Review of utilities from Siberia
Let's go back in time a few years...
At the dawn of the computer era, when sizes
computers were huge, and their memory capacity
you are insignificant, people programmed, but
not on such a scale as now... There were
accounting and settlement programs, databases
data and archives, there were also toys, but in
difference from the current ones, they all looked decent
primitively. Why? Yes, because, knowing the possibility
capabilities of their machines, programmers are old-
tried to invest in them the maximum USEFUL in-
formations. Naturally, the graphics and di-
Zain was given the last places.
Time passed. Expanding memory and performance
changes in the processor, increased the capabilities
computer. Now any user
has megabytes of pictures and watches videos,
the quality of which is not inferior to the original...
But this is IBM. What about SPECTRUM?..
We have learned to expand memory (512 kV,
quite, real for everyone), but for video
This, you agree, is not enough. Graphics too
lags significantly behind other platforms.
What remains? That's right, text!
So why are we torturing dear SPECCY, you
squeezing out of him what he cannot give. U
There is a limit to everything. Don't rape the car
well. SPECTRUMcreated for working with texts!
You can write a book yourself or publish
magazine without having to waste
rub on paper. From the screen the text looks
absolutely the same as from the pages of the typography
Rafa publications. So what's the matter? Why
no one wants to do this? Maybe
no suitable programs? Hardly anyone
dare to say this.
So. Today we won't talk about
text editors, there are many of them and each
the person chooses the one that suits him, but on
Let's focus on service utilities.
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║Search version 1.2║
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The program is used to view and convert
transfer of MS-DOS text files into
TR-DOS.
History of creation
I would like to dwell in more detail on
history of the creation of this program. Nobody
remembers when and where she came from in Bar-
naule. The name of the author, alas, is also unknown.
(Perhaps this is Ind, - only these three letters -
you stood in the frame of the first version). By her
she used it toojustified its appointment
reading. Only, during operation there was
small flaw found: resetting
text in TR-DOS format, the program lost
the last three letters of the file. If the text
long and split into several files,
then in each of them we were missing
three characters...
Eraser, outraged by the blatant shortchange and
tired of manually adding the missing ones
letters, broke into the program code and eliminated
this drawback. The break-in was loud and
noise came Gon. Interested in the event
walking, he politely asked for a revised
"use" program...
Gon does a lot of work with MS-DOS texts.
But he doesn’t have IBM. They bring him
floppy disks, and he converts them. Often would-
sometimes they bring five, or even ten, at once
floppy disks It converts them ALL and only
volume can load into some text
new editor and find out if he needs these texts
or not.
Tired of such arbitrariness, as well as
from unnecessary processing of unnecessary information,
Gon reveals the "Search" codes and adds
theirs. This is exactly the option we offer you.
Guy.
Hardware requirements
and "Search v.1.2" capabilities
Requires at least one disk drive and no memory
less than 128 Kb. Floppy disk with MS-DOS text
must be formatted to 720 Kb.
Direct conversion of MS-DOS to
TR-DOS, as well as direct viewing
text from an MS-DOS floppy disk and resetting the
downloaded chapters to the TR-DOS disc.
Control
Immediately after loading, the program asks
enter the name of the drive with which we will work
nerd. Then, in the right window, install
font encoding type (TLW or alternative)
naya), as well as the number of disk drives for
work. Insert MS-DOS disk and read
its directory. The left window displays
file names.
Select the desired file and press ENTER.
The program counts the Nth amount of text
specified file and displays a menu:
1) SAVE TEXT
2) LIST 42 s
3) LIST TEXT
1) SAVE TEXT
Uploads text to a TR-DOS disk withoutchange
neniya. Upon completion it displays the following request:
"CONTINUE?" If the answer is positive "U",
loads the next part of the selected file
la MS-DOS.
2) LIST 42 s
In this mode you can read the downloaded
text written in memory. It folds out
to match the font 42 characters per line: if the word
does not enter, then it is reset to the next
the next line. Text formatting and typing
There is no provision for renaming words. Above this for you
will have to work in some editorial office
tor...
3) LIST TEXT
Similar to the previous procedure, but
the difference is that the text is not divided into 42
symbol, but is printed in the original. Those.
if the line is too long, then it is simply
then goes off the edge of the screen.
In the second and third modes,
for the possibility of uploading to disk (CS+"S").
The text is saved in the format in which
You see him on the screen.
Exit all modes in menu "E" or
"BREAK"
The difference between shipment via "SAVE TEXT" and
CS+"S"(in modelisting) is
that the first one provides for the presence
10 markers used as the beginning of construction
ki on printers and IBM. When shipped from re-
press viewing text, marker 10 ignore-
rushes.
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║TEXT MAKER (Beta version)║
║Author: Fast Group ║
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A program from the category of "leaflets" for
registration of help-s and any texts. Ra-
works only in 128Kb mode, but scrolling
done in "TM" also works on 48Kb.
Even though this is a beta version,
the program is fully functional.
"TM" contains a text editor
"ZX/IBM". What makes it possible to dial
your text or edit the already prepared one
vy.
The text can be either monochrome or
colored. "TM" is equipped with a special editor
rum for coloring texts.
The scrolling speed is very high. When
If you wish, you can voice the article in the background
music.
Standard control, + Kempston
mouse.
Finished productunloaded as one
monoblock with Basic loader. More details
learn about working with "TM" and get acquainted
visually with its capabilities you can,
by downloading the "TM.Help" file from the "Applications".
This file is made in the above mentioned program
frame.
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║HYTEX 0.0 ║
║Author: Dmitry Pyankov║
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HYTEX (from Hyper Text) is a software
shell for demonstrating and viewing current
stov. Unlike "TM", HYTEX does not work
with one, but with several files.
The program uses only 48Kb memory and
does not require expansion (128, 256, 512...).
The service is designed for the user. You don't care
why know assembler. You just need to have
Have some text editor at hand.
With its help you can create home
card indexes, typesetting several articles for
one “hat”, and also do everything on
that your imagination is enough... (Original-
but, for example, it was conceived as a representation
newspaper box).
If desired, the user can change
font, change ink or paper color.
HYTEX can be used not only
fordemonstration of texts specified in
"Table of Contents", but also to view any
files. The program contains a built-in
boot, with which you can run
Basic files. And much more.
There is no point in giving a complete description
shells. It is included in the HYTEX...
A.Parazit
Р.S. The author of the article missed another one
Spectrum feature - musical support
AU processor, for which it is written to work
many music editors. Members
Barnaul group Dementia corporation
always took into account the needs of the user
owners Spectrum 48K. So, caring
specifically about this category of users,
they wrote the remix of the music edit
raSound Tracker Pro 48K.Or rather, they are
a software package was written: the editor itself, the computer
lator, converter 128K -> 48K. All these
programs are included in the software application
numbers.
SWdZ
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