The debut issue focuses on hardware modifications and electronic schematics. It presents detailed designs for building a serial COM port, extending the external bus via C-bus, and implementing the Fast Memory Access (FMA) method. Special attention is given to the OSP v.0.1 sound card project as an affordable alternative to General Sound, alongside discussions on Nemo-bus standards. Additionally, the issue features a primer on basic logic ICs and mail regarding hardware repair and AY chip upgrades.
Issue contents:
- Entry - the first room zhelezyachnoy newspaper.
- Meshaw mail - a letter from: Mongol / Delta Corporation, SANDER / MskZXNet, Mr.Brain, Chirtsov Igor.
- Conversation - Nemo & VTS.
- COM-port & timer - Serial port for Spectruma!!!
- "Iron" ... logic! - educational program of the logical circuits.
- Fast Memory Access (FMA) - acceleration scheme with memory.
- C-bus - bus is founded on the Centronics interface.
- OSP v.0.1 - a new sound card for the Spectrum to replace General Sound.
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