Scene - ZX Spectrum in 2001: Are there many Sprinter users at all?

ZX Spectrum in 2001
Oleg Melinuk>  
We invite all site owners, dedicating─ 
new SPECTRUM, register in one hundred 
tistic system SPECTRUM TOP. System 
still a little damp, but every day there are glitches 
fixed and corrected. 
Moderator of REAL SPECCY> 
Screw the sites!  How to start with Spectrum 
walk through your sites, so you will get advertisements─ 
lay. 
Alexander Groholsky> 
What do you mean I'll start? I've been with real for two years now─
I get along with the Spectrum websites. Wow!!!
And so as not to ask unnecessary questions, I’ll say
simply, we have a bbska on which it stands
Linux, under Linux there is a Lynx browser, here it is
and converts html pages into regular bbs─
ANSI format with cursor. That's it la─
winter I did it using this on mail.ru
yourself email. And the files you download from
and-net thus, they add up to the spices─alya aria, where they are stored for three days, that’s where it comes from─
yes, anyone can download these files, like
with regular bbski. Previously only from level 30
I had access to the Internet, but now they did it with
zero, so whoever wants to climb, really, 30
They only give you minutes of time, but you register─
go under a different name and go there again. I have
there are 20 names there! ;)

Q-Master>  
Finally!!!!!  It's done!!!! Glued and 
fully assembled GOMEP - 2!!!! 
I'll post it here at the end of the week. Resolution 
from the Commodator (Max Vasiliev) there is. 

Klim/OHG>  
The "Mario Islands" project has been resumed! 
Because its main encoder is Disabler/DPL 
left "OHG", this game is transferred to him 
group "Disabler Production Laboratory"! 
Due to the fact that there are only two people in DPL so far─ 
century, and customers are reducing release times 
fullVersions, YOUR help is needed! 
If you have such a desire, then please 
mark who you will play as 
participation!?!: 
1. Artist [ ] 
2. Musician [ ] 
3. Designer [ ] 
4. I will help as much as I can [ ] >8))) 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
Mark what you need and send it to me! 

Spencer Winset/Diamond group> 
Subj : Source header for ZX_SOURCES_LIBRARY 
The project is led by: Alexander Mayorov (Mas), 
Evgeny Golyakov (Spencer), Dmitry Nesmachny 
(Merlin), You are the Lord God himself. 
The purpose of the ZX_SOURCES_LIBRARY project is: 
1. Collection of low-levelsubroutines (p/p) 
in Z80 assembler; 
2. Systematization of items by thematic times─ 
library affairs; 
3. Sorting of similar items within sections─ 
La in length/speed; 
4. Working in FAQ-server mode (from the address─ 
mi in zxnet/fidonet) 
=== CUT === 
Name:.................................... 
Autr:.................................... 
Date:................................ 
Assm:................................ 
 
Info:.................................... 
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Link:..................................... 
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Size:................................ 
Memo:................................ 
Takt:................................ 
 
IN:....................................... 
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OUT:...................................... 
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Unpb:..................................... 
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Data:..................................... 
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=== EOF === 
Now in more detail about each item... 
... 
This cap will crown the beginning of each pro─ 
procedure placed in the library, therefore 
as they say, it's not too late, coders/pro 
grammers, make an effort - get into it─ 
thread into the text. 

Vivid/BW>  
You shouldn't skimp on matches. If so─ 
everyone can't bear it, make a version with full ne─ 
switching pages, even if it affects─ 
no multicolor synchronization. 
J7n/4D>  
are you trying to convince me that you need full 
addressing #7ffd, however alreadyexists 
a (very) considerable number of programs using─ 
having short addressing (by the way, how do I 
it seems that mask #40 was the first to make bu─ 
laugh), moreover, programs will appear soon (not 
mine), which will again use #fd. 
I also agree with LD regarding the use of─ 
company resources: on compo - 100% possible─ 
the components of the machine, and everything else 
system/games/.. it is advisable to configure 
/comply with generally accepted standards. 

