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  Hello again, dear
Readers! Before you go
directly to review your
letters, the editors said their
duty to apologize to all
our respondents for late responses. Unfortunately, our mail is 
sometimes too likes to play in the first of April,

In our case this game
lasted only six months. Are
jokes, which broke off on us
brave postmen, is
that all correspondence they
piled in a / I, but for some reason
not quite ours, or rather not
ours. But, taking pity on the people
in our face, postal workers
yet deigned to eliminate
consequences, namely the issuance of all our benefactors
letters, plunging us into the wonder
simple explanation of this
misunderstandings. But as they say
classic, well that is good
ends, so that - wait for an answer ...
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ZF: It is typical for
Most respondents do not live in St. Petersburg, the question 
asks ALEX from Nizhny Tagil: 

A: <...> I'd love to buy all
legally, but in all Tagil already broken and perelomanoe 
(sometimes by a few times) comes. Write where and how you can 
legally buy your magazine! (By mail of course). 

ZF: Well, if in your city
No dealer XLD, and you are eager to support the remaining
living writers, gaining on
mail, please be reminded that this method of selling Inforkom.
If Peter is closer to you, you
can contact the firm NEMO
(Address in block ads), and
is our official dealer (this applies not only
ZF, but the whole copyright software
distributed XLD).

A: Many arises poser
- Drive slowly read LOADER'y with music (for example OUTRUN 3 
of MORTAL KOMBAT). Need take the ADS program and choose

option TEST DRIVE, and then select SPIN; twist
podstroechnik velocity at the bottom
card drive.
! Do not confuse podstroechnik power and speed!
Speed should be 302.8, not
300.0, as many say. After
this revision I have earned
All muzifitsirovannye loaders.

ZF: 1. Not all drives
have speed regulators, for example, almost all Japanese 
vehicles. By the way, here's one more Tip - When buying a new 
FDD in the absence of the regulator must make sure

speed drive above
way. If the speed is between 299.8 to 303.5,
Take nezadumyvayas, and if
less than 299.8, you will have problems.
2. Side effects of this
speed changes occur FDD
it should not. The exceptions are
program of physical security,
based on the recording speed changes, which is in
nowadays a rarity. In addition,
All we know is easy to protect
carry this modification,
some, such as ZF, work
even better at speed greater
than 300.0 rpm.

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 Disputes about acquiring new, more powerful computers (there 
are not referring to the Spectrum platform)

continue is not the first day,
and we, too little oil Podillya
in general kosterok offering to your attention an extract from 
a letter Eugene Shumilova living in

Kirovsk.

Em: Now a bit about IBM. Surely the vast majority of
readers have seen, or at
least heard of this game as
MORTAL KOMBAT. It is at all
computers, and IBM as well. BUT!
Do you know what kind of car you
you'd have to play
this game? The first time I saw
her on 386 DX-40/4M RAM/512K
VRAM. Hmm ... No, she started, and basically play it
possible, but take Do you enjoy fighting, in which "your"
fighter strikes in 1-2 seconds after pressing a key,
and an opponent after getting hit
falls a few seconds and is visible
virtually the entire sequence
his movements: how the body moves away back, as flies
blood, etc.

  The second time I saw this game
on Pentium 75/16M RAM/1M VRAM. In
Actually the game "was" normal,
but still inhibition note (about both the Speccy
"International Ninja Rabbits").
So, by my calculation, to play at IBM in MORTAL KOMBAT at a 
normal rate (although would like to DENDY), require

Pentium-100 (as advertised), and the cost of his passes for $ 
1000. I hope that gave good food for thought

for those who are going to "change seats" on IBM. By the way, 
judging by publications in the "Computer-Info,

A similar situation is observed with
many games, translating to
video consoles at IBM. Bring
and a quote:

