News - impressions of the failure ENLIGHT'97.

<b>News</b> - impressions of the failure ENLIGHT'97.

  The August grandiose parties, held in
Peter has left many impressions. No
more, good or bad, every one present there decides on its own. 
For example, how did members of the echo conferences computer 
networks. Perhaps, the following citations, will help readers 
who miss Enlight'97 and do not have modems, imagine that 
happening in the city on the Neva River on 23 and 24 of the 
last summer month. 


                      ...


  Alexei Mikhailov:


  For me, Enlight began on Thursday evening,
When I returned from training in our fidoshnoy
football team. Before I had time to eat, how to call the first 
guests - OHG from Rostov-on-Don. Night he was nowhere, 
certainly, and they, uh-uh, like many others who read ZxNews, 
the first thing appealed to me. Well, one man, I have placed 
myself, the other two, too not remain without a roof, although 
it every day had the roof replaced.


  Until Enlight'a and after we basically walked
the city, not forgetting a load uniformly
beer. :)

  What can I say about myself Enlight? Present
about 500 people. Most of them, as in
Last year, spektrumisty. This is for those who
assures that the Spectrum has died ... ;)

  There was so much dating, beer and other things,
I'm barely standing on his feet. :)


                      ...


  Andrew Savichev:


  In the hall full to solemn moment
opening something about four hundred men. When
nriglasili contestants "take a floppy disk was lifted about two 
hundred. Among the total mass provides "Team Amiga: one and all

in white T-shirts, breast - "Amiga", on the back
- "Intel outside". Those that are T-shirts, I
counted about twenty people. Perhaps due to this clan
there was someone else, because the other participants
it was a hundred and fifty. Delivery of software stretches from 
floor to twelfth to three hours. Then suddenly cut down the 
light and I went a little crazy of what he saw and heard. But 
everything in order.


  When the delivery of software, on all monitors
across the hall (number seven) both broke Saver Spectrum 128, 
which was greeted approving shouts of tens of votes rulez

FOREVER "and cheer others
spektrumistov. Apparently, these were two hundred and fifty 
people - three hundred out of four. Next blank best demos of 
1996, as well as I saw them and heard for the first time, it 
was just dead wood (more than any other I liked the X-TRADE and

SEAMANS). Especially klascny was Mouzon, but GFX
too zingy. Another was RUSH and CODEBUSTERS.

  Then he took the floor to CEO, "Peters." Spoke and presented 
Sprinter. On screen was cloudy sky (not like

mastdaevskoe, but the association - a blunder N1)
and the inscription Sprinter'97 (again, the association, they
that being bullied? No To draw a star
sky or the sun, sitting down in the sea (although it is
everything was, the arrow b zabatsali "Petersburg with
Gulf of Finland - in a word bad looking
Intro: (and "his" failed).

  All that time on his hands gave out leaflets with 
sprinterovskimi technical characteristics. Sweet talk about 
Sprinter illustrated graphic demonstration opportunities. 
Dramatic enough was whirling tank (do not know of any game), 
first he moved reluctantly, and then (during the transition in 
the turbo percent and turbo video) spun like a top. But

approving roar of the crowd accompanied poyavivscheysya
on a picture hook, or MIG, or phantom, so you'll forgive my 
dullness. In general the schedule really makes an impression 
and razreshalovkoy and hue and speed. 

  All the "bitter pill" were in store for last. First, in 
circumstances beyond the company reasons demonstrated the 
possibility of abrupt sound, and yet so wanted to hear: (. Then 
revealed that the existing operating system "Far from perfect." 
Were uttered words that can work in TR-DOS and IS-DOS, but Mr. 
General Manager assured the public that the OSes easily 
pereinstaliruetsya from the distribution flop (presumably on 
the Sprinter Programming flash). Yes, there were assurances 
that the users if they wish easily emulate any Computer 
Spectrum-line (just do not understand is automatically in the 
style of "Express Install" or handles in the style of 
"discerning user" ;-)). Personally I liked the scrolling screen 
and the ability to "slip" screen "virtual screen" in the style 
of "Next" and "Atari". By the way sound promised but not shown, 
8-voice, 16-bitnyy.Nachalo sales demonstration promised in 
October of this year, also promises to dispatch kit boards in 
other cities (prepayment? not clear).


  And finally, last, the most burning question.
That's about it ... a grenade! The cost of the finished boards
14MHz, z84c15, 4Mb RAM and everything, everything (except the 
hull, propeller, flops (keybordy and mouse?)) - 690 tyrov. 
Personally I was hoping for a half-lemon. Alas! However, many 
people, as expressed by Mr. General Manager, expressed his 
bewilderment over- such a low price. "A normal price - a 
guarantee of stability of the company and further development 
Computer "- well, if he talked to people and their children, it 
is easily can afford stump-166, then the price is certainly a 
very, very reasonable.



                      ...


  Dmitry Menyaylov:


  For those who were not - soobschy briefly Events
second day E'97 party. Has finally arrived as everyone knows, 
came to the venue of the E97, the whole nation krypno breakup, 
as the doors were closed, and the wall Veseli three bymazhki:

 1) The fig leaf of unsubscribing from oganayzerov.
 2) The answer to (1) from someone from the visitors.
 3) Portrait of Peter Sobolew'a with spyschennymi pants (on the 
ass was written ENLiGHT'97). 

