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Optron #05
05 декабря 1998 |
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four kilobytes - On novvedeniyah in the newspaper.
Iron - Lviv option - how to expand the memory up to 512k.
Game - On the levels of the game: SUPER LASER SQUAD.
Lit. Page - Night Shift (continued).
Advertising - Advertisements and announcements ...

6.12.97
(C) Iron Falcons
Press <H>
In today's issue:
Four kilobytes
Iron
Super Laser Squad
Night shift
Advertisement
4 kilobytes of
Chief Editor
(C) Hacker Rasp
General news and innovations in the newspaper.
"Short" because the memory for text
small, and the correct podgruzki blocks from the disk are not
yet fully debugged.
Today we will have one innovation in
shell. Its essence is this: when
shipping on the disc after the copyright of the author
will add one line showing
issue of the newspaper, which was published
this material. This is to ensure,
to throw off the reading of the text on the disc
It was clear from it. In addition, increased
volume and page ABOUT brought to mind
management in the main menu.
I've got a not very good news. We, Iron Falcons, decided to
temporarily Freeze output Optron. And the thing
that is approaching the end of the year, the session,
you know, we will not have time to work on a newspaper, but you
will not have time to read it properly. But we will definitely
return no later than the end of January. Perhaps, then, is
already full will be sold modems (according to Sergey Filimonov
wait is not long - a month, max half), and the newspaper will
be easier to merge with any BBS, as each week to run on
radiobazar.
Today I still do not forgive. Meet me
in the next section.
Sincerely,
Hacker Rasp,
Klimus Vladimir
Chief editor of "Optron"
Lviv option ": 512K!
(C) Hacker Rashpilasshirit memory of your computer up to 512K.
Just two words of elaboration. This
refinement increases the amount of memory your computer with
128 (48) to 512 kilobytes. Selection of additional pages is
done either using 6.7 bits of port # 7FFD (standard
Pentagon'a), or with bits 0.1 ports # FDFD and # DFFD (ATM and
Profi, but not I remember what port whose: (). Select mode
selects the breaker switch. All refinement can be disabled by
another breaker switch.
Now, when I brought you up to date,
can begin to rework. To realize improvements in metal
"neobnodim soldering iron, wire cutters, tweezers, five meters
of wires and circuit boards and company expansion.
First things first will have to get somewhere 16 chips such
as 41256 (domestic 565RU7 not fit - they have little other
organization). Prompt, where they can be find: such mikruhi
stand in 286 x PCs.
Found mikruhi need to check:
take out one of the RU5-x (must be removed
rushki screen memory), and in its place put the investigated
chip and throw it the first leg on the ground. Turn comp. If
appear on the screen vertical stripes
or conversely, a shortage of points, then this mikruha we will
not do - will have another look. If the PC plows as before,
then all in order and you can proceed to the next
stage.
I almost forgot, if you have a 48-second computer, then
it should be changed into a 128-d, and then
already in the 512-th.
So mikruhi we have go further.
Now you need to replace all our RU5
41,256 - RU5-e better povykusyvat without regret, and under
256-e supply socket. Replacing the chip is temporarily throw
their first feet on the ground. The computer must still
"Plow" in the 128-meter mode. Now on the attached chart collect
all the revisions.
D6.1 D1.1 D1.4
A13 2 March 1911 o1 o13
A9 March 1912
/ WRFFFD February 2000
C_TM9 March 2001
D0 5 10 0 4
D6 June 11 July 1
D1 November 1920 September 2
D7 10 21 March 1912
14 30
13 31
# 7FFD (D6, D7) +5 V \
# FDFD (D0, D1) GND \ 1 S
# DFFD 15oOE D7
/
GND /
/ RES | <| 1oR Q 5 AB_KP11
2 D
3 C _ 5 o4
+5 V 4oS Qo6 6
D2.1 D1.2
13oR Q 9
12 D
11 C _ 9 o10
+5 V 10oS Qo8 8
D2.2 D1.3
GND October 1920
GND November 1921 September 2 D38.1-D45.1
December 1922
13 23
+5 V 13oR Q 9
D37.14 January 14 A6 12 D
D37.2 Feb. 2 / RFSH 11oC _
+5 V 10oS Qo8
15oE0
1oE1 D3 D5.2
GND June 1910
May 1911 1 July D53.9-D60.9
April 1912
March 1913
+5 V 1oR Q 5
D50.1 14 1 2 D
/ RFSH February 2 3oC _
+5 V 4oS Qo6
15oE0
1oE1 D4 D5.1
D1 - LE1
D2, D5 - TM2
D3, D4 - KP12
D6 - LI1
D7 - KP11
Explain what, how and why will not -
"Teapot" for such a revision is not taken,
and all the rest are already well understood.
