Letters 7

Roman Petrov 2:5052/7.37
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SN> - Your age

14 years

SN> - City

Yoshkar-Ola

SN> - Do you have a real Spectrum-compatible computer, or

Do you have :-)))

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

Scorpion ZS 256

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

I code, play music, sometimes play

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

Yes, and I know it’s cool

SN> - Do you have a mouse?

In a few days it will be :-)))

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

Yes, in Star Group/RDG/RPSG. We are doing everything little by little, except hack

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

Color

SN> - How many years ago did you get your Spectrum?

7-8 years ago, but I don’t remember exactly

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

3 disk drives :-))) 2 - 5'25, 1 - 3'5

SN> - Is it easy to get a new one in your citysoftware?

No, since almost no one distributes it

SN> - Now they are preparing to release the games Dune 2 and Black Raven. When they
SN> come out, will you

2) buy them from the authors or their official distributors
5) take them from friends or download from BBS?

I'll try 2, but it might turn out to be 5

SN> - The game you are most looking forward to.

Black Raven !!!

SN> - Your very, very favorite Western game.

Dizzy (all except 1 and 2)

SN> - Favorite domestic game.

UFO 2

SN> - What kind of games do you prefer: strategic, text-based,
SN> dizzy or something else?

Strategy and dizzy

SN> - How are you inclined towards adventure games?

If it’s like ZH, then it’s RULEZZZ, and so...

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

If we do it like Slava, then we need to continue

SN> - Your favorite musician.

KSA

SN> - The coolest demo, in your opinion.

Vibrations

SN> - Which Spectrum artist’s works do you value most?

Oh, I don’t know...

SN> - A huge number have appeared recently computer
SN> magazines. Which one do you like the most?

ZX-Format for the design

SN> - List the computer magazines you have ever read

Spectrofon- the content has become better, but I didn’t like the menu at 21
ZX-Format - complete rulez, except for the content, which can be made
even better.
Faultless - very average

SN> - Do you buy computer magazines from

3) I don’t buy, but I take from friends or I get from Fido.

SN> - Your favorite newspaper.

OnLine

SN> - The coolest hacker, in your opinion. Don't answer hastily. Remember

Dont know...

SN> - Whose intros do you like the most?

Your own :-))))))

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

Where the ball jumps on the torus, and the torus spins. I don’t remember the author and won’t
remember, because... already killed...

SN: FFC (Reckless Rufus, Peking, Snare, etc.)?

SN> - Do you like computer novels? Which one did you like better

Yes, and IMHO they are all cool!!!

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

Heroes of Might and Magic II

SN> - Let's say you can buy a pirated version of a certain program for 10
SN> thousand and a branded one for 11

Author's

SN> - Is it worth subsequently conducting the same survey in echo and after
SN> how much time?
May be, may be...

Danil Ermakoff2:5080/43.30
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SN> - Your age

After much thought, 25, almost 26...

SN> - City

Ekaterinburg, it’s almost in Siberia :)

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

Yes, I almost never use an emulator.

SN> - What brand of Spectrum do you have and how much memory does it have? (here and in

Leningrad Zona 48 upgrade 128k + TR-DOS conntroller HiMac with PLL + 5.25
FDD TEAC + AY 3-8912 + color EGA monitor

SN> - What do you mainly do on the Spectrum: games,

I lived with it for some time...

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

I know. At a fairly decent level.

SN> - Do you have a mouse?

No. I haven’t got around to it.

SN> - Are you a member of any hacker (or other) group?

No.

SN> - What kind of monitor do you have on Spectrum? (color/black and white)?

See above.

SN> - How many years ago did you get the Spectrum?

Since 1990, that is, seven.

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

Two, see above. Optional 3-inch (well, I don’t have a five-inch one in my PC :)

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

No. Late from 3 to 6 months.

SN> - Now they are preparing for the release of the game Dune 2 andBlack Maria. When they
SN> come out, you

I'll buy it or take it from someone who has it.

SN> - The game you're looking forward to most.

I don't know.

SN> - Your very, very favorite Western game.

It's hard to say. For action, probably R-Type, but for the head...

SN> - Favorite domestic game.

Possibly ZH...

SN> - What kind of games do you prefer: strategic, text-based,
SN> dizzy or something else?

Strategy, probably.

SN> - How are you inclined towards adventure games?

Positive.

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

Both. Objectively: companies no longer support this platform, so why not make a Spectrum version? But its own is necessary. I think over time everything will settle down on its own.

SN> - Your favorite musician.

Not strong, maybe KSA, also from Dream Makers...

SN: IMP

SN> - The coolest demo, in your opinion.

In DM, Vibrations probably.

SN> - The works of which Spectrum artist do you value most?

Again, DM's graphics.

SN: Shaman

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

Content: SPF, design: ZXF (I haven’t seen the latest SPF numbers).

SN> -List the computer magazines that you have ever read

SPF
ZXF
Speccy
Faultless
Adventurer
I don’t remember 2-3 yet.

SN> - Do you buy computer magazines from

I repeat: due to the current circumstances, I take or buy from whoever
offers:(

SN> - Your favorite newspaper.

I like ZXNews, but I read very little, then OL, I hardly
saw the rest :(

SN> - The coolest hacker, in your opinion. Don’t answer hastily. Remember

I don’t know.

SN> - Whose intros do you like the most?

RST#7, CB, MS, KSA...

SN> - What intro (whose and for which game) did you remember the most and
SN> (the release time does not matter)?

I don’t remember right away.

SN> - Do you like computer novels? Which one did you like the most? be disappointed...

