Optron #07 13 февраля 1998

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four kilobytes - Results of the survey: "The view of the newspaper Optron".

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            Chief Editor



(C) Rasp


           Hello, hello everybody!

  All that ended session, held feasts: you can work. Now, four 
months, "Optron" will be aired in its normal

mode - every two weeks. It is this
periodicity yet nowhere were discussed,
but so it all came together from the second
facilities.

  I want to draw your attention to the fact that
This room has a new column about the need to enter which we 
have been asked many of our readers. This column is devoted to 
innovations in software market in Lviv and the region. Leading 
headings: Walker of Iron Falcons - I beg to love and

favor. A is the topic - Topic
X ". That's - simple and original.

  I also want to draw your attention to the fact
that we have slightly changed the email address. Details - in 
the page About. 

  How will remember many of our
readers in the fifth issue, we announced
the survey, which aimed to know the opinion of the readers of 
our newspaper. AND Now, today, as we promised, the behavior

outcome of this poll. So ...


                Our poll


  In total, attended by 17 people, mostly residents of Lviv and 
the region, but not only ... guarantee the anonymity of all 
participants, although perhaps on Dumb people are saying to 
each other and learn :-). Let's go! .. 


             1. Your age.


       17 23.53%

       18 11.76%

       23 11.76%

       29 11.76%

       16 5.88%

       21 5.88%

       24 5.88%

       27 5.88%

       34 5.88%

       36 5.88%

       50 5.88%


  And the average age of readers was
24.47 years. Very pleased that we were able to
attract the attention of almost all age categories 
spektrumistov. 


       2. In which city do you live?


  Lviv and the region of 76.47%

  Moscow 11.76%

  Chisinau 5.88%

  Riga 5.88%


  Two people from other cities are
subscribers ZXNet (095), as well as one
- Fido and the Internet. And someone did not believe that
newspaper reading elsewhere ...


  3. How many rooms of the newspaper Optron "you
read?


  Answers to this question is not quite give in
the usual form - as percentage
read between the number of issues and
number of issues emerged at the time
filling in the questionnaire.


  100% 70.59%

   80% 17.65%

   60% 5.88%

  120% 5.88%


  "Readability" of the newspaper is less than 100% was observed 
mainly among nelvovyan. Do not reach for you all the numbers? 
If have the desire, we can send all of the numbers

you just let us know about it.


    4. The amount of memory your computer.


     128K 52.94%

     256K 17.65%

     512K 11.76%

      48K 5.88%

       1M 5.88%

      16M 5.88%


  The latter option may be someone and surprise. Do not worry, 
my friends, most likely the owner of this company reads 
"Optron" under emulator. Although we have implied, the volume

memory that is accessible to the shell itself
newspaper. That is, if it is a virtual
Spectrum, it was worth writing memory
namely the Spectrum, albeit virtual.
Well, okay, and that answer has given us food for thought.

  And the average amount of computer memory of our
readers was ... sorry, drifted.


  5. Do you consider it necessary to support
48 kilobytes in the shell of the newspaper?


      Yes 52.94%

     No 47.06%


  In addition, there were proposals to support 256K. But, 
gentlemen, we in fact, 128 enough! And besides, we in fact read 
and at 48K! Why deprive a newspaper that does not hinder 
anybody, and even beneficial? Not want to lose at least one user

because of the banal problems of 48K. And while
"Optocouplers" sheath makes the hacker Rasp,
it will support the 48K!


  6. What do you think is the most
successful in the shell of a newspaper?


  Answers to this question had a slightly
adjust to one another, because there were not two completely 
identical answers. 


               Picture 11.76%

      Making text 11.76%

      Shortcuts 11.76%

  Perfection shell 11.76%

                 Music 5.88%

          Main Menu 5.88%

  Undecided 41.18%


  There has got a intersnyh answer:

"... The opportunity afforded by the key
"U" :-) "


  What can I say. About Page was
done only for the fact that the user had not searched long 
editorial details leafing through the entire text, but could 
not find them "Flick of the wrist."



  7. What is most unfortunate in the shell of a newspaper?


  All claims will be considered for the Tenth
number is (wait is not very long!). A
now present the most interesting answers to
less painful (for us) question.


  "First, do not have enough Kempston mouse;
secondly - menus must be on icons, and thirdly, - hot keys 
(page forward / backward section forward / backward; By the 
way, "jump" at the sections can neither One newspaper ..)



  The mouse will be possible - above. And how to understand
that menus should be on icons? This
that, as in windows? Yes, our artist tired of each room to draw 
new icons. And if, as in the ZX-Format'e, I think. Now button. 
Our shell is able to turning the pages - the keys 6, 7, O, P, 
and and CS +5, +6. And about the "jumps" to

Articles I want to restore the historic
justice: it is able to Belarusian newspaper ("Move", "Lprint" 
etc.), so that This effect their copyright.



  "... The lack of font 64 characters per line"


  Many people read a newspaper from the TV screen, and 
therefore sit in the 1.5-2 meters from him, and at a distance 
64 characters practically invisible, so the regime is unlikely 
to be introduced. 


  "Everything's cool!"


  :-)


  8. What section is missing in the newspaper?


  Most readers are interested in
Sections: coding, review, iron, for
Dummies. We are not opposed in principle to talk on such 
topics, but do not know what is interested in our readers, and

talk about everything in a row somehow reluctant. Reader, let 
me know what exactly you interested in what we can - help! 


  9. What section do you consider superfluous?


  35.29% of the readers were opposed to column "Litstranichka. 
And one reader wrote the following: 


  "In each section there is a reader"


  And we agree with him. If "Litstranichka"
does not hinder anybody, and many even like
so why throw it? Can only
promise that in the future try not to print such large and 
heavy stories. 


  10. What topic should be more developed in the pages of 
newspapers? 


  The vast majority of responding
this issue, wants to see in the newspaper more information 
about hardware. 

  Zhelezyachniki! Respond! Tell the world
on their achievements! I know that the residents
Ivano-Frankivsk region, has led the way in this matter. I'd 
love to hear anything interesting from them. Valentine, Andrew, 
addressing open text!



  11. Your score on a five-point scale,
appearance of the newspaper.


       5 47.06%

       4 35.29%

       3 17.65%


           Average rating: 4.29


  12. Your score on a five-point scale,
informative newspaper.


       5 41.18%

       4 41.18%

       3 17.65%


           Average rating: 4.24


            13. Overall assessment.


       5 41.18%

       4 47.06%

       3 11.76%


           Average rating: 4.29


  That has turned out such a survey. In addition to the 
thirteen of the above questions from readers asked to give 
their comments and proposals. We do not publish them, because

believe that they were addressed directly to the editors. All 
of them, we took note. Here are just worried about the request 
emanating from a reader: 


  "To develop the direction that was started by Sergey
[Filimonov], but not limited to computer
and telephone, and in other ways ...
TV, satellite TV ... "


  Here we are on their own is unlikely that any
do - need specialists in these
areas may respond someone
readers?

  Today, four kilobytes resulted in all
eight, so I will not detain you longer.


                              Sincerely,

                            Hacker Rasp,

                          Klimus Vladimir

                  Editor of "Optron"