Sprinter-97

Hello, Vladimir!

Wednesday June 25, 1997 01:40, Vladimir Larkov wrote to Dmitry Grigoryev:

DG>> And not a word about compatibility with the Spectrum :(

VL> It is implied.

But it is not mentioned as usual. It’s hard to believe that such a sophisticated computer
is compatible with 100%

VL> Although, to be honest, I still have quite complex
VL> impressions from this computer, which I have not yet figured out;) probably because it was
VL> shown as a kind of black box. I don’t quite understand what will happen in the end with the
VL> keyboard with DI.

So “I’m tormented by vague doubts” (c) In this mode, the keyboard
is polled in most programs. Hardware interrupts with IM2 guarantee almost 100%
inoperability of programs that use the stack to work with the screen/tables... yes
not a single demo will work. Working with trdos only through #3d13 is generally
quiet horror ;)

VL> I also definitely don’t understand how the video memory is arranged there and why exactly
VL> the way I understood it ;)

Similarly ;) How is it clear, but why?

VL> We’ll probably have to look at this later, when the Peters
VL> finish it, for now it’s only (as far as I understand) prototype. Which they
VL> can change a hundred times as they wish.

Perhaps... But attempts to abandon AY and the “truncated” trdos bring up sad
thoughts... The authors did not answer any of thequestions asked on this topic, and
they arose only after reading the preliminary information...
How many more incompatibilities are being prepared?

VL> With best wishes, Vladimir.

Regards, Dmitry (OLDMAN).

On the day of June 25, 97, Dmitry Grigoryev had the good fortune to write to Vladimir Larkov:

DG> So “I am tormented by vague doubts” (c)

I’m still waiting for the discussion of the “unseen” bear to die down?
:)

Andrew