The debut issue of Depth features a comprehensive collection of content for ZX Spectrum users. The centerpiece is Harry Harrison's multi-part sci-fi novel The Stainless Steel Rat alongside the short story Arrest. Programmers will find detailed guides on code optimization, sprite rendering, scrolling, double buffering, and music tracker file formats. Hardware modification sections provide schematics for dual AY sound chips for six-channel audio, Covox, and Scorpion computer upgrades. Additionally, the issue includes game demo reviews, project announcements, humor pieces, an Esperanto language guide, and demoscene articles.
Issue contents:
- From the authors - A few words about the fluffy miracle of technology.
- Authors are the authors of the journal.
- In the attachment - a demo version of the game "SMAGLI-3".
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 1).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 2).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 3).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 4).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 5).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 6).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 7).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 8).
- Fantastic - stainless steel rat (part 9).
- Fiction - Arrest: Any similarity of names and cases in this story is not accidental.
- Programmers - 14 tips for writing boot, tips for writing Compressor, a few tips for writing Music Editor. Recommendations to the author Alasm and STS.
- Programmers - advanced coding methods and modern ways of working with graphics: sprite printing, screen scrolling, screen clearing, working with two screens.
- Programmers - Format of NoiseTracKer/SoundTracKer/ProTracKer modules.
- Iron - Scorpio improvements: Covox.
- Hardware - Scorpio improvements: a scheme for correct decryption of music processor ports.
- Hardware - Scorpio improvements: circuit for disabling the music processor.
- Iron - quad system: connection 2x AY.
- Project - new graphic editor - State of Art.
- Miscellaneous - Amazing Software Making - why is the name so unsound and, if I may say so, stupid?
- Miscellaneous - news - A bunch of games are planned: Tic Tac Toe, A bunch of parodies of already released games, 3D Flying Game, Cool strategy.
- Miscellaneous - Hello! Who doesn't love them? Look, maybe you will find yourself here.
- Miscellaneous - operation "in search of Susan".
- Humor - how Avalon prepared for Enlight 1997.
- Humor - How to drag a hacker into the bedroom.
- Humor - How to drag a hacker into the bedroom.
- Esperanto - reference book on the Esperanto language.
- Advertising - Sale, purchase and exchange of new software for the Spectrum.
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