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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