Spectrofon #21 04 декабря 1996

Profi     Люди

From the world of bat - a small scandal involving the KSA, a letter on ports kompyuutera Profi.

   Today we open this section of a small scandal that broke out
recently. However, everything
in order. So, send us an e
mail came a letter from AIG (Ilya
Aniscovets). Give it completely.

Ilya Aniskovets (AIG) (Moscow): What is it
done this? I read the 20th Spectrofon,
section with the world at bat I see: "It so happened that all 
deserve attention system programs written in KSA

Software ... "And further: MASTER ASSEMBLER
1.1. It's like that? Have you never
look at the cover sheet? If he wrote it alone, it is unlikely 
that you saw Masm so soon.




   AND IT WRITES STEP!!! The group, which all
while fighting for the rights of programmers!
If you and will continue to trim the authors, then what will?? 
After writing we have it together, why do so?



   I repeat: MASTER ASSEMBLER 1.1
written 50/50 KSA AND AIG!!! I'm not helping
Him to write MASM, we wrote it together!
IF you do not believe to read the documentation, OR
ZX-REVIEW 2.1 for 1996!


   It is now KSA appends MASM 3.0, and
even no one questions where
MASM 2.0??? But MASM 2.0 it is working
the name of my assembly! Themselves think
Why else then KSA says 3.0?


   I urge to fix your
error! Your log odds across Russia and not very good, when 
unknown All authors of the program! It's a shame!



PS: I understand that you wanted to make
Stas steep programmer, but why
so?

"S": We do not want to do from Stanislav Kuzin steep programmer 
- he had them was. And if in fact, then, as you can see, it 
wrote to our readers, and he still referred to you at the end 
of his letter. While we understand that this is not enough, 
because the program you wrote TOGETHER with the CSA. We 
apologize for the error of our readers and our oversight. That 
As for MASM 3.0 - all written with words Stanislaus on 
ENLIGHT'96. 

Mahr SERGEI (Omsk): I want to share
problems "heartland", if I may call the city of Omsk with half 
million inhabitants. But the problem is, I think, is relevant 
not only for us. The problem with the new software, and more 
precisely with his absence. Such a wealth of information, as

"SPECTROFON" comes late, not to mention
speaking already about the system software and games.
New programs come mainly through
third parties, and often someone apparently applies and a leg, 
disfiguring the program (eg muses. Editor "PROTRACKER", passing 
through Krasnodar, found "very appropriate" compatibility with 
the "momentum" (that they have a computer), and the "PROS" will 
now work only after a full reset (ON / OFF + RESET). Maybe it 
should owners of the above computers (and

can all still make the hardware more compatible with the 
original?), but it's just example of how the program

passing through the country).


   The greatest change in the same contempt vyzyvyet
copyright (and the author's name) to its some "SUPERKRUTYM" 
SOFT. I do not want here to cry about how bad the new

software away from the center
(Besides, I hope this situation does not
everywhere), but I want to make a concrete proposal to extend 
the program by mail. 

And so it was more cost-effective for
distributors, the prices can be slightly
above (in thousands of 2-3) than in Moscow. And most 
importantly: pay on delivery! Because that transfer is not so 
convenient for the buyer (and possible inconvenience senders 
will be offset by the increased price). In addition, a letter 
with the receipt of the transfer may, on the road disappear, as 
this happens with the letters (a precedent were true it is not 
associated with "SPECTROFON").



   Peripherals - is a big market, where many users are hungry 
for new (and not only new) programs.


"S": we do not have at hand accurate
rates for postal services for parcels
sent COD, but when we raised this issue in a conversation with
director of Inforkoma "Friedman A.H. received a disappointing 
response. According to him the price for the customer to 
increase by 20% 

order amount, not 2-3 thousand rubles.
This is the first. Secondly, the procedure
ordering to send cash
on delivery is very laborious. Therefore rejected the move 
because it requires a larger staff, and therefore leads to 
additional costs and, accordingly, to increase prices for 
consumers. And, thirdly, that part of the parcel, which has 
remained unclaimed and unpaid, again, falls on the shoulders of 
the company in the form of those same 20% charged by the Post 
Office communications. 

Shilayev PAUL: Hello, "SPECTROFON"!
You wrote, "coder" from Kirov-Cheptsa
creative group "Stellar Company Inc.",
working for "PROFILES".