  Stood for an hour and a half at the door and
poprivlekav attention to native police (visited
three times), people finally realized that the wait
nothing more and went to the nearest park ...


  Tyt-it all started !!!!!!!!!!


  Angry, broken people like to have broken the chain. All 
started as usual - with beer. I understand that the E97 will 
now be an official holiday of St. Petersburg homeless since 
bytylki could yvozit gryzovikami ... LOGROS As always 
distinguished himself by interviewing y odyrevshego from heat 
and spirits of the people. VIRT GROUP dragged tselyyu symky 
dried fish (tyt same ybezhav to it from an angry crowd of 
people). Ilya Fomin has shown himself a man of very ystoychivym 
(drink so much vodka, and still stand on their feet - top 
ystoychivosti). A Glory COPPERFEET caught people and love to 
confess their emy new projects.



                      ...


  Ilya Fomin:


  The "Scorpion" to us in the morning came two dudes from 
Samara, and was told that when they came ments, they were just 
in the distance, and tried to leave, but they were detained. 
After the search asked what is happening here. They said

that Enlight, and when the cops asked them what it is
such, they are named obyasnilili that this assemblage
programmers, etc. etc. On that one
cops just laid quoted me dude
question. I'm not kidding, it's true. He (element) said: "Ah, I 
knew you pointovka!". When stranded on the ground in amazement 
dude came to himself, he asked a question back: "What often 
pointovki overclock have?". 


                      ...


  Peter Sobolev:

                  Statement.


  Officially announce that in connection with the cancellation
the second day of the outcome of the organizing committee 
ENLiGHT'97 NO ENLiGHT'97 not fail and no data to anyone not 
vote passed. Any "Results" have already been published or will 
be published in future may not be relevant to the

ENLiGHT'97 regardless of their veracity.


  It's time to comment on the situation and take
some results.

  So, as many already know, the second day ENLiGHT'97 demo 
party was canceled. This means that were only those compo, 
which were on the first day - all with regard to the Amiga and 
Spectrum. This also means that no election results do not exist.



  I would first like to clarify - the second
day was canceled due to my initiative, which was supported by 
all present at the end the first day members of the organizing 
committee (stalls (Spectrum), Lions (Amiga), StarGuest (PC),

Slash (PC)) and the administration VoenMeh'a.
Actually, I stress this because there
at least a couple of times slipped theme of
that the second day was banned Administration
BSTU. It is not. Another thing is that output in any case was 
not. No. 


  Now, about the reasons. Initially, in preparation for 
ENLiGHT'97, we counted approximately 500 people. In reality, 
however, by the middle of the first day after Input passed 
approximately 1200-1300 people. Ie more than twice as many 
planned. This it would still not as critical if not one

circumstance ...

  Take the last, in 1996. According to my rough
estimations (not counting was carried out) then was attended by 
about 300-400 people. Expected, know that any increase in the 
number did not come to the 1997th, it will look like: 
1chaynik-> 3chaynika, 1profi-> 3profi, 1huligan-> 3huligana, 
1_s_pivom-> 3_s_pivom etc. It is clear that I mean.


  Well, it happened not so. The number of decent people 
remained about the same as in last year. Can be grown, but quite

a little bit. The number of for example drunk (or
those who are already in the process) of the people has 
increased significantly. No warning or request (Including those 
already on the very party) have not helped. If last year's 
security is quite able to ensure order, the 1997th control

so many drunk was simply impossible.
Played a negative role is and what
all occurred on the fourth floor and display
someone from the audience on the street was enough
difficult. Pro splayed fingers and swinging
gsm'ami I generally keep quiet.

  One way or another began to emerge incidents. The most 
famous, as many have heard, was painted with paint from a 
container wall and the presence in the hall of a drunken man 
with a pneumatic vinrovkoy in his hands. But the people in

Throughout the day continued to drink beer. It was interesting 
to watch as they drink by those who know exactly that do not, 
those who later in ehah We also, and condemned. A bad example 
is known contagious.


  In the afternoon, in spite of all this is beginning to get 
nervous administration of the institute. For those who are not 
aware of a slight digression - in this age of the victory of 
democracy in any institution there are various commercial and 
semi-commercial structures on which administration of direct 
influence can not exert. When the afternoon suddenly lost power 
in 70% of outlets, it was just such a case. To be more precise 
- a direct response to the ornamented wall. With great 
difficulty, managed to persuade a person to include the 
electricity back. This was followed by another pair of similar 
actions by another organization.


  In short, the situation has already become unmanageable - 
even from a purely technical point of view. People also 
continued to drink. Should also take into account that the 
second day in our experience are usually heavier than the 
first. Solution so it was obvious (to me). Certainly mattered, 
and that for the entire party machinery was I

held personally liable. In addition, I would
did not want to have people who roughly
let us Voenmech, would lose jobs as a result of his action.

  Thus on the second day in the morning, was hung on the 
abolition of the second day. Announcement of this, however, is 
constantly disrupted. We went out a few times and I explained 
the situation - neither one person told me in the eyes of the 
personal what is written on the posters that speak for

eyes when we left, that now they write in
ehah.


  I described all this in order to enter into
discussion, but rather just for the sake of truth. People who 
are not doing it themselves still nothing explain, it's just 
_sovsem_ useless. So do not bother angry letters - I I will not 
respond to them - we speak different languages.