ZX Club #02 31 августа 1997

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Club SPECCY - The problems, goals and plans kompyutenrnogo club.

                ZX-Club


   Club Computer Spectrum


      The problems, goals and plans


      By dictionary definition, the club -
 a public organization, the union preserves a group of people 
to communicate,  associated with any interests. Then

 is to organize a club, need model, at least, to find 
edinomyshlen nicknames willing to open to communication. C  
community of interest among fans of the Spectrum  a full order. 
However, the Spectrum - a  single large area of ​​computer

 world, with its own specific and original
 history. The concept of "amateur Spectrum -
 very capacious and requires a lot of refinement equations: 
from the obvious - the overall level of com puter literacy - 
the nuances, the nyatnyh only people familiar with the scheme 
of technology. 


      Premise - the union edinomyshlen nicknames - is 
inseparable from the underlying problem  faced, perhaps all, 
without  exceptions, fans Spectrum - a deficit de communication.



      For starters there is nowhere and no one to obtain the 
advice of an introductory section,  familiarity with which they 
ought not, in the general fact, time-consuming, but practically 
practically in most cases becomes  stumbling block. Passing the 
threshold  complete ignorance, dipped into the stream is not 
systematic, crude, and sometimes -  simple outdated 
information. And many  - Sure of it - is composed of 
impressions, which exists only for the Spectrum  In order to 
solve the problem of the Spectrum. 


      In fact, knowledge of the Spectrum
 constantly evolving, thanks to the efforts
 those same fans, and the computer itself an paratno still far 
from exhausted its  opportunities. But amateurism in our

 days, it seems, is doomed to semi-underground
 existence. All previously available Institute formational 
channels tightly closed  commercial information, interesting

 except that Corporations. Subscriptions kata logs, newsstands, 
bookstores  - All left to the mercy of the race tovaroobo 
company. 


      What should be the user, the OS voivshemu basics of 
programming, or just to be elected by the internal computer  at 
hobby? Certainly ka qualitatively different levels and 
literature,  written by experts. At the same time is desirable 
to have access to a wide, not only on the closure of the 
penitent Spectrum, wasps vescheniyu issues (narrowing horizons 
Snee zhaet creativity). Classes are from  inconceivable without 
computer software  software. In the catalogs in circulation Gah 
settle the program not the first  freshness is not always an 
adequate level of IP complement. On the general background 
information  Hunger is truly an event you move each new number 
one  electronic journals (and their - the general public at 
GOVERNMENTAL - until recently there were two). AND  thank all 
our customers do not get tired, and repeat playback hischatsya: 
Thank you, thank you  And thanks again, you - the creators of 
...  At the same time not drawing attention to the

 such "trifles" as elitist journals
 and inaccessibility of much of the proposed summands of goods 
and services - only one narrow range of local residents. 


      That's how it develops: on individual regions, and in 
some communities  settlements, living in neighboring houses 
neschi tannoe number of enthusiasts, not  knowledgeable about 
each other anything. But each home-gamers, each  spektrumistu 
known that Moscow, not  tirelessly for the common good working

 legendary STEP, does not meet
 the letters because of employment epohal nym monthly business 
arrangement milestones in  history of the Spectrum.



      In an even more stringent conditions posed Lena 
professionals who, having  creative potential to develop

 major resource projects, but not
 with information about the market, can not
 do their projects without commercial physical science basis. 
In 1996, the journal  ZX-Review published an article about Nam 
rhenium group of Ukrainian programmers  to develop a C-like 
language for Sin Claire-compatible computers to  creating a 
comfortable environment of programming. Writing in this year's 
letter indicated zannomu article at, we found  that the draft 
language is collapsed.  The reason - the weak response of 
readers. 


      Thus, summarizing the problems with
 faced by different category of fans of the Spectrum, you can, 
in general  outline, outline the aims and objectives of the club

 organization.