SN> - Let’s say you can buy a pirated version of a certain program for 10
SN> thousand and a branded version for 11

I won’t hang myself because of a thousand, I’ll take the author’s one, but starting with the coefficient 1.5 I’ll already
think about it :(

SN> - Is it worth it in the future to conduct the same survey in the echo and after
SN> how long? time?

It’s probably worth it, it’s up to you to decide.

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

Well, what can I say? I would really hate that in 10 years no one would remember about the specs...

Roman Kontsevoy 2:5080/52.47
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SN> - Your age

21

SN> - City

Ekaterinburg

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

Yes

SN> - What brand of Spectrum do you have and how much memory does it have? (here and in

Leningrad 128

SN> - What do you mainly do on the Spectrum: games,

Something else :-) trader, gamer, critic :-), sometimes designer, a
so friendly help in our projects, oh yes, also swapper

SN> - Do you know Assembler and how well do you think opinion?

I used to know when I wrote the game :-), now I forgot :-(

SN> - Do you have a mouse?

No

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

Alliance Team
This Team condensed Almaz G. ,Unique G. ,FX Illusion G,
and some Alone Giyz
and you can specifically look at it in Snowfall
Are engaged in:
only Demamaking for Enlight`97
other two gamez (dizzy-king valey - clone)
third game, demo and sophisticated assembler :-)
Alone - a little bit of everything, but now the emphasis is on hardware
at times, permanently hacking (more likely localization :-) games
under Computers widespread in our city are Magik and Quorum)
and system programs and utilities - SoftCopy, Elf128, MultiPlayer etc

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

TV :-(

SN> - How many years ago did you get a Spectrum?

Q 9th grade - about seven years ago, I don’t even remember

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

1

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

Even for us it’s not easy :-), and the remaining 90% of users only through us

SN> - Now they are preparing for the release of the game Dune 2 and Black Raven. When they
SN> come out, you

SN> 1) buy a pirated version,
SN> 2) buy them from the authors or their official distributors,
SN> 4) don’t buy them, because you don’t want the money,

Most likely, first 2 then 4 then we’ll do 1 :-(
We must, of course, come to specific agreements. We and We'll gladly
take the distribution, but there are fewer and fewer users and the costs may not
be recouped, call, write and we'll see there

SN> - The game you're most looking forward to.

We're waiting for Black Raven, and Dune with_normal_ bazaars
I really liked it

SN> - Your very, very favorite game from the West.

Elite in 88 it was a shock!
Now - Lord of Chaos - if only they could remake it..... :-)

SN> - Favorite domestic game.

Doule Xinox :-) for _double_

SN> - What kind of games do you prefer: strategic, text-based,
SN> dizzy-like or something else?

Strategic definitely + dizzy-like but with a bias towards king
valley - but not so difficult, of course :-)

SN> - How are you inclined towards adventure games?

K Star Legacy positively but the interface curve

SN: :)

My Favorite adventure games are companies ...forgot, but you won’t
confuse them with others - Spider-man, Secret Mission and of course, my favorite,
Sorcerrer of Claymorgue Castle!!!!!

SN> - How do you feel about ripping off games from other platforms, what we see in
SN> lately? Should we continue like this or is it worth doing something original, something of our own?

High-quality rip-off, your own is rarely successful - like the “arcade
element” in Ufo1 and the plates in Ufo2
but I liked Prince - clearly made

SN> - Your favorite musician.

Ksa - I liked music in Action

SN> - The coolest demo, in your opinion look.

Brain Crush for Design

SN: Crash, Crash...

SN> - Works of which Spectrum artist are youwhat do you value most?

Max Romanoff :-))))
No, I don’t know - as long as it’s beautiful
I’ll take a closer look in the future, I promise :-)

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

Spectrofon

SN> - List the computer magazines that you have ever read read

Spectrofon was the first, I skipped numbers 12 - 18 and they say
nothing terrible :-).. But I really liked 20-21
ZX Format is a cool shell, but the texts are still inferior to Spectrofon
And it’s more youthful, or something..
Adventurer - so-so, not remembered
Faultless - Here are 4-5 issues nothing more
Zx Power 1 - ok, but the materials are rather weak
As for the last two - Faultless looks a lot like Spectrofon
and Zx Power - like the format. As a result, Kharkov has its own Format and
Spectrogon :-)

SN> - Do you buy computer magazines from
SN> 1) authors or their distributors,
SN> 2) pirates,

Previously, both 1 and 2 have now switched :-) to 1

SN> - Your favorite newspaper.

On-Line?

SN> - The coolest hacker, in your opinion. Don't answer hastily. Remember

I myself am a weak coder and _can’t_ look at the steepness of the protections
but we also have a couple of dashing hackers :-)

SN> - Whose intros do you like the most?do you like?

CB is quite stylish and Flash's (like? )

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

--------- ( Star Heritage :-)))))
No, so right away - I don’t remember
PS. But I remember the boot with flying names - I would tear my hands off for such
crap

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

I am indifferent, either I pass it myself or take salt.

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

HMM1 & HMM2 rulez forewer!!!

SN> - Let’s say you can buy a pirated version of a certain program for 10
SN> thousand and a branded one for 11. Which one would you choose?

For 11 - a branded one, for 15 - a pirated one

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

YES and the results pls.
In 2-3 months

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

People!! The popularity of a computer is directly proportional to the amount
of software forhim! Write more (stronger, higher and further)

By the way, I have long proposed the idea of an information sheet
at least within Fido - everyone will find out from their friends who, where and what
writes and once a month send a sheet with programs coming out over the
next month with addresses and telephone numbers of manufacturers and distributors. Do this by city, so
it is clear in which city to contact whom.
What is your opinion? Even if you don’t agree, pls share with
whoever you can - maybe there will be a response :-)

SN: 2All: ?

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Hasta la vista, All.
With God's blessing, NovikovSergei