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Optron #33
20 ноября 1999 |
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Meet - Vladimir Bulchukey (Wlodek Black)

{} Optron "
Starting with this issue, "Optron intends
to acquaint its readers with the most outstanding figures in
the Spectrum. When Using this magic tool, as
e-mail, we will take them
interview. Readers can themselves take part in this business:
please contact us with any of the known spektrumistov you would
like to become better acquainted, that I would like you to They
know.
A new section opens our conversation with
Vladimir Bulchukeem. This is not accidental:
his "Nicron" is now perhaps the most popular newspaper among
spektrumistov CIS.
So ...
Meet - ...
Wlodek Black
Vladimir Bulchukey (Wlodek Black) - publisher of the Acting
chief editor and technical editor for the Moscow newspaper
spektrumistov "Nicron".
"Nicron" has been published since 3/10/1996. Its founder and
first editor in chief - Alex MDF-Hacker. Once the world's first
Spectrum newspaper "On-Line" ceased its
issue, "Nicron" has rightly become its successor - the central
spektrumistskoy newspaper. To date, produced 114 rooms,
which undoubtedly makes it the most "ripe" because of all
ZX-newspapers.
Wlodek Black - a very prominent figure in
spektrumistskom movement: it is - one of the most active
participants ZXNet, was the coordinator of the Moscow network
initiated conduct and the chief organizer of the festival
FunTop'98. "Optron" owes Wlodek'u - he is one of the first
noticed the appearance of the world's newspapers and the new
Spectrum helped us "get on its feet" with their advice
and support.
We begin with a brief autobiography
"Optron" (O):
- Tell me about yourself, its formation
as spektrumista.
How did you come to Spektrymy?
Wlodek Black (WB):
- Spektrym I first yvidel in 1988
It was a homemade unit, assembled one of my friends.
Razymeetsya, it was "Moscow" scheme - 48K, with separate
fields of memory, no disk drive. Pleasantly
struck by many things: and domestic element base, which makes
dostypnoy samostoyatelnyyu sborky computer, and use TV and VCR
(no need to acquire special ystroystva), and good quality
software. When it appeared that in Spektryme ystanovlen good
old friend - the processor Z80, the same as in quite familiar
to me tomy time machine Yamaha - I pochyvstvoval not only
sympathy, but also a desire to "fuck sabzh. I should note that
Yamaha really played a role in the formation of spektrumizma.
That same friend helped with the details, printed circuit
boards, and even buttons for klaviatyry. All the stuff cost of
550 full-length Soviet pybley. As a reward for pybezhe 1989, I
have found Spektrym - all the same "Moscow" scheme. I gathered
together his very akkyratno, hard metal
chassis gotovyyu konstryktsiyu just make a suitcase-diplomat.
This magic suitcase intact until now, has finally arrived, and
although not ispolzyetsya.
Arhitektyra and programming
Spektryme me srazy seemed very simple - compared to Yamaha it
was some extent, "kindergarten." So it has finally arrived in
the same in 1989 I ydalos "have" enough krypny "prodykt - igry
Adventure in the subway." And this, remember, at 48K with
recorder.
O:
- And where the information went, it was precisely the
"Moscow" scheme?
WB:
- Its so-called sellers print
boards.
O:
- And when you find out about other options
performance of the Spectrum? In particular, it was mentioned
there at that time in the world spektrumistskom Lions?
WB:
- Then mentioned and Leningrad, but
I saw him pay later - in 1990, when he gathered himself one of
my friends. And about "Lviv" scheme I have heard even later.
O:
- And how do you "sign on"?
WB:
- In 1995 I yvidel Polytech CDOS-in modem. Due to the need to
work I been given it for free there are also tomy
more and just make it into the computer, "Pentagon-128.
"Polytech" we have called Moscow
Polytechnical Museum (though the Polytechnic Institute in
Moscow, too, have only Correspondence). Then the Industrial and
Commercial Center computers for the public "was engaged in
Spectrum and MSX, and organized in the hall of the museum, in
the department of computing, gaming area with a dozen
computers, "Kvant-BC and MSX DAEWOO. There was also the computer
class. And in this class often hang out
first Moscow ZXNet'chiki. Some of
them, for example, Pavel Fedin, subsequently
became widely known.
