Move #10 04 сентября 1997

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Mosaic - Spectrum on the Internet.

Mosaic. Spectrum on the Internet.


Ars from Fatality

    Spectrum and the Internet. Seemingly incompatible things. 
But this not quite. Spectrum is part of the Internet - a global

computer network resources which are truly limitless.
Set a variety of platforms such as IBM, Mac, Amiga and
etc., are perfectly coexist with each other, forgetting about
competition, incompatibility of software code, etc. After
important in the Internet - that is, information, and its main 
purpose - make this information public domain. Today, when

number of hosts connected to the Internet, has exceeded 10
million, just hard to imagine the volume of all this
information.

    Spectrum in the Internet - is a common thing.
At least, Spectrum has been on the list of platforms in search
systems. If you're new to the Internet, call any
search engine, yahoo, or altavista, and enter the keyword
"Speccy". List of references to the server containing the 
Spectrum information is so vast that you can all navryadli

look at a time. If we talk about the geography of servers, and 
it very diverse: England, Norway, Finland, Germany,

Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Spain, Chile, Greece, USA, 
Australia and etc. The only place on Earth, where they know 
nothing about Spectrum'e is, apparently, Japan and China, 
because of 8-bit machines have taken root there only Dandy :-).


     Spectrum today - a very popular virtual machine.
There's plenty of emulators that allow
almost entirely to repeat the program by the creation of
Clive Sinclair, and on any platform and any
operating systems (DOS, Windows, UNIX). There would be a
variety of virtual Spectrum, if it was unpopular?

    If you are interested in the topic of Spectrum Internet, 
write to our MOVE, ask questions, and I will try to answer them.


    Well, so far, I've only briefly articulate their views
which were made as a result of familiarization with
Spectrum Resources on the Internet, can for someone they
seem curious.

1. The largest number of sites with Spectrum theme
located, naturally, the home of the Spectrum - in England.

2. Largest Spectrum server in the world - a Norwegian
server ftp.nvg.unit.no. It is almost entirely devoted to
Spectrum. It includes: 1) a huge ftp-archive to the
snapshot'ami - files for emulators, and 2) this web-city,
on the Spectrum: The Story of the Spectrum and Clive Sinclair
links to numerous resources, conference proceedings,
Different documents, etc. 3) search engine, which allows
search for Spectrum toy by its name, manufacturer
or by year of release, and soon on many servers.

3. Disk system TR-DOS, the current in the former
Union, beyond the totally unknown. Indeed, this
system was imposed on us only because of its cheapness and
availability, however, is compared with at least CP / M, it is 
obvious loss on all counts. I even found a web-page,

translated by someone in English, where the popularly told
about what a TR-DOS, and why it is better mikrodrayva. In
as a decisive argument, the author web-pages for some reason
offered to download a demo version DOOM'a and MC.

4. In continuation of the previous paragraph the following 
interesting observation: now, so to speak, in an exchange 
program are two opposing processes: firstly, it disking

Spectrum of different snapshots, so-called "issue
novya ", in short, the import program, and secondly, the reverse
export process, which involves the transfer of our new games
"Tape." The examples are not far to seek: Prince of
Persia, 48 UTYUGOV, Dina Blaster, a demo version of UFO and 
Black Raven ", not to mention the Dizzy-8, X, Y, which, even at 
a servers were presented as products Code Masters. And

English translated seen ... So it is not in vain, demos
with Enlight'a and some newspapers (eg, the late ONLINE)
distilled in a TAP-ovsky format.

5. In conclusion, this brief review I would venture to conclude 
that of those who today support for Internet'e name Spectrum,

More than half are from the nostalgic feelings, and only
Few are fans of the Spectrum, or if you want
fans. Most authors prefer to remember the sites
olden days, games that were at that time, many
talk about the Spectrum as their first computer, which
brought them much joy. It may sound funny, but
the most popular games on the Spectrum Internet'e believe
Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. Of course, now the toys have
cause, at best, a smile. By the way, and the question to you: a
why did it happen that these are unimportant for us to play
84-year recognized classic Spectrum toys??
Incidentally, those who like such games will be a surprise:
ubiquitous Flash inc. promised to release a complete collection 
of Jet Set Willy shortly.


6. Very many of the current, and especially, for some reason, 
ex- sinkleristov, to break into the Internet, interested in the 
question: where nove lies? Well, the question is very 
reasonable, as the links on the server with the TR-DOS'nymi 
archives to find using search systems is difficult. Of course 
those who read ONLINE, know these addresses - they are in the 
output of the newspaper. Yet, I think you'll be interested to 
take a small excursion into the Internet, albeit a virtual one.


