Sinclair Club #05 31 декабря 2001

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Chaos Constructions'2001 - Cusick shares his impressions about the next festival of computer art.

         Chaos Constructions'2001



     (C) Cusick / Sinclair Club



   All events that occurred
today, will inevitably leave in the past and
become history. What was
Yesterday, slowly settles in the memory, losing to
years, clear outlines and details.
Memories seem to be many years ago
insipid, tedious, and has fewer
cheer our souls, sometimes causing a shamefaced
embarrassment for the stupid things and desires.
This happens with any person, but
there are also pleasant moments that have long
not forgotten. It is on these cases and I
will tell you.

   I think it's much
more interesting than just a conservative
report on a particular event, although
reports play a role in
creating an overall picture of events.

         "Badge"


   In the early 90's, I came up with myself
alias banal sense, then it
was the standard: sequence of initial
letters of the name, surname and patronymic. Kandaurov
Alexander S. - has turned CAS
but for my soft nature it was
somehow unnatural and later I
began to call more mundane - Cusick,
that I am quite satisfied.

   So the years went on, many have changed their
simple aliases for more complex and
beautiful, not having anything to do with
initials, but I thought these changes
unnecessary and still remained faithful
themselves.

   Thus, in the late twentieth century
stalls and food stalls
pavilions came coffee, named in
mimic my nickname. A little later I
learned that the word translated from Cusick
Portuguese means "leader". Thus, according to
dictates the fate of my nickname was
fame, and I became the leader of that
to some extent corresponds to the
Actually, as I am
Head Sinclair Club'a in native
Voronezh.

   At the festival of computer art
Chaos Constructions'2001 the tradition I
pinned his badge on his chest with a real
name, name and title
association "Sinclair Club". All as
normally, except for a small
Add a sachet of instant
coffee for one cup. All took it with
enthusiasm and curiosity: Someone
asked to what company I nashtampovali
This special order and how much it
worth it. Someone has just published a rave
yelling and uttering words of admiration and
guys from Rostov was told that I no
Spectrum'ist not, just the seller of coffee!

        "Prokleymovanny"


   Festival CC'01 been a long time in
swing, the impression from meetings and communication
supported by a certain amount of beer,
created an aura of a friendly mood and
holiday. I was not far from
scene, next to two KAY'ami, courtesy of
provided by NEMO for
different needs Spectrum'ovskoy brethren.
Necessity really was. During the party
these machines were finished two demo:
from one group of EYE-Q, the other from the group
Placebo and was copied by many
soft'a for everyone.

   Suddenly, someone called me. I
turned around and saw a Unbeliever'a
unnatural, a friendly smile.

   - Give me your hand - gently
he purred.

   I did not expect to be able to
like him as a man. Frankly
speaking, it seemed to me that the great sceners
completely with a normal orientation in no way
belong to sexual minorities.
To dispel all doubts, I succumbed to
his sweet voice. Throw a cobra, he grabbed
my hand and a lightning-quick movement pulled
nachernilennuyu seal the package and attach
it to my wrist. On the white skin
wore a historical inscription "SS'01.
Congratulated me on such a purchase,
Unbeliever proudly retired.

         "DUNE 2"


   I'm a big fan of adventure and
long-distance travel by train.
Particularly extreme, these trips
happen if they heated the reluctance
and the inability to pay the fare for
because of insufficient funds.

   So this time I'm going to go on
SS'01. From Voronezh to Peter to go over
1000 km, and, unfortunately, it was already
fourth trip, so no
surprises it presaged.

   Grafting on the chaise stations
I always think that in this city
necessarily have Spectrum'isty. True,
communicate with them are usually not
due to lack of addresses and phone numbers.
The exception is the city of Ryazan, in
which turned out to be simply an den
Spectrum'istov-maniacs under
led by the notorious Alone
Coder'a. Hey Alco!!!

   The discovery seemed to Ryazan
insufficient, wanted to find
associates in other cities too.
Next was the city of Tver. In the mid-90
it was formed by a group of
Perestroika, on whose initiative in 1996
was released pretty decent
demo of the game "DUNE 2. Entered a new
century, but the full version we have not seen.
Unfortunately, such cases are not uncommon and
nothing to be done.

   I wanted all to understand
independently, to conduct a small
investigation, so to speak, get
first-hand information. I will not deny that
Somewhere deep in my heart glowed the hope of
possible completion of the project. After CC'01,
Returning home can be safely
relax and realize
planned investigation. Upon arrival in
Tver, armed with a phone number from
demo versions of "DUNE-2 (946-05 Vladislav), I
went to the kiosk to Rospechat
purchase a phone card. Price
I just did not work. Had to go on
telegraph, buy two minutes. Fortunately,
five years, the telephone number is not changed and it
factor I was pleased. Next
it turned out that at present, Vladislav
currently missing and is at work.
I explained that I had come from afar and can not
wait. How to call or come by
work? Cute voice of his wife has asked me to
call back in fifteen minutes. In
result of negotiations with the relatives, I
dictated a cell phone number. Well
behold, now I will bring clean water to the author
and ask him the same question that
for many years was tormented by poor users
Speccy!

