Hurray, we already have letters.
"Hello, dear editors of the magazine,
laSPECTRUM EXPERT.I’m very glad that
a new magazine has appeared, I think that "SE"
will become the same monster as "ZF". After all
This is only the first issue, and already
kan with all sorts of 3d-rotations and convenient in-
interface.
I am writing to you with small suggestions,
requests and criticism. I'd really like to
see such a section in your magazine,
as "CACHE" in SPECTROFONe.
Write more about working with interruptions
Yami, since I’m still a lamer and don’t understand
this topic.
Place a couple of dots next to the names of rubles
Rick, which contains several articles
(as in ZF'e).
Now a little about glitches in programs,
which were in the SE1 application:
1. In PRO TRACKERe the decompiler is buggy (in
me SCORPION 256). When trying to download
put the compiled module into the compiler
with the player a message appears about
absence of a compiled block.
2.In assembler STORM when trying to exit
in BASIC one theme appears on the monitor -
note (except for some blue square
in the center of the screen; the keyboard is at the same time
locked, but you can hear the keys pressed
only clicks).
That's all I wanted to tell you.
Р.S. Please, publish my letter
on the pages of the magazine and express your opinion
opinion.
Parfenov Sergey.
Saint Petersburg.
Thank you, Sergey, for your letter. Interesting
just to find out why you decided that you are a
our cash will become a monster like ZF. If
honestly - we don’t want to be similar at all -
mi on ZF (especially being a monster).
We just want to publish a magazine that
ry will be interesting to read, and not megade-
mu. So far the ideal magazine for us is
Spectrophone (may the kingdom of heaven be upon him), the best
No one has done this yet.
Unfortunately, for now Spectrum
electronic publications are greeted by their clothes,
therefore we have to try to design
laziness. If the magazine is poorly designed, then
it is unlikely to spread wellto fight, even if it will be stunning
body materials. A since (see
Rome let's face it) truly stunning
I don’t foresee any stunning materials yet
will pass (since before this there must be
stunning events occur), then we
we will try to cover in our articles
what we felt was not covered
or the lighting was poor.
About interruptions - a lot has been written on this topic -
elk in Spectrum literature, which
Paradise is still for sale (in Scorpio,
for example). If we write about
interruptions - then only about subtleties and
nuances.
About the "cache" type section. Most likely
There will not be such a section directly,
since for some it is a hiding place, and for others it is
there are none at all, so they will just be ma-
TV series about the nooks and crannies of games, about software
ming, designed for different levels
ven, for example, for beginners or for
finishing to begin.
Now about the glitches. To your remark about
assembler STORM responds directly
but the author:
After exiting STORMa by command
BREAK+Q sets the seventh screen,
i.e. The car is running, but nothing is visible
but... The SCORPIONa bastards are to blame for this,
which we did not know about at the time of release
assembler, sinceWe are not SCORPIONS.
The fact is that in SCORPIONe the
procedure RST #08, according to which
dit exit. This procedure will completely switch
searches memory banks, and to find out which
bank/screen stood before switching, under-
means that a copy of port #7FFD is located
in the BASIC area at #5B5C. When
exiting STORMa it contains all sorts of
heresy...according to which it became
The seventh screen appears. If we knew about
this, it would not be difficult to put the
yes the correct meaning. In the next version
This STORMa we will do just that.
In the meantime, we can advise going out to
BASIC via STS... For some reason, at the same time
no effect appears...
About the music editor "PRO-TRACKER by
Frunze" let's say that by contacting the auto-
rum and reporting to him about the inoperability
decompiler, received a response that the author
is already aware and is very sad about this
reason. Will he correct this belief?
this one or make a new one - only for him -
known.
* * *
Hello, editorial staff of the magazine SPECTRUM
EXPERT!
I’m very glad to appear on Russian
Spectrum stage of the new magazine. Yes
get the format people used to it :).
