Adventurer #08 31 августа 1998

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System - Overview of system programming: ZX-IBM Editor v1.5M, PPF v1.05, Multistudio v2.0p, Mods Player v2.0, Bitmap Viewer v2.0, Corrector v2.0, Storm v1.1, 866 v1.2, HRUM v3.5, TDU v1.0, HRUST v1.0, RLE-Compressor v1.21, Overlays Consul Commander.

          (C) CAV Inc. / AURYN / CPU


     Well, that may violate at least once a tradition and not 
write anything in the beginning ... Although, no tradition 
should not be disturbed. 

     Will also talk about issues such as
repetition of certain publications. To understand this fact 
will give an example. Here a review of several programs already

described in other publications. But as
They walked in sections similar to our
"Presentations," and I have them go to "System" section, and 
it's absolutely two different approaches to the description. As 
I mentioned earlier in "The System" I write what I think about 
a program that is to say, my independent opinions of the 
authors (if I in something wrong, please forgive me and

write what I was wrong).


          ZX / IBM Editor v 1. 5 M


               (C) Oleg Khokhlov

          (C) 10. 1997 Tornado / LGN


     However, Editor, however, with the music.
Of course, I understand that the fill text
a favorite Mouzon is cool, but do
program should be correct. Take for example the old Editor, it 
is run in any mode, at least 48 at least 128 pounds and state 
of the port, he was deeply do not care. Editor peredelany RAY 
'eat too glitches did not suffer. And anyway, Editor for all 
versions of fairly steady thing. But this I finished off 
version. Why, they ask, was done so that the editor worked

only 48 mode with an open port, but
yet at the same time it needs to run in this
mode. This is, frankly, idiocy. I
I understand that when you run out Jemmini (and
Commanderie any other, transforming the car in 48 + port) all 
pofigu, but one should take into account the fact that many 
scientists have such programs (editors, assemblers) on your 
scratch disk as boot. So guys, make sure that whatever your 
programs themselves put those modes, what they need (or at 
least reported resources required).



          Password Protect Files

              (PPF v1. 05)


           (C) 1997 REAL SOFTWARE


     That came out the next version of PPF (regular, it is 
because the last version I saw was 1. 0). Why is this program? 
As follows from, the names of the program is being encrypted. 
Although it loudly. In fact, PPF Ksor file with a password.

Because of this, no one can use a file without knowing the 
password. As the author writes, PPF is intended primarily 
networks. That is, we take, say something (Teskt for example), 
passed through a PPF and send to a friend. And he, in turn, 
using the PPF, receives the original message. 


           Multi Studio v2. 0p


           (C) Omega Hackers Group


     Each new technology to an old man
SPECCY birth to new editors. Rather,
first born of technology and demos that use these technologies, 
and then, and editors. So, what kind of editor?

Probably all have heard and even saw
tricolor on the Speccy (I first heard about this technology 
from the MIC 'a of VIRT Corp, when he was on ENLIGHT 'e). For 
those who never heard of the tricolor is nothing explains.

Tricolor is when every point on the screen
its color. So Multi Studio - this
Editor tricolor images. Screen
has a size of 256 * 128, eight colors from
palette 128. Editing occurs on
points. It is possible to import a standard screen. The set 
includes the text on the XAS 's and a couple of programs. The 
program has a built-in Help, where all described in detail. The 
only thing I do not like this editor, so this is

paint a picture that will have to
points, and even if you change the basic
color palette has changed how you do not
can see no exit edit mode. Just inconvenient fact that the 
screen editing is not scrolled automatically. We have to chase 
the arrow to the string menu. There is also a bug that impairs 
the picture (literally and figuratively)

because you can edit mode only lens, it is absolutely 
impossible to do anything with the rightmost column of pixels 
and the lowest storokoy. This is because the arrow is not very 
well implemented. It has a size 8 piseley in width and can not 
go beyond edge of the screen. And I liked prog

I will expect the next version.