      Firstly, and mainly, it is necessary
 organize the collection of information
 about users and computers is re Gihon. Owning a centralized 
information tion of this kind can be controlled  the work of 
individual groups of users,  united not by geography prize 
Nacu, a community of interests and aspirations tions. The same 
information will be helpful  help with the various

 marketing research.


      Secondly, it is necessary lennaya purposeful work on the 
collection and processing is teraturnyh materials aimed  on the 
Spectrum-compatible computers. For  the last 5-6 years in 
domestic variables riodike, as well as in the electronic 
description niyah various software products,  accumulated a 
large number of scattered amorphous material, which needs  
generalization and systematization. Such a work that is 
necessary for the development of general infor mation to 
support Spectrum Mykh compatible computers. 


      Third, it is time to put things in order to
 "Market" the software update folder hundred of which is not 
the first Declaration erated from the pages of the magazine 
ZX-Revue.  You must directly relate to the author Xia and offer 
them the condition of the free market, rather than the dictates 
of single polystyrene. Put a straight question: Whose  cares 
for Inforkom, branding on zorom "illegal copying on the space 
alien dazhu copyright Programs - Institute of authors' interest 
programs or their  their own interests? Authors Inforkom

 offer remuneration and
 All-Russian fame. Copyright
 Remuneration to say ridiculous,
 because the reward is edinorazo Boc and does not depend on the 
version number, ie  subsequent versions are not paid.

 All-Russian recognition can also be
 questioned, but it is not
 so in principle. Now bring chi tattoo of editorial dual
 Rooms ZX-Review 96/4-5:
 "... Appealing to all firms, hacker
 groups and other individuals involved
 distribution of copyright software
 exclusive rights (that's so cool!)
 which has Inforkom. Up to now the first time we watched 
through my fingers  this process. However, we receive

 more letters in which readers and
 the authors of the programs (at the request of workers 'Xia' 
means) indicate inadmissible dependence of this phenomenon. 
Therefore, putting  first place (first place in this

 proposal) the interests of creators and users ers (and how 
could it be otherwise), we propose  all interested in the 
propagation (.?.) incomes, widespread programs to firms and 
individuals enter  contact us for the development of

 Mutually beneficial cooperation. "The number of the form - a 
game of good feelings and  gullibility of people. From the 
authors Inforkom  bribes once and for all Noah insignificant 
sum, and further, speculating protection  copyright interests, 
said: Do not you dare  nobody but us to sell copies.

 So there. It instead proposed causeway to the same firm buys a 
license is not  y Inforkom, and directly from the auto ditch, 
or deduct from the sale of the authors  each license. However, 
this does not  more than a game. No license rights

 actually we do not exist because
 The authors do not care that the official socio fix their work 
- ha cha to the patent. No game results are exponentially money 
that goes to the cashier with  selling diskettes with the 
software ensure Niemi. These lines, I probably Oscor beat a lot 
of people. But, for the sake of more hectares, paying tribute, 
let us not  co-create for yourself an idol!



      The aforementioned items are
 important task, whose implementation by
 force development organization with a solid
 staff with the opportunity
 publishing. Run the exposition program in full kako mu an 
informal association - not really. You can activate some  areas 
of work provided support  from journalists and managers

 SSS (Student Scientific Society), but
 I do not presume to predict what it might
 leak or degenerate, since (read
 first), the market is our unknown.


  Kids and adults Spectrum fans!

         All of whom the text

        did not leave indifferent!


     Any non-governmental organizations, but as equal and 
periodicals, can not can not exist without a response  those 
for whom these organizations work.  In any form of club Speck 
Terumah be able to function in any  case. But what will the 
effectiveness of  work and whether such work will bring about 
substantially pollzu? Or may not be  Spectrum club in a large 
degree depends on your current position function: read it, 
shrug and forget  or by writing a short answer, go

 the mail and send it to:


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              ZX-Club

 August 22, 1997 Hughes Garrisson