Nicron #83 02 апреля 1998

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History - "Spectrum: Contemporary History." Says Oleg Malakhov - Stever.

Spectrum:
        Current History "-
        Stever said ...

[From editorial]:

(C) Wlodek Black


  Dear Readers, Today we are opening a new series of articles 
under common name "Spectrum: Contemporary History." In this and 
several subsequent issues of the newspaper to share their 
memories a man whose creative activity has fallen to the heyday

"Spectrum" in Russia. You can add that Oleg Malakhov - Stever -
not only had to work for the then popular field of hacking,
but also was witness to and participant nucleation ZXNet. His 
memories - is a view from Moscow (apparently, it is worth 
emphasizing, as and say the standard phrase "... posted do not 
necessarily reflect those held by" ;-) or something like that), 
but wide acquaintance of Oleg with strong world ZX "allowed to 
push frame narrative to an almost boundless limits. Today

while Oleg is working on a sequel "Memoirs hacker," and when it 
is ready articles NICRON will acquaint you with them. Special 
thanks to Alexander Filyanovu (FIL / Antares) for searching 
(!), Scanning and processing of photos, taken from collections 
referred to in Article individuals, as well as by the sponsors 
whose names is hardly possible to establish (so editing 
apologizes anonymous author of a photo). A new creative Oleg 
wish Success!


            Moscow.
            ZX-Spectrum.
        Recent History ...


              FROM THE AUTHOR:


  This work is dedicated to those who worked on the Spectrum in 
the period from 1993 to 1996-th years. People do then 
everything in order to the computer prematurely bent, as 
predicted many.


              *********************


           Greetings to all users Speccy!!!



  Those who remained
truly faithful to it,
let a little primitive and
old-fashioned, but something very
sweet and good computer.
Long time I (STEVER) is no longer
come back to you this way,
directly. And all because
left fertile cornfield
hakkerskogo work on the Spectrum
even in the 96-th year. This
my computer has been spent
five years of life (and three of them I
devoted to active work on
the benefit of users). And maybe
be anyone of you -
left over from the old
a good time - I still
remember.

  Even then I was offered,
before you finally leave,
write even a brief recollection Stever

Minani about his work on the Speccy, and the work of others
Hacker, with whom I had to work or just
communicate. And such, I must say, very, very much. But in
that moment I was not before to go to college. Then
My connection to the world of Spectrum completely broken. And 
only recently, due to the random coincidence,

I still decided to sit still for the memories. So I
want to pay tribute to the Speccy and everything the seam of my 
life which has been associated with it. Unfortunately, human 
memory is very selective and in this sense I am no exception.

Something recall better, something worse. In addition, I have 
not kept himself ZX-SPECTRUM, where I worked. And my

IBM'ovsky Speccy emulator can not read discs
formatted on the computer. Therefore, there is no
opportunity to refresh their memories. Although, in principle, 
it Of course, it does not matter. Not so scary as it seems at 
first opinion and, hopefully, what I need, I will remember.


  The concept and construction of my work is not very 
complicated: it is divided a few basic semantic parts (or 
chapters, if you want). Each of these parts, in turn, has two 
subsections: 1. An overview of the year, and 2. The story of 
the Hacker in Moscow this year (with the emphasis I will do the 
work of the people with whom I had occasion to talk or 
cooperate). Generally, all will be described as sketchy as I 
have the forces.


  If I find out that you, dear readers, understand and accept my
work, it is quite possible, zasyadu for writing a very detailed
memories in the fictional spirit. And there, staring, and return
to SPECTRUM as a computer journalist. But the last
unlikely to happen because the free time I have a very
bad. Also, I disastrously behind the modern
spektrumskoy life. And I knew her only by hearsay.

  Oh well ... Begin's better to read the main
material. In my opinion, it is useful and interesting.

                Oleg Malakhov (he STEVER
                          of CHG). 19/02/1998.


            1993



  1993 has truly become, in a sense, the beginning
The golden age of the Spectrum in our country. The reasons for 
this, according to my opinion, are two: firstly, very sharply 
increased volume Sales of computers of this type (and, 
consequently, increased The number of users), and secondly, to 
active work started A new wave of Russian (especially Moscow) 
Hacker. Moscow quite firmly taken the lead position in 
comparison with other Russian cities. She became consolidates

else center from across the former Soviet
Union spending on virtually all new software for Speccy. A
Here, Peter moved on to a secondary position, although earlier
That he belonged to the role of first violin. With Spectrum gone
St. Petersburg such monsters the early 90's, as Vasilyev Anton
like him. While in Moscow, along with care, for example,
Laptev and Andy Chernikov (Andy Chernikov), appeared Paul
Nikitin, SOFTSTAR, Dmitry Kulikov, and later, and some
others.