Soon, I myself started to climb on BBS, and
September 1996 opened his own Rabbit BBS,
deystvyschuyu to this day.
At the same ZXNet me poprosty "dragged" after years of Rabbit
BBS - okryzhili on sisopnike dense ring and persistently
asked. So there was yzel 500:95 / 462.
O:
- How come in your life "Nicron"?
WB:
- "Nicron" - almost as old Rabbit BBS.
The first issue was published a month after
opening of the station. Created and took our first
Rooms MDF-Hacker and Oscar.
O:
- To the untrained reader "Optron -
Do not read more about Fundator?
WB:
- The funny thing is that about, who is
MDF-Hacker, I do not know very well.
Alex your name to anyone not named. A
in general it was a good artist, and this
was more noticeable than his "hacking."
Oscar same - Alex generously. Cool guy! He came into the net
at the age of thirteen and quickly became evident. In
"Nicron'e" he led the section "Advertising" and sometimes -
playing and "phone" theme. With him it was interesting!
With Oscar'om I met in the same
Polytech. Learning that I began to teach
kyrs assembler for the Z80 (on the platform
MSX), he suggested that I write in "Nicron"
similar kyrs under Spektrym. Kyrs rastyanylsya a quarter of
hundreds of rooms. In parallel, I meticulously edited each
newspaper for accuracy pysskogo language and thus joined the
the editorial board. When the MDF-Hacker gradually "scored" on
gazety, I de-facto headed by the Editor. However, no one
objected.
O:
- What, besides "Nicron'a" Occupation -
for work and for dyshi?
WB:
- Well, after FT'98 that I am - a teacher of computer science
in Moscow SSH91, probably all know! There, I work here
for 16 years. And for dyshi - love photography, writing poetry
and pyteshestvovat on cycling.
O:
- It's, like, not an ordinary school?
WB:
- Yes. This is one of the pilot schools
Russian Academy of Education, Research
"Range" of the Institute of Psychology RW. In-depth study of
mathematics - annually recruited on a competitive basis,
"Mathematics," Grade 9 (there are students from Moscow and
Moscow region). In the initial (1-3) classes are implemented
pilot programs for training and education Institute of
Psychology. In middle and high classes is voluntary (they want
to, without competitive selection), separation the "literary"
classes with a lightweight program on the exact sciences.
Public school, education is free.
Now - about your position
O:
- And "Nicron", and "Optron" fairly detailed coverage of the
story of the attempt to create "National Endowment Spectrum -
NFSP. A as you yourself feel about the idea and NFSP
Author - A. Savicheva?
WB:
- NFSP has not created poetomy unlikely
it makes sense to speak of any way to nemy. Andrew Savichev
offered me lead raskrytky NFSP in Moscow, but I
refused. Refused only because of
their psychological aversion to lyubomy
chastnomy predprinimatelstvy and complete inability to assess
any economic projects, rather than potomy that I was anything
smytilo in this idea. By bolshomy schety I
just nothing in it is not understood (as,
however, and always, dating back to yrokov
economic geography in the school years).
From the very beginning, I met Andrew
by correspondence and then in person when he
visited one of sisopnikov in Moscow.
Next were FT'98, published in "Nicron'e" science fiction
novel by Andrew "The Seven Days - Seven Nights "and ... caused
by the conflict around him NFSP vynyzhdenny yhod of networks,
which, of course, strongly zatrydnilo communication. I hope for
a speedy recovery communication.
O:
- What is your relationship with drygimi
"Personalities" of the world ZX?
WB:
- Hy, tyt y me a lot of friends,
poetomy generally mogy say only this:
I am pleased that y I have such a wide
kryg communication.
O:
- How do y you cross personal and business relationships?
WB:
- I try to bring polzy whenever possible. A personal
relationship - to they are personal and that they are not
distributed.
So why "Nicron" ...
O:
- Go to "Nicron'u.
So, So why "Nicron" ...
... Before coming out every week and was peregryzhen
"razvlekalovkoy?
WB:
- Earlier spektrymovskaya life in Moscow
was more active. In entertainment
pybrik had their own editors.
O:
- ... And now rarely goes out and gives
preference for serious material?
