Announcement - new games and software: Gallows, RGB Aggression, ZX-WinWord v2.l, Hanoi Tower, Sprite Cutter vl.0.

(C) M.M.A/SPEED CO.                       
                                          
Nn-yes! It's too late to write
anything for SPECTRUM, especially writing
in Samara. Although I remember two years ago
here  such things  happened -  remember
scary! Where is all this now? Where are all those
ferociouscomrades who delighted us with their
developments at that time?                  
                                          
                                          
Some went to AMIGA, others to the army, but none
I don’t want to do anything here or here for SPECCY
tat. Although  there were also those, and even in large
quantity, wholeaked toIBM PC.Separate
comrades even  sold out  in slavery  from-
to the famous American planterde Bill
Gates  and  now  earn bucks for
next   upgrade  to  his  plantations
glucose trees...                    
                                          
However,  there are  those who have not forgotten
the computer to which they owe their happiness
childhood and wealthy  future.  Heap
these pathetic individuals try  something
write there. Let's take a look and npoahohcupyem this
"something"!                                 
                                          
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                GAMBLISH                  
                S.Y.B'97                  
                                          
This new product  Samara  hacker
S.Y.B'a (formerly known as SB SOFT)
ka  is at the development stage, but already
 first  demo version appeared, which we
placed in the supplement to the magazine.         
                                          
Game there will be one more one variation on the theme
"guessed the puzzle - looked at the scanned
bathroom picture". Whether this is good or bad,
Sure, you be the judge, but based on sales statistics
in  Samara,  there is a certain category (and
quite large) fans of such programs
ram.  Well, if they exist, then for them you need
work!                                 
                                          
Main The meaning of the game is to guess
knowledge of  words conceived by a computer. When
this you only know the current theme (eg
example "NAMES") and two letters  (first from last)
last). Methodically going through all Russian
alphabet, you must try to guess the
DOOMahoe  word.  At the same time  by selecting  from-
you add the letter present in the  word  
chances to find yourself"with a noose around your neck."   
                                          
In  demo version after guessing 15 words
you will be given the opportunity to view
third  on  some similarity  "morphing",
torn in a hurry with IBM PC. Full
same   version  planned  except animation
enable large number "multi-view
customized"and conventional graphics.                
                                          
In a word, those who like to look at the beauty
blue cards are waiting for another masterpiece (we will
hope!). Full the game is planned for you
to be launched in the infinitely near future. She
will occupy one TR-DOS disk and work
on machines with at least 128K memory.       
                                          
                                          
                                          
             RGB AGRESSION #1             
            (C) Unbeliever/XTM            
                                          
This "product", created using
the most  stupid  technology   modernity
(P166/32/2.9/.....)  one should appear
at the same time  with  the fourth OBERON number,
which you are actually reading.          
                                          
"Product"  occupies an entire disk and is represented
is a collection of graphics in a new and absolutely
lute  extreme  graphic  mode
SPECTRUM, which some call BitMap
Color,  others 3-Color or X-Color, well, I
- RGB COLOR.                              
                                          
I will not  I will get into  in technical  side
this  graphics mode, but I want to note
There's one thing: you don't need to redo your
computer!                                
                                          
                                          
       RGB COLOR works on        
                                          
   ANY ZX SPECTRUM with 128K memory and    
                                          
   functional second screen area.    
                                          
The only serious limitation is
There is  "immediate" memory, i.e. at yours
machines  not should  be separated fields
memory, and  test in INTRO to the log should
write:RAM TYPE - MONOBLOCK (except for emuls).
                                          
                                          
If all these requirements are in your computer
get along, then  you can safely go and buy
(preferably mine) this disk.             
                                          
                                          
About 50 full-screen graphics are waiting for you
physicalimages in unprecedented color
gamut: each point has its own color (one of
eight). This is much cooler than it can yet-
get busy, but it's worth seeing once than 256
once to hear!  As for  contents
these these same images, then lovers of "earth-
"lianichki",  "strawberries" and other berries can
break off slightly. For you soon -
the toy will appear X-REVERSY.I'll soon
Most likely I will include famous pictures on the disc
with  AMIGA,  screensavers albums  groups IRON
MAIDEN, MANOWAR, ARIAand everything else that
will fall  under  hand and will satisfy
two requirements: cvetnoand fierce!       
                                          
                                          
I would like to note that to view these maps
teens that I converted by the sweat of my brow
with рС, used  Xcolor+ (C) CREATOR from
applications  to ZX-FORMAT#6. Well, don't write
I need my own viewer after all!      
                                          
Those who  do not  understood, I refer you to ZXF#6, where
everything about RGB COLOR is described in detail.       
                                          
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The next  I will present the Samara development
It’s not me for you (M.M.A), but, as it should be,
the authors themselves. Over to them...                  
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
 Hello, dear readers of the magazine 
  "OBERON"                 
                                          
                                          
  You are  a new Samara group welcomes you
Without Denomination Group, consisting for now
of  two (third  coming) fans
beloved  us SPECCY. At this moment
ment the group includes two modest coders:
Mr. POWer and Mr. SPIDER.           
                                          
                                          
  It is quite possible that you have already assessed your
with a critical glance thrown by us through
FIDO a small demo of our game
"HANOI  TOWER". Here I would like to go into more detail
highlight this our first joint development
botky,  which I  I hope at that moment,
when you read this note, it already finds-
on sale at Samara book market...
                                          
                                          
  A little  history. The old legend says
that in India, in the city of Benares, in the main
temple, where the center of the Universe is located,
tavil  Brahma  on a birch board three al-
brushed   rod height  in one  elbow
(57bmm) and  as thick as the body of a bee. When
creation  worldto one of these rods
64 mugs of various diameters were strung
ra with holes in the center. They would have been made
made of pure gold, but strung in such a way
at once,  which formed a truncated cone.
Long  years,  during the day and  at night, replacing each other
friend,  priests  carry this cone from the front
howl of the stick on the third, using the second
only  as auxiliary.  They  should
sacred  observe two  conditions: first,
for  times do not transfer more than one circle
ka, and  secondly,  neverdispose
a larger circle on a smaller one.  When the priests
will be able to finish their work, then we too
tynut end of the world...                      