Oleg Melinuk>  
Remember how new things came 5 years ago 
10-20 discs every month. Now this 
I probably won’t even get the quantity in a year─ 
tsya.Klim/OHG>  
So everyone is crying so much, screaming, that’s all 
assholes, they don’t want to do anything, but what do you do??? 
A similar story happened in our group─ 
not when I was in the army...Everyone shouted that 
nobody wants to do anything, everyone is kicking 
auger, and he alone works hard. 
As a result, our group split into a bunch 
supposedly active. 
But besides projects in the Omega Hackers Group, 
nobody released anything, and in the end they were all─ 
death of the group and they themselves died on the vine. 
So everything that happens on the Spectrum - 
only those who look at the bad are to blame 
side of things. Type: o, Spectrum bends, 
no software, I'll goon PC! 

Shaitan> 
Perhaps we should give the floor to AlCo himself? Let 
will tell us how things are going with Wolf. 
Klim/OHG>  
The main thing is that the activity does not subside! Otherwise 
here is our Lost Angel who wrote a chunky DOOM 
for two, everything worked in the source code, but when─ 
yes, they said “collect it”, I gave him a heap of excuses, 
that there is no good muse. And when the muse was written─ 
he's already played enough and... put it on it. 
And now the fate of the sources themselves is not from─ 
known. 

Grunge/Smash> 
Today I came across the second number
'Paragraph'. What can I say, it turns out that everything is fine─
chevno.If the absence of the original and yours─
temporary material was forgivable for
number one, now I'm confident
I can say that II wouldn't buy this gas─
that one For what? For the sake of reprints, weeping
by the fate of the deceased Spectrum? The only one
a worthwhile article from BornDead, which I read
for a long time now. The guys wanted to make a newspaper,
but they probably forgot that it should be
also interesting, and not only suitable for
in order to use it in your own way─
to my paper assignment...
Not having access to the Internet is simply unacceptable─
it’s volitional now, when it’s the only way possible
quickly establish communication with correspondents─
there, try to learn something new yourself.
I would like to see it in print
Scenergy, despite some looseness
Raver in his texts (apparently this is from desire─
nia to imitate cool peppers with 'truly
stage machines' that allow themselves to be ru─
swear in their English-language designs)
and sins with untimely publication. 
Alexander Seleznev> 
And many publications use the network for communication. 
zi with correspondents? It’s somehow easier for me 
call to find out the same 
news and more. 
Kurleson/HS/CPU> 
By the way, the CPUs, which are in Rybinsk, and which
publish a magazineAdventurer, materials in
it is mainly assembled according to the _usual_
mail, not e-mail, they are even very
have a vague idea of what FIDO is, although
with the Internet things are better, but not much
- about once a month, or even less often for them
there is an opportunity to pick it up by mail... So
draw conclusions...
Wlodek Black>  
By the way, the third issue of the newspaper was recently published. 
IMHO, the time has passed when it was possible to 
Spectrum field to indiscriminately criticize everything and 
all. It's time to take care of 
everything that is currently being done on our beloved 
platform. In the third issue there is an edition of the Paragraph 
Once again, we urge you to read the text─ 
I ask you to send materials. If not 
we will write, there is nothing left for publishers─ 
there is no way to reprint other publications. 
The easiest way to criticize is without doing anythingwithout helping the object of criticism. 

Alexander Seleznev> 
Subj : bge v3.0 gold edition 
Russian software - Russian interface. I, of course─ 
but, I understand, English is more concise and simpler in 
implementations, but you just need to take into account your opinion 
hundreds of users who prefer Russian inter─ 
faces. Another thing, you have to do it correctly..:) 
Random>  
It still seems to me that system prog 
frames must be in English, other 
thing needs to be done correctly :) 
Pawel Kislyak> 
The best option would be to support
several languages, as is now done in
many programs on the PC.

Vivid/BW>  
I love looking at the code from Accept Corp and 
laughover NOT_OPTIMIZED AT ALL 
code. How can you write something like this? Or are they in 
Tobos compiled BASIC effects─ 
are you? 
J7n/4D>  
And you want them to do nothing at all─ 
lali? And in the end, we must respect work 
others, there were so many facts about this 
games 8 department etc, and the scolders themselves are doing something 
done? 

