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04 September 2001

+ RS AND SRESTGIM +------------ - - - - - - -

            REVIEW OF SPECTRUM EMULATORS ON PC                
            (REVIEW COMPLETED ON 1S.О8.2ОО1)                
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                (C) MAXIM CHEREDNICHENKO

IN THIS ARTICLE I (GOLDEP MAX) WILL TELL ABOUT HOW THE 1OOTH PENK NOT
COPES WITH ITS REPEAT OF THE SPECTRUM Z.S MHZ...
IN BRIEF, THE TALK WILL BE ABOUT SPECCY EMULATORS FOR PC. ALL OF THEM I AM
YUZAL PERSONALLY AT HIS REPTIIM 2OOMMX/Z2MV GAM/ESS 1B98 SOIPD
SAGD/SZ TGIO BC V2 VIDEO SAGD/... SO THEY ARE ON OTHER CARS
THEY CAN BEHAVIOR DIFFERENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY ASK THE AUTHORS BELOW
THE EMULIA PROVIDED DO NOT BE OFFENSED BY POSSIBLE CRITICISM.
WELL, LET'S NOT DELAY, LET'S GET STARTED!

               UKV SRESTGIM DEVIGGER V1.2

                 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                  28B, CH7OKV GAM, EGAADVANTAGES:

LOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS;
2. WORKING WITH REAL TG-DOS DISKS (DON'T WORK FOR ME :-(
H. BUILT-IN DEBAGGER;
H. AU SOUND EMULATION (SOME kind);
S. FILE SUPPORT: Z8О, SPA, TAR, SPC, FДI;
B. ONLY EMULATES THE ORIGINAL ZX SRESTGIM-128.
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
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IPT TERRIBLE (MULTI-COLOR BORDER EFFECTS 'DO NOT CONVERGE');
INTERFACE - SO-SO;
Z. FUCKING SOUND.
CH. NO SUPPORT FOR TGD.
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                  COMMENT:                          
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS TAKEN FROM EMUL DOCUMENTS, BUT PERSONALLY FROM MYSELF
I CAN SAY ON THE Z8B WITH ZMV GAM THIS MIRACLE STRAKED VERY WELL.
AND EVEN ON MY STUMP THE AU SOUND STOPPED WHEN THE SCREEN WAS BLOCKED
VOGDEG-MILTICOLOG EFFECTS. BUT IN GENERAL AU SOUNDS FAR FROM
ORIGINAL. NOW ABOUT THE REAL TG-DOS DISKS. I DON'T HAVE THEM
WORKED, ALWAYSTHE EGGOG DISK FLEASED OR FROM THE DISC. ALTHOUGH AT THE SAME
Z8B EVERYTHING WORKED LIKE A CLOCK. DEBAGGER BEFORE STS, NOT TO SPEAK AGAIN
REACHES. WELL, THE PUPS ARE IN THE ASS OF COURSE.
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                  MY RATING:                           
      INTERFACE...................7 OF 1O              
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Z8О........................7 OF 1О
AU SOUND QUALITY............S FROM 1O
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      DIAGNOSIS: EMULATOR FOR WEAK CARS!              

        X128 SRESTGIM 128 EMILATOG VO.8                 
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             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                   Ch8BDX2-BB                            

                  ADVANTAGES:                          
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HAS MULTIFACE;
RELATIVELY LOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
Z. FILE SUPPORT: Z8O, SPA, SLT, TAR, TZX, DSK, TGD;
H. AU SOUND EMULATION;S. EMULATES: REPT128, KAU2SB, ORIGINAL ZX SRESTGIM-128, ZX
SRESTGIM+2, ZX SRESTGIM+2A, ZX SRESTGIM+Z.
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
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IPT TERRIBLE (MULTI-COLOR BORDER EFFECTS 'DO NOT CONVERGE');
SOME PROGRAMS REFUSE TO WORK.
Z. SOUND IS NOT A FOUNTAIN.

COMMENT:
MEDIUM EMULA WITH SUPPORT OF A BUZZ OF STANDARD EMULATORS
FILES. ANOTHER FUN IS THAT IN ENGLAND THEY KNOW THE ARCHITECTURE OF OUR
REPTAGOP'A AND KAU'A. IT'S TRUE THAT I DO NOT HAVE REPTH EMULATION ON THE CURB
COINCIDENT WITH THE ORIGINAL. AND KAU IN THE MAIN MENU BRAKES.
SOME DEMS JUST REFUSED TO WORK. THE SOUND IS ALSO NOT GREAT.

                      MY RATING:                           
          INTERFACE...................8 OF 1O              
          Z8О........................8 FROM 1О              
          AU SOUND QUALITY............7 FROM 1O              

       DIAGNOSIS: WORKIT IS POSSIBLE, JUST BE CAREFUL.           