WB:
- It is very entertaining materials
They take good y belorysskih authors,
pervyyu turn, y Werewolves'a in his paper "Marazm". Against
this background, reprinted humor from FIDO somehow does not
pull. Although, in certain sityatsiyah (New Year, April 1), it
is quite dopystimo.
Here They take what comes "Nicron",
when there is nothing to write about. Incidentally, most drygih
newspapers also began to leave less, and some even stopped
vypysk. "Nicron" This is not original. What are the causes? Not
only the outflow of people from Spektryma: This yhod noticeable
in Moscow, and in many regions, on the contrary, interest is
increasing, particularly with respect to networks (Eg,
Vladivostok). Drygaya reason - Many of our "new users" has
finally arrived increased in experienced professionals, and
Spektrym now - creative platform
individuals, rather than gamers, enthusiasts. Poetomy ytratili
aktyalnost pybriki type "Assembler for Beginners" or "Stuck?"
(In "On-Line"), who was at one time
znachitelnyyu gazetnyyu area.
O:
- ... Likes to put photos on which there is little making out?
WB:
- Probably potomy that y me very
a good monitor that everything is fine
can be seen (just kidding, of course).
O:
- ... Is silent on other syschestvovanii
ZX-press?
WB:
- Drygie publications have to read directly, rather than
retelling. A ypominany "-style showdown - actually, nety.
O:
- ... Is, in practice, only you?
This is easier or more difficult than doing gazety
team? Suffer if the quality of the newspaper
from this?
WB:
- Not really a odinochky, but almost. And definitely more
complicated. But on the side of the chart steadily to help
Diamond'y for scanning photo - eternal gratitude Fily. In
general, try. And the quality, of course, sydit
readers ...
For your "inexperienced" adding that
Moscow Diamond Group is known for is actually just the
graphics, although very soon, I hope, assert itself and to the
game topics. Our current principal artist
Spencer Winset - Eugene Golyakov - just
and is included in this group. And Phil - is Alexander Filyanov
(FIL) from the group of Antares, multiple winner on the
schedule, including - And on the PC, at various festivals of
computer art. His after CC'999 and CAFe'99 need to know
everything!
O:
- ... Imenyetsya "network" by the newspaper, but few wrote
about the network news?
WB:
- Yes, few in Moscow most of these news
enough! More precisely, they are almost there. Even a single
sisopnik often becomes an event - survived! List of BBS outside
Moscow nikomy not interesting, but in Moscow, and so everyone
knows the schedule of those - still remains - BBS. Therefore,
from the "Nicron'a" list BBS has long been removed.
O:
- And what, incidentally, should be considered as "network
news"?
WB:
- In my opinion, pure network news -
this is just a list of BBS, the rules and routes mail, a list
of Internet sites and Conferences FIDO ... And, of course, the
content of these conferences is not purely Network News.
Another thing, if it will be interesting and not-networkers "
(Eg new version of the Rules of CC'000
FIDO'shnoy ehokonferentsii ZX.SPECTRUM): it
can and should be reprinted or recount, if possible.
Readers of "Nicron'a"
O:
- "Nicron" extends only through the
network, or More like that?
WB:
- Ways of communicating "Nicron'a" not
limited, including may be commercial, with this edition of any
material benefit for himself does not specify. I know that in
many regions "Nicron" appends to the game ROMs or
include thematic information
collections along with drygimi newspapers. This
can only be welcomed.
O:
- Ha Who is it "Nicron" - Muscovites, the whole of the CIS,
"networkers", "non-networkers?
WB:
- Today - evenly at all. How many
"Non-networkers" among readers - say
trydno, but sydya of responses, many of them.
Until recently, there are
any that when people come out just ZXNet
through "Nicron".
B O:
- How many times They take "Nicron"?
WB:
- I must say that the majority of responses
postypaet just from a "non-networkers. Probably potomy they
They take a whole less information than the "networkers."
Poetomy value for the newsprint media is higher.
Responses from "non-networkers" are especially noticeable
because the "networker" I talk daily and constantly, and it was
as if "Norm". A letter bymazhnye zachastyyu
simply open up new worlds and new dryzey. It is very nice and
very interesting.
