Optron #20 25 октября 1998

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ZX-waggons - Overview of electronic media: Deja VU 5.

Tertius Gaudens


  Deja Vu

  Kemerovo

  Editor in Chief - Alexander Bazhenov


  Number 5, 07/01/1998


  Yeah, a full-fledged e-zine -
This is not a newspaper!

  "Cover" - with a dynamic image.
Volume - can be compared with an annual set of "OPTRON. 
Geography of the authors - from the Ukrainian Chernigov to the 
Far East Ussuriysk. Period of the events

- From Enlight'a to Funtop'a. Topic -
equally extensive. Needless to say, and yet
of quality shell, music, language,
schedule?

  Such a publication is, perhaps, may well
claim the role of one of the main
(Leading, if you like) in the CIS.


  Menu

  Menu, as usual, bi-level. From
Names of the items you can understand that in
Journal gathered great aesthetes. Editorial join them - 
"Aperitivchik" "Iron" - a "drop of solder. True,

Other items are named or austere -
"Software", "Coding", or quite mysteriously - "Seven and 1 / 2" 
(just an association with something erotic). 

  Each main menu contains from
two to six paragraphs. And once on the
screen, there are even three menu (from
bravado, or what?) The funny thing is that
This is the third menu contains only one item.


  Subject

  Here the reader will find three completely
different in its subject material.

  The first - a kind of "literacy classes." At a level 
accessible even fifth-grader, explains the general principles 
of audio coding. 

  The second article - "The project development stage.
Continued "- is the most important
in the journal. Its author, Vladimir Onishchenko from 
Chernigov, offers unite "all writers" into a single association 
that would deal with distributorship of their creativity. A 
decisive (especially important!) Should be not the platform - 
whether Amiga, Speccy or PC, - and what it all - computers. AND

Deja Vu this position seems to be shared.
Here is the draft statute of the proposed association.

  The latter material - has contributed to the theory
zhurnalostroeniya. "Deja Vu The authors divided
experiences with those wishing to create their own
magazine. Explained in detail how to do
shell is not forgotten and method of celebration issue next 
issue to light. But what's interesting about the content of 
texts, structure and themes of the magazine - not a word.

Perhaps in the Deja Vu is considered quite insignificant 
compared with the shell? 


  A drop of solder

  It contains the story "The simple user" of buying and 
connecting General Sound. 

  The second article in the section - on the handling
Sound on the PC. In this regard, pleased to note that Deja Vu 
is not locked in problems ZX, and vice versa - for her "to carry

neither Hellene nor Jew ... "


  Software

  The main material is devoted to the works Samarans. Among 
other things, the interesting "little lotion, approximating 
pisyuk with WINDOWS to the Spectrum.


  Next Article - on the popular arcade game
"Operation RR" It is mainly limited to scattered helpful tips
passage of both levels of this game.

  Not forgotten, and general news demostroeniya.


  Coding

  Well, here everything is clear: just for coders! Moreover, 
section materials are very different in terms of accessibility. 
Some - special, "experienced", others - for

Beginners.


  Another world

  In this section you can find:

  - Paraphrase of an article from the Computer Press of
multimedia;

  - Comparison of graphics capability
Amiga and PC;

  - Description of opportunities for upgrading PC;

  - Other "inoplatformennye" news.


  Hall of Fame

  Materials in this section can only be
high degree of conditionality consider the combined one theme:

  - Interview;

  - A story about a group of Kovrova;

  - "Dictionary demostroitelya;

  - A review of the program;

  - A variety of calls to communicate;

  - A description of some kind of nefarious dealings
firm;

  - Chastely erotic-color graphics (in a very good performance).

  It also placed a new virtual program of the festival - 
ArtComp'98 (already held in October - Ed.) 


  Seven and 1 / 2. Samples of the pen.

  For these mysterious places (and even more intricate 
sub-paragraphs, like "Peculiarities of the National ruleza", 
"Syndrome # 5", "Rasslabon-2") is hiding the fact that called 
"razvlekalovkoy. It seems here blame everything that comes 
their way, worry no more about the meaning and the filling of

the missing volume.

