ZX-News #14 12 ноября 1996

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Terminalka - How to work with terminalkoy Macro Modem v2.1x

            Macro-Modem v2.1x



           (C) Alexei Mikhailov



  Actively sold terminalka MMD, designed to work with 
Vicomm-modem and also in the future - for the network OmegaNet.



  As expected, once many users have any questions, as
it, in fact, enjoy ...


  The program is quite complicated to learn,
especially for beginners "modemschikov" and not
because awkward interface, or something incomprehensible 
written, but because it very many good features, I would say,

even too much ... :) But there is everything
you may need.


  Does not clarify the situation and a built-help,
because there described, not all
"Buttons" that are involved in terminalke.
Simply We calculate that the user
he will be able to figure out how to download
file, for example, the more so that all options -
in Russian.


  Well, in the pages of ZxNews we will try to answer all your 
questions, but here's my advice: please read

help, then "poke" button, then
again, read the help, and all becomes clear ...


  And today we offer the first part of
"Interview" in which I will try to answer some questions posed 
only one callers user'om. (How many of them

every day calls!?)



 Q: Where and how can I buy?

 A: List distributor we will publish
a little later, but it is clear that they will be very little. 
Among the sellers in the market was felt that the system 
software does not generate profits ... Well, this is their 
imho, and their business. Therefore, while the MMD can only 
available from the authors (see advertisement). 

 Q: Which version now?

 A: As long as v2.16, but will likely still appear a few ... 
The fact that there were some glyuchkov that, in principle, do 
not interfere, but they need to fix ... 

 B: A-compatible if each different
version?

 A: All available for sale, are compatible
with each other. This version of 2.12 and above.

 Q: But I've got version 2.04 here ...

 A: It seems the tricks of a Comrade. Sobolev, who once would 
have at one time was in the Omega group. He was given a beta 
version with a specific number 2.4 specifically,

to see what he will do with it ...
As expected, he began giving away its right and left, to avenge
Omega for the shameful expulsion from our ranks.
!@#$%, That's what I think about him. So$%''
no place among us. He has not even managed to escape
worthy. Must die!

 Q: And what, version 2.04 is not working?

 A: Well, using it can, in principle,
something to pass, but there is software
locked at 2400, versions of the drive ports, overwriting a 
directory error, it's not compatible with 2.1x, that does not 
allow you to work with OmegaNet, she properly recorded and 
takes long files, and about twenty small

glitches, almost all of which are already fixed in
2.12, plus the lack of system macros
"UpLoad" and "DownLoad".

 Q: By the way, what kind of macros, and generally, what is 
macros? 

 A: This will be an article in the next Newskah ...

 Q: "Well, hackers - people are dangerous ...

 A: Uh-huh, "dangerous" Comrade. Sobolev only
able to "hack" version without the protection of ...
Bravo!


  I, personally, not against hackers, and some members of the 
Omega group is also not without sin ... However, one thing - 
break the prog for my own pleasure, for the sake of acquiring 
self-confidence and abilities, and another - for profit or for 
In order to hurt someone. In St. Petersburg many people who for 
half an hour, and then less break sleek zaschitku, we have set. 
I already wrote once that It is made from user'ov, not from 
hackers. 


  By the way, those who break, can I zvyaknut, then I'll put 
the list in Newskah and everyone will know that you - a hacker, 
not just ... But I hope you have enough

conscience and honor, something is not giving away prog
nick. Also applies to sellers who do not want to buy a 
distribution and sysop bbs, as Fido and OmegaNet.



  Let's not hold in Peter
Second Moscow, where day protection can not survive. It seems 
to me that our city was always famous for the fact that the 
coders and hackers can agree ... 

 Q: Is this your imho about the "problem" of hackers, which has 
been discussed in Spectrum of all publications, both electronic 
and print? 

 A: Yes.

 Q: I see ... So in fact there are hackers who break the 
protection, because the principle does not recognize them, 
assuming that all all should be for nothing ...


 A: Yeah, so those who made the program
are not eligible to get a little money for
their work, and the sellers, which immediately
also gets hacked version have? Do not you understand that 
simple user'u in any case have to pay, so, imho, let him pay 
for those who really deserved.


 Q: But the sellers hacked version of the cheaper ...

 A: A user that a poor, paying for a couple of
thousands more? Worth about as much input
on the market ...


  A lot is talk about how survive
Speccy, or not. So, imho, he will survive, and
will long live as long as the authors of the programs
will receive an income. And once there is income, then there is 
an incentive to write new programs. When the same user'y 
finally realize that not whether the author's programs, 
Spectrum ago would be turned down! What good are the Is-Dos, 
ZxWord, ZxAsm, STS, ProTracker, Digital Studio,

UFOs, Star Heritage ... It's just a huge list! And so would be 
sitting now, and in Dizzy played, if any, would have played.



  Also, imho, not all projects need to do
commercial. But to those who "shareware", and pritenzy, 
respectively, be be.



  But then, so if the project - commercial, then
and should look at. If you already have
have any similar prog, then your
should be better than them, and much more ... Well, at least 
not worse. But otherwise - who would buy it? 


  And one and the same group can work on
several projects, both commercial
as "sharevarnymi. For examples and walk
not necessary: ​​"ZxNews" and "Macro-Modem".


  Newskah - newspaper, and, as someone once put Sergei Novikov, 
"... not the best quality ...". Here it is, and "shareware". A 
"MMD" was originally conceived, as a major commercial product, 
which lasted three months (one - to write program, two - the 
fact that its release) of the group. Therefore not free. 



    Continued - in the next issue.


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