Always nice to polychit letter in the usual
bymazhnom envelope! I do not leave any question unanswered one
letter, however, sometimes the answer delayed for a month, but
it only because of my eternal employment (which
Of course, in no slychae me does not justify).
"Nicron" and drygie ...
O:
- Whom do you see in drygih ZX-newspapers -
konkyrentov, opponents, colleagues?
WB:
- It is remarkable that spektrymovskih many publications.
Spektrymovskaya press has developed in its
original form iskysstva not only a source of information.
Drygih publishers, I think, first of all, colleagues.
O:
- How do you feel about ...
... Started in the "Optocouplers" struggle with the smilie?
WB:
- Negative. Smiley - element virtyalnoy kyltyry he ymesten.
By bolshomy schety, smiley - all ingenious invention, a kind
of second azbyka - azbyka emotions. Thanks to him, it is
possible to pronounce the phrases who would have lost all
meaning or steel would be a shame. Smilies enrich the language!
O:
- ... To an abundance of grammatical errors
ZX-press?
WB:
- Illiterate text makes a very
a bad impression. Oschyschenie created some "cheap" edition.
What to do? Grammatically correct! And if you do not have
enough literacy - to invite the editors of people speaking the
language correctly, the role of technical editors. But if this
is not feasible - perhaps not lychshe vypyskat gazety general
...
O:
- ... To the "profanity"?
WB:
- In general - with suspicion. Not to say
to negative, but - wary. Although a number of any that the
matrix is valid. Importantly, not peregnyt palky ...
O:
- But in a newspaper can be seen
ta-AKOE! Is it possible to protect spektrumistskoe movement of
the kind?
WB:
- I do not need fencing. Censorship is not
needed. Let write. Readers will understand!
Prospects
O:
- What do you think are the prospects y
ZX-newspapers? And are there any at all, these same
"Perspectives"?
WB:
- Prospects for a while you have the readers.
And with this, like, so far no problems foreseen.
O:
- What newspaper or lychshe Too bad communication
network?
WB:
- Newspaper postypaet and "brick and mortar" to readers, it
is longer "lives", while maintaining For example, FTP or
diskette has, Compared with the network correspondence, the best
hydozhestvennoe design and more
Fine features. Networking is
communication akin telefony - quickly, quickly, but - flown by,
and hello!
O:
- Are you aware of electronic newspapers
drygih platforms?
WB:
- Chances are known zhyrnaly.
O:
- So maybe it's time to "get into
empty niches "?
WB:
- Why? If you have something to say supporters of other
platforms, it is easier to apply to them through their own
publications.
O:
- Ho because the same "Nicron" can now
be of interest not only spektrumistam, no?
WB:
- I'm not an "interesting" and that
readers on other platforms are not always
can read "our" publications - for purely
technical reasons. Agree, it is unlikely
who will put an emulator specifically only
in order to read "Nicron". By
also have to assume that he he is known. And this is a mean man
Still, even a little, but spektrumist.
Although a slightly different way it seems to me far more
realistic - this edition of "our" newspapers directly on web
pages. So it is quite possible to attract new readers.
O:
- Do not sledyet kakyyu establish a coordination
ZX-newspapers? For example, in information sharing, distribution
subjects?
WB:
- Do not sledyet. Each publication in svoemy
essential is. And hardly anyone tolerate popytky outside
influence.
Of course, if one decides to share editorial on the other his
material - then why not? But it is quite another matter if some
Vasya Pupkin will not run at you: that "you do not have
published it!"
O:
- Well, you occupy a prominent position in
ZX-world that can not cause a variety of "attacks" on you. How
do you react to them?
WB:
- Honestly, the special "attacks" on himself something I did
not notice.
A normal, "not naezdnuyu" criticism, of course, try
ychityvat. It does not cause I have no obidopodobnyh emotions.
As an example mogy lead temy failed festival FunTop'99.
Network life
O:
- Turn to the network side of your life. Can you tell how to
create a network of Moscow and ZxNet in general?
WB:
- With this lychshe Ivanovy to Alexei (Alex). Or - please
read the "On-Line". I am a after came "ready for anything" and
was not witness the birth of the network.
O:
- So why you left pykovodstvo Moscow network?