I liked the content of the magazine. Particularly
but part is 3d rendering. However, the name
in my opinion, it was not chosen very correctly,
because rendering is ray tracing,
or am I wrong?
Mute was upset by the article about Enlight (be-
seda). It is clear, of course, what you wanted
imagine the atmosphere of Enlight. But
It didn't turn out very well.
Now about the shell. About the plasma
we've probably already heard everything (we need a car-
teen). Why did they abandon the standard?
mouse - one fire button, the other refuse,
and you called all THREE fire.
Regarding the promised shipments. Pospoda,
let's not bother with the pictures -
ship immediately to ASCII, and then what?
what to do with this picture, and if dis-
need to print, or what kind of listing is there?
long. Run OCR on the PC and there
give these pictures :) ? Well, what's still in
Listings app included.
As for the section about hardware, as I understand it,
that it is intended for beginners. Yes
This is how I feel about this. Lured -
interesting! Let's see what happens next.
I would really like to know about the technology
creating beautiful drawings, gaming
scenes, sprites on the Spectrum.Is everything for-
depends on talent, or something can be done
study.
I'm looking forward to the second issue. Hope
I hope that my voice will be heard. A that
over time, using gray matter, deep-
I'm thoroughly understanding the meaning of everything that was said.
I want to warn (?) about the possible
appearance of materials about alternative
platforms (ami). Not worth it! Yes, I'm sure
No, you yourself understand everything, once called
SPECTRUM EXPERT!
Pimenov Valentin.
January 15, 1998
(Received March 17 - ed.)
Well, a very businesslike letter. Prokom-
Let's discuss some points. About plasma in
screensaver. Just about her (before this moment-
ta) there were only good reviews. Do
just a picture in the screensaver - banal, k
Besides, we always have tension with artists.
wifey About the inlight "conversation". We co-
deliberately took an unpopular step, and
did not try to savor in this article
disgusting behavior of individuals.
They just wanted to show how disgusting
many famous people were in condition
participants of this "computer festival"
la". Take this article as an anti-
cogol campaign.About the mouse standard. From your letter
suddenly we learn that there is a standard for
"mouse" control on the Spectrum! By
at least we don't know who it is
developed and proclaimed. If methods
control in ZF is considered a standard, then
our head coder doesn't think it's
there is an optimal standard. At least
At least this standard goes against
concept of "mouse" control of the pro-
grams on other computer platforms
max.
About uploading articles. Due to the fact that
computer communications even on boards
form SPECTRUM have reached a certain
level, shipping articles in text form is NOT
WILL BE. In short, we don't want
pieces of magazine (or even very large ones)
pieces) were hanging out in computer networks.
So no one will buy the magazine.
Articles about iron are calculated, natural
definitely for beginners, since non-beginner
everything is clear to everyone. Although a beginner
concepts are flexible, or stories to him -
talk about the operation of the 155laZ microcircuit, or about
methods of synthesis of combinational circuits - and
both belong to “beginnings”, but
on a slightly different level.
As for the various co-technologies
building software products on Spectra-
meh, then we will most likely talk with
those who have succeeded in this matter, and conversations
We'll publish it.
ABOUTother computer platforms in
Spectrum magazine not to tell
makes sense - who benefits from this?
for? Interesting - buy a book and read.
Although about other platforms seriously
About other computer platforms in
Spectrum magazine not to tell
makes sense - who benefits from this?
for? Interesting - buy a book and read.
Although about other platforms seriously
no one told me. So, some screamed
ki. We will mention other boards -
forms, mainly in the “humor” section.
That's all the mail for now. However, even these
two letters determined the direction in which
it makes sense for the “Expert” to move along the torus.
Of course, along the way we will "scour"
everywhere in search of new topics. And, naturally-
but let's not stop trying to stir up
to remove the stagnant swamp, which, as we
seems to have formed recently
inside the Spectrum world. So pi-
Sew letters!
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