Serious conversation - more and more our dear Speccy is acquiring modern gadgets.

ShadowGroup (c) 1998            
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      SERIOUS CONVERSATION        
                                
                                
                                
 Yes, Spectrum is alive! And despite
to no prophecies ckentu-
kov, he continues his striving
climbing stairs
HTP.  Modern user
Spectrum cars are already almost
not deprived of anything. And if a couple
years ago it was difficult to imagine
find yourself a spektrumist, finishing
going to INTERNET'e on your Spec-
ki, now this is an ordinary re-
ality. Domestic production
workers in the periphery, noticing the pain
greater capabilities of this modest
and a cheap computer, abandoned
their efforts to produce "jelly"
for", allowing you to use
PC-technologies on the Spectrum.  And
here is the result: want to connect
HDD(hard drive), FDD 3.5, CD-ROM,
                                
sound and video card, keyboard
ru, mouse, VGA monitor? No problem! Buycontroller SMUC, ho-
Do you want to work in INTERNET'e? Mo-
dem from X-TRADE, not inferior
                                
by quality PCth monsters, us-
gives you convenient communication in the world
tee.  In short, more and more
our dear Specky is acquiring a completely
belt gadgets. True, and
the cost of a computer with these
bells and whistles comparable to the price
PENTIUM 160 MMX, but this is already a topic
for another conversation.  Today
we want and can appeal
to you, our dear reader.
The fact that you are now leafing through the page
the faces of our magazine, and not "extinguish-
go" to HEXEN, QUAKE or DUKE,
already speaks of your limitless
love for ZX-SPECTRUM'u, and therefore
you probably care about him
fate.                         
 In the capital and in the nearest regions
onah with software
there are no interruptions! This is checked
true fact, how are things going?
in our outback, I think, will tell
no need to call. We are surprised with
how late they get thereus
new software, say, for example
ru, shellNORTON COMMANDER
1994 appeared in the city
only this year, what can we say?
talk about other system programs
frameworks and games. To our great-
Unfortunately, there is no one in Neftekamsk
not a single retail outlet occupied by
growing distribution of software for
Spectrum-compatible computers
                                
ditch.  That's probably why
any new product is very rarely available
gives into the user's hands without anyone's
hacking, since the program is pro-
goes through dozens of hands of hackers,
and how great it would be to have
collection original version
programs. Do you agree with me? 
 Of course, for this you need
organize normal channels
distribution of software in our
city, but one SHADOW GROUP
won't do this.  Required
your interest in this
in fact. We'll be happy to listen
any idea you have on this matter,
therefore we urge you to common
discussions on this issue at
pages -=RST=-.              
 Write, express your thoughts,
                                
ideas, considerations, tips and tricks
send them to our address:    
452950, Neftekamsk, GP, post office box 227
or come directly to
edition -=RST=-:               
st. Stroiteley, 21B,            
SinclairClub (entrance from the end).    
 Well, what about the programs of our local
programmers and creative teams
lectures we can right now
bring to your attention in
application to -=RST=-. Today you
you can find two in it
programs from E.C.STUDIO:        
"BALTUH+ 2.1" and "REAL COMPRES-
SOR", but in the next issue...
everything depends on you. If you feel
express in yourself a tendency to
professional programming,
then go ahead, write everything you want
                                
anything: games, demos, applications
programs, shells - in general,
everything, everything, everything, but remember, all of this
should be written PROFESSIO-
NOW!  And we, in turn,
we guarantee you fame among
di readers -=RST=-.           
 What should those who program
can't mmmmy? The answer is simple:
play with toys, hack
them, learn from those examples that
that are included in games, and
also write to us. Write about the game
steps that you have gone through, and in ka-
who are "stuck".  Send POKES,
descriptions, short stories, tips on
hacking and passing games. Us
any information about
Spectrum in your home. The most
interesting articles we will definitely
                                
will publish.                     
 In general, let's build the world
ZX-SPECTRUM TOGETHER!