Born Dead #07 12 марта 1999

Будущее Спектрума

Thoughts readers - Another plan to save the Spectrum.

                         READERS 'THOUGHTS



                             Change! - Demand of our hearts,

                             Change! - Demand of our eyes.

                             In our laughter and our tears,

                             And the pulse in the veins - 
Change! 

                             We are waiting for change.

                                                      B. Choi.


    Recently, electronic publications there are many
articles on the crisis in the development of ZX-Spectrum. 
Unfortunately, the problem is illuminated by a one-sided only 
by the coders. For more complete mapping of reality need to 
listen and the other side - users.



    Programmers focus on the immaturity of the market is
of license software. Nick tend to buy cheaper software for
burglars, and the authors almost got nothing. Of course,
Spectrum - a platform for enthusiasts, but also material
Motivation also means something. We could not agree
but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Too narrowly 
understood this problem. "Now with lyudyami be in myagshe, and 
look at the issues Shirshov ": -). No matter how we loved 
Speccy, sooner or later but we have to it deviate by any 
objective circumstances :-(. I hope that this will not happen, 
but it can happen all, so be prepared to the worst. Once our

generation will throw Spectrum, our egregor him die. In the best
case, Speccy ended his days in the hands of our children (if we 
do well educated). More spektrumistov will get nowhere. AND

it will end. Spectrum is doomed.


    The main reason for such a prospect is in ourselves, in
closure of our community. We have gone deep underground. And do 
not just went out and quietly drove themselves there, pushing

potential users. How many people had not had
no computer, chose the Speccy? I think it does.
According to the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a 
closed system constantly increasing, which leads to an energy 
of death. Closure, in my opinion, contributes to selection

Modern software. Pay attention to what is now
available: demos, magazines, newspapers, text, graphics (for
tricolor), music editors, programs to work with
drive, the game ... Almost all system programs are designed to
ultimately to themselves encoders (the same issue of demos, 
magazines and games). With this software, Spectrum does not 
need anyone except us. It must be admitted.



    Here is an example from his own life. Recently, I tried
help a person to sell Profi. I did it almost as
advised respected MMA (see OBERON-5, "The Strategy"). Client
caught nothing about computers. Acquire it his
thought up on my suggestion for his eight sons.
Since the show demos and talk about the ideology of Speccy
It was senseless - vseravno would not have understood, I
demonstrated a text editor (MicroEditor and ZXWinWord),
ArtStudio and utilities for working with graphics (QSV, PF), 
music editors (STP, PT 3. 34), some ruleznye game (UFO II, CV,

MK, Kolobok Zoom II etc.). I have pains on the virtuosity of our
programmers and friendliness Speccy. But neither this nor 
ridiculously Low price is not convinced him of the desirability 
of acquisition. The man had the impression Spectrum'e as

a frivolous toy type Dendy. The reason for this was complete in
I have no training programs that could really
help young users in their study.


    Asked what we have on this topic, I dug up
one diskette from AlexSoft 1994 and aaplet T. Words by
Znahar. Unfortunately, nothing more has been found. Programs
from AlexSoft very wretchedly in the interface - obsolete, but
T. Words I really liked. This is a test of English
language. I think this idea need to develop: to expand the 
topics and vocabulary, make this program for other languages.



    To exit from the crisis of our system to do an open,
ie, attract, lure new variety of users, which will be
Spectrum is not used for aesthetic and moral interests
(Like us), but from a purely practical and the consumer. 
Gradually they become real and re-spektrumistami. Importantly,

so they took Speccy in your hands. For ztogo and the need for
programs to Spectrum'u take not only the leisure
user, but also much of his routine work.


    To attract new users also need to advertise
Spectrum-compatible computers on television, radio and
regular publications. Speccy has a mass of useful and
valuable attributes: scope, simplicity and convenience
use, reliability, durability and user-friendliness,
support of talented programmers, low price
(I think, in terms of yutil / ruble he generally has no equal) 
to Moreover, it is the home computer (BC shall not be

take). Spectrum'u, in my opinion, the place in the school and
student's desk. In this direction, and it should be
promote.


    The most promising in this regard are like me
seems to be pros and KAY. It would be good all the imported 
parts replaced by a Russian (excluding Z-80). It would be good 
to find domestic analogue AY (unless, of course, possible). In 
general, be even more cheaper Speccy.



    Of course, all need the money. As we, de facto,
is a public organization, let us introduce a voluntary
membership dues and together we will save for a specific 
project. Let us help producers and Software Spectrum to him. I 
believe that spektrumisty - the most decent, and good 
soznatelnayay part of society, and if we amicably recoverable 
for a cause we will certainly be a success. In any case, try to 
make necessary.



                   SPECTRUM RULES FOREVER!

                             Moskalev, Sergey aka Gris (Gray).

PS: My offer is that we really
want to see Speccy thriving and deservedly popular in
society. If not, then let him land will be down, and
this topic for more than just boltologii raise should not be.

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FROM THE EDITOR:

And so, quietly and slowly going crazy with our readers: (. 
Article as you can imagine does not fit in with the progressive 
upbeat theme and design aesthetics of our publication. Only

reason why we published this opus - Fluency
author of the Russian language. We do not often see Compound
proposals and quite rare scientific terms accurately and easily
primennenye author for creating this masterpiece.

In general, the idea of ​​Sergei close to being paranoid 
delirium who periodically goes out beyond the material body

various "chronic" lovers Spectrum type A. Savicheva,
are a dime a dozen in FIDO'shnoy echo ZX.SPECTRUM. Well,
each have the right to freedom of izyavleniya your thoughts. If 
someone want to contact the author of this article - please 
email paper, we will give ....