           MOD'S (CD) PLAYER v 2. 0


            (C) COBRA 'S. SYSTEM


     Probably many will recall the player MOD 's
In the first FAULTLESS 'e. Besides the player needed
Pent was with 512 K memory, COVOX, and cash
memory. Then came a player that works
128K on machines, but the quality had been
worse. The new player itself determines the amount of memory, 
cash is not required (but if it is, suffer from it will not). 
The player supports COVOX and SOUNDDRIVE. Playing four-channel 
MOD 's. The program works with MS-DOS disks (720 k exactly 
800K, not tested). You can disable the channels, adjust volume 
Mouzon (sometimes Mouzon need to tone down some, then

the sound is not disrupted). The sound quality is acceptable 
(on Turbo naturally cleaner). In Overall, the program is not 
bad. 


              CORRECTOR v 2. 0


           (C) Fishermans software


     Corrector refers to the disk utility. In particular, it 
allows you to adjust the directory of the drive, change the 
eighth sector (system sector) and seek Basic -

files on disk (if you killed it.) Like
to all works fine, but to my
Regrettably, when searching for Basic -
files and restoring them (or rather when
recording them in the catalog), the catalog must be redrawn 
without issuing warning inscriptions. Of course, this case has 
been described the documentation for the Corrector 'y, but, as

always, the description was read after
how .... (Still need documentation
finish until the end). BASIC files can be
restore the 80% probability (though
anyway have to edit the data that
corrector writes in the catalog). In general, fairly useful 
program. 


               STORM v 1. 1


                (C) X-TRADE


     So she went out - the next version
which has already become a famous assembly. Than
different version of 1. 1 of 1. 0? In the first
all it touched the interface. He
become familiar to all kind of 40 * 20 (instead of
32 * 22 as was in version 1. 0). Appeared
Some of the stated features, changed the priorities of 
arithmetic operations. In version 1. 1 are observed glitches 
when working with disks. So, with the disc, packed Jemmini, 
Storm stubbornly did not want to read file (that was the same 
when you try to take file with an example of the application 
ZX-Format 'A). What is the reason, one must ask

authors. Just not a very good thing that
Files Storm 'and the source files have a [C], as you know, it's
not that good, or rather, it is not convenient voobsche
(XAS rulezzz). Compared with other
assemblers Storm, of course, faster and
Editor-in style Xas' and it's very good
but for some reason, while I have no desire to pass on the 
Storm, although it may be continue ...



      The following are several programs to all
already familiar, but they act somewhat in the new quality, 
namely in the form overlays. Overlays to the Consul commander 
'at. Of course, everything is anyone who feels like writing 
about overlays of Consul 'a, but time goes by, and went to 
upgrade the Consul' at, that's about it something y will be 
discussed. 


         STRANGE PLAYER v 2. 1o


     (C) Omega Hackers Group of Mafia


     Mauger player to play compiled
modules for all versions of Sound Tracker 'a, Pro
Tracker 'a, as well as not compiled
Modules Pro Tracker 'a (Pro Tracker must be version 2. xx). 
There is an autopilot mode (play all Mouzon, which exist). At 
the start there test machine, by the way the test went very

funny story. I've seen two versions of
this test, so here is version 1. 0 correctly notes the absence 
of a cache version is 2. 0, happily to me, tells me that the 
cache 2 kb!? Well, this is so, the matter is not very 
applicable. As the author writes, STP ASM modules does not play 
(like, the player is too long). In STP there is a possibility 
not previously used in the programs of this type, and namely, 
the ability to load modules user. Otherwise, the player as

player, let there be more good players
and different for all tastes, as long as they
able to play everything correctly Mouzon (per
an example to walk away no need to look
at least Xplayer).


           ZX WORD v 2. 5o



     Basically it was WORD, but with
new pribabahami. So there you go. In this
versions of Word 'and there is support for all
Kempston devices (mouse, joystick). You can customize the 
keyboard layout (QWERTY, yaverty). Three types of

Printer interfaces - a ZX-Lprint III
, Delta-S, and when you turn inside,
Driver BB55. As you can see, innovations
not so much, but it's nice to work with the system, if 
something can be readjust. 


              RDS v 3. 1O



     Normal RDS, but with the possibility of back Consul.


