The debut issue focuses on ZX Spectrum hardware and software upgrades, emphasizing memory expansion up to 512 KB. Articles detail modifying Black Crow 1 for extended RAM, converting Profi boards to Pentagon-512, replacing memory chips, and setting up an iS-DOS RAM disk driver. The software section covers the ALASM v3.9 assembler, a screen compressor, a disk cataloging utility, and Z80 assembly tricks for low-level drive access. Additional pieces feature a critical analysis of late-1990s game development stagnation, an in-depth review of a modified Total Recall build, and a tech-themed humorous story.
Issue contents:
- Programmers - The hacker club: Modernization of the game "Black Raven-1" for 512k expansion (#7FFD).
- Programmers - iS-DOS 512k.
- Programmers - Stash.
- Crazy hands - Open technologies: replacing K565RU5 with K555RU7.
- Crazy hands - Convert Profi-512 to Pentagon-512.
- White parrot - Humor. "HEAVEN".
- All sorts of things - Destroyers of the platform.
- Stuff - Mailbox.
- All sorts of stuff - Advertising.
- All sorts of stuff - From the author.
- All sorts of things - Black Crow.
- Slot machine - Total recall.
- Presentation - ALASM v3.9 assembler
- Presentation - File index.
- Presentation - Screen compressor.
- Presentation - User soft.
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