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Poll - Questionnaire for Development of Spectrum.

      Questionnaire for Development of Spectrum


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   Dear readers! The author is offering you a questionnaire, 
Dmitry Pavlukhin, conducts a broad survey spektrumistov. This 
application is a network Fidonet, ZXNet, the Internet, among 
readers of electronic publications and buyers of software tools 
among a wide range of users and fans of the ZX-Spectrum. To 
fill out the application, unload the text file by clicking Ext 
Mode when displayed on screen text data, then use

any text editor to make your responses. Addresses
email or regular mail to send the completed questionnaire given 
at the end of the text. 

            - -
(C) Mr.Brain 07.09.1999, the
(Dmitry Pavlukhin)



   Dear friend! Before you see a questionnaire whose answers, 
will have its possible help in the development of the Spectrum. 
It is now quite a lot said about the problems of the Spectrum 
and its shortcomings, I will not repeat, except to say one 
thing - Spectrum or soon be completely dead as a home computer 
or be reborn in something else. Many people have repeatedly 
taken steps to change the current situation on the platform, 
but things there. Most of them did not consider the real 
situation and took the wrong steps in the development of the 
Spectrum. This questionnaire is intended to identify the need 
for the development of the Spectrum and, if it exists, and the 
direction of development. I request that you be taken seriously 
by filling out this form, not afraid to give a little extra 
mnformatsii, but do not overdo it (Especially in electronic 
form), and in any case, your opinion will be very useful for 
many people trying to revive the Spectrum as a massive 
platform. Connect to this questioning of your friends and 
acquaintances, as well as other spektrumistov, including 
through electronic publications available to you, is welcome. 
Do not go around doing the survey and this does not delay 
response shelved, perhaps, your voice will be decisive in some 
matters. -------------------------------------------------- 
------------- O T H E B S I & L and P R O I G R A L R E! ! ! 

__________________________Liniya 
Otreza__________________________ 

                 FORM


1. Name (And / or name) ____________________________________

2. How old are you? ___________________________________________

3. City / region where you live __________________________

4. What computers do you have at home (please tick, if there is

   desire, on the space briefly describe the parameters):

 - RS _________________________________________________ []
 - AMIGA ______________________________________________ []
 - MAC ________________________________________________ []
 - SGI ________________________________________________ []
 - Spectrum ___________________________________________ []
 - MSX ________________________________________________ []
 - BC (0010/0011) _____________________________________ []
 - RC-86 and its clones __________________________________ []
 - Orion ______________________________________________ []
 - Specialist _________________________________________ []
 - Other (please specific ______________________) ______ []

5. Do you consider it necessary to further develop Spectrum ____

   _________________________

6. If yes, in what direction (please tick):

 - Software ____________________________ []
 - Circuit solutions ___________________________ []

7. What do you think is necessary because the software

   for the Spectrum?

 - Games _______________________________________________ []
 - Text editors ________________________________ []
 - New operating system _________________________ []
 - Music Player _____________________________________ []
 - Music editors ______________________________ []
 - Commander _________________________________________ []
 - Graphical editors ______________________________ []
 - Assemblers _________________________________________ []
 - High-Level Languages ​​______________________________ []
 - Database ________________________________________ []
 - Accounting software ____________________________ []
 - Other (if desired can list below) _______ []

  ___________________________________________________________

8. Do you think that if you need a new Spectrum (more powerful)?

  ___________________________

9. If you need a Spectrum, then what would you want it

   be of the following?

 - CPU Z80 (8 bit) ______________________________ []
 - Processor Z180 (16 bit) ____________________________ []
 - Processor Z380 (32 bit) ____________________________ []
 - 4-channel DMA __________________________________ []
 - 8-channel DMA __________________________________ []
 - Interrupt Controller ______________________________ []
 - Muzprotsessor _______________________________________ []
 - General Sound ______________________________________ []
 - DmaSound ___________________________________________ []
 - Floppy controller on the VG93 ______________________ []
 - Floppy drive controller and IDE-based multicards RS _ []
 - Controller IDE (if so, specify the type _________) []
 - Controller keyboard and mouse from a PC _________________ []
 - The controller is passive mouse __________________________ []
 - Joystick type Sega or NES ______________________ []
 - Full Parallel ______________________ []
 - Full serial __________________ []
 - Light pen ______________________________________ []
 - Something else _________________________________________ []

 * - For those who do not know - IDE devices - it's the HDD and 
CDROM.  ** - CPU Z80, Z180 and Z380 compatible machine code


      top to bottom, ie putting the Z380, you save compatible
      dence with the old software.