           Text Designer v 2. 5o



     As written by a man, a converted TD
in the overlay, it is slightly revised
version removed some bugs and flaws. So, was added to the 
driver under ZX-LPRINT.



     In addition to these programs Overlays are a few old toys 
(frankly, they have not pinned). Sense to describe them, I can 
not see and so I will not. 


           X player v 7. 9 (F'H)


               (C) CREATOR


     Recently I wanted to describe this player,
true version 7. 8. By the way on ENLIGHT '97
in it obey Mouzon provided
the contest. X player can play
Mouzon format ASM, Pro Tracker, Sound
Tracker, Fast Tracker. And, as compiled and source modules (in
Anyway, Pro and Sound Tracker 'a). In
player has a programmable sequence of video playback. 
Accelerated scrolling, and the rest of the gentleman set. 
Incidentally, the two letters in parentheses in the title, this 
subversion player. In subversion (H) no avtodetektsii drive. 
Although it is said that this is one of the most advanced 
players, but there is no blemish in him. This version refuses 
to play some ASM modules, files, Pro Tracker 'and v1. x (at 
least one module, which is me). Some

of the ASM 's starts to play when you
[Auto] and shows an unknown type of editor. Like to see in 
future versions of these bugs have been fixed. Just would like 
to see support for the PSC and, possibly, PSM. From my own 
experience, if you have not seen this player, then look for you

probably like it.


            Text Viewer v 1. 2

               (866 v1. 2)


               (C) 1997 VVG


     As the name suggests, it is still
a text viewer (how many of them are already good and 
different). Like most of their counterparts, it is intended to 
glyadeniya texts in alternative encoding. Viewer

running at 64 characters per line with
the possibility of scrolling text to the right (80,
128 characters per line, 80 is exactly).
Fast enough skroler (certainly not in
one frame, but still). There is one very
bad bug, namely, the texts after
Khokhlovskiy editor come with pokotsannym
first character.

     Why is this happening, I think it is clear
all. For those who do not understand, I can offer this version: 
in Khokhlovskiy Editor have the ability to switch the type of 
end line, ie, CR or CR / LF (# 0D, # 0D # 0A).

Viewer believes that the text file code
end of line # 0D, # 0A fulfills # 0D,
and the code following the # 0D simply cut
without checking what kind of code. If not
consider this unfortunate Gluck (VVG ay!)
a viewer is quite good, although some
representatives of this class he still kicking and kicking.


         Super Text Viewer v 1. 3


        (C) RED Ltd. Drunkards Group


     Another viewer, not the worst.
Honestly, I was somewhat afraid that
number viewer, which appear in
recently. However, this viewer a few stand out from all (well, 
almost all). So what we have: the correct definition of the end 
of line # 0D / # 0D, # 0A, multiple fonts (32 41, 51, 64, 85). 
Ability to search for a string (which I'm in such a viewer can 
not remember). Most importantly, What makes this viewer from 
the rest, so this opportunity to connect texts and writing the 
result to disk as a text, and as HELP. Rather, written in the 
form of viewer + pages of text. Actually, writing about viewers 
is not very grateful. Judge for yourself in this viewer, of 
course, a lot, but it fitted into a few words. Yes, of course, 
there is no viewer with the ability to create help-file (except 
for Text Designer ), Not everyone supports many fonts.

But I write about this viewer nothing more, and do not feel 
like repeating HELP. 


         BITMAP VIEWER v 2. 0 (beta)


           (C) Pro Hackers Dynasty


     As you can see, it's another viewer. AND
He looks BMP image files.
Probably, many people remember (and, possibly,
use)-type programs from PCX view.
Some of them have been described in previous editions 
ADVENTURER 'as well. Those programs basically, like, what would 
the file was not very large and, preferably,

(For most programs) monotonous.
This viewer, the correct way different from them (although it 
is not without glitches). The experiments were conducted over. 
bmp format sleuyuschih: 80 * 80 * 16K, 256 * 195 * 16K 
(creating a LightWave as HIIP BMP), 80 * 80 * 16