Signals AB_KP11 and C_TM9 taken from the board
expansion, respectively, with the 1 st leg
KP11 and 9 th TM9. Signal / WRFFFD taken
also with the expansion card, he formed
ID7 and is equal to 0 when A14 = 1, A15 = 1, A1 = 0,
/ WR = 0, / IORQ = 0, / M1 = 1. In addition to all
vyshenarisovannogo, need to be reversed signals going to the
D34.4 and D37.13, D34.6 and D37.11. The signal from D50.9 to
cut and apply 1-e feet D54-D60.
Properly collected scheme does not require
virtually any configuration, so
if something did not work, then search for "snot", the cliffs,
and errors in assembly. Well, if everything was fine, the
memory can be testanut Program Ram Doctor Sergei Tyatina (mode
Pentagon).
In conclusion, it was not me
the first and hopefully not the last one who tried to expand
the memory "of Lviv option." It would be nice if the authors
responded to other options for expansion - maybe their approach
will be in anything better than mine. All valuable solutions if
they wish their authors would be published in "Optocouplers! In
addition, there are plenty of all sorts of improvements, "Lvov
option" have not reached a wide range of sinkleristov. Hey!
Zhelezyachniki! Share with the people of the fruits of their
labors!
If suddenly you have any questions and / or problems with
expansion, you can call me than I can - help. Phone in Lviv:
(0322) 67-60-45.
For today I have it. See you in January!
Sincerely,
Hacker Rasp,
Klimus Vladimir
Super Laser Squad
(C) Paul Vysotsky / Gendalf, 1997e to us, but following the old
and good tradition of other publications, we still decided to
address this subject. Most likely article of this type yet
appear in the "Optocouplers", if nothing to write about.
That before the game, which will be discussed today, we must
give some explanation. All (Or nearly all) had heard about the
game Laser Squad. Too many played. For some of They Laser Squad
has become almost family. ;) Namely, these include programmers
from Pavlograd, which not only added to the
name of the game a modest word "Super", but
created almost a new game, improved and, so to speak, renewed.
In general, the number of different parodies Laser Squad is
one of the first places. In First of all it dozens of recycled
scripts created with the help of special editors, and other
available funds of dubious origin. But they were the old rules,
old parameters, it was not a new weapon (Usually, almost
always). The only that change, so it outlines the location of
buildings and doors. There were, Of course, not bad, balanced
levels, but they were few. In addition,
Laser Squad ideas have been used in several other games,
"STEP", judging by all, intended to develop the principles of
the game in his unfortunately failed Special Forces.
In the Super Laser Squad is seven (the sacred number) to
truly new levels. Each of them has its own interesting features
and no less interesting puzzles. Also a lot of new weapons and
more not bad jokes. On the other hand,
fixed many bugs, and, most
most importantly, fix Manual artificial intelligence.
I will not list the corrected bugs -
fan Platoon find them myself (just for
him, as the authors write, made a game for
He wrote this article. Because here and there
its rules and a no instructions - I
I hope that they (rules), everyone already knows). Not all bugs
fixed. For example in the first level (and only him!) corpses
sometimes privraschayutsya in furniture - sadly
familiar to many special effect. Kstati in
Spectrofon'e # 9 describes almost all
glitches Laser Squad, including various defects on the rules of
the game. Without a doubt, the authors of Super Laser Squad
read this article and something noted.
Added new features to manage
- That is, new menu items
most often associated with the topical features of the script.
For example, throwing things where there is some kind of
furniture, you can then choose to hide it or not. Hidden object
will not be visible on the map because of this the furniture,
and the ignorant can raise it only by accident. True, it is
possible that to enhance the computer's artificial intelligence
detachment was given the opportunity to see and such items, and
then pick them successfully.
Appeared interesting programming features a database using
special means (at some levels). Fighters can also use different
machines, climbed into them. Although "different machines"
voobscheto reduced to two: drills and cutters.
