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Greetings, great ALL!

I’ve dashed off a questionnaire here, in which I’m trying to find out the need for some changes in Speck’s architecture. Distribution of this questionnaire to friends and acquaintances of spektrumists is welcomed, as well as publication in electronic publications. Don't be confused by some confusion in the questions, the seeming
uselessness of some of them, semantic repetition, don't worry -
everything is fine :)

=================================== Here the questionnaire begins ============================

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(C) Mr.Brain 09/04/1999

Dear friend! In front of you you see a questionnaire, by answering which you will provide all possible assistance in the development of the Spectrum. Now quite a lot has been said about the problems of the Spectrum and its shortcomings, I will not repeat myself, I will only say one thing - the Spectrum will either soon completely die as a home computer or be reborn into something else. Many people have repeatedly taken steps to change the current state of affairs on the platform, but things are still not there. Most of them did not take into account the real state of affairs and took the wrong steps in the development of the Spectrum. This survey is intended to identify the need for the development of Spectrum and, if there is one, then the direction of thisdevelopment. I ask you to take this questionnaire seriously, don't be afraid to give a little extra information, but don't overdo it (especially in electronic form), in any case, your opinion will be very useful for many people trying to revive the Spectrum as a mass platform. Connection to this survey of your acquaintances and friends, as well as other spektrumists, including through electronic publications available to you, is only welcome. Don’t bypass this survey and don’t put off your answer, perhaps your vote will be decisive in some issues.
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ANSWER Y I L I P R O G A E S H! ! !

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A K E T A

1. Full name (and/or pseudonym) __________________________________________

2. How old are you ? ________________________________________________

3. City where you live ________________________________________________

4. What computers do you have at home?________________________________________________ [ ]
- SGI ________________________________________________ [ ]
- Spectrum _________________________________________________ [ ]
- MSX ________________________________________________ [ ]
- BK (0010/0011) _____________________________________ [ ]
- RK-86 and its clones ___________________________________ [ ]
- Orion ________________________________________________ [ ]
- Specialist __________________________________________ [ ]
- other (write what ______________________) ______ [ ]

5. Do you consider further development of the Spectrum necessary _________

6. If yes, then in which direction (mark as necessary):

- software ____________________________ [ ]
- circuit solutions ___________________________ [ ]

7. What do you think is necessary from software for the Spectrum?

- games _______________________________________________ [ ]
- text editors ________________________________ [ ]
- new operating system _________________________ [ ]
- music players ______________________________ [ ]
- music editors ______________________________ [ ]
- commanders________________________________________ [ ]
- graphic editors ______________________________ [ ]
- assemblers _________________________________________ [ ]
- high-level languages ​​______________________________ [ ]
- databases ______________________________ [ ]
- accounting programs ______________________________ [ ]
- other (if you wish, you can list below) _______ [ ]
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8. Do you think a new Spectrum (more powerful) is needed? ________

9. If you need such a Spectrum, then what would you like to have in it from
the following?

- Z80 processor (8 bits) ______________________________ [ ]
- Z180 processor (16 bits) ____________________________ [ ]
- Z380 processor (32 bits) ____________________________ [ ]
- 4-channel DMA __________________________________ [ ]
- 8-channel DMA __________________________________ [ ]
- interrupt controller ______________________________ [ ]
- music processor _______________________________________ [ ]
- General Sound ________________________________________ [ ]
-DmaSound ___________________________________________ [ ]
- disk drive controller on VG93 _______________________ [ ]
- disk drive and IDE controller based on a PC multicard _ [ ]
- IDE controller (if any, please indicate type _________) [ ]
- keyboard and mouse controller from PC _________________ [ ]
- passive mouse controller __________________________ [ ]
- joysticks like Sega or Dandy ______________________ [ ]
- full parallel interface ______________________ [ ]
- full serial interface __________________ [ ]
- light pen ______________________________________ [ ]

* - for those who don’t know - IDE devices are HDD, CDROM and something
more.

10. How much RAM do you think the Spectrum
needs with the parameters you selected 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 is necessary to expand the graphic capabilities of the
Spectrum? ______________________________________________________________

12. If so, how?

- by introducing all the modifications of the standard video controller
(such as: 512 points per line, 1 byte of attributes per
byte of pixels, etc.) _____________________________ [ ]
- by making a new graphic screen that will be serviced by the Spectrum processor _____________________ [ ]
- by making a video card with its own processor _____________ [ ]
- to make it possible connecting video cards from PC to Spectrum (specify bus type _________ here) ______ [ ]

13. If you don't mind, list the graphic modes that, in your
opinion, are necessary for the Spectrum (in X, Y, MaxColor format):

_________________________________________________________________

14. What could you give up in a new computer (having received a Spectrum
with the parameters you chose)?

- digital sound via AY/COVOX/SOUNDRIVE _____________ [ ]
- multicolors _______________________________________ [ ]
- software that cannot work
without TR-DOS ________________________________________ [ ]
- something else (specify what ___________________________) [ ]

15. How much are you willing to pay for a new Spectrum that has the parameters you selected
(for the 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 type of activity do you do on the Spectrum?

- I play _______________________________________________ [ ]
- I code demos _________________________________ [ ]
- I write system programs ___________________________ [ ]
- I write application programs __________________________ [ ]
- I exchange software ___________________________ [ ]
- I sell software ___________________________ []
- I draw ________________________________________________ [ ]
- I write music _________________________________________ [ ]
- I look through everything new that is on the Spectrum ______ [ ]
- I repair hardware ________________________________ [ ]
- I design hardware ________________________________ [ ]
- something else (it is advisable to indicate _________________) [ ]

17. How long ago did you buy software for Spectrum? _____________________

18. How long ago did you buy peripheral devices for the Spectrum? _____
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19. Do you read any modern printed publications on Spectrum topics? ______________________________________________________________

20. What electronic networks do you use?

- Internet ___________________________________________ [ ]
- Fidonet ___________________________________________ [ ]
- others (you can indicate which ___________________) [ ]
- none ___________________________________________ [ ]

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When filling out this questionnaire, follow the following rules:
put a mark in square brackets, try to answer the questionsyes
or no, if some concept is unknown to you, then write so next
to this concept.

Responses will be accepted until October 30, 1999 inclusive, to the following addresses:

in electronic form - FIDONET: 2:5007/15.1 Dmitry Pavluhin

in paper form - 662620 Chernogorsk, Rabochaya 28.

Sincerely, Dmitry.
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Sincerely, Dmitry.

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