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We bring to your attention-
I am writing a large article-letter from
X-TRADE team, which would-
la printed in St. Petersburg
newspaper "ZxNews-25".
Mental anguish in the field
SPECTRUM.
It hurt. Recently
The situation on the SPECT market is
RUM seems extremely shabby
hey, people are leaving in droves
on PC, leaving behind
a trail of unfinished projects,
advertising newspapers are full of
advertisements like "Sell
SPECTRUM+floppy disks...", and herself
the phrase "I have SPECTRUM!"
doesn't sound at all like
let's say two years ago. We-
external pioneers cannot even hear
want SPECTRUM to become
their first car. "On it
no DOOM," they'll say,
naively believing that any
the car is good at first
advertised games
to "Kill them all!", and
That's everything else. "Well-
IBM's wives!" they will shout
they are waving a newspaper
"Computer price" and home-
asking parents about the subject
"Sasha has IBM, and Vasya has IBM, I
I also want IBM, give it to me
a lot of money!!!"
Even the current Sinclairs
you pester software sellers
for SPECTRUM with a question:
"When will DOOM come out, huh?"
Such zombification can
younger generation games you
the above-mentioned plan to bring
heading towards total degradation
mind and views on computer
thorny world and on SPECTRUM in
in particular. Let's remember the timesformation of SPECCY in our
country - he attracted everyone
beautiful (for those years) games
with hands, following toys
there were attempts to immortalize them
tit, and then write something
something of yours, show it
others and even make money on
this money. And now like this:
we traders stand on the other side
side of the market stalls,
we see crazy faces
crazy PC-lamers, I ask
asking questions like: “Give me
this, this and this so that I can be
packed for a week! On
In fact, it turns out that the
he drank three or four collections from
several hundred games, and
a week later we see him at
the same counter with the same
facial expression again with
intention to buy three or four
collection. You can ask those
bye, darling, are you really for
I shoveled the same ones for a week
three hundred games without getting off
his "one hundred thirty-third-
"Whoa hemp"? Nothing darling
didn’t answer - just quietly
downloaded prices...
Generally speaking, everyone
A PC player most often plays
two or three of your favorite games,
permanently "living" with him
on the hard drive, everyone else
he buys games just for fun
to the heap, according to unknown to him
the very reasons. Nobody
what he doesn’t do and doesn’t plan
ruetsya do (this is the principle
flax is meaningless - yours,
Let's say the game drowns in
current imported games through
quality).
But in the world of SPECTRUM your
the product will be there anyway
noticed and appreciated
stu, but only whenone
condition: the speed of its creation
Denmark should be several
higher than the speed of plot development
that in Mexican TV series-
lah. Sometimes the speed
into the lives of individuals
projects are falling so much
that involuntarily the question arises
about their imminent death...
"Blessed memory of the timeless-
but those who have left will forever preserve-
is in our hearts..." -
the obituary says.
These metaphors are very
starting, but still follows
remember that projects are not
people, and theoretically in them
you can breathe life, yes
where can I find a doctor? Looks like
Well, all the doctors have already left
on PC and treat, treat de-
admitted patients - for an acknowledgment
CD shops.
Of course there is in this world
smart people having the same
the notorious PC or AMIGA, but
those who did not abandon SPECCY, but
pushing their powerful cars
"hack" on the SPECTRUM. Oh
guess the examples for yourself -
there are plenty of them.
So where is the way out? On the se-
anniversary of the development of SPECTRUM me-
only the absence of perfection
Variable graphical capabilities
nesses, almost all the main
he has talent (and many
Is it necessary - a hard drive,
mouse, modem, keyboard,
sound, performance, though
the latter is a controversial issue,
because great programs
possible on computers with
not very fast
action, a living example of this -
AMIGA).
People who claim that
connection of various external
them devices that expand
opportunitiesSPECTRUMa in sa-
in different directions,
turns the car into a non-
SPECTRUM, and there are the main gu-
platform beaters.
Try to imagine your
without a platform that
additional
iron every six months..
(Under the iron in this case-
tea it is understood that “pi-
fits" into the slots corresponding
new platform - video ac-
selerators, music cars
you, all kinds of controls
ry...)
In other words, iron
SPECCY should be done, question
only in who it will be
do.
Unfortunately, the concept
SPECCY is built so that
you can't put iron in there
very simple, but what?
VIDEO extensions are installed, then
not at all easy. Besides,
increased VIDEO capabilities
require some increase
CPU speed, how-
but this is possible on this
platform. Naturally, it is necessary
to believe that it is complete
cannot be expanded
"freaks" made in the form
3D structures entangled
MGTF and with soldered friends
on each other with microcircuits. Ras-
can only be expanded
normal machines, made-
nye in the form of "MOM + SLOTS".
These are SCORPION
and KAY, and possibly PROFI.