Many of the new sprites on the map - each
level, they are different: glass, vines, palms,
"Disclosure" walls, puddles (submitted
as the sea, but they are so easy to navigate
wade ...), fire, shovels, etc. Some were
doors about three species.
And now you can go directly to the
levels. Actually fully describe their
is not necessary - to each level there is little
unreadable (scrolling text box
up) user manual, which
You can read while listening to a borrowed
different parts of the music (by the way, pointed out this flaw
- they say they have a Pavlovgrad musicians afternoon with fire
you will not find).
Level 1: Mafia
Mafia-style fighting in a huge villa
and that the villa is not similar. Villa,
apparently belongs to the scientist mafia
("Learned mafiozy" - a very strange combination), who did not
feel at home. A curious detail: among the team
attacking not the least is Stinger Assassin (Hired Stinger).
Let me remind you that long ago the notorious Hacker
Stinger made one of the first disk
version of Laser Squad. Perhaps this is just a coincidence, but
I have not quite believe it;).
The aim of the game is to destroy this
of the mafia - just like in Italian
films. The villa has secret passages - then
There are some walls you can open the same way
As the door. But the map they do not differ from the rest. In
practice, they have to find at random.
The atmosphere is warming the two plastic bombs planted at
the villa. They like it promised in the instructions, exploded
with a bang after 6 rounds. People are, of course, smeknut that
does not necessarily they explode in vain. Much more
comfortable in the first game to notice the epicenter of the
explosion, and Next time they pick up and calmly
used for the purpose: to undermine the infamous mobsters.
Incidentally, such a bomb can be the success of "nest" in the
wall - the kind will be stunning.
There are two interesting features. Living water and laser.
The first treats a fighter, but does not restores protection -
that is, practically little helps. The laser has
only one charge, the battery is to it is decent, but almost
always hope and believe that he will completely destroy the
that substance, which gets (except Sterner'ov who have pretty
strong defense.
Level 2: Blue Planet
At this time, Laser Squad somehow nepostezhimym way gets in
the future (22 .. year). Destruction of the main database of
goal, of course, is global, but in my opinion,
such an approach is a little easier
the game.
But if the unclear situation with
space-time can still be
how to explain, but the use of toilets as teleports ...
Apparent presence no lack of imagination;). They work these
toilets also interesting. Move the fighter not to any point on
the map as it was announced in a statement, and in another bowl,
which is chosen almost by chance. This interesting system can
be disabled by inserting a database of a special drive in the
same way to include backward. In general, because of these ill
teleport level I do not very much. What interest: ten
moves you take the enemy in the ring, but he
picked up and disappeared down the toilet: (.
Level 3: Rescue Rangers
Nothing disturbed the quiet sleep forest
filled with fresh morning mist. Sun
slowly bore down on the virgin
forest, awakening different livestock and illuminating dead
swamp rats. Wade through the bush,
spitting and cursing in his strange
language, unshaven old man. His name was
just a resident of Forest and in his hands he carried a taken
just in case a rusty edge. He went around
their modest farm, which bred rats and mucous toads: everywhere
could see the huge egg from which they hatch. Suddenly on the
road in front of him appeared shabby old man - Dr. Nimnul with
something metal in his hands. Resident had no choice as a
"whistle" trained rats, and stand up for anyone not desired
generator ...
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. That's understandable. But where
Dr. Nimnul that a couple of times almost Pryshyb rescuers? AND
yet. Despite the apparent weakness of the opponents, the
rescuers will have to difficult. Doors leading to the
generator, can penetrate bomb, bazooka, and the swamp rat (the
latter statement is not documented, and can not fail to excite
the imagination - at once remember the steel rat Harry Harrison
...)
Level 4: The Aliens
Ancient, but not very castle, the rebels
alieny conditionally flying robots - a level
in general, interesting and quite mysterious.
For example, in a written statement that alieny can create new
robots, and therefore you should use something found outside
the castle. First, playing the Alien, I have not found the
opportunity to create something new. Secondly, outside the
castle indeed there are interesting things, and
namely - a shovel. But neither raise nor even use them, I could
not. And what is the funny? Maybe someone else will answer
this question.
Center of the castle, where alieny on the idea, and
should rivet improvised, where stand in tubs four suspicious
palms, you can block by inserting one of the monitors
magnetic disk, and the same method to unlock. Blocking is the
appearance in four narrow corridors of some pillars. In this
connection, there is a great opportunity to kill the scattered
enemies, just While playing with automatic lock (By the way,
where is she?).