  Here you can find:

  - Details are celebrating the birth of the next issue DEJA VU;

  - The next "dictionary";

  - Jokes about the Chukchi;

  - Army and teaching "aphorisms";

  - The adventures of "Cyril-hacker" as well as
Winnie (also a hacker must be understood);

  - Briefing "Gosseksnadzora" safe sex;

  - A compilation of "purposely not think" out of
magazine "Crocodile";

  - A parody on advertising.

  Merfologiey interested (and willing
know what it is) may be recommended are placed in these 
sections DEJA VU study "the neighbors" and "on the computer

syndrome "and" tips programmer.

  The fans (and there are many among spektrumistov) certainly 
pay attention to the article, "Fantasy and Science Fiction", 
where an overview of new products of the genre "Russian Fantasy"

and excerpts from the considered
books. The author of this article promises and
continue to do similar reviews. Interesting undertaking!


  Advertisement

  Nowadays advertising has become an indispensable attribute of 
any self-respecting publication. Some consider it not worth the 
attention makeweight, others - the most interesting section. AND

really! After all, advertising can be measured and graphics 
capabilities of the publication and his "solidity", and the 
reader's contingent, and even - 'editorial policy. " 

  Deja Vu, in addition to conventional text-based advertising, 
and also contains "graphic, interesting in itself, regardless 
of the fact that it was she said. And experts can assess the 
level of performance graphics. 

  In addition, there is a material, well
does not fit into the ordinary
Advert: lovely story and advertising
about the new magazine "Amiga Rules".


  The structure and themes

  The next release of Deja Vu - would be a good occasion to 
talk about some problems of electronic media.


  Often the wording of any publication
can not be defined either by their
the basic direction or with the placement of
published materials. And because of this issue looks a bit 
messy. 

  If the printed magazine is enough to look at the table of 
contents to see that there contained, and whether to buy it, 
then electronically - there it was! Items and

menu items - solid mystery, and,
titles of articles can easily they do not match. Moreover, 
under one name may be lurking just a few materials. And 
sometimes vice versa - a material "broken" by a few points. 

  Otsutststvie (even the wording!) Clear
TOC leads to what is common to
Related materials are in completely different sections, but 
"under the roof of one section, by contrast, collected 
articles, not having anything in common. For example, 
"Educational program" combined with "special forces" and 
separation is the principle of "the text - here, graphics - 
there. " 

  Deserves separate consideration genre
"Edition of herself." No doubt, sometimes
it's interesting. But why the "creators of the genre with
stubbornness worthy of better application,
continually educate the reader about the fact
sad or gay author was then and
then and who, how much and for what reason
drunk?!


  Net-materials

  In all kinds of computer networks now
for decades is accumulated different material - when an 
interesting, if not pretty. It diverges on diskettes, settles on

"Dope," splashed on the pages
electronic publications. The latter - quite
naturally. BUT! Here there are some pitfalls.

  If published anecdotes "...- nadtsatiletney 'ago - Is this 
good? 

  If the wording "fished out" something interesting, hitherto 
available only to subscribers (and then not all) some 
ehokonferentsii - that honor her and praise! And if it turns 
out that this - Something long been known and, moreover, 
repeatedly published - something that then?


  Here, for example, a certain young newspaper
benefited from a network report about FunTop'e, and
Naturally, published at home. And then
it turned out that one of the central, highly
distinguished publications have placed this material itself as 
your own! Well, in what position were then both

these newspapers?

  So deal with "Net-materials"
be very, very carefully.


  Instead of a conclusion

  The essence of the above - not only and not
so much "analysis" of such a remarkable
magazine as Deja Vu, as reflections
about problems and ways of developing electronic
publications. Where is the talk of this as not
in the anniversary issue of Optron! As for the two-year veteran 
of Deja Vu - both in his one-year "Optocouplers" more to learn 
and study.