This issue covers demo scene news, network community updates, and reviews of new software, utilities, and electronic magazines. A significant portion of the articles focuses on hardware modifications, including an analysis of the Kquorum ROM and #7FFD port, EGA monitor and sound card integration, alongside sound chip emulator comparisons. It features an interview on the development of the X-DOS operating system, reports and results from the Izhevsk demoparty, and a manifesto on the significance of the spectrum culture. The varied content is rounded out by a satirical piece on programmers, a short story by Stephen King, and community announcements.
Issue contents:
- Hardware - EGA monitor and Quorum, or how it's done.
- Hardware - How to use Sound Blaster.
- Hardware - Reading port #7FFD on Quorum.
- News - News from Zxnet, zx.spestrim and www.zx.da.ru.
- New arrivals - Fantastic paper. Yesho #7. ZxNews #54. STD 3. TrDos Navigator. Extractor. Pro Tracker 3.5bf. Нrip 1.2. The Scorched Earth 2000. The Number Simpson II.
- Hardware - System P3U Quorum, pros and cons.
- Emulators - AY-3-8910, AY-3-8912, YM2149F.
- The power of the word `Specsy` - Yes. Perhaps this is where it is appropriate, finally, to explain to you why, in fact, all this worries and interests us so much.
- Party - ASCii Demoparty`2001 Results.
- Party - A short report on how it all happened.
- X-Dos - Get copyright information about the X-DOS system.
- Network - Friendly links.
- Humor - If programmers built houses.
- Literature - Stephen King. Road horror is rushing north.
- Announcements - Who are the clean spektrumists here?
- From the authors - Online information publication.
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