Adventurer #04 31 июля 1996

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Interface - "fiasco of the century" - an article.

                   (C) KIT


                Bummer CENTURY

          or as the Moscow mafia

          threw Rybinsk hacker



                (Skit)


     Was lousy, cloudy winter day.
Future victim / it I /, which was then abruptly took a great 
interest in programming, tongue hanging out, finishing two 
naikruteyshie programs for SPECCY: LAST RAIDER and

LASER SQUAD EDITOR. Having added, finally,
Last RET and putting the last STOP,
zhertva wiped sweat from his brow of labor, sighed and looked 
around. People living in the county were victims of

very often some kind of gray and computer illiterate. The 
victim was nowhere to go, and he decided to push their vital 
work in "Tough criminal structures" / Firm

"Inforkom". And he sent, burdock, the kilo
bytes to Moscow and asked for them, you fool
in the general complexity of 60000, and even in cash or CDs 
with copyright software the choice of most of these criminal 
organizations. This was done not because of low self-esteem of 
the victim, but simply because of its overall underdevelopment 
and absolute ignorance of the law of software market. Stretched 
dreary days of waiting. They stretched for a long time - almost 
six months. And then the Moscow mafia computer deign still move 
and sent the victim, Naturally, not money, but six or seven

Disk / By the way, constituting a fee only for one of the two 
programs. Two of these most floppy disks, in addition, were 
non-working because of poor record. The victim, who by

had already moved away from the computer
ten meters, took it calmly and shake off the criminal floppy 
friends. Incidentally, according to reviews friends of the 
victim, some programs on the media mafia were scary "raw" and 
worked through the set .... output port.



     Meanwhile, criminal networks
vengeance drove the availability of labor sweat
victim. Cost deported / expelled and / floppy certainly paid 
off for them week.


     A unspecified time later, the victim, quite unexpectedly 
for him, met with good people / this edition of the journal

"ADVENTURER" /, which is literally on the threshold
offered him the glory and fame by
publication LAST RAIDER'a in his young magazine. The victim, 
still keeping uzhastnuyu memory of cold tentacles

Moscow criminal octopus, timidly
agreed. RAIDER was published and,
indeed, got the glory and fame among sinkleristov glorious city
Rybinsk. Moreover, during the operation revealed a few bugs in 
the program that criminal structures in the time simply did not 
notice. But in statement, which sent back the victim,

said: "I charge the INC" Inforkom "testing and certification 
...." As can be seen, 

so that he can and charging, so no testing.

     Meanwhile, the victim is again
revived and cheered, hanging out with might and main
good people, and even began again something
do on his old SPECCY, previously brushed off his half-meter 
layer dust.


     But then came a time when friends
the victim brought the same to a sound mind LASER
SQUAD EDITOR. To go to them again was
nowhere, and they sent this healthy and
heaped program in the same Moscow mafia. Mafia otrygnula small
an article in the ZX-REVIEW, and seems to have
to sell this program a monster right and left. And friends of 
the victims have not received even a note on "Oblomov guys 
money we will not send. " 

     But, fortunately, about the same
very moment, friends of the victims carried 
novonaprogrammirovannogo monsters thus good people. People 
started to sell it in our city, and the victim with his friends 
already 

now received from the sale of something much profit.

     So what moral can be drawn
of this terrible story? / That is because
bredyatiny been written, much as most watch
scary. It's very simple: chew "Snickers" ... I mean, no, here's 
how: not friends, programmers with Inforkomom "

he was angry, he'll hurt, but better friends with
with the magazine "ADVENTURER", and that's when
everything will be O. ... K.



From the Editor: To be honest, we should have
some efforts to publish this letter.
We respect the firm "Inforkom, very much like
their magazine "ZX-REVIEW." We can say
grown up with him. And suddenly ...

     But as the saying goes, "the fact that there was a
to be. "I would like to know the opinion of other
readers who also sent their
work in "Inforkom. (Or maybe it's just
an isolated case? Or maybe not ...)


     Do not want to such a sad note
finish this column. That is why we
offer you a bit of fun.


