MOSAIC
(C) Ivan Gudkov
Hi, everybody!
This is Ivan Gudkov from Novosibirsk. I hope someone I
remembers the last work - Soldier of the Future.
Somewhere in the middle of 1996 I learned of the existence of
ON-LINE, and at the end of 1997 yanvarya recorded (thanks
FIKUS'u of Flash Inc.) more than 60 rooms of your newspaper
(thanks Oldman'u for this edition).
What struck me - is that in Moscow a lot of people involved
with the Speccy, while my friends were quietly dumping on the
PC. And in the capital, I think, in general, and Speccy-then no
more (well, it's me, of course, crossed the line, but his
thoughts were on this subject).
Surprised your ZXNet and its relation to the "outside" world
through FIDO / INTERNET - I had no idea that this can be
arranged on Speccy on such a scale - remember, in the early
96-th we have a couple of guys assembled a modem (even persuade
me - I began to collect, but did not graduate), but then things
went - poobmenivalis toys and everything.
Few got in your debate on the GPU. My
opinion: it does not take hold. Maybe in Moscow and put the EP
10 people, not more. Ordinary people simply will not bother
with it - not before. We have over 128K of something hung, and
it's good. And Get information (unfortunately, I have a PC
Currently there is no modem, so my access to the Internet or
FIDO is approximately equal to zero).
Now I would like to dwell on the fact that I wrote a year
ago (although it may no longer relevant). IN ON-LINE 3x
columnist novya "said something like" you've ruined the idea,
too complicated programming a robot. "Well, I do not know -
about ruined the idea I do not agree. Artificial intelligence
is difficult to implement, and it should be understood, because
it is not LIFE, in the end. With regard to the interface for
programming - I agree with Oldman'om - it is inconvenient.
True, I do not understand why the Spectrofon'20 UFO-2 has a
higher rating on the sounds.
When I was finishing a project, I have accumulated a lot of
extra "bells and whistles" that I did not realize. These bells
and whistles I devised for the complications of programming and
gain interest game, because he believed that everything I did -
too easy
(Eg, introduction of a system interrupt, the screen memory of
the robot, stack / routines, variables, etc. If all the
transfer - by sheet of paper will not fit).
Now the question I often ask:
> Will-if SOTF-2?
Hardly, although the idea is there.
> Where to find additional information on the SOTF?
In the ZX-Review 6 / 96 there is an article - add to help'u.
Also, you
can ask questions as to me personally, as well as in
electronic
or printed publications on Speccy; I, if possible, will be on
burghers responses in these publications.
> So how valid function Turn = N?
Analogue to BASIC'e (true, false light):
; Entry point the first call
LET A = RND: LET K = 0
; Entry point following appeals
IF GO_TO_DESTINATION_LAST = OK THEN LET K = 0: LET A = RND
IF A> 0.5 THEN TURN_LEFT
ELSE TURN_RIGHT
LET K = K +1
IF K> = N THEN LET K = 0: LET A = RND: EXIT_OK
EXIT_NOTOK
I hope this add to help'u enough.
> This is your last project?
I hope not. I am currently working on new games in (y to
Torah, however, has no name) - is a strategy with an element
Mi adventure. There will be many new things, which was not
yet
Speccy: heap VIDEO, DIGITAL SOUND'a under AY, cool, and once
ous schedule. The first part, according to preliminary
calculations there will hold 2 discs (CD) ... about the CD -
a joke. Desirable are positive volume memory Speccy - 256,
512K, although it will work thief and 128K.
Therefore expand the memory in their machines - support will
be
implemented through RAM_DRIVER, which can be connected
Setup'e chit in the game.
Well that's all. Thank you for your attention.
Ivan Gudkov
Tel. (383-2) 76-45-43
P.S. It is quite possible to reach you soon Demo-version - heap
compiled and uzhatyh source - you do not panic.
