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ZX Pilot #35
27 ноября 1999 |
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Poll - "Spectrum or very soon will die as a home computer or be reborn into something else" - respond or lose!
Q U E S T I O N N A I R E I I
(C) MR. BRAIN
Dear friend! Before you see a
questionnaire, answers to which will have a its
possible assistance 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 very soon will die as a home computer or be reborn
into something else. Many people already have made repeatedly
steps to change the current situation
on the platform, but things out there. Most of them did not
consider the real situation and took the wrong steps in the
development Spectrum. This questionnaire is intended to
identify the need for development of the Spectrum and, if it
exists, and direction of development. I ask you
taken seriously by filling out this form, do not be afraid to
give a little extra mnformatsii, but do not overdo it
(especially in electronic form), in any case, your
The view will be very helpful for many people trying to revive
the Spectrum as massive platform. Connect to this
questioning your friends and acquaintances, and
other Spektrumistov, including
available to you via e-edition
is welcome. Do not go around doing the survey and this does not
delay response indefinitely, maybe your voice will be decisive
in some matters.
O T H E B S I & L and P R O I G R A E W L
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A N K E T A
01. Name (And / or alias):
______________________________________
02. How old are you:
______________________________________
03. City where you live:
______________________________________
04. What computers do you have at home (nuzh
Noah Mark, if you wish, then
the space briefly describe the parameters
spectra):
- RS _____________________________ []
- AMIGA __________________________ []
- MAC ____________________________ []
- SGI ____________________________ []
- SPECTRUM _______________________ []
- MSX ____________________________ []
- BC 0010/0011 ___________________ []
- RC-86 and its clones ______________ []
- Orion __________________________ []
- Specialist _____________________ []
- Other (please specific) _________ []
05. Do you consider it necessary to further
Development Spectrum:
______________________________________
06. If yes, in what direction (nuzh
Noe tag):
- Software ________ []
- Circuit solutions _______ []
07. What do you need from the program
a lot of software for the Spectrum:
- Game ___________________________ []
- Text editors ____________ []
- New operating system _____ []
- Music players _________________ []
- Music editors __________ []
- Commander _____________________ []
- Graphical editors __________ []
- Assemblers _____________________ []
- High-Level Languages __________ []
- Database ____________________ []
- Accounting program ________ []
- Other (with optional transition
the figure below) __________________ []
08. Do you think it needs a new Spect
room (more powerful):
______________________________________
09. If you need a Spectrum, then what
Would you want it to have from nizhepere
Numerical:
- 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 __ []
- Controller and IDE disk drives on
PC-based multicards ____________ []
- Controller IDE (if so,
specify type) ___________________ []
- Controller PC keyboard and mouse []
- The controller is passive mouse ______ []
- Joystick type Sega or NES ___ []
- Full Parallel __ []
- Full serial interval
face ___________________________ []
- Light pen __________________ []
√ for those who do not know - IDE Used for
Twa - it's HDD, CD-ROM and something else.
10. What is the amount of RAM on Ba
In our opinion, requires you to Spectrum
oaths you above parameters:
- 128 kb _________________________ []
- 256 kb _________________________ []
- 512 kb _________________________ []
- 1024 kb ________________________ []
- 2048 kb ________________________ []
- 4096 kb ________________________ []
- 8192 kb ________________________ []
- 16384 kb _______________________ []
- 32768 kb _______________________ []
- Above 32 mb _____________________ []
11. What do you think is necessary, whether to extend
it graphics capabilities of the Spectrum:
______________________________________
12. If yes, how:
- Entering all the refinement of standard
video controller (such as: 512
points in a row, 1b byte attributes
Comrade pixels per byte, etc.) ____ []
- Making a new graphic display,
which will serve about
core processor Spectrum _____________ []
- Making a card with his pro
core processor _______________________ []
- Make possible to connect
Spectrum of a video from a PC
(Here specify the type of tires) _______ []
13. If you do not complicate, list graph
cal regimes which do you me
Niya needed Spectrum (in the format
X, Y, MaxColor):
______________________________________
14. From what you could, would give a new
computer (Spectrum received from selected
GOVERNMENTAL your settings):
- Digital sound through AY / COVOX /
SOUNDRIVE ______________________ []
- Multicolor ___________________ []
- Software, which
can not work without the TR-DOS ___ []
- Something else (specify which) _______ []
15. How much are you willing to pay for a new
Spectrum, having your selected pair
meters (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 activities you take
Tes on the Spectrum:
- Play __________________________ []
- Encoding demos ___________________ []
- Writing system programs _______ []
- I write applications ______ []
- Engaged in an exchange of software _______ []
- Involved in selling software _______ []
- Draw __________________________ []
- I write music ____________________ []
- Browse all the innovations that have
on the Spectrum ___________________ []
- Repair hardware ____________ []
- Design the hardware ___________ []
- Something else (preferably indicated
show) __________________________ []
17. How long ago did you buy soft to Spect
room:
______________________________________
18. How long ago did you buy perefiriynye conditions
ful to the Spectrum:
______________________________________
19. Do you read any modern
print publications on the subject of the Spectrum
______________________________________
20. What are you Using electronic networks
Tes:
- InterNet _______________________ []
- FidoNet ________________________ []
- Other (you can specify) _______ []
- No _______________________ []
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When filling out the questionnaire the following
precautions: a square brackets put a mark on the questions try
to answer yes or no, if some You do not know the concept, then
and write close to the concept.
Responses received by December 30, 1999
year, at the following addresses:
in electronic form -
FidoNet 2:5007 / 15.1 Dmitry Pavluhin.
in paper form -
662620, city Chernogorsk Str. Working,
d. 28, Dmitry Pavlushin.
Regards, Dmitry.
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