WB:
- Network and life ahead of me. And to be
brake for the rest did not want.
O:
- What you see now is its role in
ZXNet?
WB:
- I vizhy that I still nyzhen, poetomy
continue to contain yzel network that provides yslygi users.
O:
- What is now interesting in Moscow
network?
WB:
- Perhaps, then, that the network is based
Alex continues to evolve. And yet -
that Alex is in prezhnemy "y pylya.
O:
- Much is changed from the network life
that far already, in September 1996, back when
You have opened my Rabbit BBS?
WB:
- Just recently, in late October, I
a new user, who bought the modem. Now a new user - already
a little holiday! But three years ago
weekly for two or three people were pouring,
in the Moscow grid overall score went to
three or four hundred. In this case, people who personally
familiar with each other, there was little, and as
Consequently, there were pranks, and even dirty tricks ... In
general, it was fun!
O:
- Tell me about some of these pranks.
WB:
- For example, when I first started
"Nick on BBS'kam, one of the servers
I came across a "prog" with the file name "DZU".
"Diskozaparyvatelnaya utility" - I thought, laughing at his
wit, downloaded the prog, ran ...
It turned out I did was not wrong! Title
translated that way, and the effect of the program was exactly!
But back to the present time.
Now I have three active registered users, while the
independent BBS steadily ringing about ten people, plus the
occasional call yet few. Rabbit BBS copes with
pumping "novya. Sometimes, with particularly
"Boom", connects to the pumping JAX BBS.
The composition of users is stable, these are people
engaged in creative work on the Spectrum
(Diamond Group, for example) and not going anywhere, "pass the
buck." Pure "users" there are very few, but they also did not
dump, and it was good. Constant demand enjoy FIDO'shnye
conference MO.JOB (Search and job offer), MO.SALE
(All sorts of buying and selling), MO.HALYAVA
(Decoding is not necessary, I hope?) Is
One user who downloads a special conference for all Spectrum
In order to then copy them to diskette and sent by mail.
From the Editor:
On working with BBS, we describe in more detail in
one of the following numbers "OPTRON.
O:
- Oharakterizyyte: ehokonferentsii ZXNet,
ychastie in these regions and the "remarkable people",
ZXNet relationships with other networks.
WB:
- Kryto all!
O:
- And what about virtualaov in ZXNet? Were
hypothesis that several well-known
FIDO'shnikov in reality - virtual. But
is FIDO - a huge network. And here are valid
Do Virtuals in ZXNet, and what it can be
fraught? We have, incidentally, is a hypothesis about a
"virtual" one of the Muscovites.
WB:
- Quite an unexpected "problem" must be
say. Never thought about it.
And now do not see the point: Muscovites from
ZXNet I know everyone personally, so virtuals, ie
personalities, not really existing ones, we do not have,
including such bright and unusual personality, as the editor
PROTON'a and moderator of several ZXNet'ovskih
ehokonferentsy Eudgine Palenock. He - the real, alive and well.
You're hinting at it, I'm guessing?
O:
- Yes. But we'll talk about it. A
for now - will continue. Do I have to ZXNet obsyzhdat problem
PC?
WB:
- PC is y many spektrymistov, and related topics have arisen
as a reflection real needs, poetomy otvechy: "Yes,
necessary.
O:
- Ho why not do it in FIDO?
We are talking about "overload" ZXNet, and not
about the "taboo" to discuss.
WB:
- ZXNet not overloaded. A obsuzhdat necessary: there are
many related ZX-PC issues. Yes, and FIDO not everyone has.
Incidentally, the same Palenock could porasskazat, how
nostalgic FIDO'shniki ask It addresses ZXNet!
O:
- But, nevertheless - should there be a "taby on to speak
about certain so?
WB:
- Yes. Many topics generate only flame
followed by "distribution of rewards" from the moderator.
Personally, I'm in such cases, try to quickly stop diskyssiyu.
O:
- Do you agree with the fact that the moderator,
as the Pope, is infallible, and to speak about
not be?
WB:
- Pozhalyy, yes, but regylyarnye moderator elections needed.
O:
- Maybe it would be better to create some general rules
ZXNet, rather than leaving all the good will of the moderators
and coordinators?
