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 NOSTALGIC REFLECTIONS  
                                         
(C) 2000 Denis Tokarchuk, K.S.SoftWare    
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 "My first computer..." "Oh, how do I
There is not enough tape recorder and "Tara Loading
Eggog" at the end of loading...", "What were
interesting times when I had a 48
Leningrad with a tape recorder!", "But still
AU is something special", "Never
I’ll forget the Spectrum Elite”, “How to remember
Nude, how they connected the controller with the music to me
with rolling pin...", "Yes, I wish I could bring back '92..." -
No one has ever had such thoughts
Are there memories of the old days? Nobody
I didn't want to return that time again
sit with friends around the Elite or
over Dizzy, or get into a team with MONS
another game to remake it into
disk version or Russify? Or
pick another version of the domestic
new Spectrum?                          
                                         
Do you disagree that Spectrum is a computer?
A yuter with a soul?  Do you think this is a paradox?
greasy? Do you remember that feeling of joy,
when you stuffed the board with your own hands and
made her work? Almost jumping
from joy and feelingadmiration and pride
ty for what may be a multi-week crus-
the sweaty work you put an hour into
touch yourself - you are putting the finishing touches
and... Turn on the power... "Phew! Hurray-a-
ah!  Ue-e-es! I still made her ra-
bot!"... Remember?!!                 
                                         
   Or remember how including the old one,
crumpled tape recorder "Spring" you "mo-
trying to prevent the refrigerator from turning on
dilnik" or someone would inadvertently touch
cord, waited for your favorite to load
toy?                                  
                                         
   Yes... Now is not the time. Crazy
mega and gigahertz, giga and less often mega-
bytes, the same mega and gigatzens... Here
the result of progress. Every day people
humanity is taking a rapid step forward,
destroying everything old and creating everything new
more new and new perfect. Sometimes
one gets the impression that the whole world is in
The guy got lazy. If previously the computer memory
yuter saved every byte (remember
"PROBLEM 2000"?), then now - the more
The program occupies memory, so it is completely
worse... Bad addiction. For me personally
she doesn't like it. In my opinion, because it's too
great wastefulness produces freaks
like "WindoWs" - "a hundred glitches in one" or
"one plus one hundred minuses." Would you like to sit for a while?
a dozen or two, would have dried all the glitches tostate of dried fruit - maybe something
it would have worked out well. "Nets" - they said
smart businessmen understanding - the more
the product, the more expensive it can be sold; than
the slower it is, the faster the users
go all out for an upgrade... And what’s most in-
interesting - the poor user has no...
boron Long ago the world was given an ulti-
matum - “either petse or nothing!” Everyone has
The concept of “computer” has long been in the minds
firmly tied to the concept of "his great
dominion of AIBIEM ibn PETSE "... Is it really
There’s no way out?.. Aren’t you tired of miscarriages?
to give tens, hundreds, thousands of hryvnias/dollars
ditch for the next upgrade, so that in turn-
show again that you are a slave, a hostage
powerful "Evil Empire", ready for
I call my wallet to lay out another one
quitrent Sad...                        
                                         
                     Denis /DWT/ Tokarczuk
 in a terrible mood :(
                                         
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Editor's note:that's allright, but who
prevents us from living humanly, eating
not waste of “civilization”, but normal
products, use non-Gate and
other computers and programs, but your own?
Nobody.  It's your own fault. At least Chinese
the way we went - our own semi-pirate
production of the same computers, processors and
periphery. Well, why are we worse than the yellow ones? So no
same - the notorious copyright... So
we have to raise the foreign one even higher
economy to the detriment of its own interests:(
Really sad...                 
                                         
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    WHY IS SPECTRUM DYING?   
                                         
(C)NAO aka TecHnoTron/RSM/fReE StyLe`2000
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                         "The world is the beginning of life..."
                                         
  Hello, dear readers. Se-
Today I want to talk to you about the topic,
associated with all sorts of arguments that
whatSPECCY dies.                      
                                         
  So, who is to blame for this? How not
It's unfortunate to hear this, but gradually
fading interest in this wonderful
We ourselves are to blame for the car. "Why?" -
some snickering user will ask. A
because an ordinary user refuses -
Xia purchase software from
its authors. Judge for yourself: some
the coder sits at the computer at night, without sleep
worries, writes and writes for you, nebla-
Godard. And that he would end up half-
tea for this??? Measly pennies (for two
It’s hard to get enough beer :(, chronic
I experience fatigue, blurred vision and hemorrhages
roy ;) What do you think: will there be after
this coder will write a program for you
us?  I think the answer is obvious. That's all
due to the fact that our deeply respected
users prefer to buy programs
(often not fully working... and then
claims are made to the author, they say, and
so, there are a lot of glitches in the program, return it to him
money) from some fagots who
don't give a damn about you and who advise everyone
put your spec in... . "But
the author is more expensive,” the user will object and will
partially right. Why "partially"? And then-
Well, it’s not possible to paint everyone with the same brush
necessary. Not all authors have prices for their products.
The production is truly cosmic. Forexamples
you don't have to go far.  Here, for example,
magazine "Black Crow". You are asked to pay
give the authors some three hryvnia (this is when
that on the Kharkov radio market the disc
costs also Zgrn. in this case you will need
You won’t have to pay the fare yet
stomp your feet across the whole city?), and you and
I feel sorry for these pennies.                       
                                         
  So, another reason for the program’s departure is
rammers from Spectrum are as follows
incidents, by the way, that happened to me -
sWap` with not very large, but still
experience.                                  
                                         
  A young team gathers and begins
engage in some interesting project
vol.  Let’s say they already have everything,
except graphics.  And it turns out that something
none of them can sculpt anything worthwhile
can. And they decide to turn to the artist
ku "from the outside"... And in response they get nothing -
go, even a reply letter refusing
The boys were not sent any relics. And they decide
forget x.. on this matter and “throw” Speccy.
                                         
  As you probably understood from the above,
married paragraph, I'm talking about the fact that
sceners don't wantcontact the beginning
rich (in most cases quite
capable) programmers, especially
we are killing their interest in this car,
i.e.  Specs.  And this happened to me too.
You send them letters, but they don’t even glance
blink. But, damn it, advertising in all electronic media
posted, they say, we are looking for pen pals,
We will answer everyone. Nope, don't even dream about it.       
                                         
  I don't want to point fingers at anyone, but
such individuals and even groups on our
platforms exist. And it seems to me that
they won't go anywhere - after all, the hunchback
the grave will fix it, won't it?              
                                         
  I would also like to refer to Copper
Feet`y about his tactics of spreading
Black Raven. Vyacheslav, are you in the village?
Next, keep in mind that not everyone has
the opportunity to order a batch of dis-
kov, this is how you sold your game
ru. Yes, I, as a swapper, understand you. In-
sending out dividends will cost you more,
but on the other hand... In short, it would be
convenient if the party was from more less
th number of disks. (rumored to be Slavik
scored big and fat on "Crow-2",yes
and onSpec in general. Note editor)     
                                         
  And finally: guys, remember that there is
people who need your programs, re-
pissing with you. For each program (even
the crappiest) has its own consumer. Yes
that, don’t think that everything we are all
No one needs to work with you. For example,
Tiv, let each of us contribute
direct contribution to the development of universal
a great pet. And it doesn’t matter if it’s help
moral or material, although the latter
more acceptable for software manufacturers
Lema...                                 
                 Best regards, NAO/RSM/FS