Wild Spectrum - in Ukraine, Robus is developing a new generation Spectrum.

 Wild Spectrum              
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 (C) Rob F. of Entire Group      
                                        
 From the editor #1: from scattered uses
we learned that in our native
country, in Ukraine, is being developedSpec-
room of a new generation.  And it was accepted
decision that it is necessary to find out what and
how.  Actually, we wrote to the author c
request to describe in more detail the possibilities
type of new car, cost, etc. He
kindly agreed to talk about
everyone... We give the floor to him...   
                                        
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I would like to clarify right away that this is not
completed project. It's started and done on
90%, maybe a little more, but he’s not for-
finished. The main thing has been done in it - testing
we have all types of its components at work
ability. But I won’t bring anything to mind -
but...  I have long planned to make one for myself
good old Speccy, which could be
to please and which would be universal
linen                                    
                                        
 Over the entire period I have invested about $1000 in
its development. I'm just not an electronics engineer,
and I always make mistakes somewhere. The first ver-
This Wild Speccy was without video at all.
I still remember the moment when I was sitting
with soldering irons, with wild delight that
Now I'll solder everything, and it will be super Speccy.
I just don’t know where to plug the monitor
walked...                                  
                                        
 I can’t determine the price for it now
I can, because it depends on how
collect it. Y I have sequence diagrams
version Wild Speccy, but who will
separate the boards?  Y I have about a dozen
divorced boards, but who needs them? to me
it’s not a pity to give them, the main thing is who will
collect children?  After all, the entire element base
onSMD, DIPs no at all, except maybe
connectors.  And think for yourself, because in Wild
Speccy uses two microcontrollers
companies SCENIX, which have dimensions 1x1
cm with forty conclusions. I understand that Ky-
There are many libins in our country, but I myself
Soldered under a magnifying glass. But the sizes are just Wild
Speccy,I mean boards, - 10x10 cm. 
                                        
 Now the parameters:           
                                        
 The main thing is to understand that the whole point
in Wild Speccy enclosed in a wild university
greasy. It can be configured
in any manner, even in graphics and sound.
Bce whatever you used Speccy
before that.  Pentagon, you can adjust
under it, Lvov or proprietary - it is also possible
but...  The main idea is simplicity
work Z80'ogo.  Y hangs on the bus
only one microcontroller Scenix.His
clock speed exceeds Z-80 by 32 times. This one
controller and sets the clock frequency for
Z-80. I think it’s already clear that this is direct
way to search any frequency starting
from 3.5 to14 megahertz.
Y Scenix's all the memory weighs only
16 megabytes.  When trying to Z-80'pro-
read memory point Scenix without difficulty
reads the necessary data from theDIMM and
sets them for Z-80. If Z-80
I'm trying to read the port, here Scenix also
takes the initiative.  KScenix'y
you can connect 32 devices, in them
includes FDD, HDD, Keyboard, Sound, and...
and VIDEO.OnlyVIDEO single device
a swarm that is tightly tied to
Scenix.  Videohas the sameScenix,
which autonomously reads data from
memory and generates them on the monitor. One-
The natural feature is that for everything this is
you need memory 100 mhz. But for today
today, it is already old, and is considered re-
liquid.                                
                                        
 Quite a lot of time was devoted Wild Sound,
in general, it all started with him. Y
it is also 16 megabytes, but not directly
available for Scenix, and therefore for
Z-80'ogo.  B Wild Sound'e  is also worth
microcontroller DALLAS 89c52 c clock
99 mhz. I've been using it from the very beginning
shaft, and did not modernize, but in the end there
will also stand Scenix, sinceThe price difference is only 50 cents. He's pro-
plays digitization at frequency 44100 hertz
in two streams of 16-bit audio. On that
eight independent
channels with panning to the left and right
flow.  A musical re-write was written for him.
dactor Wild MASON, which converts
ХМ, MOD to your personal format. Wild Sound
regardless of Z-80 plays music.
It is also parallel, completely emulsified
runs AU and SoundDrive. The only thing is
AU on high notes it sounds a little out of tune
dear, with a creak. But this has already been passed-
stage, which will definitely be established
wounded.                                  
                                        
 Wild Speccy emulates and VG93. More
one microcontroller, AT98s53, occupies -
by reading c FDD  and HDD, as well as
keyboards, includingPC-compatible
mine.Each microcontroller has Serial
interface, and it is not forgotten!!! Therefore, every
Each of the microcontrollers can be
some Ethernet.  At least c
Som-Port I made them friends in five
minutes.  The last thing I did was
USB. And I managed to write a program for
printer control. So far, that's bad, and
it’s unclear why, probably wrong
I made the USB interface correctly.            
                                        
Using Wild Speccy I emulated
protocolTCP/IP,and connected to uhtephe-
Well, there were problems, but this is also over.
day stage.  Main feature Wild
Speccy lies in the fact that each micro-
The rocontroller can execute its own
program you can writewith my own hands!!!  Each microcontrol
The ler has its own8 kilobytes of memory
completely left to you. So
if you want to write a program for
reading your HDD, at any time
replace and use. If you want your own
ctbehhoe Video - forward, all multicolors
in your hands. Well, the sound is also in yours
order.                           
                                        