Outraged DEMOMAKERS wax-
they will cheer: “How can this be? And the time
Myanka? To which we answer -
store PENTAGON as a
contribution to your ability to write
let's say DEM, but if you want
you want to insert the wine into the car
chester, mouse, modem, sound
forged and,perhaps a video card
tu, stay away from
"cars" like PENTAGON - what-
is there one thing for him?
connect, but not all at once
(theoretically, all this works
there will be melting, but constructively
it will be a scattering of boards, for-
returned to P/E bags and re-
tied with an elastic band, for
greater reliability). Perfect
option for demomakers -
SCORPION/KAY with makeshift
PENTAGONa, but such a conglo-
Merat exists for now
only in two copies,
i.e. if there are two cars
nearby; for other uses
just SCOR-
PION/KAY.
It is theoretically possible to create
giving an active video card,
but there are big doubts
understanding that the level of programming
products are insufficient to create
tion of a certain shell (OS),
without which the average user
The reader will not be able to evaluate and
take advantage of resources
this very card.
With work like this you can
can only handle it very much
qualified program
mist. The programmer, however, created
gave dem five heels or two-
three DIZZY-like toys,
to support iron weakly
wat in the knees. And one more thing -
there is not enough professionalism,
you still need to be able not to score
on the project in the middle of it
development, which, unfortunately,
happened to many people
low and medium-sized projects
on SPECCY.
The following path appears:
TURBO mode becomes
Darth, for SPECTRUMa writes -
Xia SI (don’t interrupt!) -
writing window interfacesowls, system programs and
strategic toys, and
also those fragments of the program
ram, where fast
action, multiply
reproaches, although everything else
still written in as-
assembler. It's no secret that this
the rest, as usual,
lo, it’s the fastest to write,
and the bulk of the time is
writing the completed program
devoured by windows, menus
kami, etc.
In this case it is possible
rapid progress in the field
these writings are finished,
we repeat, COMPLETED programs
ramm, and perhaps revival
those corpses, obituary about which
rykh has been signed for a long time.
Lying on deathbed (pre-
deathbed we consider
projects:
THE ADVENTURES OF KOLOBOK
GUESS THE MELODY
WINNIE THE POOH 2
STAR LEGACY 2
COUNTRY OF DRAGONS
WALKER
CITY
WARCRAFT
SPECIAL FORCES
DOOM all versions
TIME COP
LEGEND OF KYRANDIA
MYTH-2
PARADISE LOST
HEADBALL
DUNE 2
RED REFRIGERATOR
Amazing immunity
to "incompleteness" have
all projects of Slava Copper-
va, including the last one
his project (BEST!).
But! In addition to UFOs and unknown
a significant number of unpretentious
logic toys, for the post-
ice time from domestic
nothing came of these games. Pe-
cool, isn't it?
In such a situation, the outflow
users on PC is inevitable
wives
If you're dying to
play DOOM and other things
branded toys, not at allbe sure to get off the SPECT-
RUMA, and instead of the notorious
PC buy yourself, say, SONY
PLAY STATION or NINTENDO
ULTRA 64 - all RS officers pose-
are lazy with envy, and both
it's much cheaper...
One can feel sorry for people whose
introduction to the world of computers
the ditch began with the IBM PC,
program in assembly
they definitely won’t learn, but
will implement their
poor algorithms in languages
high level, relying on
process performance
ra and giving rise to clumsy miracles
devices like WINDOWS'95.
We repeat, we have SPECCY
the only platform on
which someone needs your SOFT -
wives and someone will benefit them
call and enjoy life
together with you. Remember that
here you are a coder, and there (on
PC) you are lamer, and lamer and
if you stay, there’s no way out of there
spinning...
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Personally (Z.A. 'DSG')
I would like to add that
SPECCY will never die. All
there will still be people who
some will extend it
life with your creative
ideas will still remain
people who will have these ideas
support and, of course,
there will always be those for whom
which Spectrum will remain
means of earning money
neg number one.
It's no secret that
we have our computer
just because there is no money
purchase of a more advanced
no one has a car (I don’t
I mean everyone, but
only those who have them valid
emphaticallyNo). And given
financial situation of the people
yes in our country, it remains
only optimistically
hope that someday we
let's put something at home
be it AMIGA or IBM type.
And I'll say it straight: I call
those people who switch to
other platforms or fool-
mi, or geniuses. Fools
because without tasting everything
the charms of this wonderful
cars without properly assessing
the beauty of all its possibilities
ty and what is created on it
given without understanding yes-
in the most elementary
shah (programming, graphics)
fika, sound - after all, it’s all
yes!) people are happy to
horny dog and obedience
servants jump behind monitors
B.C.K. (big color calculus-
torus is basically) and li-
feverishly begin to entangle
yourself with false thoughts about the use
muddy happiness and super-duper
computer.
And the geniuses of those who passed
across the whole Spectrum world,
who has explored all the distant
from a simple user's view
ra hidden places, who created
gave and worked at that time,
like other platforms only
stood on their feet - such
people cannot be blamed for anything
no: they did everything
were able and, indeed,
it's time to switch to
more advanced platforms,
on which they will continue
your path that started with this
sweet, wonderful com-
computer, called Spec-
trum...