   By this letter I have attached two programs that I have 
adapted for computers with extended memory. Namely, it is

"RST7-Commander" and "JemminiCommander". Now, these programs 
support the expansion nuyu memory computers "PROFI" and

"SCORPION", while they normally work at the usual 128-kilobyte 
machines ("JemminiComander" also works on 48th PC and even on 
some who has 64 kilobytes of memory, and the management thereof 
osushestvlyaetsya port # 0F). A few words about the work

these programs "PROFI". In
"RST7-Commander" memory test is complete, ie
tested the presence of each segment (the Bank) memories (except 
for the 128th memory), and this means that this program will 
work for most non-standard "PROFI". In "JemminiCommander" 
applied nesklko simplified memory test. There are not tested by 
the presence of each segment (the Bank), but only Each page 
(one page eight segmantov (banks) to 16 kilobytes). This

means that this program podderzhizhaet
"PROFI", 128, 256, 384, 512, 640, 768,
896 and 1024 kilobytes of memory. The test occurs at the 
beginning of work. 



   Also I would like to appeal to software developers. If your 
program works with extended memory, for example, "ATM-turbo", 
then why not fit under the "PROFI", "SCORPION", or even any 
computer with extended memory? After such a revision would 
require very little space (bytes 200-300), but how many 
accolades you receive from the owners these machines! Of 
course, if you do not know how to operate with memory on other 
computers, then this sort of thing you do not do it. But This 
grief can help! Let everyone who knows how uprazhleniya memory 
for any more or less distributed computer, write in 
"SPECTROFON" and explain in detail, what he knows. Well, in 
extreme case, make a special file in which the user can put 
poprogrammu responsible for additional memory. 


   And now, for those who do not know, I'll write about 
extended memory "PROFI". 


   This computer memory management
by means of two ports:
Conventional # 7FFD and additional # DFFD.
Bits port # 7FFD all know them I will not describe, but the 
port # DFFD paint costs. So ... 


         Port # DFFD the pros:

 Rank Value


  D0 Number projected page

  D1 Memory

  D2


  D3 choice of windows projecting
         tion segments:

           0-box # 1 (# C000-# FFFF)

           1 box # 2 (# 4000 - # 7FFF)


  D4 Unlocking the port

         # 7FFD and off-ROM (in its

         location placed segment 0)



  D5 lock controller of the ROM

         TR-DOS, the inclusion of ports VG93

         access from the RAM


  D6 Projects additional eq
         wounds from seg06 in place seg02,

         while the D3 # 7FFD should

         be raised


  D7 0-screen Spectrum

         1-Advanced screen PROS



   Memory PROFI conveniently represented in tabular form, in 
which the segments are placed memory (up to 64, but many may 
not): 



             # 7FFD


      00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07

  # 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

  D 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

  F 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

  F 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

  D 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

      48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

      56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63



   So, to switch the memory necessary to issue the appropriate 
values ​​in both port. In this case, the younger three bits of 
the port # DFFD asked a row in that table, and

lower three bits of the port # 7FFD asked a column segment, 
which will be installed (Projected) from the address # S000, or 
# 4000. Oh, and another note: since the computer

"PROS" can be very different configurations of upper memory 
(mine, for example present the page (row in the table) with

numbered 0,1,6,7), then the program results
recommends to start with a full memory test or making the user 
table has buckets of it computer.



   P.S. To zatestirovat ports availability of additional memory 
in the "profiles", it is convenient to turn off (try to) ROM 
and write to at 0 is a number, and then take it from there. If 
you've read what was written there, then before you "profiles", 
otherwise something else. Do not burn on the zero at the number 
# F3, as the ROM address 0 it recorded.



   At this time. See you soon.
Leave just in case my coordinates
(Post them, please). If there are
questions, any suggestions, comments, or you want to send me a 
program for "PROFILES" (I'm very interested in them), then 
write or call. My answer all.



       613020, Kirov region,

       Kirovo-Chepetsk,

       st. Lenina, 26 / 4, kv.9,

       Shilayev Paul.

       Tel: (83361) 5-17-07


  Yes, I almost forgot. I've been wanting to find out whether 
the modem to the Spectrum. The question is: Is it possible to 
work on the Spectrum in a variety of computer networks? Light

this question in detail, please. And then
it would be nice to have a link with the capital
our country on the modem, because the usual way to our city, 
all news programs and "computer life" reach with a delay of two 
to three months, and sometimes does not reach ... 

"S": In the next issues of our magazine, we
going to elaborate on the work of the Spectrum in the networks. 
And you have upgraded program, we have included in "Appendix."