Questionnaire for Development of Spectrum
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Dear readers! The author is offering you a questionnaire,
Dmitry Pavlukhin, conducts a broad survey spektrumistov. This
application is a network Fidonet, ZXNet, the Internet, among
readers of electronic publications and buyers of software tools
among a wide range of users and fans of the ZX-Spectrum. To
fill out the application, unload the text file by clicking Ext
Mode when displayed on screen text data, then use
any text editor to make your responses. Addresses
email or regular mail to send the completed questionnaire given
at the end of the text.
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(C) Mr.Brain 07.09.1999, the
(Dmitry Pavlukhin)
Dear friend! Before you see a questionnaire whose answers,
will have its possible help in the development of the Spectrum.
It is now quite a lot said about the problems of the Spectrum
and its shortcomings, I will not repeat, except to say one
thing - Spectrum or soon be completely dead as a home computer
or be reborn in something else. Many people have repeatedly
taken steps to change the current situation on the platform,
but things there. Most of them did not consider the real
situation and took the wrong steps in the development of the
Spectrum. This questionnaire is intended to identify the need
for the development of the Spectrum and, if it exists, and the
direction of development. I request that you be taken seriously
by filling out this form, not afraid to give a little extra
mnformatsii, but do not overdo it (Especially in electronic
form), and in any case, your opinion will be very useful for
many people trying to revive the Spectrum as a massive
platform. Connect to this questioning of your friends and
acquaintances, as well as other spektrumistov, including
through electronic publications available to you, is welcome.
Do not go around doing the survey and this does not delay
response shelved, perhaps, your voice will be decisive in some
matters. --------------------------------------------------
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__________________________Liniya
Otreza__________________________
FORM
1. Name (And / or name) ____________________________________
2. How old are you? ___________________________________________
3. City / region where you live __________________________
4. What computers do you have at home (please tick, if there is
desire, on the space briefly describe the parameters):
- RS _________________________________________________ []
- AMIGA ______________________________________________ []
- MAC ________________________________________________ []
- SGI ________________________________________________ []
- Spectrum ___________________________________________ []
- MSX ________________________________________________ []
- BC (0010/0011) _____________________________________ []
- RC-86 and its clones __________________________________ []
- Orion ______________________________________________ []
- Specialist _________________________________________ []
- Other (please specific ______________________) ______ []
5. Do you consider it necessary to further develop Spectrum ____
_________________________
6. If yes, in what direction (please tick):
- Software ____________________________ []
- Circuit solutions ___________________________ []
7. What do you think is necessary because the software
for the Spectrum?
- Games _______________________________________________ []
- Text editors ________________________________ []
- New operating system _________________________ []
- Music Player _____________________________________ []
- Music editors ______________________________ []
- Commander _________________________________________ []
- Graphical editors ______________________________ []
- Assemblers _________________________________________ []
- High-Level Languages ______________________________ []
- Database ________________________________________ []
- Accounting software ____________________________ []
- Other (if desired can list below) _______ []
___________________________________________________________
8. Do you think that if you need a new Spectrum (more powerful)?
___________________________
9. If you need a Spectrum, then what would you want it
be of the following?
- CPU Z80 (8 bit) ______________________________ []
- Processor Z180 (16 bit) ____________________________ []
- Processor Z380 (32 bit) ____________________________ []
- 4-channel DMA __________________________________ []
- 8-channel DMA __________________________________ []
- Interrupt Controller ______________________________ []
- Muzprotsessor _______________________________________ []
- General Sound ______________________________________ []
- DmaSound ___________________________________________ []
- Floppy controller on the VG93 ______________________ []
- Floppy drive controller and IDE-based multicards RS _ []
- Controller IDE (if so, specify the type _________) []
- Controller keyboard and mouse from a PC _________________ []
- The controller is passive mouse __________________________ []
- Joystick type Sega or NES ______________________ []
- Full Parallel ______________________ []
- Full serial __________________ []
- Light pen ______________________________________ []
- Something else _________________________________________ []
* - For those who do not know - IDE devices - it's the HDD and
CDROM. ** - CPU Z80, Z180 and Z380 compatible machine code
top to bottom, ie putting the Z380, you save compatible
dence with the old software.
10. What is the amount of RAM in your opinion, is necessary
Spectrum with your selected options above?
- 128 KB _____________________________________________ []
- 256 KB _____________________________________________ []
- 512 KB _____________________________________________ []
- 1024 kB ____________________________________________ []
- 2048 kB ____________________________________________ []
- 4096 kB ____________________________________________ []
- 8192 kB ____________________________________________ []
- 16384 KB ___________________________________________ []
- 32768 KB ___________________________________________ []
- Above 32 MB _________________________________________ []
11. Do you think it should be possible to extend the graphical
surface Spectrum? __________________________________________
12. If yes, how?
- Entering all the refinement of standard video controller
(Such as: 512 points in a row, 1bayt attributes on
byte pixels, etc.) _______________________________ []
- Making a new graphical display that will be household survey
processor are manifested Spectrum _____________________ []
- Making a video card with its own processor _____________ []
- Make it possible to connect to a Spectrum video
maps from the PC (here specify the type of tire _________)
______ []
13. If you do not complicate, list graphics modes that are
In your opinion are necessary Spectrum
(In the format X, Y, MaxColor):
_____________________________________________________________
14. From what you could, would give a new computer (for
receiving
Spectrum with your choices)?
- Digital sound through AY / COVOX / SOUNDRIVE _____________ []
- Multicolor _______________________________________ []
- Software, which can not work
without TR-DOS ________________________________________ []
- Something else (specify that ___________________________) []
15. How much are you willing to pay for a new Spectrum, which
has
your choices (for motherboard)?
- $ 20 ________________________________________________ []
- From $ 21 to $ 40 ______________________________________ []
- From $ 41 to $ 60 ______________________________________ []
- From $ 61 to $ 80 ______________________________________ []
- From $ 81 to $ 100 _____________________________________ []
- From $ 101 to $ 120 ____________________________________ []
- From $ 121 to $ 200 ____________________________________ []
16. What kind of work you do on the Spectrum?
- Engaged in an exchange of software
___________________________ [] - Involved in selling software
___________________________ [] - Publish a journal / newspaper
for Spectrum __________________ [] - Play
______________________________________________ [] - Encoding
demos _______________________________________ [] - Writing
system programs ___________________________ [] - I write
applications __________________________ [] - I write music
________________________________________ [] - Browse all the
new things that are on the Spectrum ______ [] - Draw
______________________________________________ [] - Design the
hardware _______________________________ [] - Repair hardware
________________________________ [] - Something else (please
indicate _________________) []
17. How long ago did you buy software for the Spectrum?
________________
18. How long ago did you buy peripherals for the Spectrum?
____________________________________________________________
19. Do you read any modern prints
topics Spectrum? ____________________________________
20. What kind of electronic networks do you use?
- Internet ___________________________________________ []
- Fidonet ____________________________________________ []
- Other (you can specify what ___________________) []
- No ___________________________________________ []
__________________________Liniya
Otreza__________________________
When filling out the questionnaire the following
precautions: put in square brackets mark, the questions try to
answer "yes" or "no" if some concept you do not know, then
write and close to the concept.
Responses received by December 31, 1999, inclusive, on
addresses:
in electronic form - FIDONET: 2:5007 / 15.1 Dmitry Pavluhin
in paper form - 662620 g.Chernogorsk, Working, 28.
Regards, Dmitry.