        EMULATOR ZX-SRESTGIM VZ.OS (SHALAEVSKY)             
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                 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                   Z8B, 2MV GAM, VGA;                       

                      ADVANTAGES:

SMALL SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS;
BUILT-IN CONVERTER OF REAL TG-DOS DISKS INTO TGD FILES.
H. OPEN ARCHITECTURE (VARIOUS MODULES CAN BE CONNECTED: REP
S12, 1О2Ч; RGOFI 1O2CH, MAGIC, CMOS ETC.);
H. FILE SUPPORT: TGD;
S. AU SOUND EMULATION, SOIPDHIVE, COVOX;
B. EMULATES: REPT128, ORIGINAL ZX-SRESTGIM 128, ...
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
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IPT - LIKE ALL THE PREVIOUS ones - NOT SO GOOD...
WHEN THE SOUND ENVELOPE IS LARGE, IT STARTS TO BRAKE (P2OOMMX).COMMENT:
VERY CONVENIENT EMULATOR. WAS THE BEST IN ITS TIME. A LOT
BUILT-IN UTILITIES. A REAL CONVERTER WORTH ATTENTION
TG-DOS DISKS IMMEDIATELY IN TGD. THERE IS ONE BUT. I HAVE IT
IT ONLY WORKED WITH SOME DISKS. IT DEPENDS ON YOURSELF
DISKETS, BUT NOT FROM ITS CONTENTS. I MEAN PROGRAMS, FORMATS,
ETC. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. PURE DISC PLAYS A ROLE. BY THE WAY OUR
GMD'SHKI WERE READ BY ALMOST EVERYONE.
THE SOUND SOUNDS... I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE GOOD WORDS. ALTHOUGH WHEN
SET THE ENVELOPE TO FULL ROLL IN THE SETTINGS, THEN QUALITY
IMPROVING NOTICEABLY. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO THIS UNDER WINDOWS
T.K. THE BRAKES ARE STILL THERE.
AND FINALLY (AND MAYBE WHERE ELSE) THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OF THIS EMULUS IS
OPEN ARCHITECTURE. YOU CAN CONNECT DIFFERENT ACCESSORIES. ALREADY
NOW THERE ARE ABOUT A TEN OF THEM - FROM CMOS TO SOIPDDGIVE.

MY RATING:
INTERFACE...................9.S FROM 1O
Z8O........................7 OF 1O
AU SOUND QUALITY............7 FROM 1O
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        DIAGNOSIS: VERYCONVENIENT EMULATOR.                

                 ZX-EMUL VO.ЗS                          
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             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                  1OOTH STUMP                           

                  ADVANTAGES:                          
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COMPLETE COINCIDENCE OF EFFECTS ACCORDING TO IPT;
MODEM SUPPORT;
H. FILE SUPPORT: FDI, TGD, SPA, Z8O, TAR, TZX;
H. EMULATION: AU, SOIPDHIVE, COVOX;
S. EMULATES: REPT128.
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
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THERE IS NO INTERFACE COMPLETELY;
PICKY ABOUT SOUND CARDS.

COMMENT:
A GOOD EMULATOR IS ONLY IF IT HAS A CUT UP (INTERFACE).
THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT TO BUMBLE THE EDITORIPI FILE SO THAT AT LEAST SOMETHING
COMBINE THE LACK OF INTERFACE. BUT EITHER THIS PROGRAM WAS BUGLY, THEN
IS IT SOMETHING ELSE, IN GENERAL AFTER EDITING IPI'SHNIK AND ITS
THE SUBSEQUENT UNLOADING THE EMUL REFUSED TO START. EVERYTHING
PENTAGON EFFECTS COINCIDENTED. THE SOUND IS ALMOST ORIGINAL (LISTENED TO
THE OTHER IS NOT ESS ALSO, BUT A VERY OLD VERSION). THIS IS ON MY MAP
BADLA REFUSED TO WORK. OUR COMRADE ALEXGOG HAS ON HIS
SGEATIV'E DOESN'T WORK TOO. THE DOCUMENT SAYS THAT IT SUPPORTS
MODEM, I DID NOT CHECK THIS POINT.
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                  MY RATING:                           
      INTERFACE...................1 OF 1O              
      Z8O........................9.S FROM 1O            
      AU SOUND QUALITY............9 OUT OF 1O              

     DIAGNOSIS: EMULATOR FOR VIEWING DEMOS.             

          GAL SRESTGIM EMILATOG V1.S                   
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             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
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PII, KB, K7ADVANTAGES:
A HUGE NUMBER OF FEATURED FUNCTIONS (ARE THEY NEEDED?!!!);
WORKING WITH REAL TG-DOS DISKS;
H. BUILT-IN DEBAGGER;
H. FILE SUPPORT: TGD;
S. AU SOUND EMULATION, SOIPDHIVE, COVOX, GEPEGAL SOIPD;
B. EMULATES: REPT 128(S12), SSOGR2SB, SPECCY-1B, SPECCY-CH8,
SPECCY128, SRESTGIM+2, SRESTGIM+2A, SRESTGIM+Z.
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
    1. VERY HIGH SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.            

