and I found a Spectrum in the closet... — ZXNet «zx.spectrum»

From Andrey Teplyakov To All 9 February 1998

My respect, All!

Sub. Prof. Maybe I should write something on the spec instead of sulking? A? Or he will die soon, then it’s probably not worth it. Previously, I remember, there was a lot of uencode here, all programs and programs, but now about the sprinter
it’s all about bazaars, some projects to raise money. No, guys, I don't understand you. Creativity on the Spectrum, I believe, should come from the heart. Money here is a secondary thing, applicable to cool coders who don’t mind their time making masterpieces. These coders will work if they have inspiration, and if they can earn money for it, well, so much the better. And requests like - well, you have a hundred or two hundred, well, give me a masterpiece - this is not at all the same. Capitalism is turning out, but the speck will not withstand it. It can no longer stand it. His audience is the same. Not a pissy audience.
Sprinter - maybe, but whether it will spread the way the spectrum sold in the early 90s - who knows! So the questions torment me: should I sell the spec with which I spent the best 6 years of my computer life? Or... is there still time ahead?

I wish you happiness and... good luck.
Andrey.

From Alexey Ivanov To All 10 February 1998

Hi Andrey!

Mon 09 Feb 1998 23:57, Andrey Teplyakov wrote to All:

AT> Subject. Prof. Maybe instead of sulking in hexen, I should go to

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AT> So the questions torment me: sell the spec with which I spent

If you sell, I’ll buy!!!

AT> the best 6 years of my computer life? Or... is it still ahead of us?

And you yourself think about the prospects if your Profik is still bought?
It’s up to you to decide.

Sincerely, Alexey Ivanov

From Andy Harchenko To All 10 February 1998

How are you, Andrey?

A bottle of papyrus floated to me, and on that papyrus it said that Monday
February 09 1998 at 23:57, Andrey Teplyakov wrote All:

AT> who knows! So the questions torment me: should I sell the spec with which I spent the best 6 years of my computer life? Or... is everything still ahead of us?
Still ahead! :)
So let's quit your hexen or whatever you have (I already quit QUAKE-2) and
start banging. If you've been doing demos, then FUNTOP is coming soon, so there's an incentive to code. And finally, cool games should be made like Slava.

With maximum respect, Andy Harchenko.