KrNews #15 02 ноября 2001

Будущее Спектрума

Spectrum - the Duma about the prospects of the platform Spectrum.

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 Thoughts about the prospects of the platform Spectrum
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(C) Ca № n bal / TL '2 k



    Hello, reader. In this
literary opus, I once again
touch on problems of major theme of development and
our existence to you in the Spectrum
whole. No, I will not cry in
vest on "how long stretch
old man? "or vice versa, comfort
the public by charging their articles
optimism, citing competitive reasons for
benefit ZX. All of this has been about this
written more than once that the order
nabilo nauseam so already on the dotted
concerns a person. At this time, I suggest
specific constructive suggestions for
Spectrum rescue at least with our
your hands. I'll note that the first was
universally respected sceners Unbeliever/X7M,
which endured in a narrow range of specific
suggestions, but thanks to our
tireless reporters secret
became a reality, and you can read about
this in more detail in the interview, taken
cyberpunk with legendary Born Dead Crew
and published in the Adventurer # 12
diskzne.Imennoprochteniem
the above interview, I was inspired and
decided to support this important initiative,
emanating from the hands of Unbeliever'a.


  Specific proposals discussed
later, but now let's analyze
state of the warez-scene on the Speccy.



              - Demos -



    - Once achieved the highest
prosperity with the discovery of chunks of technology,
spawned a new round of construction and demo-
allows to squeeze out of old iron
new, unseen effects
Some gentlemen had predicted a deadlock
element in the development, citing the
lack of new, revolutionary
technology. As luck would have it start
become popular to use
animation, pre-rendered effects, etc.
callas, konverchenny with other platforms.
It would seem that here he is uncomfortable, but
ingenuity of our coders can
not enviable. Decided to recall the former
and use a long-forgotten multicolor
to resolve the effects. In addition to all
add as a shortage of LPG-stage
design. Here! So we'll see some more
number of familiar effects in the new
permission, against the backdrop of good design.
For how long? And what will happen next? Response to
this issue will only come with time ...



               - Systems -



    In my opinion, this category
most developed and maintained. Squeezed
all that is possible, but with the advent of
BGE (artists standing cheers:)
generally no longer required and the need for
what or utility, because everything is already there,
has long been done at a fairly
qualitative level. Is not it so?
One thing that may occur
need it update'y old
versions of any system utilities and
software package, which is done on
Along with remix'ami old softiny under
extended memory. From zero to write the same
nothing is required. Excellent! This, if
I may say so, "system scene"
only one of the warez-scene, which
achieved the highest its heyday, the
at least for the old school hard'a:
Spectrum 128, ay, 5,25 "fdd.



               - Games -



    Most probably, meticulous and sharp
question. The situation is this: aces are gone,
remaining the same pereemniki this important
element softostroeniya can not do
at the level of those who have done this before and
now inactive. Copper Feet,
Chief geymeyker country away. Think
distinguished Vyacheslav it is quite
allowed, since it is
legend, enriching us with their masterpieces.
Here are just a crow # 2 on a very desirable,
Glory, ay-y .... Country suffocating without
New stratey, action'ov, rpg, and even
simulators, and we were flooded with streams
logic. The answer is simple: puzzle game
easier to write all the other genres, yes
and it can be done practically in
alone, which is done by our
tireless colleagues. I know why
this is happening and know what to do
but talk about it now and do not
here. Who is left? Slip / Action,
who needs another raise after raise
koderskie their ability, spelling,
Yes, and find a good hoduzhnika, musician
and organizer for the better and
productive work. Further, children from
Brest - Real Software, gave birth to
Technodrom. (Kul!) seems to be still
Triumph'y with a bunch of unsold
projects and, perhaps, everything. Not only you,
game-maker'y little ...



          - Electronic Press -



           "... Press has accumulated so much,

                     that can be neatly

                     folded stacks

              near the trash can ... "

                              Unbeliever


    Press ... Indeed, the most
numerous, the most supported
and development, along with systems,
warez-scene. People do not want to write
games / demos / systems - among them, you see,
erupted journalist skills, so
some still are those that allow
speak three languages, that their
According to a roxx! Suxx it, not roxx -
able to speak a little, you still head
think, to write a clever and useful
article, and various insults, gossip and
assaults, albeit at english'e nobody
will be thrilled, except that
perverts. But the newspaper ... Newspapers in
majority, thank the Devil, we have
quality in information and
in technical terms and quality. 50 fps
frame viewer, that is not important,
interesting information, increasingly
stsenovaya.Hotya, caught
"Ekzemplyarchiki" as a conceit
content and the same this
content engine. I hate some
Network newspapers! What is interesting are
they? List bbs, jokes Shtirlitsa '
co, a brief overview of software and in a very
large number of reprinted
other sources of materials / caught
in Fido. Or self-appointed reviewers from the
OPTRON'a ... Boring. Insanity rulez!
Now magazines. That is human after all
Flying / DR / SNG!!! Somehow, no one
Thought about clones shells. Thank you
him for it! Scream Crew confirmed that
zx-format'oobrazye shell and bored
gave the world another, the original
stsenovoyzhurnal, which
alternative Scenergy in
information plan, and from the point
of design. The remaining logs are not
ventured so far to change the image and left in
old "clothes" that basically does not
important. It is important to the content. So, with
press all O.K.!