Level 5: Amazones
The aim at this level is satisfied tidbit:
to destroy a dozen of the fair sex, for some reason call
themselves Amazons. Among both sides there are boys, and bums,
and queens, and girls (Especially the last lot). The strongest
of them - the Queen. Kill it almost impossible, but it is not
necessary. Much It is easier to make friends;).
Weapon here is quite interesting: the onion
and sickle to the vine, which grows on
all over the map. There are also boats that are pretty quick
swim in the puddles, but practice their use quite inconvenient.
But still - some no diversity. Map is also noteworthy. Several
bezdvernyh structures, many vines and the sea.
But nevertheless very interesting to play.
Vykashivaya vine and traveling on the map
You can accidentally stumble upon the enemy with all the
ensuing consequences.
As I read in one of many
messages from the authors of this game to the users, this level
like them (the authors) the most. But I would not say so.
Level 6: Coal Corp
Coal Corporation. Level, strongly reminiscent of the old
Rescue from the Mines. But no such bezynteresny. For example,
clearly podogrevaet interest eruption, which
begins after 6 rounds (or tour).
The goal, however, a few commonplace: to destroy the ten test
analyzers (podumaesh. ..).
Three soldiers attacking squad poyavlyayutya
behind enemy lines, but it does little. There
More and drills that bore almost nothing (in any case, I
drilled only a very thin walls). But their convenient to use as
a solid (but not ideal) body armor.
Level 7: Biowar
Very interesting level. It
already attacking will help vile rat. KSAT, the best and nice
to them, is speed. Rat catches and peregonet and
then come back and neck peregryzet soldatuneudachniku. Need to
protect their leaders, who already have good arms, but
little protection.
At the expense of weapons that level at all
went the furthest. Appeared flamethrower and biomet.
Flamethrower - a very powerful weapon, especially when dealing
with biomass. This biomass, from the outset are spread across
field, has a very nice feature to quickly proliferate. That's
it shoot biomet.
On the map you will notice four red
cross. Getting up on them you can refill
energy, but the protection is not renewed.
There are also several initially closed
hatches, which can attempt to discover
use the key from the computer. But it is not
so sure. To do this, you can use a flamethrower:).
Again, the action takes place at the villa. But
events significantly exacerbated by a biological attack.
All these levels have one thing in common: they are fairly
balanced, for In order not to annoy the very first day
(Night, morning, evening ?..).
In one of the following numbers you can
find something about new weapons in the Super Laser
Squad'e, and not just about him. For example, the
location _vseh_ back doors.
In addition, this description, as has been
said, not only the first but not the last. In the future I,
Gendalf, mean please you many more such works.
Sincerely,
Paul Vysotsky.
Night shift
(C) Stephen King
Scored Infarhyh
distant sections of the basement somewhere in the northeastern
part of it. Behind and went Ippeston Broach. They dragged a
hose over a of the most powerful water cannons, which
was one more advantage. Attachment to
had a crane, with which it was possible to
regulate the pressure of the jet, and even completely
override pressure.
- We have arrived. Here it is. - He stopped, finally, the
Hall, showing on the floor.
It was a great and seemingly quite
heavy wooden hatch closed the course in
dungeon. In the heart of it was let into a massive metal ring.
- Hey, Warwick! Warwick! - Called Hall
chief. - Come here a minute.
Warwick is just to show at the moment because of the nearest
corner. Seeing a group of people huddled around the Hall, and
carefully looked at something at his feet; he, with his
constant nasty uhmylochkoy, sympathetically asked:
- What happened to the student? Lace razvyazalsya?
Anybody but him, however, was not to
laughter.
- Look - Hall kicked the door -
entrance to the lower basement ...
- So what? What the hell do you not
work? Now, it seems, does not break time! - An explosion of
Warwick.
- There's your rat, calmly replied Hall.
- They breed there are thousands! May
be hundreds of thousands, and someday, may
will soon begin to Select is selected in the city,
carrying a terrible epidemic! And to you, I see no
no work! We Viskonski seen here
ogromhuyu even a bat the size of
the average cat!
They began to approach other people,
attracted by the loud voice Hall. They
silently gathered around a grim and then glancing at the door,
then taken aback at Warwick.
- I really do not care! -
minute off his stupor, he raised
Suddenly a voice. - I hired you to clean the basement, but not
for something you would do me here ...