WB:
- You know, the fact that we have a strong influence of
personalities. Perhaps this is understandable in a community
where all together familiar. Therefore, the introduction of any
formal and strict rules are likely to will have an effect no
greater than the adoption of a "Charter of family life."
Therefore, perhaps it is worth simply live together, and the
rules, if any, are hung on the wall of a formality.
Festivals
O:
- Even though you have not carried out FunTop'99, but
Nevertheless, in this year's festival
zametnyyu played the role - at least information of
sponsorship. Tell us about them.
WB:
- I prisytstvoval only CC'999, and highlighted that in
"Nicron'e". Dymayu, the positive tone of this coverage is
apparent. I have published and reports members of the Kazan
CAFe'99. And from personal impressions Antares'ov who first
visited CAFe'99 and very satisfied with their trip,
I know that, too, was very CAFe ydachno.
About zarybezhnyh same festival I know of only
the stories drygih people. For example, what
As for the Czech Doxycon'a, I saw
photographs and reading the mean, as a tear cormorant,
organizers report (in English). And on the Assembly, held this
time in Finland, I know the words and pictures of Peter
Sobolev.
From the Editor:
Bolev - the famous St. Petersburg programmer, author of
stories posted on the Internet with CC'999 and Assembly.
Summary of his report from CC'999 was published in Optocouplers
"| 29.
WB:
- Of course, the magnitude of Assembly impressive
but it's not for us, and we do not nyzhno such
scales. It is much nicer atmosphere
Doxycon'a if yzh talk about zarybezhnyh
party.
O:
- You mean its not crowded?
WB:
- No, its general atmosphere, as if it
say ... "Self-made" or something ... I -
for "self-made" party.
And if the number of participants, 20-40
- Is, of course, a little, at least 100 is necessary, but
better yet - 300!
O:
- How do you imagine your role in the
festivals next year?
WB:
- I want to have festivals and beyond, that all took place
and that yspeshno I did not have to ever again perform
the role of rescuer, as EnLight'97. (This is me
about what was happening there, "self-made"
counting. But it is better, probably not
repeat it. Brag indecent.)
The outlook for the year 2000 is quite clear, and
next - look, look forward to continuing
traditional festivals, and hope this is justified! Proved the
success of the CC'999 and CAFe'99, interest in them the authors
works and the audience, user support, the firm intention of the
organizers to hold in Peter CC'000 and already unfolding active
preparations for it.
O:
- And what do we mean by "success" this year's festival? Able
to communicate well? There were interesting job? Made a new
step in the computer art? Able to negotiate something?
WB:
- All these questions are answered in one word: yes.
O:
- And should we not all these many
Festivals as a coordinate? Or let
Each city holds something in its sole discretion, if anyone is
in that much?
WB:
- I - for one "Main" festival. A smaller party will let him,
but that it from the outset meant as supplementary local
activities. It seems CC'000 already recognized as the main
Festival 2000 years, although supporters of the rule CAFe'2000
too much.
That's why FunTop'2000 not planned. Especially because I had
already joined the "Promotion" CC'000 as an additional
collection point for applications and papers. I repeat, needs
one major festival, and "Chaos Constructions", in my opinion,
quite suitable for this role - and as the festival
spektrumistov, and as a multiplatform
demoparty. Most of the Spectrum
creative teams are multi-platform
and prepare work for CC'000 not only on
Spectrum. Carrying out the same FT'2000 led
would only be to the fragmentation of the scene and the
marginalization importance to the success of the participants
as both and other festivals.
Ask yourself!
O:
- What is the question you'd rather not get one?
WB:
- Who the hell knows! No such obsessive concern about the
"sick" so I No: like, "stigma" is not "a gun."
O:
- And what question I would like to?
WB:
- I would like to have someone remembered nibyd
about my early work on Spektryme ...
Still, it has finally arrived history ... In November,
celebrated ten years of my "Adventures in Metro!
And in conclusion ...
O:
- Thank you so much for the detailed, informative,
interesting answers.
WB:
- And thank you for your kind words.
O:
- Thanks to you we have a first class
material for publication. "Optron - Your
debtor.
WB:
- Well, that's you! Use and enjoy!
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