   - Hello, who is it?

   - I arrived with Peter on behalf of
Spectrum'istov Russia.

   - And what do you need?

   - I am wondering what happened to your
Project "DUNE 2"?

   - And, "DUNE" ... That was long ago ...

   - So what? As the saying goes, time heals!

   - You know, I can drive up and
talk about it. Where we can
meet?

   Waiting for a meeting, I sat on the stairs
at the entrance to the station. After 15 minutes with me
approached by a man in spectacles, with sparse
mustache, approximately 28-years. We
met, talked a little bit.

   His little interest to modern
ZX-scenes politics and policy to achieve
for the Speccy. Citing a lack of
free time, inquired about
specific purpose of my visit. Long
surprised that their "soft fudge"
someone else needs. I have always resented
disregard for the authors to their
creation, at which have been spent
nemerenoe amount of time and effort.
Due to this self-assessment, most
projects have been indefinitely postponed.
Often faced with
situation where the poor already ZX Spectrum
long-broken for precious metals, and floppy disks
sources are still waiting for the completion of
super, which is already barely remembers
the author himself.

   And in this case, I once again convinced
in a criminal against the authors for their
offspring. As it turned out, the project "DUNE 2"
was completed in 1997.
Planned commercial distribution
by Andrei Isayev / KANO, but after
collapse of the ruble, this idea was just
Impossible, and the authors decided to do
simple - put "DUNE 2" on the shelf and
forget about any distribution. So
program and lay before my appearance before
August 2001. Honestly, I do not
going to bestow it, and this is understandable, but
price of $ 300 in today's
position software for ZX
Spectrum - almost unreal.

   So I left with a grim sense of and
the idea that if there are 90
Volunteers who want to buy "DUNE 2"
$ 100, after selling a dozen
Disc nobody else wants it
buy. Why? After all, would Freestuff
opportunity to find "DUNE 2" on the Internet
with the support of those most pious
buyers. Again, the example is far
no need to go. Game PUSSY exactly
repeated this simple scheme freebies. I
PUSSY bought for 50p, although the internet
have access and could get it for free.
But this is more the exception than the rule.

   That is the reality of our time as
sad, but at a decent strategy already
You can not count.

           "DIZZY-XII"


   To any party members bring their own
New programs: demo, games, systems, or
electronic publications. Someone brings
music, graphics, etc. Someone can
something to sell or trade, or simply
free to distribute to all comers. And this
desire to understand, for all who came to
Festival are the direct users.
Only here you can hear the most
objective opinion to the address of your
creativity.

   So, to my surprise, I met
Sergei Smirnov / Gogin, emerged from
the crowd with a bundle of floppy disks. He gave all
wishing to disk with the game "DIZZY". I immediately
did not realize that he won a new game
DIZZY UNDERGROUND XII. It was especially
nice to get the author's work from the hands of
the author himself.

   Chaos Constructions was already in full swing.
Sitting in the auditorium of the cinema "Sunrise", we were
stormy conversation about the ZX-CLUB'ah and their
real results. How to Organize
Club in St. Petersburg, and that this required?
Suddenly I got the idea to give a little
money to the author for his play "DIZZY-XII",
we have not seen. Chipped in for 10p
and handed GOGIN'u.

   - Do you give money?

   - For what?

   - Here's a 30R for your "DIZZY
UNDERGROUND "!

   - Since it is free!?

   - So what, take the money and buy a
beer. Try to make this
the game was not the last. Thank you for
support ZX!

   - This is for you ... thanks!

   Then there was the ZX Game compo. Out of competition
was a demonstration DIZZY-XII. In mood
the hall was clear that this game is all
liked, and I decided that there
opportunity to collect much more
money. Honestly, did not expect that
This act of charity will have
such strong support. Of course, this does not
to advertise, just to go party in
I was interested in the process of communication: Is there
the ability and desire to support young
coder who wrote the play "DIZZY
UNDERGROUND-XII? Almost no one denied,
even gave considerably more. Someone
wanted to give money in person at the hands of the author,
and someone on the contrary, has asked me about it.
It was a pleasure to watch GOGIN changes
the eyes the better, shaking hands
next sceners, coder, or just
thank all our customers. Thus,
collected more than 400 rubles, which in my
opinion is a great achievement for
today's time, when everyone's
freebie definitely discourages
the desire to write serious programs.

   On the second day came Sergei content
and animated. Thanked me and
promised to buy me a drink. I
refused, citing the fact that it is not
I drink, but the best for me and thanks
all others will be another game,
released under the logo GOGIN.