S W A P I N G
(C) VEL
From letters to parcels, or
how to become a real swaper'om.
This little article is for those who wish to do swap'om or
in Russian exchange programs via email.
Let's first understand, why all
this is for you. For example, I started swap'om only because of
what he wanted to find friends in other Spektrumistov cities
(as well as fresh - soft'a fuck ;-) Because other way to get to
know I'm not seen :-( And I got it!
... By the way, now just need to
introduce a new term for those people who
simply overwritten or rewritten, and
produce some exchange programs.
So swaper - is someone who deals only with exchange programs in
the mail. Let's call the people who correspond and exchange
programs - correspondent'ami If you do not agree with it or you
have a more attractive offer - contact us
in a newspaper ...
I hope you decide for yourself, for what
do you need a swap: to acquire new
friends, to exchange programs, or for their
buying and selling. Of course, maybe all
together or in different combinations :-)
Go ahead. So where do I start? And it all begins with having
to find the addresses to which you write your first letter. Few
will help you with this.
Addresses can be found in popular magazines and newspapers,
but, though not in all. So such as ZX-Format'e or Spectrum
Expert'e young swap'er not find for himself
:-( But nothing interesting is the required
Information in Deja Vu, or Adventurer'e. A
in general, of course, you need to climb to the very
fresh electronic publications and find the
the address and advertisements that interest you.
There is one more option. Can be very
put an ad in one or more magazines. But in this case is not
known how long it will until the magazine will be published and
well spread.
Long ago I gave a similar announcement
in Spectrofon. And, as it is not strange, had
to the latest release. The most interesting is the fact that
the letters on the Speak I get so far!
Well, you have chosen as their address or even
a few, but what to do next? A
continue to write the letter. Yes, yes, writing. Why? Hmmm ...
Of course, you can just send a couple of floppies, but in this
If your answer is not guaranteed. And now
why - unfortunately, there are still such
despicable people who give their ads
of correspondence, absolutely do not want to answer.
What is it, known only to them, they may have liked your discs,
they can you felt lamer and unworthy to be in correspondence
with them ... One word - you decide. And these people we know
almost in the face, and most interestingly,
They have not gone away and continue to sit
for Speccy: -7 order not to disgrace them, we will not poke
your finger into them, and they themselves not a bad thing
learned ...
And by the way, what a floppy disk to send, too
you decide. Of course, I would not advise
send zero floppy. Why? Main
- Information to be kept, and then himself
more will come ;-)
Well, they sent you a letter (only
For God's sake, do not find room in his letter
two lines, which then formed an impression about you man?) and,
after some time (an average of two weeks or longer)
received a welcome response.
Of course, the answer is the answer strife. Someone
immediately send you a disc with soft'om. And someone
just send a letter to the willingness to further correspondence.
What do you do next? First, determine what is your new friend
or that he asked you to write. If
anything that is not found, then the first
time you can safely write to him those programs that you find
yourself in novem.
All o.k. Discs you've recorded (by the way, their
number you define yourself: from one
things and to pack :-) reply letter
dashed off, what next?
Incidentally, the letters should stay
separately. First: you like to read
letters? That is, other people also love :-)
And therefore, do not skimp on the words and the gel paste ;-)
Second: if you have a gnarled hand and on the discs are not
full-disk bend, it is possible to fill a letter in which a text
editor (ZX-Word, ZX-IBM-Editor, etc.). If the disk is clogged
and you do not want to spend under this business another, you
can write on paper or printed.
Where were we? And, you already
everything is ready. Here again the choice, as
send your message. Go tell
that send regular mail, even in
large envelope, you should not. The fact is
that if such a letter gets lost, then all you will not find :-(
So whether it ordered. Well, if you are already Zatar these
very large envelope (size A5), we can send it all as a
registered letter, not forgetting to put cardboard for the
preservation drive. In the event that you drive four or more,
it is more convenient send a registered mail (which,
By the way, is also necessary to protect the cardboard). And in
the first and the second case you will be given a receipt,
which confirms registered item.
Well, we can assume that the first step
to establish contacts with the outside world
you have done. What to do next, you decide.
And yet, at parting, I will give you a couple more
councils.
Of course, if you want to get a new one
(As well as any other) soft, then
need new and send it. Well, if your
a friend collector, and writes all
Streak whether New Super Tetris 300 in 1
or STAG 3. Anything yet, if this one myself
ordered you to catalog these prog, but otherwise ...