    So first of all, allow me to introduce the server number 1
the world devoted to _segodnyashney_ Spectrum scene. This
server located in the town of Ogre (Latvia), compares favorably
from all others and not just the volume of information, but 
also a way its presentation and storage. Firstly, it is a 
partition of all Files in thematic catalogs, and secondly, the 
provision of name file additional labels, such as: PRV-preview 
or Demo, HOB-file is copied from (to) TR-DOS disk, the program

Hobeta, or abbreviated name of the group to represent the
program, and of course, backing up all files stored on
server. In addition, there is a text file describing
the contents of directories and a continuously updated file 
whatsnew.txt, which lists new acquisitions. In general, 
throughout visible to the accuracy and care about you ...


Host name: ftp.ogre2vsk.edu.lv
IP-address: 159.148.74.232
FTP-admin.: Egon@ogre2vsk.edu.lv (Raver / Phantasy)

                ______ ______ ___. ________

              . _) __ (_._) __/__._) | _) _ / -+-+-+-+-+
  pHANTASy | _ / | l | | / / aLPHa fLIGHt

  =-=-=-= 3o3_ |____|_________|_____|______/ 1970

    ___. ___ ______ _______. ___.___ _______ ______
 . _) _ \ L (_._) __ (_._) _ | _) | (_._) _ \. _) ____(
 | \ \ _ | _ / |____| | L | _ / / _ | __/__.
 |______ \ ____|___|____| |___|_________|___ \ ______|________|

         +-------+ Warez for speccy and c = 64 +--------+


    Root of the server is very simple, it only 3
subdirectory: / Amiga, / C64 and / Speccy. And, I must say, a 
folder / Amiga came here not so long ago, one might say, under 
pressure amizhnikov. Remains hopeful that the server will be in 
Ogre what sparingly his cyberspace and

would be keen on amigovskimi warez'ami. Although, it's
also a necessary thing. ;-)

     Catalog / Speccy includes the following folders:

    / Collections - A new, recently created a folder that 
includes a collection of Mouzon, and apparently in the future, 
drawing from different groups;


    / Cracks - catalog representing almost all known
(And unknown) on the date or Spectrum Group
individual hackers - or rather, games that were released by 
them, and here there are both imported toys, hacked and adapted 
to the TR-DOS, and "homemade" development - mainly, though

demo version. List of groups represented in this folder is
extensive, will try to list all (except for joint projects
presented separately): Abeyance, Ascendancy, Atomic
Destruction, Bitmunchers, CPS, Code Busters, Code Monsters,
Crushers, Diamond, Digital Reality, E-Mage, FCM, FFC Computers,
FLP, Fatality, Flash Inc., Hackers Squad, Illusion, Jurassic
Park, KYO Corp., Killer Toad, Mafia, Magic Soft, Mortal Kombat,
Mr.Crack, Mr.Limited, New Group, Paul O'Melly, Perestroika,
Precision, Prestige, Prophecy, Random Sciences, Rapeware, Red
Ltd, Scorpion Soft, Seamans, Smokers, Speed ​​Co, Spike 
Graphics, Star, Studio-7, Sudden Prodigy, TechnoTime, Titus, 
Unit-5, VDV Corp., Vasilyev Anton, VirtGroup, World Eyes, World 
Soft, XL-Design, Zer0, and of course, _PHANTASY_.


    / Demos - the directory containing the products from all 
demomaykerov light includes 3 subdirectory: / Gifts, / Groups 
and / Parties. Folder names speak for themselves: / Gifts - 
Gift - small demo, usually devoted to some one

man - a hacker or hakershe ;-), and include one or
multiple effects, and usually running the line with the wish
health, happiness, etc., or vice versa, in general, 
congratulations Happy Birthday, Happy New Year, etc, etc. Yes 
indeed, what I It says that you have never seen a Gift? :-). 
Folder / Parties includes work from the competition with: / 
DemoBit-95, / Enlight-96 / Enlight-97, etc ... Finally, the 
directory / Gropus - actually presents the work of 
demomaykerov. Want to read the list all groups? Here they are: 
3 Software Com., 7 Gods, Agony Design Team, Alfa Soft, Atomic 
Destruction, Axco, Bitmunchers, Black Shark, Busy + Noro, Claw, 
Code Busters, Convention, Cosmix, Cross-Road, Crushers, 
CyberDreams, Digital Arts, Digital Reality, Dream Makers, 
Dynamite Dynasty, E-Mage, Enigma, Ethanol Soft, Excess, Exodus, 
Extacy-3, Fantastic Stas, Flash Inc., Funsoft, Galaxy + 
SoftLand, Gasman, Golden Disk, Hacker Jim Goer, Illusion, KSA 
Software, Killer Klowns, Killer Toad, Kingdom Dreams, Klav, 
Lords, MPS, MQM Team, Mafia, Megacode, Music Soft, New Group, 
Omar Pictures, Omega Hackers Group, Omega Software, Pentagram, 
Precision, Prestige, Progress, Prophecy, Quit Style, Rush, 
Seamans, Snowman, Spermasoft Masturbatories, Studio-7 
Technium-220, TechnoMan Group, The Mad Guys, Theo Develegas, 
Unit-5, Universal Comp., Virtual Brothers, Virtual Vision, 
Warlocks, World Eyes, X-Trade, Zack, Zombusters Crew and 
Naturally, _PHANTASY_. Are you not tired this spisochek? :-) 
Among other things, compare the number of groups in / Games and 
/ Demos. As Why do you think on the Speccy demomaykerov more 
than geymmakerov, in fact make a good megademo no easier than

