Topic - Swap: "From letters to parcels" as found in the city Spektrumistov.

(C) VEL
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          From letters to parcels

                   or

      how to become a real swaper'om.



                 AND



          Help Spectrum'u himself

                   or
 how to find in the city Spektrumistov.



     Special edition for Deja Vu # 09

            computer magazine!



   This "little" article for those who wish to do swap'om or in 
Russian exchange program by mail, as well as for those who can 
not find in his Spektrumistov city.


   Let's first understand, why all
you need it. For example, I began to occupy
          matsya swap'om only because it
          second, that he wanted to find friends Speck
          trumistov in other cities (and

          at the same time, and fresh - soft'a fuck

          ;-) Because another way to acquaint
          mitsya I have not seen :-( And I finished it off
          Camping it!

   [By the way, now just need to
introduce a new term for those people who
simply overwritten or rewritten, and
produce some exchange programs.
So swaper - is someone who deals only with exchange programs in 
the mail. Let's call the people who correspond and exchange 
programs - correspondent'ami If you do not agree with it or you 
have a more attractive offer - write!]


   I hope you decide for yourself, for what
also you need a swap: to acquire new
friends, to exchange programs, or for their
buying and selling. Of course, maybe all
together or in different combinations :-)

   Go ahead. So where do I start? And it all begins with having 
to find the addresses to which you write your first letter. Few 
will help you with this. 

   Addresses can be found in popular magazines and newspapers, 
but, though not in all. Thus, For example, the ZX-Format'e or 
Spectrum Expert'e young swap'er not find for himself

:-( But nothing interesting is the required
Information in Deja Vu, or Adventurer'e. A
in general, of course, you need to climb to the very
fresh electronic publications and find the
the address and advertisements that interest you.

   There is one more option. Can be very
put an ad in one or more magazines. But in this case is not 
known how long it will until the magazine will be released in 
Light and well spread. 

   Long ago I gave a similar announcement
in Spectrofon. And, as it is not strange, had
to the latest vypusku.Samoe interesting is the fact that the 
letters on the Speak I was getting pretty long!


   Well, you have chosen as their address or even
a few, but what to do next? And then you need to write a 
letter. Yes, it is letter. Why? X-th-th-th ... Of course, you 
can just send a couple of floppies, but in this

If your answer is not guaranteed. And now
why - unfortunately, there are still such
despicable people who give their ads
of correspondence, absolutely do not want to answer.
What is it, known only to them, they might like your wheels, 
they can lamer and find you unworthy to be in correspondence 
with them ... One word - you decide. And these people we know

almost in the face, and most interestingly,
They have not gone away and continue to sit
for Speccy: -7 order not to disgrace them, we will not poke 
your finger into them, and they themselves nice to know ...


   And by the way, what a floppy disk to send, too
you decide. Of course, I would not advise
send zero floppy. Why? Main
- Information to be kept, and then himself
more will come ;-)

   Well, they sent you a letter (only
For God's sake, do not find room in his letter
two lines, which then formed an impression about you man?) and, 
after some time (an average of two weeks or longer)

received a welcome response.

   Of course, the answer is the answer strife. Someone 
immediately send you the discs soft'om. And someone just send a 
letter to the willingness to further correspondence. 

   What do you do next? First, determine what is your new friend
or that he asked you to write. If
anything that is not found, then the first
time you can safely write to him those programs that you find 
yourself in novem. 

   All o.k. Discs you've recorded (by the way, their
You determine the amount: from one
stuff and more :-), dashed off a response letter that on?

   [Incidentally, the letters should stay separate. First: You 
like to read the letters? That is, other people also love :-) 
And why not skimp on the words and ink. Second: If you have a 
rough handwriting and on the disks are not full-disk bend, then

may well be a letter to fill in some
text editor (ZX-Word, ZX-IBM Editor, etc.). If the disk is 
clogged and you do not want to spend under this thing one more

You can write on paper or print
on the printer.]