                                          
  I can  add  what is provided to you
opportunity  to feel  in role
ancient Indian  priests, and try
expand  not  64 rings, but only only 10.
However, do not flatter yourself, expand
their  not  so  simply, although  this is the situation
government will in no way prevent you from finishing
gamebefore the end of the world. But still, especially
Bo  persistent requests to the authors of this
creations,  special supplies possible deliveries
games in full, i.e. with 64 rings -
mi. ;-)                                   
                                          
  The game  does not  claim  to become
hit of the season,  we just haven’t seen it yet
not a single implementation of this wonderful lo-
gical game on SPECTRUM.              
                                          
  I would like  to note an important detail: this
the game is  the first program in Samara
for the production of which we actively use
modem failed.At at the moment of writing the article, there is tension
wife  work  on  "getting" this one
games.  And  we hope that after loading
this game, boxes of rotten vegetables and eggs -
mi  you won't need (at least
have mercy on your monitor). :-(              
                                          
                                    POWer.
 01.11.97
                                          
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It turns out people are also trying to play games
write.  Let  be primitive, but games! Although
there is in the future  one Samara
programmer and a large, solid game...
but for now in the future. That's why I don't
I'll tell  you that this will be a cool action movie with
converted with one very  cool
platforms,  with brutal graphics and frantic
music. But I won't tell you I'll tell you this  because
that I’m still not completely sure that all this is bou-
det. But if it does, it will be very strong!
                                          
It is on this mysterious note that we will move on
for consideration  latest versions of the editor
ZX-WINWORD and SPRITE CUTTER programs.     
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
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       ║ ║       
       ║ Package utilities ║       
       ║ Oberon Creative Rask  ║       
       ║ (OCP)  ║       
       ║ редактор ZX-WinWord v2.1 ║       
       ║            и             ║       
       ║  "вырeзальщик" спрайтов  ║       
       ║    Sprite Cutter v1.0    ║       
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  В  силу  специфических особенностей мно-
гих утилит, входящих в пакет OCP, наиболь-
шее  распространение  получили лишь две из
них:editor  ZX-WinWord and program
Sprite  Cutter,  allows you to "cut" and
then  and save the sprites in the format above-
named editor.                     
                                          
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  ZX-WinWord v2.l              
         (Paul Atrides, 1996-97)          
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  Here  Already  work has been going on for about a year
above one of the main utilities of the packageOCP -
editor that allows you to combine text with
graphics -  ZX-WinWord.  3and this time was
doneseveral  debug and demo versions
this program, two commercial release.
It is not necessary to provide information about each version.
makes  sense, and it does not seem possible
possible.  Let us consider only the latest commercial
ical version.                            
  Comparing version 2.1 with its predecessor
full  version 1.3 the following should be noted:
the following main differences and new provid-
available capabilities:                       
  1) Working with multiple fonts:       
  2) Possibility formatting text with
word hyphenation, and the text is formatted
somewhat more correct than in iS-Editor:    
 3) Added  several  service functions
tions, the speed of the editor in
formatting modessearch/replace and
etc., added the ability to quickly insert
ki/deleting the page with sprites, fixing
There are a few minor errors.     
                                          
  Unfortunately, due to the volumes being processed
mov of text and graphics, which occupy the main
most of the memory, several countries
gives external  program design, the so-called
customized  "friendly  interface", but for
system  program this is not so important. Yes
and  on  texts typed  in  ZX-WinWord,
colored and supplemented with  sprites,
I dare to assure you that this does not reflect
zits.                                    
  In  present (November,  1997)
version 2.2 re- is almost ready for release
dactor in which support is implemented
fonts "by default" and take into account  special
ness  hyphenation of some exception words.
 Sprite Cutter vl.0            
            (Alex Noman, 1997)            
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  First Beta version of the program Sprite Cut-
ter v0.lappeared around the same time as
release of Oberon #3 magazine. Initiallylita was planned as a continuation of the program
frames CUT, written by Evgeniy Milun, but
subsequently slightly transformed
and  has grown,  so much so that it has ceased to
48K.  One way or another, but
the program  was not  thought as a competitor
domestic  "monsters  by   cutting
sprites".  On  today  SC_vl.0
is a universal program
mu calculated by not  only  to work with
format filesZX-WinWord.Support-
xia  so-called sprites in “pure” form
(withoutheader) and packed using the RLE method
(by the way, exactly you can observe them in
this number Oberon).  The utility allows

easily  and quickly create a sprite table
in memory up to 32K (this is more related to the volume
mother processed  graphics  in  ZX-
WinWord),  remove sprites from the table until
add sprites to the end of the table, overlays -
wat, scroll, invert sprite
you and many other things that are more useful
exists for a graphic editor rather than “selecting
ratel" sprites. :)                      
                                          
  Approximately  at the same time as ZX-WinWord v2.2
will appear new version Sprite Cutter vl.l,
in  which will be  implemented support
controls  from  Kempston mouse (specially
for Peter),  overlay sprites  accurately
fullness  to pixel, centering sprites
(at the request of  the public), several
The menu system has been tweaked, etc. etc.    
                                          
                               Alex Noman.
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