write even Dizzy-Z?

    / Disk-zines - to continue the journey on a server in a 
directory containing the Spectrum newspaper and zhuranaly. 
Unfortunately, I lost its listing :-(, so try to remember and 
say, that you can find magazines such as: Adventurer, 
Spectrofon, Flash Time, ZX-Format; newspaper: Body, Echo, 
Lprint, Maximum, Move, Nicron, Online, Revival, Subliminal 
Extasy, ZxLand, ZxNews; as well as information leaflets: Flash 
Info and Voxon Land, but what I can and made a mess ...


    Come on ...

    / Emuls'Utils4PC - a collection of various Spectrum 
emulators at IBM for DOS and Windows, useful utilities: to 
convert graphic distillation of files with MS-DOS on the TR-DOS 
and vice versa, utilities for "razdelyvaniya" snapshots, and 
many other useful things ...


    / Incoming - directory revenues. It allowed
anonymous access with the ability to create folders in it and 
write files. The popularity of server Phantasy says the fact 
that this directory is never empty. Server rather frequent

and support new programs, people such as:
Zhenya/We/Zer0, Odysseus / Flash Inc., Arty / Digital_Reality,
Perestroika, Max Iwamoto / Codebusters, Alex Research (Moskow
Zx-Net) and many others. Well, I think, from modesty I will not 
die if you add something here and I'm pumped. ;-)


    / Toolz - a variety of system software for the Spectrum.

    Finally, the most interesting catalog / Photos - unique
Gallery of photos of Spectrum of the world, but on it I
I will not tell, because the better to see once than a hundred
Hearing is believing! :-) I can only say that here waiting for 
you a lot of surprises ...



    Another fairly well-known Spectrum server is
in Yaroslavl University:

Host name: univ.uniyar.ac.ru
IP-address: 193.233.51.120
FTP-admin.: Fantom@uniyar.ac.ru


    In addition to the archive, here there is also a web-page,
dedicated to the Spectrum made Fantom'om, incidentally, very
not bad. Archive itself hidden in the depths of Directors:
/ Home / webadm / museum_files /. Again, next to the directory
/ ZX_Spectrum a / Amiga, and I must say, as I said
recently, the server begins to absorb amizhnikami.
At least, programs for the Amiga was here to do much
greater than that for the Spectrum (and not only in terms :-)). 
I can still recall that recently there have been some problems 
with access to the directory / Incoming ;-), but I think it all 
worked out. 

      Spectrum catalog here looks very chaotic, although
On the other hand, it speeds up access to programs, as
otstutstvuyut subdirectories. So, on this server can
locate the following folders: / UNSORTED, / adventurer,
/ Condor_software, / demo, / echo, / emulator, / enigma, / 
fautless, / Games, / maximum, / move, / nicron, / oberon, / 
revival, / snaps, / Spectrofon, / system, / texts, / x_ray, / 
zxnews. That in them lies, I think to explain is not required.


      Only wish that the Russian server, long life,
more aktsessov, and that DNS was not sick ... :-)


    That's it! How would suddenly did not sound that phrase, 
but it all the resources of Internet, on disk programs in the 
system TR-DOS. While there, yet we should remember two servers:


www.enlight.ru - St. Petersburg web-server, dedicated and 
Enlight'u to ftp-archive: ftp.enlight.ru / pub / demos / - 
contains all competition works 95-96-97 -? years.


    Last, the new and very young :-) server opened
in the city of Grodno. Write down its IP-address:



                       194.226.125.50



    Access to the folder / ZX_Spectrum through catalog
/ Ftproot, or a password. ;-) This archive is supported by
Ascendancy Creative Labs, and Fatality. Attention! While the 
server is, one might say, under construction, so there may be

various faults and plates. All stakeholders, as well as those
who, unable to advise or suggest, please write
at:


                  shura@shura.belpak.grodno.by

              (Subject: special for Ascendancy)

                             or

                      fatality@chat.ru,

and you can leave your message in the directory / Welcome.


    On this I agree with you farewell, I hope that this 
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