   Where were we? And, you already
everything is ready. Before you choose again, as
send your message. I must say that
send regular mail, even in a large envelope, should not be. The 
fact is that if such a letter gets lost, then all you will not 
find :-( So whether it certified mail. Well, if you are already 
Zatar these very large envelope (A5 format), you can send it all

as registered letter, not forgetting to put boxes for the 
safety of CDs. In that case, if you drive four or more it is 
more convenient to send registered mail (Which, incidentally, 
can also protect the cardboard). And in the first and second 
case You will be given a receipt which confirms your registered 
item. 

   Well, we can assume that the first step
to establish contacts with the outside world
You're done. What to do next - you decide.
And yet, at parting, I'll give you a couple more
councils.

   Of course, if you want to get a new one
(As well as any other) soft, then
need new and send it. Well, if your
a friend collector and writes all
row, whether it be New Super Tetris 300 in 1
or STAG 3. Anything yet, if this one myself
ordered you to catalog these prog, but otherwise ...

   Do yourself a catalog. Of course, quite
not necessarily to take over the Alasm 4.1 and
kodit start, just use
one of the many universal programs for
create their own catalogs disks. I
For example, I use the prog Super Catalog
v1.22, and what you wish for.

   Dengi.Navernyaka you will have at least once,
but to send money. And if you do not want
give almost 10%, while safely be put dibs in registered mail 
(available in registered letter, but this is risky).


   And once again about the money and patience. You
should be reserved and that, and others. First
because it is only 2.5 at the beginning of the ruble
for you will seem a trifle. But then,
God forbid, when you need to send
a week to ten parcels ... But then, of course, it all depends 
on your "intensity" of finding friends ;-) And second, because 
people are different: one response immediately and you will 
receive a reply after a couple of weeks, the second can answer 
in a month, and even more ...


   We would like to say about 3.5 "
disks, receiving in recent times
more common among Spektrumistov. When you send a 5.25 "disks, 
then happens, you can do without the protective cardboard, but 
when you make even a few 3.5 " drives them to be protected 
because may be damaged guards or themselves

plastic envelope (and someone saw
iron? ;-)

   And now I bring to your attention a small table, which shows 
prices different types of mail. About CIS can say that prices 
will be several times :-( By the way, is seen

interesting feature: if Russia is cheaper to send registered 
letters, then CIS quite the opposite, ie CIS is cheaper to send 
registered packages. 



     Kovrov site postal services
 reported rates for sending written
correspondence forwarded to Russia.
 Rates effective from 2.1.1999, the


                         Population Hozras
                         of, and even,

                         Budget-commercial
                         op nye-cal

                         ganiza organs
                         tion tion

Sending postcard:
- A simple 0-90 1-15
- Custom-made and additional 1-20 1-50

Sending letters and parcels:
- A simple letter weighing 1-20 1-50
20 g
- Custom-made and additional 1-80 2-45
- A valuable letter to the 20 g 3-00 3-80
- Simple wrapper to 2-10 2-45
20 g
- Custom-made and additional 2-40 3-00
packet

For each subsequent 0-15 0-20
complete or incomplete 20 g
a simple, custom and
short-paid letters and parcels

For each subsequent 0-24 0-24
complete or incomplete 20 g
valuable letter

When sending a simple letter population
on the envelope must be pasted stamps
1 rub. 20 kopecks., On post card,
postcard - 0-90 cop. (Excluding the cost of envelopes and 
postcards). 


     For more information on fees can be

  available at the central post and an

    offices of the city and district.



   Maybe now prices have changed, but
not significant, especially since I have not seen
no warning of the population.

   It is worth noting that all the above
applies to any city of Russia, well, the price
also remain unchanged in
throughout Russia. You can learn
in their post offices.

   I was thinking and came to the conclusion that
We not only do people write letters and send parcels, but also 
get a phone call, and particularly rich visit each other's 
homes! ;-) And so is not bad if you know how much will cost you 
minutes of talking to some settlement. I brought the table 
below, where everything is clear and accessible described. 