  "To demonstrate the new features funktsianalnogo 2D-and
3D-interface of the new OS company
Microsoft has chosen rather
The original way - carry on
Windows'95 classic platform arcade hit with 16-bit
consoles SEGA MegaDrive / Genesis
and the SNES. All these games look
very nice, although there
natural question: Is
only a Pentium-90 with 16MB memory
capable of doing something that no particular
Labour makes it easy 16-bit console SEGA (game "Ecco
the Dolphin ")? Well, the owners
IBM PC can be proud of
the fact that their favorite car "grown" to the level of 
obsolete consoles. " (K.I.1996 / 1 (42) p.27)


  By the way, if you have access to IBM's Win'95, run
along well, for example, WinFax and Doom or something like 
that. And enjoy the speed. Or run Doom in the window. On

I think Win'95 and AmigaOS correspond roughly like an airplane
Mozhaisky and MIG-29. I hope
that gave more information to
consideration in this category
sinkleristov (and for the same price!).

ZF: Thank you, Eugene, for your
letter, so having pleased our
Amiga soul, although the aircraft
Mozhaiskogo hurt - not bad
because the unit ...

  This subject is so complex and
extensive, that to talk about the closing early, so the - write
(Because any point of view must
become public,
even if it does not coincide with
the editorial board:).

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  The following letter, which came
us by Eugenia Aleksandrova from
Krasnodar city, we decided to
published in full, without interrupting the commentary, but the 
koi there at the end.


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  Hello Dear Editors ZX-FORMAT and no less dear readers!


  Already released the third issue of your magazine and the 
ZX-FORMAT is not rookie, and towering figure

the world's SPECTRUM. And there is someone to write, to share 
their opinions with the country, and not wait until you hear a 
very serious (No offense will be discussed)

SPECTROFON'e. All of us, as they say, people, everyone has his 
world view, its' common meaning 'ideas.


  But I digress. The purpose of my message - to participate in 
the contest on the computer anecdote, yes

tell us a little about our group 'UNIT-5' and its troubles. Only
do not think I'm going to
here to cry and beg for any
Other assets in the form of cash sponsorship.

  You probably already
bored? And suddenly wanted to go
sleep? No? If not, then I
continue.

  First of all I want to thank the Editor for a very merry
the second issue: indeed, what
only worth escaping 'YES' and
tales of 'something'. I myself sell diskettes with programs for
SPECCY and I really liked this text. Immediately head off to 
climb at least funny situation that had the misfortune falling 
on my head for two years of happy vending. I think that the 
editors will do not mind if I'll tell the world who can read 
about my smehosituatsiyah. 

  I remember once at a radio market
was inclement weather (though rainy say it will be very even
wrong, but rather fits
awful), pouring with rain, the wind howled,
my competitors are pitifully poor
whine, and I also whined, matter, and drank coffee incessantly 
with cream. Stuffing these lines, I

wonder how everything is fresh in my
memory, see especially bad
days are remembered for a lifetime.
Way through the wind with me
approached rival Shura and deaf
voice invited all together
throw home, but - no!, then I thought, I have no money,
must stand up to the last, maybe
some stray user buys a pair of floppy disks.

  - No, Shura, will stand
death, with a hoarse laugh glad I did. And he - can be seen 
quite toad strangle him - he decided to spite

I also drink coffee and swearing,
thinking that will stop my client. And by the way, right 
thought, because it has beaten off again, contagion!

Through the anger I watched
poor old user pulls out the crumpled
wet piece of paper and hands them
in trembling hands seller.

  But I have long looked at quite a competitor for me
waiting for a pleasant surprise in the form
shivering boy, who with
a curious kind of looked at
wet waterproof poster
with lists of programs.

  - What are your interests? - Asked, as usual, I will.
Very seriously looking at me, he replied:

  - Do you have disk drives, b & w or color?

  - Chevo? - Asked blankly
I .- What drives?