               (C) NICODIM


     Recently, the software market for Spectruma appeared 
English e-zine "Sublemal Extasy".

Unfortunately, not all of us are free
read the English text, so I decided
to translate the most interesting articles and publish them for 
you in the journal "ADVENTURER". Today I present the first 
article test: 

 >>>>>>> You are "sick" Spectrum? <<<<<<<
 >>>>>>> Are You A Speccy Freak? <<<<<<<


        -= By L.A. Of Extasy-3 =

     Do you often thought about that
good old SPECCY - your entire machine
life? You're probably more than once downloaded ones

and the same old programs or demonstration
and sat in front of Spectrum'om looking at
them. In front of you a little test that
will help determine whether you are crazy Spectrum'e!

     Scoring is very simple. You need to
answer questions and record numbers
answers on paper. At the end Summarize
your account.


  Question 1


How much time do you spend with the Speccy?
A. 30 minutes a day.
B. 1 - 3 hours a day.
C. 3 - 5 hours a day.
D. I spend every spare with Speccy

   minute!



  Question 2


How Spectrum-compatible computers
Do you have?
A. One.
C. Two.
C. More than two.
D. At home I have a whole world Spectrum'ov!



  Question 3


How much you have tapes or disks for
Speccy?
A. One.
V. 10 - 50.
C. 100 - 200.
D. 200.



  Question 4


Kto uses your computer?
A. The whole family (even grandma!)
B. The whole family except my grandmother!
C. You and your friends.
D. Only you.



  Question 5


How long do you use Spectrum'om?
A. 5 minutes (this is unlikely!)
B. From one year to three years.
C. for more than three years.
D. I have the Spectrum since it singing
   curled into the world!



  Question 6


How many "tricks your Speccy?
A. None.
B. One.
C. Two - and four.
D. I have all the accessories that

   ever been made!



  Question 7


Why do you need a Spectrum?
A. To play games. (Stop torturing your Speccy)
B. For programming in BASIC.
C. To create a cool program in the codes.
D. To write a cool article in this

   magazine of their own demonstration
   tions and perhaps even for the video
   otsifrovok!



  Question 8


Do you have any other computers? If yes, how?
A. Yes, I have more than two computers
   moat. (I'm greedy!)
B. Yes, I still have two computers,

   than Speccy.
C. Yes, I have another computer, but

   Speccy.
D. No, my life is just Speccy.

   (Otlichno!)



  Question 9


What computers do you except Speccy?
A. Atari. (Poor thing!)
B. P.C.
C. Amiga.
D. Sam Coupe.



  Question 10


The first thing you do in the morning.
A. Continue to sleep.
V. breakfast.
S. Wash.
D. Turn on the Spectrum and watch the new

   program!



  Question 11


How many of your friends sinkleristov?
A. No. (What, then, will you

   received this magazine?)
B. 1 to 3.
C. from 4 to 6.
D. Greater than 6.



  Question 12


Your friend asks: "What is the Z80?"
You ...
A. hesitate and hope that he will leave.
B. You say that you are not hungry.
C. Say it is something inside Speccy.
D. Tired him to death a 15-hour

   lecture on the CPU

   Spectrum.



     How much do you score points?



              A = -10

              B = 0

              C = 10

              D = 20



     Less than 0



     Do not worry, you're not crazy
Spectrum'e. You're obviously one of the most
large monsters that ever walked
on the ground!



     Between 0 and 100



     Pretty bad, but at least
You know what the Spectrum! Stop programming in BASIC! Buy 
assembler and teach a set of commands Z80! BASIC oh-oh-oh-ry 
slow! Stop playing silly games! 


     Between 100 and 200



     Yes! You obviously know very well
your Speccy. And, probably, make good
programs / demos, etc. But maybe you
pay to not enough time Speccy! Do not be lazy and continue the 
good work! Spectrum needs people like you!




     More than 200



     Oh-o! Amazing! You are one of
the world's best fans Spectrum! Please send your address! You - 
definitely know all about the Speccy! 



     More than 240



     You're obviously an impostor who does not
can count!



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