other (except ZX-Word'a, perhaps, Writer on UKNC) did not keep me (Meaning editors)). And as for the convenience ... The few functions available in Editor'e Khokhlova, can someone not be enough, but I is missing only the formatting. ADV: A small addition on the compressors. We have never met such a useful features, except in LZSS NEW (ASC LZPACK) - only in it (I think) You can download the file from, say, address 27000, and after unpacking it will be placed, for example, 24,500! *
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