The debut issue of the Simbirsk electronic magazine opens with the story of its creation and an overview of its regular sections. The articles feature a detailed review of the arcade-strategy game North & South, alongside evaluations of various gaming and system software. Technical sections provide tutorials on Z80 processor architecture, the PASM assembler, and code optimization using the stack. Additionally, the issue examines the dual-processor ZX-NEXT hardware architecture, announces creative contests for graphic artists and musicians, and includes commercial announcements.
Issue contents:
- Introduction is the first electronic magazine in Simbirsk for users of SPECTRUM-compatible computers.
- Masterpieces - review of the game North & South.
- Encyclopedia - ZX Spectrum architecture, programming languages.
- Programming - using the stack to speed up programs.
- System - what the PASM assembler is.
- Direct communication - by the time this issue of the magazine was published, our mailbox was empty.
- Competition - The editors of the magazine 'REALTIME' announce a competition for the best picture, cartoon or best music.
- Hardware - ZX-NEXT: two-processor Spectrum computer from the 90s.
- Review - game and system programs: 48 Irons, Last Battle, Field of Miracles, LZ-Pack, Rok Disk Servise, Screen Editor.
- Advertising - Programs on floppy disks and cassettes, literature on programming, descriptions of games, computers of the ZX-SPECTRUM family.
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