information from X-TRADE

Hi, All !

...The appearance in 1971
of the first microprocessor
opened a new era in the development of computer technology and its use
for the automation of physical and intellectual labor...

...The financial system that emerged in Russia in
1998 the ass
reveals a new era in
the fate of the people's computer
ZX SPECTRUM...

So, lighting up "SPACE" instead of "PALL-MALL",
I'm getting ready for a serious mood. Someone here said that “the scribe has arrived for Pisyuk”... We believe that the scribe may come for Spectum
even earlier than for the PC. Who doubts - let's give the data for today:

for our products -
GENERAL SOUND (cost $30=180 rubles)
will cost about 500 rubles without a markup,
and with a markup, probably all 800.
XTR-modem (cost $11=70 rubles), respectively,
210/300 rubles.
all sorts of floppy disks with toys for Sound
(cost 8 rubles) - now it’s unclear how much
due to the fact that there are no floppy disks, and if there are,
then for ~6 rubles / blank disk.

(I dare to remind you that the income of ordinarycitizens,
which for the most part are Sinclairists,
remained at the same level)

for the products of other St. Petersburg offices and authors -
all developments of the Scorpio company, according to our
information, will grow strictly in proportion
to the growth of the $ exchange rate. count for yourself - GMX = $40,
, respectively, under 1 thousand rubles.
The Peters have the same problem - in their
new developments they are 100% dependent on imported parts and, accordingly, on the $ exchange rate.
NEMO plans to stand until the last,
but prices will still rise... Old stocks
of parts are not endless...
We talked with V. Mednonogov - he can’t imagine how it will be possible to sell ChV-2 -
the price of the set is approaching one hundred rubles.
Prices for floppy disks on the market have already risen
to 15 rubles, it’s impossible anymore - users won’t buy.
Selling places on the market have risen tremendously
and, it seems, will rise even more. If things continue like this
, then the traders will leave quickly.
There is already the first sign - the VIKS studio has ceased to exist.
The rest of the companies are holding on for now, but their future
is in question.

Sorry, “COSMOS” is over, let’s move on to “BELOMOR” :)

So, most of the manufacturers of goods on the
SPECTRUMa market may be left without contact with their dealers
andclients, since prices taking into account dealer markup
become absolutely unrealistic (without markup, however,
too... but to a lesser extent). Therefore, due to our
modest capabilities, we will try to reduce the financial
impact on consumers of our (X-TRADE) products in the following
way.

- trade without intermediaries. Previously, we always welcomed
dealers, and 90% of our products went through them.
The current situation does not allow us to do this.
- we will try not to rigidly tie the prices of our
products to the price of the dollar, to a large extent
the price will depend on the prices of parts, which
have currently increased by ~1.5-3 times. In any case
we will try to set the lowest possible price.
- the price of our products will fluctuate, so
the price will need to be clarified immediately before
purchase (how to do this - below).

summary. If you would like to buy GENERAL SOUND,
software for it or XTR-MODEM, please contact us directly. We will answer all your questions on our
topics, as well as everything that happens in the St. Petersburg Spectrum world (about all new products, prices
and so on). Be sure to include a self-addressed envelope.
Send letters this way, and if you are talking
about any purchase, call ahead.
area code - 812.
Important note. The condition of all transactions is prepayment,
otherwise there will belonger and more expensive.

X-TRADE GROUP, St. Petersburg

Dangerous - only by phone (with the address it’s more difficult -
he’s moving...)
(812) 173-54-38, Slava (weekdays, 23:00-02:00 MSK)

LD (812) 245-38-16, Dima (any day, 01:00-03:00 MSK)
194100, St. Petersburg, Bolshoi Sampsonievsky pr.
72 apt. 89, Dmitry Lomov.

Dark (812) 106-66-31, Vitaly (any day 12:00-00:00)
192281, St. Petersburg, Kupchinskaya st. 8 building 1
apt 737, Vitaliy Vidmirov.

P.S. here somewhere the FAQ "ZX-TRADERS" flew by...
We ask the compilers of this FAQ to write
our addresses there.

P.P.S. Still, don’t lose heart. Remember
that in 1991 there was an ass of a similar scale,
and the 48th Spectrum cost as much as a color TV.

All the best.

Slava & Dima.

...And you need to quit smoking - expensive...

Mon Sep 07 1998, Dmitry Lomov squeezed the keyboard, hoping that the following
words would reach All:

DL> result. If you would like to buy GENERAL SOUND,
DL> software for it or XTR-MODEM, please contact us directly
DL>. We will answer all your questions on our
DL> topics, as well as everything that happens in the
DL> St. Petersburg Spectrum world (about all the new products, prices
DL> and so on). Be sure to include an envelope with
DL> return address.

KGS Trading Department, due to the current financial situation,
offers you cooperation. If anyone is interested, we can take over the distribution of all your products, without any markups or markups, that is, completely free, with the exception of shipping costs, of course.

We are extremely concerned about the current situation and the fate of Spectrum in the future, so we offer all possible assistance to any Russian companies engaged in the distribution of hardware. Until now, it was impossible to obtain anything from such products in Ukraine due to customs obstacles. We have this
problem
solved.

I repeat once again: we undertake to distribute products without paying for our
labor, free of charge.

DL> Send letters like this, and if we are talking
DL> about any purchase, call in advance.
DL> city code - 812.

Anyone who is interested in cooperation with us (KGS Trading Department) -
send us catalogs of your products, information about them and prices, preferably in
hard currency or inform us about their changes constantly.

DL> P.S. here somewhere the FAQ "ZX-TRADERS" flew by...
DL> We ask the compilers of this FAQ to enter
DL> our addresses there.

To Slava Mednonogov :)

DL> P.P.S. Still, don’t lose heart. Remember,
DL> that in 1991 there was an ass of a similar scale,
DL> and the 48th Spectrum cost as much as a color TV.

Who, if not the spektrumists, should remember this... :)

[Team Kelly]
Hasta la vista.
Tim Kelly

TK> To Slava Mednonogov :)

Already :) See FAQ v1.05.

Warm greetings, Slava!