Mirage #01 09 декабря 1997

Интервью

Interview - an interview with ROBERT'om - manufacturer and dealer of Moscow modem firm "Allegro."

            INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT-th



    I think (hope) that the name ROBERT sign each user modem 
"Allegro." For the rare outsiders to report: 

ROBERT (in the world - Paul) - the first person to mass-
production and marketing ZX-modems. He also refined the mongrel 
CDOS v2.00 to more or less acceptable condition. Lie on his 
conscience and Protocols TURBO and TURBO-2.



    In the ZX-modem world, "fever" began in the summer of 1995.
That's when he went to all their competitors in their
mass, programmatic support. Appeared different network
publications, which greatly surprised and shocked by all the 
enemies SPECCY. And no one of them and did not think to learn 
more about the "mother" network (if ALEX-a accept him as a 
father), though his identity and activity overgrown by numerous 
rumors and legends. 

    And now, our newspaper has decided to somehow fill the gap.
Unfortunately we summed up the recording equipment (interview
conducted by telephone) and a large part of the record presented
an incoherent humming sounds. Great tour de force on
its recovery, we were able to "pull out" nearly all the talking,
except for a couple of phrases. So:
CORR.: First, the date of your birth?
ROBERT: February 21 <....> year.
CORR.: Your first SPECTRUM?
ROBERT: At first I was "Leningrad" with the recorder. Then, in
1991, I had the Pentagon in 1948, a year later, in the 92nd,
Pentagon 128, which I did myself.
CORR.: You are from the very beginning "zhelezyachnikom or 
started, as coder?

ROBERT: I'm, well, radio was fond of since childhood, then moved
programming, cracked programs, stuffed in the text
Codes after switched to modems.
CORR.: Modem - your only working out?
ROBERT: MODEM - NOT MY DESIGN, OH - MY VOPLASCHENIE.
Developed it was not me, I just passed him in the case, we can 
say so.

CORR.: How?
ROBERT: Well, set up production, marketing ...
CORR.: ... Deal with SOFTSTAR-om, with the market ...
ROBERT: ... yes, with the market, with these MAGICSOFT-ami. 
Supplied to them modems. In total I made them about 600 pieces.

CORR.: Decent. And in what was originally written CDOS?
ROBERT: CDOS originally written not by me, it dawned on me 
already Version 2.00. It was written, in my opinion ... there 
were no TASM 128 ... in my opinion, it was written in GENS-e.

CORR.: There were rumors that some of the CDOS written in "C".
ROBERT: I do not know ... I talked with these guys (from 
"ALLEGRO") They said that CDOS was initially a great program, it

written in two blocks, two blocks communicate with each other. 
I have them joined together, compress, so that CDOS2.50 - my own

development.
CORR.: There are rumors among the stakeholders that the torn
protocols and without the CDOS refuse to work.
ROBERT: I do not know ... I broke the 2.00 version, ripped from 
her protocol, parse it, the clocks have all been calculated. 
There was originally a protocol "USUAL", I've done on the basis

"TURBO", throwing everything superfluous, and then the protocol 
"TURBO-2". CORR.: What you say about the role of the KSA to 
develop CDOS? ROBERT: Well, the role of KSA ... He first made 
for the working INTRO version, and indeed, scary helped. Giving 
advice, etc. CORR.: Why did you cast the development of modems 
and their production? ROBERT: Because it was not profitable, 
demand fell (???- prim.korr.) Yes, and IBM-ovskie modems become 
cheaper. CORR.: So you expect that soon all will go

HAYES-on modems?
ROBERT: Well, naturally ... IBM--native modems are cheaper, some
already much cheaper than my last, which were sold. A
282nd machine is almost 2 times cheaper Pentagona 128
(This is where it? And who needs a 286?-Prim.korr.)
CORR.: And you do not know anyone currently engaged in the 
development of CDOS by HAYES?

ROBERT: You know, long ago there were rumors that someone 
develops HAYES-modem connection, which is somewhere payayutsya, 
but still then no work, I have not seen.

CORR.: And you carry out repairs of their modems?
ROBERT: Yes, of course.
CORR.: That is a guarantee for you is leaving?
ROBERT: Yes, save it.
CORR.: And you do not know whether the followers of your work?
ROBERT: I do not know. Just everything is fully developed 
myself. Of course, it is possible that someone copied the 
scheme, but is unlikely Do. Easier to develop new.

CORR.: Well, in principle, could you give any prognosis
SPECTRUM-y, and our network?
ROBERT: This is a ZX-Net is? I do not particularly aware of ...
Yes, I heard that you have there is some specific successes and
results. Forecast ... This is for those who like to keep in the 
hands of soldering iron and have a lot of free time.

CORR.: A SPECTRUM-by while you were gone completely?
ROBERT: Yes, from the SPECTRUM-while I was gone long ago fully, 
SPECTRUM I needed only to test, configure and debug modem.

CORR.: All right, thank you for your time.
ROBERT: Good morning!


    Our comment:

    Well, I must say that I know many people who do not have any
free time, no soldering, with steep BOARD-ami,
but do not drop your SPECCY. A about the followers, so to speak
They are, for the "left" modems in the network is long overdue.