 I understand that now the main
The question is, what doesZ-80 do???   I think
that ourSpectrum'ists will find a use for it
opinion.  If you start twisting your nose and
say that it will be easier to assemble Speccy
in bulk, without microcontrollers, then
Believe me, I've already counted ten times. Yourself
cost Wild Speccy, excluding manufacturing
The appearance of the printed circuit board comes out in areas
$30 excluding the cost of memory, HDD and
FDD.I don’t know how it is in other cities, but y
there is only one of us in KyivAU costs $20!!!
In my opinion Wild Speccy in all respects
overtakes everything and everyone!!!                   
                                        
 In general, I assembled Wild Speccy,
latest version, for $120. Provided that
what HDD-40 gbI paid$73and for memory
$12.                                    
                                        
 Also, I really want to draw your attention to
VIDEO. The latest version allows you to set
16 colors with a palette of 6 bits per RG and
B. The architecture is the same as in the original,
but here are the graphics and colors for each peak-
cels can be taken from any point on the six-
elevenmegabytes divisible by 32. Each
the line displayed on the screen can be
place it anywhere in memory!!! Only
Here the curb remains in the power of the Z-80!!!
But any of the eight border colors can
be set arbitrarily. I'm sorry
for the terminology, I’m not very good at it
clarify.                            
                                        
 As you can see, the possibilities are simply not
exhausted.  But I can't do everything
myself  I'm the only one doing all this.
I managed to write Wild-Dos, a bunch of versions
music playback, support program
video, reading HDD andFDD. In general, y
I'm already starting to give up. Everything
escaped to PISI (emphasis on the first
"I"). I don’t mind the scheme, very soon
When I have time I will collect everything in an archive and somewhere
I'll put it in.  I just have a hard time believing that
someone besides me would be interested in this
here Wild Speccy...                      
                                        
 Best regards, Rob F. of Entire group.
 e-mail: RobusAsmCoder@mail.ru
                                        
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 A little later, after the final
new edition of this article, we received
another letter from Rob F., excerpts of which
I'll give it now:                  
                                        
 RF: "...I'm now hooked on a new ver-
this, where I will correct all the previous non-
improvements.  I’ll pay you later, thank you
By God, I have already learned how to wire the boards myself,
and not pay money to the factory for it, and
I'll let you know right away. [...] There is one
wonderful news - in the new version it is no longer
there will be so many microcircuits, but from this
it will not become cheaper, and it’s already much cheaper!
If you need $30-40 for the whole package!!!
More details later!!!                
                                        
 Publish about readiness Wild Speccy
not yet!!! That's when I'm at home
children lie ready option without anywires and cut paths, then
you can say something... [...] And most
the main thing is that I would really like you to
wrote about  SHORTAGE OF PROGRAMMERS!!! A
then I'm already tired of programming everything myself.
And I'm afraid that the complete system I'm talking about
I dream I won’t write it. I would really like
interested in guys who are not afraid
upgrades in Speccy,and ready-made
work on programming not only
Z-80, but also others CPU!!! Because it is possible
the possibilities are simply LIMITLES!!! You only
but do not think thatWild Speccyis not quite
Compatible with standard Speccy, just the same
now there is not just one Z-80, but also a couple of con-
trollers who go about their business
scrap!  The only thing is, if they are found
guys like this, they will have to write
it's all right onWild Speccy,and I can’t-
Give everyone one of these Wild Spec-
cy.  But I think that this is toosomehow
it will be decided!!! [...]                       
                                        
 So far for Wild Speccy I have done
only a music editor, but possible
The news in music is simply excellent!!!
Combination AU sounds c digital and whole
tons of effects!!!  I managed to write a couple
melody on it.   [...]"               
                                        
As you can see, Rob F. is full of optimism and
does not stop working on Spectrum new
th generation! I hope there are people
di who respond to his requests
and in the near future we will become witnesses
bodies of rebirth Spectrum (we are already
responded!).                         
                                        
 Personally, my possibilities and “horizons”
just stunned. Indeed, according to
this doesn't quite fit the descriptionSpec-
room, but the idea is completely imbued with
completely total spectrumism. For-
success mule, once invented by Clive
Sinclair “cheap and simple” is exactly that
should be our fundamental commandment. I
I don’t want to somehow comment on everything that
said Rob F. I just want you to
wrote to the author and said that he
                                        
 Personally, my possibilities and “horizons”
just stunned. Indeed, according to
this doesn't quite fit the descriptionSpec-
room, but the idea is completely saturated and
completely total spectrumism. For-
success mule, once invented by Clive
Sinclair “cheap and simple” is exactly that
should be our fundamental commandment. I
I don’t want to somehow comment on everything that
said Rob F. I just want you to
wrote to the author and said that he
You need the project first of all. Convince
him in this! And then perhaps it will happen
there is a qualitative revolution, no progress
only in the technical aspect, but also in mo-
ral.  The revolution that should
was produced at one time Sprinter, but
thanks to a series of comprehensive policies
could not cope with the cultural and economic crises
thisdo... SUPPORT WildSpec!