                  COMMENT:                          
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BLACK EMULUS WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF ALL ALL WELDED ITEMS
FUNCTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE: RECORDING AU SOUND DIRECTLY IN MP3 FORMAT, RECORDING
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS ON THE SCREEN IN THE VIDEO. MODEM SUPPORT AND
ANOTHER XPEHATEHU TYPE 'GIGA SCREEN'. THE DOCUMENT SAYS THAT
THERE IS SUPPORT FOR REAL TG-DOS DISKS, BUT I HAVE THIS
THE CHIPP DID NOT WORK AND IN VERY IT BRAKED MY TERRIBLY
creaking. IN GENERAL ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF THIS VERY COOL EMUL I
DO NOT RATESMOG IN MY OLD CAR (ALREADY 3 YEARS WITHOUT
UPGRADE!).

MY RATING:
INTERFACE...................1O OF 1O
Z8O........................9.S FROM 1O
AU SOUND QUALITY............9 OUT OF 1O
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  DIAGNOSIS: POWERFUL EMULATOR FOR POWERFUL COMPUTERS.           

          G8O SRESTGIM EMILATOG V1.ZO                   
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             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                P1OO, 8MV, VGA.                         

                  ADVANTAGES:                          
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RELATIVELY LOW SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS;
BUILT-IN DEBAGGER;
H. FILE SUPPORT: Z8О, SPA, SLT, SP, SIT, TZX, TAR, TGD, SCL,
FDI;
H. AU SOUND EMULATION,SOIPDHIVE, COVOX, GEPEGAL SOIPD;
S. EMULATES: REPT 128 (S12), SSOGR, SPECCY-1B, SPECCY-CH8, SPECCY-128
. SPECCY+2, SPECCY+2A, SPECCY+Z.
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DISADVANTAGES:
1. IPT ALMOST COINCIDENT WITH REPTAGOP
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                  COMMENT:                          
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WHERE WAS THIS EMUL MADE? WHAT DO YOU THINK?.. IN BARCELONA, WHAT IN
SPAIN!!! (The words suggest themselves - SPECCY GILEZ! :) ).
IN GENERAL, EMULUS IS GOOD. SUPPORT ALMOST ALL VARIETIES
DISKS. VERY USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE. AS THEY SAY - JUST A BOMB!
THE AUTHOR PROMISED TO SUPPORT ALL 'GIGA SCREENS' AND CENTER
GS CHIPS. JUST RECENTLY I HAD A RUMOR THAT THE EXIT
THE NEXT VERSION IS SCHEDULED FOR AUTUMN 2OO1. SO WHAT TO WAIT FOR
NOT LONG AT ALL.
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                  MY RATING:                           
      INTERFACE...................1O OF 1O             
      Z8O........................9.S FROM 1O            
      AU SOUND QUALITY............9 OUT OF 1OZ8О STEALTH ZX SRESTGIM EMILATOG VO.CHSO             
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             SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:                      
                R1ZZ; 1BMW; VGA;                        

                  ADVANTAGES:                          
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1. 1OO-PERCENT SOUND EMULATION;
MODEM EMULATION;
H. BUILT-IN DEBAGGER;
H. EMULATION OF GEPEGAL SOIPD;
S. EMULATION OF NDD FOR KAU 1O2CH !!!;
B. LITERALLY ALL HARD BOOTS;
FILE SUPPORT: Z8O, SPA, SLT, SP, RGG, ASN, SIT, TGD, SCL;
AU SOUND EMULATION, SOIPDHIVE, COVOX, GEPEGAL SOIPD;
EMULATES: REPT 128(S12), KAU 1O2CH, SSOGR 2SB, RGOFI 1O2CH,
ORIGINAL SRESTGIM-128.
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                  DISADVANTAGES:                           
              NO SERIOUS!!! :/COMMENT:                          
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AND LAST, THE MOST BOMB PLAGUE. ABOUT THIS EMULATOR I CAN
JUST SAY ONE THING: IT HAS EVERYTHING!!! GS, WINCHESTER SUPPORT
AND ALL ALL OF OUR FAMILY SPECTRUM FELLOWS. THE ONLY
THE DISADVANTAGE IS THE LONG LOADING TIME. AND EVERYTHING IS OKAY!!! THE ONLY
WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST THE AUTHOR TO DO IS SUPPORT REAL
TG-DOS DISKS, ONLY SO THAT THEY WORK IN SIGHT. AND SUPPORT
MODEM THROUGH THE ENTRANCE TO SOIPD SAGD'E - THAT WOULD BE COOL.
HUGE THANKS AND BOW TO THE AUTHORS OF THIS EMULATOR.

MY RATING:
INTERFACE...................9 OF 1O
Z8O........................9.S FROM 1O
AU SOUND QUALITY............1O OF 1O

       DIAGNOSIS: THE COOLEST EMULUS. GILEZZZZZZ!!!

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