ZX-News #21 21 февраля 1997

From the authors - A new shell of the newspaper. Do you need support for General Sound?

 FROM THE EDITOR



                           February 22, 1997

                                No: 21


               Hello!


  That ended with a forced vacation,
which left much of the newspaper
ZxNews. It took only six weeks, but for
this time there was so many things that
simple and does not even believe it ...


  As you are a new shell? Not bad for a newspaper, eh? For 
skeptics, we have calculated a bit: 



         Item Size

                   Old New!


        cursor - 320

        Button - 640

        font 2048 4096

        Codes 3386 4107


        Picture 6912 6912

        sprites - 576

        Music ў6000 ў6000



  To test a new shell had been placed text, image and music 
from the 20 th number, which is in the form of zapakovanom are 
135 sectors. And in the new shell - 137 sectors!



  By the way, is a new environment caused
great deal of controversy both inside SOFTINTERPRISE,
which it did, and "outside", and
precisely SpbZxNet and FidoNet. Opinions were divided into 
three roughly equal parts: 

 - People who totally deny these beginnings, which either do 
not like "freaks" - in other words "possibility" of an 
interface, or design, the arguments first: Newspaper can not 
have a "heaped" shell, only the most necessary for viewing 
text, second argument is even more interesting: in the shell 
used, or In other words, was stripped of design ZF ...


 - People Related to the issue of neutral
interface design: the main thing that Newskah quickly came ...

 - People who partially or fully support the author, their main 
argument that Nowadays, even a computer newspaper should

to have a comfortable and modern interface, with
He did not have much influence on the content (read: slow 
periodicity) ... 


  Well, we listened to the views and arguments
all those who wished to express, and get what you see before 
you at this time. 


  Today's number - a trial, so he
and went on a Saturday, not Wednesday, to which
many have grown accustomed. Want you
good news: no need to wean because of
Newskah next week will go as
always ...


  Sample room is released to you, our dear readers, could 
vysskazat his opinion on the envelope, looked at it glitches, 
will give some ideas ... If the idea is worthwhile, we will 
realize it life. In Wednesday will Newskah with a completed 
hull, and more to this issue back will not, OK?



  Now that we are still, perhaps, add, or not added (at your 
option): 


  SUPPORT General Sound - it is no
secret that he has spent a week as a sale;
preventing all questions regarding the site,
which will occupy Mouzon at GS, will talk about the idea:


  Sam Mouzon size 128Kb, even in Packaging condition is not 
less than 90Kb, or 350 sectors, so insert a

module, of course, not possible. However, we have invented all 
the way out! Since all Mouzon under GS stored on

drives the lucky owners of this device in the form of 
mod-files, and listened to using a special player, then why

not to insert such a player in Newskah? Press the button, 
displays the disk directory, choose a mod, it is loaded and all:

you listen to your favorite Mouzon and viewing
my favorite newspaper! :) A little "grow" the size, but it's 
worth it, eh? 


  By the way, about music. Since it is increasingly
and more problems - this is probably the most
"Sore spot" in the newspaper. Can come
so that the music will be deleted until
there who are writing it ... : (


  So what are waiting for your calls / e
letters to the editorial office, and together we will make our 
network a newspaper, what we I would like it to be.



  Now that awaits you in the new News of the materials. In 
connection with the discovery of SpbZxNet ZxNews only slightly 
changed orientation, becoming more and everything else a 
network with a newspaper. Importantly, because of what Newskah 
began its "life" the way, this is the most news and events in

computer world, you want to convey
not only to people who already have a modem, but also
"Horseless," as one VL.
Do not forget that in the city, and on
throughout the country there are a myriad of
spektrumistov who have no modem, no
opportunities to get out into the network, nowhere
take the latest information: yet reach
broken magazines with periodicity
every two or three months ... The main advantage of the 
newspaper - rate "shipping" information, so we have published 
and will continue to publish the latest news, even if you 
modemschiki, they have know from the echo-conferences: remember 
thousands of people have not yet heard, and for a long time can 
not hear! If you have some sort of "breath-taking 'information, 
not Take the time to throw it in SPBZXNET.GENERAL

or SPB.SPECCY - better send in Newskah, because all the 
"networkers" and so it read, but your article is much

will quickly come to those who are "temporarily not
us. "And only then, after the publication in
Newskah, we can discuss-and ehah. K
Incidentally, the most interesting material, if
they do not become obsolete, will be reprinted in
St. Petersburg's best computer magazines!


  Great expectations we associate with the network expansion. 
IMHO, thanks to the number of authors and materials increase 
significantly. If you want to conduct their regular column - 
call, write letters - No one will be eaten! :) Of course, 
without payment (except for articles, then reprinted in 
magazines), but there may another kind of "promotion": for 
example, those who wants and can describe the toys for

just be getting all nove, came to Peter, whether full version 
is well-forgotten old or new author program size of the entire 
disk. 


  The new shell does not mean replacing
style, therefore, in general, the content and direction ZxNews 
remain as they were until now. In the near future time to read 
the continuation of the permanent headings: description of the 
game, hit parade, iron, "Gorbuhi by Fomina, interviews and more

another, which only we can find
you are in the vast and Fido SpbZxNet!


  In conclusion, we want to congratulate all our readers a 
Happy Day holiday Defenders of the Fatherland ", and wish that

usually wish that day: not in zagremite
army, damn it!


             Free ZxNews can be found on any

                     Station bbs SpbZxNet.


                     The newspaper is distributed:



           Company Scorpion Softland studio

           Studio VIks X-Trade

           Studio Century Welcome corporation

           Death studio Logros


       We are not against the commercial distribution of the 
newspaper! 


                           OUR ADDRESS:



             198095, St. Petersburg, Stachek, Building 15, kv.13

                 to Alex Mikhailov (for ZxNews)


             Tel: (812) 186-1358, Alex (19:00)


             SpbZxNet: 812/01.00

             FidoNet: 2:5030 / 362.2


             Official korrpunkty newspaper ZxNews:


               on the market in Avtovo: studio VIks

               in the city: the firm Scorpion


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