10. What is the amount of RAM in your opinion, is necessary

    Spectrum with your selected options above?

 - 128 KB _____________________________________________ []
 - 256 KB _____________________________________________ []
 - 512 KB _____________________________________________ []
 - 1024 kB ____________________________________________ []
 - 2048 kB ____________________________________________ []
 - 4096 kB ____________________________________________ []
 - 8192 kB ____________________________________________ []
 - 16384 KB ___________________________________________ []
 - 32768 KB ___________________________________________ []
 - Above 32 MB _________________________________________ []

11. Do you think it should be possible to extend the graphical
    surface Spectrum? __________________________________________

12. If yes, how?

 - Entering all the refinement of standard video controller

   (Such as: 512 points in a row, 1bayt attributes on

   byte pixels, etc.) _______________________________ []
 - Making a new graphical display that will be household survey
   processor are manifested Spectrum _____________________ []
 - Making a video card with its own processor _____________ []
 - Make it possible to connect to a Spectrum video
   maps from the PC (here specify the type of tire _________) 
______ [] 

13. If you do not complicate, list graphics modes that are

    In your opinion are necessary Spectrum

    (In the format X, Y, MaxColor):

   _____________________________________________________________

14. From what you could, would give a new computer (for 
receiving 

    Spectrum with your choices)?

 - Digital sound through AY / COVOX / SOUNDRIVE _____________ []
 - Multicolor _______________________________________ []
 - Software, which can not work

   without TR-DOS ________________________________________ []
 - Something else (specify that ___________________________) []

15. How much are you willing to pay for a new Spectrum, which 
has 

    your choices (for motherboard)?

 - $ 20 ________________________________________________ []
 - From $ 21 to $ 40 ______________________________________ []
 - From $ 41 to $ 60 ______________________________________ []
 - From $ 61 to $ 80 ______________________________________ []
 - From $ 81 to $ 100 _____________________________________ []
 - From $ 101 to $ 120 ____________________________________ []
 - From $ 121 to $ 200 ____________________________________ []

16. What kind of work you do on the Spectrum?

 - Engaged in an exchange of software 
___________________________ []  - Involved in selling software 
___________________________ []  - Publish a journal / newspaper 
for Spectrum __________________ []  - Play 
______________________________________________ []  - Encoding 
demos _______________________________________ []  - Writing 
system programs ___________________________ []  - I write 
applications __________________________ []  - I write music 
________________________________________ []  - Browse all the 
new things that are on the Spectrum ______ []  - Draw 
______________________________________________ []  - Design the 
hardware _______________________________ []  - Repair hardware 
________________________________ []  - Something else (please 
indicate _________________) [] 

17. How long ago did you buy software for the Spectrum? 
________________ 

18. How long ago did you buy peripherals for the Spectrum?

    ____________________________________________________________

19. Do you read any modern prints

    topics Spectrum? ____________________________________

20. What kind of electronic networks do you use?

 - Internet ___________________________________________ []
 - Fidonet ____________________________________________ []
 - Other (you can specify what ___________________) []
 - No ___________________________________________ []


__________________________Liniya 
Otreza__________________________ 



   When filling out the questionnaire the following 
precautions: put in square brackets mark, the questions try to 
answer "yes" or "no" if some concept you do not know, then 
write and close to the concept. 


   Responses received by December 31, 1999, inclusive, on
addresses:


   in electronic form - FIDONET: 2:5007 / 15.1 Dmitry Pavluhin

   in paper form - 662620 g.Chernogorsk, Working, 28.

Regards, Dmitry.