Nicron newspaper conducts a survey

From: Wladimir Bulchukey <wlb...@ns.91.ru>

Hello!

ZX-Spectrum: year 1998.
Express survey conducted by the Nicron newspaper.

Hello, dear users and fans of the Spectrum!
Editorial staff of the newspaper "Nicron" congratulates you on the upcoming 1999 and asks you not to consider it too much work :) to answer a few :) questions. The purpose of the survey is for everyone :)
to look back on the past year and make a collective portrait of it. :)
The results of the survey will be published in the New Year's issue of the Nicron newspaper. Personal information about survey participants will not be published or otherwise disclosed.

It is not necessary to answer questions marked with a “*” sign.
Answers that are “the statement is true” should be made using any mark
after the “>” symbol. Please also enter detailed answers after
the ">" symbol. Please don't erase questions! If you leave a question unanswered, skip the question without erasing it either.

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Pre-New Year questionnaire of the newspaper "Nicron"

Tell us a little :) about yourself:
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* Your name, surname >
* Nickname >
* Age>
Gender: >
Place of residence: state >
region (city, region,
republic, etc.) >

You as a spektrumist (you can mark
several points, especially if
you are part of a creative group):

user -
game lover, demo >
user
application programs >
coder or programmer >
music creator >
creator of graphics
"releaser"
"hardware worker"
network user
sysop BBS, site
or server holder
network coordinator
leader (organizer)
creative group
member of the creative group
software distributor
hacker ;-)
journalist or publisher
critic ;-)
other (enter) >

Please note only the presence of:

telephone >
address in ZXNet >
address in Fido >
address, page or
just Internet access >
address or access on another network >

You have a Spectrum computer
with the followingcharacteristics (if
You own several
Spectrum computers or are both
real and virtual, you can
arbitrarily duplicate the answers):
(you can check several points):
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RAM
48K
128K
256K
512K
1024K >
more than 1024K >

I use an emulator >

no turbo mode >
turbo 7 MHz >
turbo more than 7 MHz >

1 drive >
2 drives >
3 drives >
4 drives >
HDD >
there is a 3.5" drive(s) >
microdrive or other drive >
I use a tape recorder >

AY-3-8910(12) >
Two AY >
Covox >
Sound Drive >
General Sound >
other sound device >

GMX >
screen 1 pixel - 1 attribute >
refinement "80 characters per line" >
"high-frequency" flash >
video processor "Dandy" or MSX >
other video extension >

CDOS modem >
Vicomm modem >
XTR modem >
Hayes modem >
other communication device >

Kempston mouse >
AY mouse >
other"mouse"
PC keyboard

RGB color monitor
CGA/EGA color monitor
black and white monitor
I use a TV

matrix printer
Radium inkjet printer
higher class printer
other printing device

video scanner
programmer ROM >

other noteworthy
devices not included
in the list (fill in) >

Spectrum for you:
(you can give several answers):
------------------------------

forced necessity
(a computer is needed, but there is no “weeper”) >
subject of interest to my loved ones >
nostalgia >
source of income >
creative field >
no more than a good toy >
a tool for carrying out
official duties >
an educational tool >
one of the hobbies >
one of the main hobbies >
the main hobby >
a means of communication, connection >
a true friend >
all the best in life -
thanks to him >
whole life is in him >
other (write)

1998 yearSpectrum:
-----------------------

The most significant (good :) )
events of the year (enter briefly):
1 >
2 >
3 >

Bummers of the year:
1 >
2 >
3 >

You visited or participated in:
-----------------------------

FunTop98 >
ArtComp98 >
Doxycon98 :). year:
* 1 >
* 2 >
* 3 >

Look “as if from the outside.”
Choose one answer in each
of the following groups:
----------------------------

Spectrum in terms of hardware
over the past year:

stepped forward
stayed in place
rolled back >

Spectrum in terms of development
software
over the past year:

stepped forward
stayed in place
rolled back

Spectrum is currently
suitable for:

solving any problems
solving problems always
available for machines
of its class, including
both creativity and a reasonable amount of entertainment
exclusively creativity
in artistic genres
only games and entertainment
nostalgic
memories >
no longer good for anything >
other >

Spectrum will continue to:

develop at the modern level,
pushing aside other platforms >
slowly improve,
remaining a passion for the “fans” >
remain at the current level >
slowly rot, losing its
most capable fans >
quickly fade into history, supplanted by more powerful machines >
forgotten by 2000 >
other >

Spectrum players will continue to:

grow in numbers, massively
covering new generations >
slowly grow in fans
nurtured by the current generation >
remain in their current state >
slowly disappear >
gradually leave from "Spectrum",
but the most "ardent" will "hold on
to the last"
will quickly become disappointed in their
hobby and abandon "Spectrum"
other >

What, in your opinion, "fuels"
"Spectrum" currently
most strongly? Please
number the answers in order of
importance:
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extensiveness of available software
availability of software>
high quality software >
cheapness, simplicity >
friendliness >
inaccessibility of more
powerful machines >
availability of emulators >
availability and improvement
of hardware extensions >
festivals
creativity >
development of communication networks >
increasing skill of authors >
printed publications >
electronic publications >
advertising >
love of “fans” >
other (fill in) >

Are you PERSONALLY going to leave Spectrum:
(give one answer):
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in the very near future >
in the coming year >
as soon as I buy
another computer >
I’ll probably have to leave
when the equipment completely
arrives unsuitability >
I want to switch
to an emulator >
I don’t plan to leave >
I won’t leave for anything >

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Please fill out and cut out the form in any text editor compatible with ZX-Word and IBM PC, and send it to e-mail:
wlb...@ns.91.ru
Try to do this before December 29!
THANK YOU!

With respect -
Wladimir Bulchukey aka WlodekBlack.
wlb...@ns.91.ru

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