Netus News #07

Diskmag (electronic paper)

03 Jan 1999 Download

  • Netus News #07
  • Netus News #07

The issue opens with a sysop's diary entries on running ZXNet during New Year's Eve, alongside a directory of NETUS stations complete with schedules and contact details. The technical section provides a guide to the ZXZIP and ZXUNZIP data packers, an assembly routine for drawing windows, a breakdown of the Hobetta file format including a Z80 checksum calculation algorithm, and a schematic for a 512K RAM upgrade. Additionally, the collection features a reference guide to 1990s St. Petersburg FM radio frequencies, a selection of satirical modern fables with unexpected twists, and promotional notices.

Issue contents:

  1. Sysopian affairs - ZXNet to the chimes...
  2. Packers - a complete and comprehensive description of the ZXZIP and ZXUNZIP data packer and unpacker.
  3. Knowledge Box - The procedure for building windows in assembler for the ZX spectrum.
  4. Hobetta - Brief description of Hobetta.
  5. Technodrome - RAM expansion scheme for a 512 V computer with a common memory field.
  6. Anti-Fairy Tales - with morality on the way to the market.
  7. Frequency regulations - Frequency regulations of radio stations in St. Petersburg.
  8. NETUS - List of NETUS network stations.
  9. Advertising - authors, co-authors, co-authors, etc.

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