The issue opens with a humorous guide to the interface and editorial reflections on creating electronic magazines for the platform. Hardware sections detail the development of the ZX-BUS expansion bus, structural features of domestic clones, capabilities of the Sprinter computer, and the specifics of computer music. Software pages feature reviews of Hisoft's Pascal and C programming languages alongside optimized methods for 3D graphics rendering. The entertainment section includes reviews of seven games, including the life simulation Little Computer People, as well as literary feuilletons and demoscene hit parades. The issue concludes with fresh demoscene news, reader correspondence, and hardware-software catalogs from leading manufacturers.
Issue contents:
- Help - The purpose of this instruction is to instill in the reader the skills and abilities to use the information contained in the magazine.
- From the Editor - I wonder why there are electronic magazines on the Spectrum platform?
- News - NEMO model KAY-1024 was released, SCORPION the first experimental batch of GMX was released, DIGITAL REALITY a review film on Enlight'97 was released, LD began creating a new version of the STORM 2.0 assembler.
- Hardware - ZX-ВUS: If you decide to make a normal computer out of your Spectrum, then this article is for you.
- Iron - the design of various ZX Spectrum clones.
- Opinion - new super Spectrum: Sprinter, what is it for?
- Music - Computer music: why not a single sound card, even the most expensive one, produces real music and plays you CD-quality modules.
- Mail - Hurray, we already have letters: Sergey Parfenov, Valentin Pimenov.
- Toys - review of games: Anarachy, Captain Planet, Tag Team Wrestling, Headball, Chase H.Q., Superted, Sword of hte Samurai.
- Toys - description of the game Little Computer Reople.
- Programming - 3D on Spectrum: fast method of calculating vertices, outputting 3D objects with fill.
- Soft - description of the Pascal programming language for the ZX Spectrum from Hisoft.
- Soft - description of the C programming language for the ZX Spectrum from Hisoft.
- Fomin - a love story about Amiga and Pisyuk.
- Fomin - Hit Parade: So, welcome, gentlemen, the parade begins!
- Advertising - Scorpion company: A shortened version of our price list on Spectrum topics.
- Advertising - Nemo company: The NEMO company offers its products, as well as products from manufacturers in St. Petersburg.
- Advertising - Welcome company: software for ZX-SPECTRUM 48/128/256K.
- Advertising - X-Trade company: Our magazine needs normal music for articles and intro!!!!!
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