Vivid/BW>  
_Moral_ satisfaction is for me 
main thing. Although I have dos at work─ 
stupid for off-topic and the Internet, but from work 
on the Spectrum (for which I don't get any) 
what, besides enormous moral satisfaction─ 
renia) I experience with nothingnot comparable 
joy. 

J7n/4D>  
Regarding various improvements/primo─ 
check/devices for Speck in general, then except 
they are unlikely to provide any other convenience 
benefits. 
Vivid/BW>  
I don't agree. Here is a list of bells and whistles─ 
current on my computer: 
- 512*192. It has become not so much a convenience 
as necessary. 
- modem. And not so much for the sake of mail, but 
for file sharing. Instead of not─ 
to rush through the whole city in order to 
write off 10 kilobytes, it's easier to throw it over 
modem. 
- 1 megabyte of RAM (ramdiskat 896K). If 
for Sergei Zotov, 256 kilobytes are enough, 
then I need _at least_ 512 kilos for work─ 
byte. 
- CMOS Clock. Without him with Madrom as without 
hand. They tick - and okay. More precisely, they don’t tick anymore 
(cell 12 died for some reason). 
- Hardware multicolor. This is the action─ 
a completely useless thing. 
- Turbo VG. A small thing, but nice. 

Eugene Palenock> 
Incorrect processing of out(c),0 in KAY-1024 
- and this is the only one being released now 
Spectrum. 
Ivan Mak>  
Lies! 
Kurleson/HS/CPU> 
What else are they releasing then? After all, Sprinter
- that's not reallySpectrum ;))
Ivan Mak>  
In this case, Kai is not a Spectrum, because 
is called "Kay", and its memory is not 48K, and 
Soviet microphones in real Spectrums 
not installed! 
Kurleson/HS/CPU> 
Hey, I don’t know... But what if in Sprinter it’s still
there will be support for MSX - then it will become MSX,
or will it remain a Spectrum???
Stanislav Udin>  
Are there many Sprinter users at all? 
How many of them write software for additional ─ 
what modes of this computer? 
Ivan Mak>  
There are about 25 users, more precisely now 
I don’t know. Of the writing software there are definitely two (I 
doesn't count), but according to rumors, someone else too 
is engaged in programs... 

Kurleson/HS/CPU> 
Subj : Dizzy-B on CC'01
There were three games - and none of them were Dizzy
was ;) One of them is supa-hupa type (by
shoot the ducks, I have the original on PC even VI─
business), the second is a sophisticated arkanoid, however,
demo version, but still cool, third -
just a logic toy. And Dizzy Under─
ground were simply presented in addition to various
compo. By the way, the presentation promised by Yura
Nazarenko, I did not observe, although he himself
saw. To YN: Maybe I slept through this? ;) 
Yuri Nazarenko aka Rezident> 
On the first day, looking at Dizzy Under─ 
ground, I decided not to show my dizzy, 
on the second day, having caught a glitch with int in the morning 
oh, they finally persuaded me, and I showed 
almost immediately after the demos! 
Reanimator>  
IMHO the only worthwhile engine was like this 
and the unreleased Dizzy-XX, there really 
was 100% framed. Why still p 
nobody thought of doing something like this? 
It’s like 2001, but there’s no progress─ 
whom :((( 
Kurleson/HS/CPU> 
Yes, that's for sure. I'm with the author of Dizzy Under─
ground asked why he moved like that─
zhka didn’t do it, so he replied that from the camp─
the darts didn’t want to leave ;(
Megus/BW>  
The toy is complete rubbish! Half an hour ago I found her 
went to the end :) Thanks to the author for those 
pleasant hours that I spent on this 
game. 