   Of course, you can call for free ...
If you want to reap the full benefits
civilization on the globe is urgently looking for a file
free'em!. Z

   By the way, prices for long distance flights will be 
published the following article ;-) 


area office. days of the slave. days of the slave. days of the 
slave. days 

     weeks weeks weeks weeks

     from 8.00 to 9.00 from 20.00 to 23.00

     to 9.00 to 17.00 and 23.00 to 8.00

     17.00 resurrection
     20.00 Seigner,

     Saturday celebration
     20.00 boundary

     24.00 days

 1. 1-50 2-99 1-20 0-75

 2. 2-99 5-99 2-39 1-50

 3. 3-74 7-49 2-99 1-87

 4. 4-49 8-98 3-59 2-25

 5. 5-99 11-97 4-79 2-29

 6. 7-49 14-96 5-99 3-74



   Note. When talking to long distance payphone price of one 
minute should be take the first column.


   How and when sending messages, the cost of
conversations with the CIS will be more expensive :-(


 Zone 1 to 100 kilometers

 Zone 2 from 101 to 600 kilometers

 Zone 3 from 601 to 1200 kilometers

 Zone 4 from 1201 to 3000 km

 zone 5 from 3001 to 5000 kilometers

 Zone 6 from 5001 to 7000 kilometers



   If you vaguely imagine the distance in kilometers, for 
example, I announce that, from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod around 
560 km. 

   Well, from swap'a smoothly go to
acquaintances of a personal nature ;-)

   Well, we start from the worst, ie, You live in a small 
provincial town, fond of Speccy and virtually no one know :-( 

   How small would not be your town or village
but must necessarily leave one or
several newspapers. Of course, they simply must be private ads, 
and maybe, if lucky, and free :-) 

   That any newspaper (or better - a few newspapers) and you 
need to advertise that supposedly looking Spektrumistov or 
sell-exchange programs for Speccy, or for all ZX-Spectrum.


   It is clear that the latest version of the most
good, because encompasses all that relates to
ZX-Spectrum. But before giving such
announcement, you must be sure
that can satisfy all needs
appeal to you people.

   Very well, if you have a phone,
as many people do not seek merely
because they do not want to shove at the end
city or, more generally, to get out of the house.

   And once again about the newspaper. Would be cool if
You write any article or series
articles on the Speccy-topic in the local newspaper. A
If you have more and local television ... but what I am, of 
course, dreaming :-( 

   One way we looked at, let's see what else we can do. It is 
possible, For example, to find out who in your class or

group enjoys Speccy. Surely there are people. You can also put 
up ads in any educational institutions or just on the streets.


   Next. Should know whether there have
You in terms of trade Spectrum
good. This may be in the market, kakihlibo commission shops or 
even on apartments from private persons.


   Himself to organize a sales point hard enough, but if you 
have it possible they will, of course, great.


   You can still find the so-called cluster users and to 
accustom them to the normal Speccy :-) And rightly so, because 
on the 48th comp now can not do anything, and the program 
written by at least 128 + AY. 

   If such a person at least will give you a gesture
understand that it is interesting Speccy-128, not
waste time and show them all
The beauty of this machine. If necessary, help to get himself 
comp program, and good advice will not be superfluous. 

   When you have any friends or so-called
customers, then distribute them must be
not only games but also magazines with newspapers.
Last desirable to distribute free of charge.
It would not be bad if half-baked
Spektrumisty zafanateli of demos ...

   If you have all of the above
o.k. and there is no problems with the phones,
then the ideal would be based on local ZXNet with lighting all 
these things in the local media. 

   In parting, it should be mentioned,
that the article he wrote swaper with the experience (already
More than two hundred postal receipts, not including ordinary 
letters), and I leaned on their own experience.


   If you have any questions, additions or corrections, write 
and call, We are very glad to any your comments on the

this topic.


                 With best regards and wishes

              successful swap'a and connect'a.

                     Vel.