Think #47 30 августа 2000

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Press Release - A little about the fate of Born Dead.

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       Born Dead: The next chapter?

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 official press release by UnBEL! EVER ^ x7m

  for ex-USSR users ZX-Spectrum


  Dear users Speccy! Today I
I want to tell you some ideas on
the further future of one of
the largest to date electronic
Publications - Born Dead.

  I hope all of you know perfectly well what
Born Dead!? If not, let me remind - Born
Dead is the e-newspaper (or disk-zine
If anyone it is more like it), published by the end of the 
1998th year in the city of Samara by a group of people known as 
the Legendary Born Dead Crew. The publication is targeted at 
different segments of Internet users Computer ZX-SPECTRUM. To 
date, published 16 issues, the release date of the last - July 
2000th year. 

  Creating a newspaper, we had two aims, both of which can be 
considered primary. Interesting and sensational material 
lozhivshiysya based publications are always intertwined with 
the latest programming technologies that are embodied in the 
shell. Important part of it was musical and artistic design, as 
well as one overall style and design that was developed and 
maintained throughout all rooms. 

  Two years, Born Dead, by many reviews,
is a leader in electronic information space ZX Spectrum. We 
managed to not only communicate to the latest news readers 
first, and continuously improve that the bar that responds to 
the contemporary ideas about the electronic edition. But most 
importantly, thanks to the fantastic popularity of Born Dead'a, 
sprang mapping Sleep entire regions of our country and were born

unprecedented to the village on SPECCY phenomenon -
disk-zine Scene! Moreover, the successors of our business 
bravely threw a challenge "to the founders of the fathers" in 
the form of new, original ideas and independent design of their 
publications. There is real competition, which made issue 
disk-zine'ov truly interesting and worthy deeds. 

  At the same time, work on the Born Dead'om
left little chance for development
other projects. That is why a sober
assessing the situation today, I -
UnBEL! EVER ^ x7m - decided to openly declare
that:


    from this point conclude modest
    torture of any organization projects

    on the demo / game scenes and totally devoted to
    schayu stsenovoy a journalist. Together

    so, on behalf of all newspaper publishers,

    I have to say about _prekraschenii_

    Project BORN DEAD ...


  According to the results of the last issue, it is obvious 
that we get the most from the current format of the newspaper. 
Further development impossible, since it inhibits both the 
existing shell, and all that ideological schema which made the 
publication. BORN DEAD continue to do that format, what it is 
now, would stay in place and slowly but surely come to a 
deadlock in which hit the time, many other publications.


  However, I know what to do to
create a new publication, the publication of a long and
bright future, dizk-zine 21st century! You
probably already wondering how will
look like the shell of the disk-zine'a in
which side will be 50fps
scroll, and what hardware is required for
his work. You see, you too fixated
and going nowhere. Edition of the twenty-first century is
something more than just text, sprites and
Scroll ... And it's probably more soon
will come into your home!

  So, first of all new e-zine will work on any computer that is 
compatible with ZX SPECTRUM 128K. Moreover, the notion of "Any" 
includes a disk interface! We do not going to restrict 
readership only those who use the Beta Disk.


  Further, there will be no restrictions on
font size and use of graphics. Material can be printed in any 
font, use as little sprites and

whole full-screen images, as well as
have an arbitrary coloring. And of course
all this will be accompanied by 50fps shell, with the 
smoothness and efficiency Guaranteed by any model ZX

Spectrum and clones.

  The publication will contain material on the two
major languages ​​- English and Russian. By
possible we will duplicate each
article in both languages, but be prepared
read the information you just
in English - it is quite natural in
our time!

  The main theme of this e-zine'a demoscene
and everything associated with it. However, apart
We plan to publish historically
and research material on the 8-bit
computers. Despite the fact that the platform
for e-zine'a would ZX SPECTUM 128, it is not
prevent us from writing about other, equally interesting home 
computers. Promise importantly - the material is highly

professional and certainly interesting.

  Because the project is in the initial
stage of development, there is no question of the periodicity 
of the publication. The first number will be released no later 
than the end of October this year. All will depend on the 
coherence of all those who will work on this project. It is 
natural that basic structure of publishers are well-known 
creators of you old BORN DEAD'a. However, is not without new 
faces! First and foremost, we need sponsors interesting 
materials related to the topic of publication, as well as 
people capable to translate and correct texts in English, as 
well as some European languages.


  All of your questions and suggestions you can send to the 
above below contact address. There also can write to all those 
who want to join project.


Snail mail

   To: Index 443074, Russia, Samara

         POBox 9966

   To: Maksim Alekseevich Muchkaevu

E-mail

           borndead@mail.ru


UnBEL! EVER ^ Extreme 16.08.2000