Do yourself a catalog. Of course, quite
not necessarily to take over the Alasm 4.1 and
kodit start, just use
one of the many universal programs for
create their own catalogs disks. I
For example, I use the prog Super Catalog
v1.22, and what you wish for.
Money. Surely you have at least
times, but send money. And if you do not want to give almost
10%, then you can safely put dibs in registered mail (available
in letter, but this is risky).
And once again about the money and patience. You
should be reserved and that and another. First
because it is only 2.5 at the beginning of the ruble
for you will seem a trifle. But then,
God forbid, when you have to send
a week to ten parcels ... But then, of course, everything
depends on your "intensity" of finding friends ;-) And second,
because people are different: one response immediately and you
will receive a reply after a couple of weeks, the second can
answer in a month, and even more ...
We would like to say about 3.5 "
disks, receiving in recent times
more common among Spektrumistov. When you send a 5.25 "disks,
then happens, you can do without the protective cardboard, but
when you make even a few 3.5 " drives them to be protected
because may be damaged plastic envelopes themselves (and who
ever saw the iron? ;-)
And now I bring to your attention a small table, which shows
prices different types of mail. About CIS can say that prices
will be several times :-(
Kovrov site postal services
reported rates for sending written
correspondence forwarded to Russia.
Rates effective from 2.1.1999, the
Population Hozras
of, and even,
Budget-commercial
op nye-cal
ganiza organs
tion tion
Sending postcard:
- A simple 0-90 1-15
- Custom-made and additional 1-20 1-50
Sending letters and parcels:
- A simple letter weighing 1-20 1-50
20 g
- Custom-made and additional 1-80 2-45
- A valuable letter to the 20 g 3-00 3-80
- Simple wrapper to 2-10 2-45
20 g
- Custom-made and additional 2-40 3-00
packet
For each subsequent 0-15 0-20
complete or incomplete 20 g
a simple, custom and
short-paid letters and parcels
For each subsequent 0-24 0-24
complete or incomplete 20 g
valuable letter
When sending a simple letter population
on the envelope must be pasted stamps
1 rub. 20 kopecks., On post card,
postcard - 0-90 cop. (Excluding the cost of envelopes and
postcards).
For more information on fees can be
available at the central post and an
offices of the city and district.
Here is a shew was placed in our
the city's main newspaper. It is worth noting
that all the above applies to any
city of the Russian Federation, as well as the prices remain
the same throughout Russia. You can learn at their e-mail
offices.
I was thinking and came to the conclusion that
We not only do people write letters and send parcels, but also
get a phone call, and particularly rich visit each other's
homes! ;-) And so is not bad if you know how much will cost you
minutes of talking to some settlement. I brought the table
below, where everything is clear and accessible described.
Of course, you can call for free ...
If you want to know how urgently looking for a file
free'em!. Z
By the way, prices for long distance flights
will be published the following article ;-))
area office. days of the slave. days of the slave. days of the
slave. days
weeks weeks weeks weeks
from 8.00 to 9.00 from 20.00 to 23.00
to 9.00 to 17.00 and 23.00 to 8.00
17.00 resurrection
20.00 senie,
Saturday celebration
20.00 boundary
24.00 days
1. 1-50 2-99 1-20 0-75
2. 2-99 5-99 2-39 1-50
3. 3-74 7-49 2-99 1-87
4. 4-49 8-98 3-59 2-25
5. 5-99 11-97 4-79 2-29
6. 7-49 14-96 5-99 3-74
Note. When talking to long distance payphone price of one
minute should be take the first column.
How and when sending messages, the cost of
conversations with the CIS will be more expensive :-(
Zone 1 to 100 kilometers
Zone 2 from 101 to 600 kilometers
Zone 3 from 601 to 1200 kilometers
Zone 4 from 1201 to 3000 km
zone 5 from 3001 to 5000 kilometers
Zone 6 from 5001 to 7000 kilometers
If you vaguely imagine the distance in kilometers, for
example, I announce that, from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod around
560 km.
I would also like to say that all this
article written swaper with the experience - for nearly two
hundred receipts postings (Not counting the large number of
ordinary letters that I sent ;-)
That's all. If you have any
Questions, additions or corrections, write and
call will be very glad to any of your responses on this topic.
If it is not laziness, and particularly requested,
then the next time I'll write an article about
under the title "How to find a similar Spektrumistov in his
hometown." Article would affect the same problemma that
This is only a local character.
p.s. Here wrote all this, but here again
talking about another price increase
communication services :-(
With best regards and wishes
successful swaping'a,
Vel.