80 * 80 * 16 RLE, 80 * 80 * 1 (SEA conversion
of the 24 bit format). As would be
expect files in hicolor viewer did not understand (
bad color), the files in 16 colors, and read
shown for files with RLE compression (SEA
) Said that they are bad, file a plan
(Nekompressirovany) showed, but left
(Perhaps he took for his chetyrehplanovy file (16 color)). 
Files in 256 colors I was not looking. What distinguishes this

viewer from the other, so it can set the threshold file 
conversion. Such I I do not remember any one viewer. True,

management of this threshold have been several
strange. In the help screen says INC, DEC
conversion threshold. What do you think
it may be a key. Cursor?
None. QAOP? None. INV 'TRUE VIDEO? None.
And do not even Kempston (not supported vasche). In short, I 
searched for a long time yet found ... (Once all the keys out 
of spite). It turned out that the threshold varies keys Enter + 
cursor!!! TOGETHER! And nowhere is about this is not a word.



                HRUM v3. 5


            (C) Dmitry Pyankov


     And this prog is a compressor that
distinguishes it from other things of this kind, so the length 
of the original block (up to 49 kilo, not Hilo true) and the 
possibility depakinga enabled interrupts. As well when, say, 
the music plays, and at this time depachitsya basic code

block. As the author writes in the help "... the degree of 
compression nemerenoe ..." Compression ratio is really good, 
but on the files in which there is little graphics. Experience

performed on three graphic file, the following figures:

              (MSP / HRUM / ASC)

     1 file - 2465/2209/1995

   2 file - 2574/2258/1907

     3 files - 4624/4194/3869


     On code files results, mainly in favor of HRUM.


             HRUST v 1. 0


         (C) ZX-Club (Barnaul)


     The name is no mistake, this really is not HRUM, although 
very similar, even externally. Hrust pachit files slightly 
stouter Hrum 'and has the ability to use

a depaker into several blocks.
Many can I argue that in the past
it was possible to ship the file without depakera and
to use one. Well you can, but
how this was achieved, that is the question.
Clearly not the case, as in Hrust 'e, a with little perverted. 
Possible single decompression with enabled interrupts can be 
used at your own IM2 stack handler. Above Hrust 'th there was 
one interesting experiment was Tried to pack the file that 
contains multiple screens, packed HRUM 'Ohm - file is packed by 
18%, but here did not want to unpack. The truth

say, this file is not decompressed and
after MS-Packa and after PCD 6. 2, a now
TURBO-LZ after everything went through (by the way,
This is the first time when it was such garbage from
prog before that I pachil MS-Pack 'Om
and no problems, however, as
Compressor screens I have used ASC).
That's all we can say after
short acquaintance. More detailed information can be found in
built-in help 'e.


           RLE-COMPRESSOR v1. 21


             (C) 1997 DR. DASH


     Present to your attention one more
compressor. As with all compressors are built on the method of 
RLE (replacing duplicate data on two-byte code), it is not 
different degrees of compression stunned. Compressor type RLE 
simply find the file after compression will be greater than the 
original. As written by the author himself, he positions this 
compressor, as a lotion for compression GAME MAP DATA, ie, maps 
and sprites and blocks other similar garbage. Now this pack prog

quickly, if not very fast,
depaking proyshodit not too slow.
The length of the compressor is not took it for (too lazy).
Average compression ratio (tested on
two screens is not very downtrodden, upachilis
half). More about this compressor
nothing to say ....



           PERFECT COMMANDER v1. 7


             (C) 1997 James Advent


     That's a new version of PC.
Glitches such as older versions of corrected
especially one that is associated with TR-DOS v5. 03
(If someone does not know or remember, this
glitch was the fact that 5. 03 initializes the drive at the 
first of his treatment, and PC believed that everything is 
already installed and working with two drives buggy, at 5. 04 
of the Gluck nebylo). In Version 1. 7 PC has support for 
additional memory ATM, Scorpion 'a, PROFI, Pentagon 
'a.Opredelyaet disc changers only when TR-DOS ROM is not quite 
standard firmware. Can run the files of type CODE. Has a 
calculator. You can refuse to run any file,

if you press Enter immediately after Break.

     Screen driver and stayed 64
character that is not rulez (although I have now a decent 
display). The rest is good old Perfect commander.