  But he was a superior
turned away and went to my competitor. In a minute or Shura 
basement with me and together we laughed. But it was only

beginning. After standing for a while, I
found myself looking at scarves wrapped up a human figure,
that distant voice asked, what's new. Poraspinavshis to ten 
minutes, I finally answered a hoarse voice to his question 
about the price. Fearing frighten away the bird, I wanted to 
make a winter sale in connection with the birthday of my 
grandmother, and throw a couple thousand when my sacrifice the 
Intellectual interview finally threw

white flag and warms soul
words, declared:

  - Well, take it.

  Taking a floppy disk, I called him
amount to which he replied that
money allegedly in a breast pocket
and he does not want to make any unnecessary movements, walking 
and okromya smoking (I had yet to pull out a cigarette and the 
rest of the labyrinth scarf). Well,

customer is always right. With a sense of
doomed to perpetual servitude
customers, I took out his purse,
pulled out the money and counted out the required
the amount of, frankly raised the purse to
height, which, to my
ideas, covering a very
small angle of view of his eyes.
Then he had another and shove
floppy disk in a place where there should be
inside pocket. Yeah, a lot
most of these, it should be. I hope
he later escaped with their
relatives to the twelfth
knees, screaming, he says his
cheated. Yet I am an optimist. Again
basement of the Shura and who has already
Messy times cursed in impenetrable cloud.

  I responded cheerfully replied:

  - But these clouds
must be, somewhere to hide
sun!

  Muzzy he looked at me,
then at the sky, back to me and
spat at my feet, withdrew,
clumsily waddling.

  Meanwhile, a boy approached my table with a box of floppy 
disks and a quiet voice said that the

bought yesterday diskette ART STUDIO is not loaded on the disk. 
What stupidity, then I thought, to be

this can not.

  - OK - with a view of a peacemaker
I said - come on a floppy disk replacement.
The boy got out of the box drive
and handed it to me. Superficially examined her, I found that 
the sticker on the record still on place and lit a hunch asked 
him: 

  - A write protection removed?

  - No, - answered the alarm.
I'm with a sense of duty
returned to him with the object of discussion
detailed instructions that
As.

  Lupil rain, wind yarilsya. A
We all stood around the trays, in spite of the weather. 
Short-lived, however, stood. Happened that day many funny 
episodes, but for whom fun, and for whom, and sad.

Poor old Kostya accidentally sat down on the
my desk, after breaking it. Napivshiysya Joker ran an empty 
bottle in the table Shurik. In neschasnogo rival Dennis-Toad 
again something stolen - and how it manages to be such a 
scattering. Drunk man in a hoarse bass voice board, said that 
he was "white eagle." And all this in between the unprecedented 
stupidity of certain individuals who require EXOLON Russian, 
games for pleasure (I just have realized and

suggested STAG), ALIEN 8
immortality. One dragged from
ordering him to write BASIC file
from PREDATOR'a, boot into five sectors, and a couple more 
games, but that would be boot was at the end of the disk, etc. 
and etc.


  I would like to forget this crazy
day, but it seems, judging by this
the text is not forgotten.

  I hope my tales, not
nauseated or misunderstanding.

  Now I want to suggest
on your court their stories:


  Is, therefore, gay aybiemovsky windows and sees it in front 
obscure the road as it moves toward a small silhouette of a 
nondescript junk. 

  - Oh! Yes it is because SPECTRUM! Said windows. I will go,
brag to antiquity ZX
its very big memory.

  A day passed.

  Creeps along the corridor OS / 2
meets drooping and sad
shell windows. And mocking
tone inquired why this
suddenly 'firmly on their feet'
Shell sad and not at all
happy life?

  - Why, - she replied huskily, the villain stole SPECTRUM 
icons! 


  I came home very drunk
husband, wife, he asks:

  - Where were you?

  - Yes, here at Kohl UFO played ...

  - And why vodka from you smell?

  - What! UFO must smell!
- Meets the resourceful man.


