Revival #04 20 октября 1997

Интервью

Interview - Interview with Yuri Matveev / STEP (creator of Star magazine and Heritage spectrophone).

                           INTERVIEWS



   An interview with the leader of the creative
Group STEP Yuri Matveev, which I took from him in September
month.

Sergei: The purpose of this interview - to clear up some, in my
view, the interesting aspects associated with the activities of 
the group of which are still little known to the general public.



   So, a few years of existence, our group has achieved
impressive success: I did, no doubt, the best
domestic Adventura, has issued more than two dozen
Spectrophone ... All this she has won fame and recognition.
But, apparently, that's all and end. So what's the deal?

Yuri: I think the point is that now turned into a kind of Speccy
antiquarian-cult car for teenagers and veterans
Spectrum of the party. Earn Cpekki harder and
difficult. Those who have two or three years ago, the flagship
domestic sinklerovskom movement gradually go away. However,
as a hobby for someone Spectrum may remain for a very long
time, but no more ... In fact, we can confidently
to say that commercially Spectrum dead. Demand for new
Spectrum program falls with each new bought IBM PC.
And there is no demand - there will be supply, it is probably 
clear to everyone. 

Sergey: Everybody knows about the fall of sales spectrophone, 
as well as Spectrum of any other programs. Itself: users

flee, take the software with friends, waiting for pirated 
copies, finally. And yet, if it's no secret how much managed to 
get the sales 22 and 23 spectrophone as generally profitable now

publish a magazine?

Jury: Profitability is practically zero. Even the name,
What made him a journal for three and a half years of existence,
Now he can feed a maximum of one person. By
Moscow standards. In the last two numbers we have not received 
and two million rubles. It is very small.


Sergey: Yes ... Interestingly, in parallel with the departure 
of the old journals are new. So, for example, is preparing his 
journal Digital Reality with Progress'om and Phantasy. Long time

thinking about the same and Extreme'isty. We wish to future 
editions success ...


Yuri: We wish ...

Sergey: And on "Special Forces" and "Star Heritage-2, I
understand, given up?

Jury: Apparently, yes ... As it is sad to say it. And the thing
of the most cost-effective and demand ... And to be honest to
end - courage, too, is now gone. Too long have we solved the 
problem with the team. Here even the most ardent poostynut. And 
in general to this subject are very good words of Vladimir 
Vysotsky: "So we leave unnecessary controversy, I myself have 
already proved everything ..." 

Sergei: Well, now with stepovtsami? Who is doing what, where
work? I heard Andrew Schoolboy settled correspondent
in pisishny Journal Game.exe ...

Jury: Sergey Shishliannikov works for a private firm
DTP. Pupils are enrolled in graduate school,
something to sling ink Game.exe, Stanislav Yefimov (Fanatic
Stas), as far as I know, threw Institute and is now interrupted 
by some odd jobs, and I honestly do not know what

he does. Dmitry Usmanov worked as a reporter in three
advertising newspapers. It's "Our Brand" and some other. Exact
Names can not remember. Well, here I am now giving charity
interview.

Sergey: Well, what is the fate of the group? Once almost all of 
its representatives actually scored Speccy ... It is true that I

do not intend, at least for now. That is, downloaded from
Internet megabytes of 40 games, now know about. I think 10 megs
Good software will be. So while there's releases.

Yuri: And you did not believe that the Speccy software more 
than 10 thousand programs;)


Sergey: Well, still less. Games. Western eight thousand ... A
do a lot of garbage, Adventura, which now no one
interested in, etc.

Yuri: It's clear ... But I was talking about the Spectrum 
Heritage and therefore need to consider all programs that have 
ever out under the Speccy.


Sergey: What do you think is waiting for the Spectrum in the 
near future? 

Jury: Nothing. Everything will be like now. Slow decay.

Sergey: Well, how about a Sprinter? If he appears,
Spectrum lives of at least stirred.

Yuri: I've already talked about this project. Nothing happens. 
All this is the case quiet later on the brakes. In any case, 
the line with respect to the Spectrum. Here I am such a 
pessimist. However, wait and see. But I still stand on his - in 
Sprinter There is no future. This is a stillborn baby. Dead-end,

which, as it were, it is not cared for, sooner or later dry up 
and fall off. Minimal and very shadowy chances Developers

Spectrum of new models will continue only if they are able to
access to mainstream users, not to present
sinklerovskoy "major demo-scene."


   One such project could be a laptop set up on
based on the Spectrum. Ideal low-cost portable machine with a 
modem and software for easy connection to any BBS, FIDO or

Internet, with a propeller, battery, LCD display and treshechnym
drive. If developers can stay within 2 / 3
the price of the laptop based on the 286-th IBM PC - probably 
will succeed. With proper advertising and marketing. In 
general, such machine, for example, I now would love to buy 
myself. Or would exchange it for all its standard "cpektrumovsky

Kit "(monitor, disk drives, printer, modem). Yes, and work
under such a machine would be interesting and enjoyable. Text
editors, applications, games in the end (such
and that the trip could play and the nature of his
pleasure). A such a cheap 'pocket' satellite-organizer. On
all occasions. If a little dream up, then it can be
cram a lot of all sorts of useful functions ranging from
phone, CD-player and ending with FM-receiver and
teletext. However, this is a joke. Although, every joke, like
know only of a joke. In general, the present
consumer respects the most high
functionality of a "unit" and the need to think in this
direction. Developers also super Spectrum think about how
meet the needs of subculture. This is totally wrong.


   However, this is my personal opinion, and I had no one to 
impose. 

Sergey: What and when do you think will end the era of the 
Spectrum? 

Yuri: I think it has already ended. In Russia, it happened in 
1996 year.


Sergey: What would you like to wish sinkleristam goodbye?

Yuri: I do not say goodbye;)

Sergey: sell computers, diskettes and books for ZX - is
called "not forgive"? Or are you going to ever do
anything else on the Speccy?

Yuri: I think if possible, to meet all through the year
Enlight'98 (again, if any, will be held), and along with
check or make a mistake in its current forecasts. Well,
Of course, I am not averse to participate in a project 
Mini-Spectrum, if any of our developers still dare to take this 
step. However, I doubt that such exist, it requires much

investment. By the way, Mini Spectrum - is owed,
dream and most of Sir Clive Sinclair ...