Move #03 15 марта 1997

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Review - The first meeting sisopov: an interview with McMAKER, Stinger, ARS, Wolfsoft.

                  REVIEW

(C) Arny

 FIRST MEETING sysop or what

            Happens.


   February 1, 1997 held ts
The first meeting sisopov. Rather it was planned to do so.

   I left on my server the file
name "forSysOp" which suggested that all
owners of the servers to meet at my house
and for pivosikom talk about this and that and
etc. I expect that will come to me man
five, but slightly miscalculated.

   On the appointed day and time to collect a
I azhno 12. Here and the beer was
stronger napitochki were to be
use. A pair of "chulovek" come as early as
some degree of use. One of the
They do not really belongs to the category of those
persons who have been invited, and he was
already predvisyachem state.

   He took a seat near the wall
with all the comforts and he peacefully on pocheval
carpet. Looks like he liked this kind of leisure as when it is 
time to disperse He decided that it was his cushy job forever, 
does not want to detach from the wall and take a vertical 
position. 

   After intensive resuscitation manipulate his ears, he began 
to apply the primary signs of orientation. This was manifested 
in the chaotic movements of hands and feet are accompanied by 
an indistinct muttering. Applying to it a few times ear 
resuscitation, with great difficulty, managed to bring it is 
more or less transportable state. And this body is the 
expression on the face of great happiness turned to me his eyes 
and a questioning razbalansirovannyy shouted: "-O ... O.. About 
.. oh? Serega!?" I hope he safely reached home.


   Everything went very well. Beer and
the rest did their job, look for
even very ozhivitelnaya conversation between assembled. People 
crashed in few easy kuchechek and from various rooms were heard 
something "El de el el", the "sampler with Paterno,

this one guy tried vymuchit something from my computer.

   And I myself am trying to keep up with the audience, 
actively fought with beer and trying to keep the conversation 
from time to time but if you honestly do not quite parse in all 
the intricacies of programming. 

   Was an attempt to record all the speeches on audio
cassette - yes magnitafon summed.

   Still, I managed to interview some of those present and now 
that the the result.




   ALEXANDER (McMAKER) - good writing music, something even the 
kind of codes. 

A: Sasha, a standard question for you: What do you
doing at the Speccy?
Mc: I write music.
A: And what styles do you like?
Mc: Rave, techno.
A: You're composing a song or pick up
by ear?
Mc: A bit of everything. True, some things
hard to pick up on the Speccy.
A: For example?
Mc: I'm trying to pick up the classics, but she
difficult to give such a form that pleased
sounded on the Speccy.
A: Music editor in which you make the music - it ...?
Mc: I prefer it PRO TRACKER
very friendly. And maybe he good.
A: Probably you have a musical education
as not everyone can write anything
good without musical knowledge.
Mc: Yes, I studied six years in the music
school, playing in an ensemble, and our band won first place in 
Minsk. A: It's all good, of course. I'm wondering

where we used your creations?
Mc: My music can be heard in
Minsk computer magazine. Its working
the name of the ZX-ELEMENT.


   The next victim was the editor in chief
Newspaper MOVE - Alexander (STINGER).

A: Alex, I hear what you have done and Arseny
Minsky ZX modem, what made you
take the case?
ST: I've been thinking about how to make the modem. Felt an 
urge once worked with BBS at IBM. I wanted to in Minsk on the 
Speccy was something like that. Began to develop a modem, and 
Arseny brought him to mind.

A: Not a bad thing turned out. See
pomuchatsya you had more than one day.
ST: One of the main goals - to a
compatibility with the Moscow modem. Need
though it was from something repelled
at least some semblance of a standard. And of course
quality and reliability of this device. Compatibility with the 
Moscow modem turned out, only the program itself is not 
satisfied with its quality and capabilities. Therefore, that 
program is now All in Minsk used to be globally

transformed.
A: What's your opinion on the future of ZX and
Will you move to another machine?
ST: Student is difficult to afford the steep
machine, and not just the student. And because ZX
available not just to all, and absolutely everything
- I think that more than one year old good
Speccy will please people.
A: Your attitude to all sorts of twists and
additional devices on the ZX? Indeed, in
this case, the price of Speccy will grow.
ST: Yes - Price on navarochenny ZX differs sharply from the 
"naked" option in most side. But the compatibility of this 
program are not severely affected. And if a person there is no 
way to get all the Speccy bells and whistles that would be 
enough and the 128-th to one drive and AY. But gradually, when

Optionally, will grow roots and all.
A: And not to try to make themselves
something worthwhile and necessary for the ZX-Spectrum?
ST: Of course you can. The only problem
if we assume, to connect "screw" or more
a device on the Speccy, without any specific idea about how to 
organize his work in the version which now there is, then it is 
nothing good nepoluchitsya. Not come to regret these cool bells 
and whistles to Minsk. And if you do anything by not adhering 
to at least some standards, will suffer from this compatibility 
and benefits of this no one be.

A: I would like to know what your plans
for the future? Maybe what global program is conceived, or 
something else? ST: I do love messing around with a soldering 
iron, Like modifying the Speccy. Plug

Mouse, modems, disk drives and other gadgets.
A: Well, you uploaded the file to someone, and exchanged
some programs. What has changed
the advent of modem?
ST: First of all: the rapid exchange of information. One has 
only to will call with a friend and if he has a modem that is 
not problemma no. And with the advent BBS position

sinkleristov changed dramatically for the better
side. Earlier, before the advent of the modem, one was by 
itself. Were familiar to children, exchange programs, which is 
trying to do together. With the advent of the modem situation 
changed drastically. Sinkleristy got an opportunity not to 
leave home and do not wasted no time in exchange programs. A

for those who are trying myself to write something or some 
pribambasik attach to the ZX, in case of problemma, help

You can get almost any time.
One has only to throw on the file server - and
at least someone will respond yes to the request.
With the advent of modem and BBS people to Speccy
had the opportunity to not only share
porgramma, it became possible to unite.
I would like more communication and that the series
users on the Speccy is not diminished.
I think the modem would help in this.