- Yes, it really was so -
snapped Hall. - But first we had,
As far as I remember, thirty-six people
and now there are not more than twenty. Administration of the
plant will have a good shell out compensation for those
sixteen, you, Warwick, as a senior is not saved. On the head, I
think you for it not pat.
- That lucky person! - Gogotnul some one from the crowd,
which has a ring of standing around them.
Warwick, mouth open in amazement, silently
looked at the Hall ...
- Do not expect this from you, the student is not
waiting ... You turned out to be dangerous and smarter than
I thought - with a tinge of respect said
Warwick. But do you really think that I'm really interested in
how many rats down there? If you think so, you're wrong. To me
it is absolutely care.
- Oh, indifferent?! - Exploded Hall. -
Well, listen, you bastard, I'll tell you
now such that for sure you will have no
care! Yesterday I was in the library of the City Hall and found
out there's something interesting. I specifically sought
ordinance relating to the plant. One of the They dated from
1911 year, but valid today, and it seemed to me
particularly interesting. Do you know what it says, Warwick?
Warwick's eyes were narrowed with undisguised hatred, and
look - cold as ice.
- You're fired, a student. You can be free.
- So, - continued calmly Hall
as if he had heard nothing - in this
Resolution said the criminal responsibility of the plant, which
led to the appearance of the plant parasites Number of
exceeding the permissible limits of health. Do you understand,
Warwick? Repeat spell, there it was about
P-A-P-A-W-I-T-A-X. Under the parasites were meant animals that
carry dangerous infectious diseases. They were even
specifically listed there: Simple and bats, skunks, Not
registered stray dogs and rats. Rats - especially.
Rats, Mr Warwick, mentioned in two
fourteen pages of this ruling
again! And now imagine only
moment that will start when I came out here up, heading
straight to the mayor of the city and in color sign for him all
that happens down here, in the basement ...
Hall paused for a moment, enjoying the
skewed view of people hate Warwick.
- I think once I'll let you know about this
mayor, the plant will be here, though, immediately stopped to
find out why punish and complete extermination of every single
rat. And thou, Warwick, in the case of ludshe crackle departure
on the street no later than this Saturday. I can already hear
what the words say you your boss before you go
knee in the ass. So that, Warwick, will
You dobivatsya temporary unemployment benefits. YOU, Warwick,
and not me.
In spite powerless hands clenched Warwick
fists. Closing his eyes, he noisily exhaled, thinking to
himself: "That's how I got into trouble, and yet he felt that
It is high time it was thrown out from the factory this tramp
under any pretext! "opened his eyes, he saw a hatch in the
second a basement level and on his face reappeared his eternal
smile, talking about that he finally came to his senses.
- Okay, a student. I believe that I was joking.
You're not fired.
- You also are not as dumb as I thought
- Praised his Hall.
Defeated Warwick have only quietly swallow the last thrust
Hall. He just as though gratefully nodded with all
that the same tense and nervous grimassoy, dolzhenstvovavshey
mean an ironic smile.
- You are so resourceful and brave Hall. Do not go down if
you down and see whether own eyes what is happening there?
Take it with you and Viskonski.
- Not me! - Screamed in terror
Viskonski. - Not me! I. .. I ...
- "I ..." - fiercely flashing eyes,
barked at him Warwick.
Viskonski immediately shut up.
- Well, I agree - cheerfully said
Hall. - We need three good strong
lantern. I think I saw an entire shelf
just such shestibatareechnyh, in the main
office premises. Is not it true, Warwick.
- You probably will need helpers
- Warwick replied evasively. - Can you pick them up himself.
- I choose you, Warwick - calmly and
politely, "said Hall, gazing
him straight in the eye. - In the end,
should also be provided and the administration, do you think?
.. What are you so pale, Warwick? Are you afraid of these lousy
rat? Maybe they were not too a lot. Or no ...
Someone (judging by his voice - Ippeston) rather gogotnul.
Warwick gloomily surveyed the dense
round about him, a crowd of people. Each of them
grimly looked down at his feet.
- Broach - he said at last fallen
voice - ascend to the office and brought in three
lantern, which says Hall.
- Why do I have to pull into it? -
Viskonski moaned, gazing longingly at the
Hall. - You know, I ...
- It's not me you sucked, - said Hall
and looked darkly at Warwick, which
Met this view no less grim, but
long time did not take his eyes away.
To be continued ...
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