Nickolay Vorobyev>  
Remade Mortal Kombat, now it is at 128 
kB. I'm tired of making it for Kai, why the hell 
got some glitches (one of them is out (c),0). 
Removed - digital sounds and animality. Everything 
the rest remains unchanged. 
For those who have real Profi at least 
256 kB, there is already an original version of the game. 
Oleg Groskow>  
One of the reasons why Slava with ravens 
suffered, there was a shortage of 128 kB of memory. Its 
you can understand, it was a commercial project. But 
rest? In general, what can I say, it’s time 
I wish... It takes time. 
We (GBG) are currently working on a toy project. 
I won’t make any guesses, but we hope that the din 
let's finish it. Well, there is a High Probability 
that the people will demand such 
resources: 
- ZX Spectrum 
- Kemston mouse 
- RAM - 512kb and above 
-Covox & AY 
- Hayes modem (I would really like it under─ 
hold for joint play) 
The genre will be more arcade, but with elements 
strategies. The plot is simple, they gave it to lemmings 
weapons.... ;) 
Jerri/AF> 
Why do you need so much memory? Look at 
The Land of Myths - what is there under 256 kB, 
only fingerprints...and KB2 is even better. 
Oleg Groskow>  
We'll salt it. ;) 
Vivid/BW>  
You won't get tired of so many Riso sprites─ 
to steal (steal) ? 
Oleg Groskow>  
The graphics are ours, we definitely won’t steal, hu─ 
excellent ;) 
Vivid/BW>  
Listen, Oleg, if you throw out all the digitization, in 
Can you fit 256 kilobytes? 
Well, okay. Even though there will still be more 
256 kilobytes (about 50 screens from the sprite─ 
mi, I think, your artist, maybe in a year and nari─ 
vanities). Well, Zhenya coded this (and especially 
debug) won't it bother you in real life? 

Artem Kozakov> 
We tried to make a graphic object
shell. It worked. But 128 KB of memory is clearly
not enough, only about 64 kB remains free -
where to download the programs? Unfinished comp─
lyator for MythOS takes 12 KB of memory,
plus as many buffers for tags as
will be required (and how much can he give to the system─
ma), at least 1 MB. What about the text? IMHO orientation towards
128 KB of memory will kill any project outright.
*MAS*>  
And how much memory will it eat up for system 
needs"? Although I have already seen this - 64K... 
Artem Kozakov> 
Is this a big price for multiple
simplifying the construction of program elements?
Moreover, for example, the concept of libraries
MythOS allows you to share code between pros
grams, as a result, with some criticism─
a huge number of programs that use common
libraries, the total amount of code will become _less─
higher_ than in systems and shells, I confess─
optimizing and implementing code for the same
interface directly into the program -
there is no need for everyone to bear
the whole load of standard code.

Andrey Flymansoft> 
Subj : Hook Worms (unfinished version) 
In general, how many of you have 
opportunity to connect two Spectrums (secondary) 
swarm - at least forty-eighth) and play around 
five or six. Please respond. 
Sergey Zotov>  
I can connect 5 Specs. Scorp green 
(256), yellow (256), Sintez 2 (48), 
Companion (48), Delta (48).And if 
connect them to the tape port and code them about─ 
a little program, then Green easily prevails─ 
to the server, and the rest to the terminals.  ;) 
Working on the terminal using the principle: SAVE 
"". If  = file name 
on the disk on the Server, then the latter does 
upload if  of this file.  :) 
I.e. download tap toy to normal─ 
you can use the command: SAVE "game": 
LOAD "". You can view the directory on the disk 
by SAVE "CAT": LOAD "". After which the server 
formed a basic loader with a waistband 
screen on which there was a directory in 64 mode 
character/string. This method worked. Himself 
tried it. Cool overall. :) 

NewArt>  
Will there be any artists in this echo, I wish─ 
to help with graphics for a strategic game─ 
re JACKAL'S? You need to draw (redraw─ 
vat) sprites of units, sprites of buildings and peaks─ 
tograms. I'm not making the game! I just like both─ 
I wanted to help the author with the graphics, but I failed─ 
after a few days, I realized that there was nothing 
will come out. By the way, according to some parameters the sub─ 
chewing game is superior to CV, for example, card 
it is not 64x64, but 128x64. 
Vivid/BW>  
In general, somehow we started making realtime 
strategy for 256 kilobytes (planned map) 
was up to128*128, color sprites 
landscape - 451 pieces, unit sprites - each 
40 kilobytes for each side). Drawn 
there were a bunch of sprites (landscape, icons, uni─ 
you), smart graphical procedures have been written─ 
ry. But I, the lead coder of the project, come to the end 
I became interested in demo-making and ended up with a project 
bent. Completely.:( But the sprites should have been 
stay. ;) I'll talk one of these days with the artist─ 
nickname and, if he doesn’t mind, I’ll throw it all at you 
graphics. Maybe something will come in handy. 
As long as my friend sees your project through to the end 
finished. 