         Sample Editor v 2. 1 (beta)


         (C) RED Ltd. Drunkards Group


     I am glad to present you a new version
Sample Editor 'a pack of Extreme
tracker. This version, if you speak the language pisishnikov, 
upgrade. Compared with the previous version, it's just a 
miracle. So, what appeared new. The first thing I brosilov in 
the eye after downloading the program menus [AMIGA-PC], poked 
into it and click ponazhimat [play], I realized that I finally 
have a converter from Amizhnogo format IFF. In this features I 
really needed, since I lay the disc with the tools to grab with 
the Amiga (none Spectrum digital editor did not play them 
correctly). With this feature, I'm half an hour of their

resulted in a divine form. A new
function decrease, sealing the sample in
twice. Possible to set the volume and
velocity sample. It is possible to connect two sample, however, 
a new sample added to the end, not mixed,

as it should have been. As in the previous
version, you can set the start and end
label loop sample. Added a new function that produces, so to 
speak, noise reduction (a necessary thing for some samples). 
There is a very nice analayzer (almost the same I saw on the 
Amiga in the Pro Tracker 'e (I think)). The overall impression 
of the program: cool. So, if you are doing on SPECCY digital

music then you would do well to seek out
this editor.


     Something recently began to carry
my sample editors, and that's another
got into my field of vision. Frankly,
These two editors are complementary.
And anyway, there's no reason not to use them both ...



         EXCESS SAMPLE EDITOR v 1. 2


             (C) EXCESS TEAM


     As I said above, this is another
sample editor, but frankly, it's
first, which I see as any bloat, if still unsold. So what's 
different about this sample editor from the previous one. The 
most important thing Unlike an opportunity otsifovki with a 
sampling frequency 22050 KNz maximum. This function is 
implemented using external drivers, implemented as

plug-in module. The format of the module in detail
described in the help. The standard parts that
Delivery includes a driver for the port # FE (
tape in). The maximum size of the sample,
that can handle E. S. EA - 65K.
There is a possibility how to add a sample to
end of an already existing (merge), and
mix with one another (mixer), and you can mix not only to the 
entire the length of the sample, and only a block. Very 
powerful conversion function for the sample. You can convert a 
sample from / iff (signed) format to transfer 16-bit to 8 and 4 
bits (The tool is compressed). Device List

O strikes, there exist almost
all the devices through which nA Speccy
audio output (except beeper 'a), it
General Sound (in the next version)
Sounddrive, Covox both Pentagon
'Ovsky and Scorpion' ovsky, Profi and
any other odnoportny how you managed to connect. For AY, there 
are three wave table, and the ability to specify any

from the track channels for output. Over samples
can be very jeer as you
effects such as reverb, reverse, fade
out, inversion, bass booster, equalizer,
Finally (although it does not work yet). In
samples can highlight a block and poizvraschatsya with it, 
delete, copy, move, apply the effect. Frankly, it was possible 
for a long time love to confess to that may or may not E. S. E. 
, especially because of all sorts of things related to changes 
in volume, tempo, and so n I keep silence. I can only say that 
it is simply irreplaceable program for those who do so to

still not set myself any musical gadgets (except for AY).
I must say thanks to the authors and, of course, support them 
financially. In fact, the last item refers to any of the 
authors. 



        Turbo Disk Utility v 1. 0


        (C) RED Ltd. Drunkards Group


     Word Turbo knowingly indicated in the title of the 
program. It's really fast makes all operations. Although she is 
no different awesome design (fever 'couple lines of text), it 
can pokonkurirovat with such monsters as the RDS, FUT and 
others (I still use ADS). What sets it apart from other similar 
programs, so it's full functionality (and As a consequence a 
very small amount of code). For such a small program be able to 
format, restaurants, check disk, and copy and formatting, is an 
achievement. Copying happens on the tracks. Oh, and forgot

mention of such a useful feature of
which is often overlooked in Disk Utility. This feature - Image
folder of your drive. Probably everyone had a
the case when he park the formatted disk. In future versions of 
the authors promise to make raspoznovalku format non-standard 
discs (these things cool, especially if they will do what he 
promised).