            Operation Systems



    Here, all the best to happen
real chaos. Tr-Dos, Emulator
recorder, it is true put someone
of scenery is probably the most
Worst of all disk systems,
created on the Spectrum, has become the standard
in the former Soviet Union. Came to
replaced by Is-Dos, due to incorrect
Distribution policy of the company, which
podtorgovyvala linoleum, could not
displace Tr-Dos, due to the absence
information. Therefore, the bulk of the software
written under the Tr-Dos. In Western and
Eastern Europe in general, complete
confusion, no single standard: there
they and Disclipse, + D, +3 DOS and the Devil
knows what else. There are a CP / M, which
would never have become the standard because of its
orientation under Profi, ATM, etc ...
In the CIS countries are still yuzaetsya
Tr-Dos, obsolete both technically
morally and aesthetically.


Creative people on scene



    And situation of the people did not simpler
than with the software. Progress warez-scene
there, along with individual level
Works of musicians / artists. With each
Thus, their tunes are becoming more
schnymi and melodic, and pictures
beautiful and clever. But it is not
this - look at what machines
works most spektrumistov! This
sprawling, semi-workers fabrikat with
a bunch of wires, broken-claves,
planted "guts" that
barely breathing. Yet he has a nasty
feature often break down, and
nowhere to turn for help. (On its own
I know: () Yes, it is approximately in the
state cars for many people.
Inability to repair the computer,
glyuchnost constant leads to
that people simply hammer on a Spectrum
collect yourself, depending on the pocket
configuration of the PC and forget what
un buggy hardware, are increasingly indulging in
Gaming passions, rather than pure
creativity inherent to the Spectrum. That is so
it turns out: a man wants to do to
Speccy, but the constant breakdowns of the old
iron, and often impossible to
repair leads to the fact that he had
buy a PC, for little or less
ormalnoy work, but not back
returned almost none experienced
passions PC.



    You are not described above leads to
some thoughts? I alluded to the situation with
Hard Spectrum, which we'll talk
below.



    First, the problem extend ram.
Vyshenapisannym text, I would like to draw
your attention to the fact that the 128k, as
any exhaust yourself completely. Now
Many software is targeted at 128k, but for
maximum work required
configuration abruptly. I want to
proagitirovat people to write software
at least under 256K. Will be somewhere
turn around a game-makers. As
an example, an approximate statement
Vyacheslav Mednonogova on and not
appended to them the game Black Raven 2: "...
right now I lack the memory and
have to reduce the number of sprites,
using the method of mirroring
that can not hit
speed ... "The statement does not
Verbatim and written by me in memory, but
enough for example.
Imagine even the first
Crow, but under 512K: three times more
sprites and obshernee map is
More memory for all sorts of
tables, buffers, and therefore the possible
will accelerate the engine opening
cycles of some algorithms and apply
the so-called "loose code, then
is to say decrunch'ennye procedure.
Presented? In addition to all this
support the mouse, covox, soundrive,
may be possible, general sound,
modems, and so that's done. Yes y
Most people have more components
memory than 128k. Suggest
refuse to 128k, as once
refused to 48k. Forget this nightmare and
everything. Meter - a little too
abound, - 512K, I think, at first
pores will fully satisfy the people.



    In general, the situation is such
that soon, imperceptibly, we die out as
class, thanks to the absence of new
iron. Sooner or later it will happen,
if you do not take specific,
targeted interventions. And this should be done
now, because then it will be too late.
I mean, the immortal idea of ​​all that
same Unbeliever'a on divorce fees
Pentagon and adapting it for PC'shnoe
iron. To tackle this this proposed
distinguished Nemo, probably the only
actual manufacturer of Hardy for Speke
in the world.

    I will not be repeated, because
Adventurer # 12 read every self-respecting
a spektrumist. Deystvitelmo,
cool: Pentagon 4mb, general sound,
mouse, hdd and pr.pr. The problem extend ram
decide by itself, because now
Some people still 128-e component, and
after the acquisition of new Nemo'vskogo
Pentagon'a, they throw out their old
Spectrum and will be a human
working on a new wheelbarrow, designed to
become tandartom Spectrum clones in 21-m
century. Needless to say, start writing software
under a new wheelbarrow. Progress. I know that
despite the small family income, but
Yet I tell you with certainty: I will buy
This wheelbarrow! Buy necessarily. Purchased
I alone: ​​I am sure that everyone wants
normal operation and for this we need
New Pentagon, a not regular KAY. Kay
is not needed, because that was the Pentagon
standard and best of all the wheelbarrow
Spectrum clones. Under it is oriented
a lot of software. With this article I want to
demonstrate its Spectrum Activity
and confirm that the idea is worth
to implement. Therefore, I
appeal to all: let everyone write
Letter Nemo and convince that he is interested
development, the captain will let snail
littered with similar letters, and he
intelligent man, sees what he wants
people, and the number of letters is not difficult to
calculate how many want to buy
unique development. Yeah will Nemo
a rich man, just do it for
All it takes is a few steps. And happy
will be all! Let's play to the most
unit activity, for all now
in our hands! Fill is optional writing
great letter, it is enough in common
terms describe your support and
interest in the project, as well as
willingness to buy it. If
motherboard will cost about
Thousands of ... Thousand-not so much
Amount: Try a couple of months on any
work aside and buy ... BUY
New Spectrum!

    I said it.


Cannibal / Techno Lab.

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