Vitaly Mayatskih> 
Subj: Delirium Tremens leaves the Spectrum
Today we bought an additional monitor and screw from Sinn and
twisted pussy. Relic KAY-1024 with demon─Predator's mortal keyboard went into
local Spectrum community fund. Sinn
determined to spend the night playing NFS;)
Tiden runs around the city with such news
looking for a monitor with an affordable price so that
replace your VGA->TV gadget with a normal one─
new video, so that you can not only mail
download, but also sit in Photoshop.
Jason Krueger on duty (Word wants
:) shaken the money out of my mom to offtopic. From the beginning─
scrap of the new semester his Synthesis in a box from-
for ammunition will take its place on the mu─
zey shelf.
Predator in general after writing internal
BGE operating systems have been doing nothing for about two years
studied on the Spectrum.
Consider "Glass" our obituary...
P.S.: Although, there are plans to release the afterbirth─
ny posthumous project...

Jerri/AF> 
Today at 4 o'clock in the morning the deputy passed away 
person of interest 
 Ryabov Roman Alexandrovich 
better known to those present here 
 >>RRA>> / Alien Factory 
He lived a short and stormy life and only 
began to get to his feet, but the man preferredhe lays down, but God disposes. 

NewArt>  
This year a huge tragedy happened - 
y6or the person known to us as Anton 
Litvinenko, or Matrix... 
Vlad Sotnikov>  
This was the only one, as far as I know─ 
no, the man who shoveled the entire Skop─ 
Pion's Professional ROM and wrote an alternative─ 
to my port boot, which I connected 
disk images on the hard drive via reverse ─ 
link to fixed addresses of the Monitor ROM. 
One could expect a lot more from him about─ 
gram in this area. It's a pity that such people 
they are leaving us... 

#mhm 19 Mar 2007 
fk0>  
I would say since 2001 - exactly. Last CC, 
dead Sprinter, dead Scorpio, everything 
hopes for Nemo and awareness of the fact that already 
end after the fact. 
deathsoft> 
Zonov then sold out the stall at the flea market.
Previously, the PC was still trading there, and then
sold.
fk0>  
It was all over for Zonov when GMX didn’t work. 
I.e. somewhere in 1998-99. 
deathsoft> 
Well, maybe I'm just going to the flea market earlier
drove, passed by the stall, saw there
PC trading, specs were no longer available. And then
I arrived, and the stall was already broken, the sign
"Scorpio" lying rusty to the side
fk0>  
You can count them by trays on the market. In 1999 
there was more than one. In 2001, one "uncle 
Misha". 

Wladimir Bulchukey>  
So, the editorial office of the newspaper "Paragraph" and Perspective 
Group as a whole announces a computer competition─ 
games on the ZX Spectrum - "Your game". 
Can participate in the competition as individuals 
developers and creative teams. 
Acceptance of works will continue practically 
the whole year and will end on August 1, 2002─ 
yes. The games submitted for the competition are divided into two categories: 
are on floppy disk(s) with one of 
numbers of the "Paragraph" in which there will be a coupon for 
voting. 
You, dear people, will vote for the games─ 
tateli! The only limitation is that you cannot 
vote for your works; otherwise─ 
otherwise such votes will not be taken into account. 
Well, now comes the fun part! Since there is 
competition, there should be prizes. Contestants 
who took first, second and third place, according to─ 
receive cash prizes (based on 50, 35 and 
15 percent of the total prize money 
fund for the occupied place, respectively). 
Currently the prize fund of the competition 
is 1000 rubles ($35). Over the year we 
we will try to increase this amount. But so 
this amount has become really worth it to us 
Your help is needed. 
Will there be games? 
They will! You will see at least one game. It 
will be released by our team. Alex Xor is working 
we've been working on it for the second year! We also received 
verbal agreement from another team in 
support for this competition. And in general we hope─ 
We hope that the “Your Game” competition will be supported─ 
zhan by all creative teams and departments 
by individual developers who can release─ 
play good quality games. Possible─ 
but that some commands will simply time 
release of your game for this event.