POLL #2

Here Saturday April 19, 1997 something happened: Sergei Novikov sent a piece
of parchment to All.

> - Your age

15 years

> - City (/village:) where you live (this will help us better assess
> the situation in the regions).

Spb, Russia

> - Do you have a real Is it a Spectrum-compatible computer, or
> do you only use an emulator?

No, I’ll program it using Specky...

> - What brand of Spectrum do you have and how much memory does it have? (here and in all
> similar cases, a dash if you only have an emulator)

Scorpion 256 Turbo+

> - What do you mainly do on the Spectrum: games,
> programming, writing music, drawing or something else?

Since November, only programming, converting graphics (I play on a large color one).

> - Do you know Assembler and how well, in your opinion?

It could be better...

> - Do you have a mouse?

Alive. There is a Zonov controller, but the manipulator itself has crawled onto the IBM.

> - Are you a member of any hacker (or other) group. Tell
>her what she does (demomaking, hacking games or something else).

Digital Arts Programmers Association. We make all sorts of programs, like ReadMe
and write texts for them.

> - What kind of monitor does your Spectrum have (color/black and white)?

Not color.

> - How many years ago did you getSpectrum?

3-3.5 years ago Specky with 48K brains.

> - Do you have a disk drive? :) And how many of them (disk drives)?

Blo 3 became 2(1x3'5, 1x5'25)

> - Is it easy to get new software in your city?

Easy!

> - Now they are preparing for the release of the game Dune 2 and Black Raven. When they
> come out, you
> 1) buy a pirated version,
> 2) buy them from the authors or their official distributors,
> 3) don’t buy them, because you’re not interested in them,
> 4) don’t buy them, because you don’t care about the money,
> 5) take them from friends or download them from a BBS?

Most likely, I’ll download them leisurely, look.

> - The game you are most looking forward to.

I’m not looking forward to it, since I don’t play.

> - Your very, very favorite Western game.

CHASE H.Q.

> - Favorite domestic game.

UFO 2

> - What type of games do you prefer: strategic, text-based,
> dizzy or some other more?

Strategies.

> - How do you feel about adventure games?

Peaceful :)

> - How do you feel about ripping off games from other platforms, which we see in
> lately? Should I continue like this or should I do something
> original, my own?

I have a normal attitude! Let them fight, as long as people are interested.

> - Your favorite musician.

Exalot(Fiola is the best!), LAV...

> - The coolest demo, in your opinion.

Vibrations by RUSH

> - What worksSpectrum artist do you value most?

For me, the work of AGRESSOR is more valuable.

> - Recently, a huge number of computer
> magazines have appeared. Which one do you like the most?

ZX-Format, ZX-Format, again ZX-Format!

> - List the computer magazines that you have ever read
> (except Enigma, of course :). If you want, you can write a few words about
> each.

ZX-Format, Spectrofon.

SN> - Do you buy computer magazines from
SN> 1) authors or their distributors,
SN> 2) pirates,
SN> 3) I don’t buy, but I take from friends or I get from Fido.
SN> 4) I don’t read in general

I receive via FIDO.

> - Your favorite newspaper.

I will not answer this question, since we publish a newspaper...

> - The coolest hacker, in your opinion. Don't answer hastily. Remember
> those who broke the coolest defenses. After all, there are 2 versions of UFOs
> ten! Judge not by the steepness of the intro, but by the strength of the removed protections!

Hacker Cris.

> - Whose intros do you like the most?

RST 7.

> - Which intro (whose and for what game) did you remember the most and
> liked (the time of release does not matter)?

> - Do you like computer novels? Which one did you like the most
> (you can even indicate several here if the need arises
>)?[Please also indicate the source - a magazine or a newspaper.]

I don’t remember...

> - A bit of a strange question. Which game existing on other
> platforms would you like to see on the Spectrum?

Descent.

> - Let’s say you can buy a pirated version of a certain program for 10
> thousand and a branded one for 11 (the pirated version is no different
> from the original one in terms of quality and volume). Which one will you choose? (a terribly interesting question
> - answer honestly, pls :)

The author's.

> - Is it worth subsequently conducting the same survey in the echo and after
> how long?

IMHO, 3 months.

> - If you want, you can write a couple of lines here for the public, so
> say “FOR NOTES”:

All the same, bye!

PV> For me, the work of AGRESSOR is more valuable.

Is it the one who scared everyone with the horse on the E96? :)

Now 2All: Many questions about calculating the survey results. First of all
I will say that there were a lot of responses (~35!), so summing up is extremely
difficult. In the meantime, I’m running out of time, so wait, wait and wait again.

If there is another suicide ready to sort ~35*~30=~1000
poll points - you’re welcome! ;) /
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approximate number of questions

Hasta la vista, Pavel.
With God's blessing, Novikov Sergei