   Meanwhile, among those present was
lively conversation, and beer significantly decreased. It's 
time to talk with Arseny. 

A: Arseny, I would like to know how many
time spent on what would become ZX modem
so, what is now common in
Minsk?
ARS: Approximately four months it took
in this case.
A: What were the problems with the modem?
ARS: First there were problems with the transformer, and the 
most difficult - is to configure and setup the modem. A: I have 
heard that under this modem will create a new program? ARS: 
Yes, there was this idea because what is available now, not 
quite meet the requirements. I mean C-DOS. But still it was 
decided to stay on this program only only modify it.

A: What is it you do not like?
ARS: Lots of bugs, poor interface. Or rather the almost 
complete lack of it. A: If not a secret - what improvements 
will be produced in C-DOS?

ARS: In detail it takes a long time. A brief: the function will 
be added to the server will have the opportunity to work with

Mail may be support for the mouse
Caller ID mode, and some changes in the body of the program.
A: I know that at this moment with you
MASTSOFT'om makes the game. What is this game
what she will name and about when she was born?
ARS: This will be a mixture of RPG + STRATEGY. Her
working title HEROES OF MIGHT 'MAGIC,
but when she appears - is hard to say.
The truth has already appeared demo version, or if
rather say, logging what I hope will appear.
A: I saw a working version of the game, the interface is very 
cool. Only really something she looks like KINGS BOUNTY. What 
do you explain these similarities? Maybe this is the 
continuation of KB?

ARS: With the KB, this game has nothing to do.
Although it will be something similar to it. But
nobody will say, though at the same
shooter, she peeled off the other shooter. It's just a game 
genre. A: Arseny, which served as an impetus for writing HEROES 
OF MIGHT 'MAGIC? And I wonder how much approximately it will 
take disk space?

ARS: The game is written based on the same
Games at IBM. Similarities with the IBM-version is not
very much, although in general will remind her. Basically, the 
plot developed his own. And it will take approximately 
poldiska, but talk about it yet. 


   Stocks of beer and other beverages istaschilis, it was 
decided to detach a couple of people for additive. Meanwhile, 
using convenient opportunity to try to talk to

Vitali (WOLFSOFT).

A: As you look at the emergence of modem ZX
in Minsk?
WOLF: In one word it's cool! The truth is not enough users yet.
A: What you bought with the advent of modem
Speccy?
WOLF: First: the circle of acquaintances.
And for coders who are doing something to
Speccy - the modem is especially priyantoe acquisition.
A: Vitali, I recently got a demo version of the game MONSTER 
LAND - impressive - even very much. Tell me what it is?

WOLF: MONSTER LAND - a mixture of adventyury, RPG,
and something else in common - a multifaceted.
Assumed about ten levels.
A: Who is the author MONSTER LAND?
WOLF: Do not die of modesty if I say
I. In many ways, helped me fiction
which is very fond of reading.
A: The graphics looks like in the demo is taken from
REBEL STAR. This is probably due to some
difficulties?
WOLF: The only thing taken from
REBEL STAR - just two palm trees on the
there, "transplanted." But everything else is done
their work. Hard to make good
schedule in the two familiarity.
A: And when you can see the full version MONSTER LAND?
WOLF: In the story, the game is at 70% and work is still quite 
a lot. 


   Came runners, the fun continues. Beer found its place in the 
stomach by ryumashkam spilled something stronger. Not yet hit 
hard in the head this cocktail should interview with Alexander 
Nikiforov - BC is the author of multiseries BETA COMANDER'a. As 
someone, but I prefer this BC though something and not happy. 

A: Sasha, what prompted you to do more and more new version of 
BC? AL: First bothered some inconvenience

BC, and the next version done at the request of
friends along the way by eliminating some glitches
in the program.
A: Actually, as you yourself this BC - good or not?
AL: Actually, not really. I want it to be
more flexible in their work.
A: It means to have a lot of BC?
AL: The latest - Version 5.02. And a special desire to continue 
this epic is not. But we must BC 5.02 would bring to mind. 
Rather, this and stop.

A: What are you doing now?
AL: modify the shell to MOVE, which revealed some errors.
A: Sasha, can after all these BC or problems with the shell to 
MOVE, you try to do some global thing? AL: To dream is not 
harmful - but do not have the patience, but frankly it still 
felt like it. 


   All stocks were depleted of beer, and wishing to overtake 
nebylo. Chatted a little, people began to Potikha to go home. 


   And yet, I almost forgot about the rumors. Revealed that:
- It is planned to continue "MONSTER LAND",
only instead of levels will be one huge
play area and plot of the game will be well
just really drop dead.
- There are plans for ARTIST2 and ART STUDIO -
some of their refined the obdinit into one.
- Actively swing the game with INTERNET.
- One guy promised to deal with the C-DOS
program, making neglyukavoy and increasing
its capabilities.

   But this is only speculation and assumptions, although 
rumors as simply nothing appear. Time will tell what will 
happen next.