And starting from this number and
in all subsequent issues
our newspaper, we will printthief converted
texts from IBM (fortunately they are there
there is a lot to choose from
army). This is, of course, boo-
children's humor, in our opinion
very elegant and subtle. A
we'll start with...
Andrey SMIRYAGIN
BABY
...And you don’t have to lean it against
belly ear and ask idiot-
skiy question. No need! Mal-
Am I a chick or a girl? boy
me, boy! Or a girl?
Try it here in the dark
collect
My mother will certainly ho-
even if I was a guy.
It's easier for a boy - for a boy
no need to get married.
But I don’t want something.
The men are all crazy
some. My grandfather, for example.
Yell every half hour
begins: "It has begun, it has begun-
moose! Quickly, quick!" And so
It's already the fifth month.
My dad is also crazy -
ny. Left us when I
not three months from conception
fulfilled. He says still
It is not known whose child I am.
Whose is this?! Whose is this?
I don’t remember, or what?
whose?! Yes, I'm each
I recognize the los - don’t turn away.
Being a girl isn't very good either
and hunting.
Well, let's say my grandmother is at my
nothing yet. We have her
works at the restaurant. Without
her mom and I would have died long ago
from hunger. My good grandmother
why do we talk about this every day
reminds.
What about mom’s friends? Shh...
Just be quiet. They don't like
me. They say it's from me
need to get rid of it. Why do I tell them
did? They say that if
there will be a girl, there will be
private like themand if...
man, it's better than this
kill the bastard in advance.
In! They've come again, advice
give, like you did to my mother and me -
make a kidish. Bathroom from the mountains
chitsa, on their advice, we have already
accepted. They injected themselves with needles.
Yesterday we were even a skeleton
they scared me from around the corner. Mom eats
you didn't become a stutterer, but I didn't
I almost threw myself out laughing.
And today it was decided from the closet
jump. And one, and two, and
three! Let's fly! Cool feeling
nie! Like on an airplane. Mamanyu
I just feel sorry
nothing, but she’s coming in
I knocked my whole butt off for landing.
Stupid women, they are trying in vain. I
don't leave here at all
intends. Why am I not there for you?
did you see? Your problems, what
is it?! In short, I decided to keep-
by the ribs to the last.
And now my mother is in
there's a queue. Queue
kind of strange. Some follow
pye. Everyone is pushing to their feet
are coming, but what about the prices?
they'll look and squint, and
they ask again: “How much,
how much?!"
Citizen from behind, don't push-
Show off your belly! Same thing
pregnant? Why, rabbi-
Is the noise gurgling so strangely?
Drowned, or what?
And you, the man in front, don't
press on your stomach. Not for me -
mom. I apologized! He's still from
disappears. And a bag for home
I took it upon myself to convey it! Well, exactly
blind. Doesn't see that we are...
belt?! Phone call
asks. Says it's
love at first sight. He
Besides, he's also a moron. Isn't it
in our time, from the first sight
Lyada fall in love with someone -
Xia? II understand, from a glance
second or third.
Stupid! Didn't give me my phone number, yeah
she also lied that she had
strict and jealous husband. A
did you ask me? Maybe I'm about
such a father throughout my pregnancy
I was dreaming, but she had a phone number
there was no extra.
Hey buddy, stop! stand
I'm telling you! You are my fool-
then don't believe it. Believe me! No
We don’t have a husband - we’re alone
bastards. Husband cares about us
needed!
Father! Dad! Folder! Dad-
treatment!.. Infection! Gone! And this one
gone! And our bag with us
carried away Probably out of excitement.
My mother is here for some reason
got excited.
Oh, mommies! It seems that the beginning
these, what's their name, grabbed
ki! Oh, how my mother screams!
How she suffers, poor thing! But I
I still won't go out. Give birth-
those of anyone: hedgehogs, slo-
new, orangutans - but only
not me.
And who else is this from all of us?
touches the sides? Don't paw!
Don't paw my mother, I say-
hall! And I don’t care what gi-
Necologist Why are you staring?
are your eyes shameless? Exit
baby?! How cunning. To whom am I
needed there. It’s better to go to the hall yourself
Zay - you will be a twin.
What else is this? Something warm
sweet, affectionate. Hand! Soft
mom's hand! She looked at me
dit! So my mother loves me
beat! So, someone needs me-
wives!
Well, gynecologist, are you listening!
So be it, I'll go out. Only
no hands, come on. Without hands, I
said! I will still have it
tell you how to do it right
to be born. Actually, you're better
stand further away. And then spir-
it stinks, right in the eyesthe-
but...
Well, with this turmoil
I forgot how it is: forward leg-
with your head or your head? With your feet
forward or head first? Oh yes,
now with your head, and forward but-
gami - that comes later.
So! My exit!.. Ah-ah-ah!
Well, what are you looking at? Ah-ah-ah! I
I'm already tired of yelling. Ah-ah-ah! Well,
Finally applaud!..
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