Aspect #08 07 апреля 1998

ZX Клоны

Polygon - On a computer Sprinter.

 Discussed in this article will focus on our old
familiar - Sprinter'e. Around this
the computer still turns great
number of rumors. With only about him, I do not
heard - they say, and turbo loader'y it is not
work, and a demo on it "buggy", and ...
Producers also argue that such
problems Sprinter'e not. Who is right? This
We decided to check out. It was decided
conduct a "field test" on your computer.
Their main aim was to test the
Conventional Spectrum software. Of course,
opportunities Sprinter'a comparable with
capabilities of a normal ZX, but sinklerista,
who would buy this computer, first
all interested in whether your
It spekovskie program. The same question
We wanted to find out when they came to the firm
Peters, do not forget to bring along
114 discs with vsevozozhnymi programs. :)
 Lasted about four hours test
drive Sprinter'a ... Run
all sorts of programs: from the ancient games
Release of the eighties, before
Enlight'ovskih demos. But the best of everything
detail.
 Demos worked absolutely everything. By the way
say, neither I do not mr.Grey, also
present at the test, nor
Pentagon'a are the owners, and because
some of dem have seen for the first time. All
amicably laughed when, during
view INFARCT MEGADEMO, heard how
mr.Grey surprise he said: "Damn, so here
as this effect should work! "
Indeed, each multicolor, each
curb the effect worked perfectly.
Of course, the demos - not the most appropriate
program, but sometimes it is nice
start your favorite Binary Love, or Nibble
Dreams and relax a bit ... If someone
are interested, here's run list
Demonstrations:


               BINARY LOVE

               SHIT 4 BRAINS

               INFARCT MEGADEMO

               VIBRATIONS

               EYE ACHE-2

               DAY DREAM

               DESIRE

               ICE CREAM

               ACTIONS

               RISE DEMO

               EXCESS

and a couple of some ... I repeat - all
running at 100 percent. :)))
 Then we started playing. Know
The impression is that all
Spectrum game written by Sprinter!
:) You should have seen as a "summer"
spekovsky software to 21MHz ... Any
"The brakes" begalki / hodilki / Shooting
turned into a wildly dynamic
exciting games. :)
 Separately, it must be said about the simulators.
If you consider yourself an ace ELITE,
play it on Sprinter'e, and you
understand that they were too high on yourself
opinion. :) That's really where you want to handle something
work! Mr.Grey hovered for about ten minutes
for VIPER'om, and he failed his
"Extinguish". There was no wild "brakes"
when you move the ships, missiles flying
value-a-achitelno faster, and to survive in
This grinder had povertetsya (in
literally and figuratively;).
 The next was the TAU CETI ... I am a veteran
tau kityanskih battles, people,
crushed Tsentralis to barely puffing
skimmer (works only laser, all
the rest - until the compass and radar
was broken), while playing Sprinter'e
sealed to the first control
Tower ... ;))) And send to the realm of Hades
utterly brazen Hunter-2 now
was not so simple. ;)
 Then all the long dragged from the keyboard
Dennis Parinova, decided, probably
set a world record on his LOTUS'e.
:)))
 Much more fun to look
all sorts of strategies - not tepr comp
thought for half an hour ... Yes, and all other
the game looked absolutely on the new!
SABOTEUR was running as if he (she:)
awl inserted into one place;), Winnie the Pooh
great speed trotted at his forest,
and woodpeckers in the trees become
punchers. ;))) In sektoydov of UFO-1,
sitting on the screen olimpiysie game;)
was not hit, and he ran into a fighter
the other end of the playing field for the second
four. :) Poor DIZZY turned into a
Rights (egg)-lightning, and even TETRIS'e
I could not do anything. ;) Games
we are in their own 128-x
long since passed, and erased, and now
cause uncontrollable desire to repeat
past exploits ... :)
 Good "joke" adventurous when we
to run the game "Square Head". If someone does not
knows: when you run this program tests
Your computer, and gives his "resume." On
48th sinter she wrote - "What is the
$#$?!", On my Contact'e - "Nothing
you can work ...". When it started
on Sprinter'e, the game happily proclaimed
"I love this machine!". :)))
 Then we run an online newspaper and
Magazines - not a single "glyuchka:) even
Animation of ASpect'a worked as intended. ;)))
 Program without "glitches" we quickly tired of
;))), And producers demonstrated
us their latest products. The first (and,
In our opinion, the most important) we finally
Sprinter'ovsky heard the sound. :) But do not
sound card (working on her soon to be
completed), and Covox. What can I say?
Sound Blaster as the Sound Blaster. ;))) Although
Technical specifications
Sprinter'ovsky Covox and inferior
GeneralSound, the sound quality on it
really amazing! Although
of course, much depends on the quality of
digitization of sound. By the way, if someone has not
knows, says: on Sprinter'e is
Music coprocessor (as BEEP'er;)!
In the very near future will vypushen
special adapter, and you can
identify any spekovskuyu periphery in
system connector in the standard Scorpion. :)
 Also were shown the latest software
development: the file wrapper, made of at
Norton'a image, text
editor ... A special "treat" for
networkers - SMM at 80 characters per line.
:) All these "goodies" are used
Advanced Sprinter'ovskie opportunities
(Graphics, expanded memory, etc.).
 By the way, I is not reaching some people
meaning of the phrase "RAM-disk on 4Mb". Explain
for those who are in the tank. :) These things
phrase means that at imyushiesya
You have four megabytes of RAM, you can
determine, for example, as conventional TR-DOS
discs. Example: calling a BBS, "merge"
Ehi, ship ZXUNZIP, extract
mail, cargo SMM, respond to letters
Toss, ship the MMD, throws off the answers to
BBS, and all this without resorting to the drive!
That is, you need to first write down all
necessary software to RAM-disk, and then it will be
Available immediately with him zapuskatsya. :) In short,
RAM-disk - a piece in the household utility. :)
 Also pleased with file compatibility with
MS-DOS. If you need something to / from PC
"Drag", just one computer
drive pulled in another insert - all
OK. :)
 In general, once again we have seen
"Ruleznosti" Sprinter'a, but this time on
practice. :)))


                         (C) Alexey Guryev.