  In military units sent computer prapo gently opens
box, carefully osmatrivaya
soderzhimoe.A her on a long key 'gap' is written: ANY KEY.

  - Finally, they hit upon
write where is this damned key 'any key'! - Radosno said 
campaigner. 


  These are the jokes, optimesticheski hope that you will like 
them. 

  But okay, jokes aside -
time of serious conversations on the long-debated topic
distributing copyright programs.


  In my opinion, to put powerful protection to the author's 
development - it across the country is not serious.

Still hacked and quickly
circulate on the 'ball' for all
corners of the CIS. Protection at best
event will last only a mother
city. Lotteries and discounts are
also a significant role, but again
same in his hometown, because there is no
great benefits from distributeru
another town to buy a license
only because of very low interest of buyers to
all kinds of lotteries and the original packaging. Well, judge 
for yourself: Why send a simple owner somewhere out there a 
floppy disk, a shadowy hope of obtaining priz.Kogda easier to 
buy cheap a pirated copy, and cheap, because a distributor is 
not spent more money for the nth program

and can sell the disc at least for
penny. But protection is needed and good protection for official
Distributors author's programs. Protection they need from
own competitors, who
at the time they steal from the dealer. But
Again, it makes no sense to hurry up and
sell first concerned distributeru spetskopirovschik
or wholesale party program, which



Pete, yes, and 150 is the limit. So
draw conclusions. Better get
at least something than nothing.


  You probably wonder why I suddenly have touched this
crucial future life
Spectrum temu.Tem more than that
not profitable for me as
distributor side. It is simply
Our group is also preparing
own development, and hopefully soon you will be able to
see the full or demo
strategically adventyurnoy Games
'Trek'. Just want to see
that the game will be present
excellent color graphics, custom theme, diverse music and 
certainly not amateurish code. The game also will support AY 
and KEMPSTON mouse. Also, I suggest a few my own graphic

images, for a general presentation of graphics in our design.



  On the sense or the technology game, I
still keep silence, I can only say about the authors of the 
game:  idea, script, graphics - AMIGO

 Codes and Testing - STAN,

                         STRIKER
 Music, effects, and criticism - KURT
CRUSADE (c) UNIT-5 KRASNODAR 1996


  Our only trouble is
lack of time to encode
game, because I threw the call-KODERY LIVING IN KRASNODAR
or in the province Respond!

  Here's our phone number:


        (8612) 36-16-42

        Vladimir (KURT)


    Thank you for your attention!

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  The editors have a strong desire
comment on the part of the
opus dedicated to licensing
trade and distribution. That
actually do.

  The above-described technology is already
applied in practice XL Design Inc. and brings a definite
positive results for both
distributors, as for ordinary
buyers "on the ground." It is natural for different methods
implementation has its own
deviation from the basic concept, but in general at this stage
development of the domestic market
this is the most flexible and versatile system that satisfies
and sellers, and authors - with
small price distributions all
hand, in this uchasvuyuschie
process, receive the maximum
profit, and buyers - the normal versions of copyright in the 
shortest possible time and, Again, at an affordable price.


  To summarize this commentary, we invite you to cooperation
All interested persons, regardless of geographic location
habitats, and political views
thereof.

  Our address is, as usual, is in the "INFO / CREDITS.

            ________


  Unfortunately, due to a catastrophic shortage of time
This concludes our review of the letters
our loving readers.

  I want to add only one thing -
despite our request to write
address as "PO Box 81", 99% of respondents added something else,
ranging from "ZX Format" and ending with "XL Design". Earnest
please fulfill our request
(As turned, eh?) Unsubstantiated
Post a desire to tear off from legal entities huge fee
box. Not being a juridical person, and not
having a desire to go bankrupt
postage, we will be forced to cease correspondence
if the situation does not change in
root. That's it.

  And the last. If you're using to send mail
FIDO network or IterNet, please
note that our e-mail'ovsky
address has changed. New is
the same place where the old one.


        Until we meet again.