  Frankly, I was somewhat difficult to give you absolutely
accurate information is the beginning of 1993, as I myself am 
at the time has just acquired 128-Kbyte Spectrum with

music processor and has only just started to be interested
Hacker activity, and only until the beginning of my serious 
work on hakkerskom field was still almost a year. Therefore, to

the above, I have nothing to add. I only approximately
tried to describe the situation that was with Speccy, when
He came to the same people, which are discussed below ...

              ********************


 It all started
Greater than what prozachno ... Me and my
dnoklassnik Queen Stanislav -
eshili that time
s already zakanchiat ekspluatiovat Spectrum
nly only
spruce as possible
olshe and interenee play on
it. Around because
only zamechaelnyh people
which matured make
only just
The estate for
Usually, Polzoatel. By
e Stas (future
SA SOFTWARE)
the same could fairly Stanislav Kuzin (KSA)

but good writing is not very sophisticated programs. True even
exclusively in BASIC. Well here we have attempted to establish
relationship with the then distributors software
for the Speccy. First and foremost, with SHISOFTom. It seemed 
to us the most affordable and simple man, do not consider 
ourselves star of the local scale (good, "star" was 
characterized by Hacker later). Indeed - SHISOFT was

very glad to new acquaintances. And away ... KSA SOFTWARE (Stas
already officially started to call themselves that way) and 
STEVER GRAPHICS (your humble servant), after a series of not 
very successful attempts, published a first job - Russified

version of the game "LEMMINGS" and "SIM CITY" in one package 
(ie all was recorded on one disc, which KSA protection against 
hacking). In my opinion, INTRODUCTION to this work was done on 
LASER BASIC. Similarly, I do not remember, since more Stas 
helped with themselves games. Of course, it was all a bit 
primitive, but the first attempt for some reason did not come 
out lumpy and soon Russified "LEMMINGS" ' "SIM CITY" began to 
be sold all over the Moscow radio market (Main place where you 
could buy almost everything for SPECCY). And we are proud to 
hear about such words in their address of the distributor: 
"Well done, good job." Unfortunately, more than almost anything 
specifically to me KSA do not have to. He is a little earlier 
than I, became famous and much earlier than I had learned how 
to professionally programmed in Assembly. And he and I have 
very quickly developed various connections and acquaintances in 
the world hakkerskom Spectrum. Stas organized a new project 
with a very talented, but not much then famous Moscow 
programmer ANDY 2 and soon they appeared first collaboration - 
"HOSTAGES 128K" (dated it is the very end of December 1993). 
I'm at the same time trying to to work on something completely 
their own. This "Something" became a toy called "TRACER" - 
rather cool shooter. It seems Spanish. On the tape, I

there was not really brought to mind 128-kilobyte version
this game. It's what I finalized. Released almost 
simultaneously with "HOSTAGES". Meanwhile over in 1993 and came

Next - 1994 th. For a new wave of Moscow, he became a Hacker
One of the most rewarding.


            1994.



  In the 94 th year in Moscow to finalize and start quite
actively operate a new wave of Hacker. What do I mean
The term "new wave"? All new figures hakkerskogo
Art, who came to the Spectrum in the mid to late 93rd year
but proceeded to the normal operation of a 94-year. Ever,
that have replaced departed masters, which stayed in the 
Spectrum early 90's. This, above all, KSA SOFTWARE, Andrei 
Isayev (Very colorful and very important figure, essentially 
rendered influence on the subsequent development of Speccy - 
described in a later), LPV, Eldar Agayev (not the most visible 
figure, but worked long and hard), AAA Soft and many others.

All list just does not make sense. At the same time on the 
Spectrum remained MAGIC SOFT (these guys are the first among 
all the people began to write normal musical demonstrations and 
have their very first job "NONAMED MUSIC DEMO" done a lot of 
noise), SOFTSTAR, Kulikov, Dmitri (now, however, is about to 
leave). All these People worked hard and constantly replenished 
market programs Spectrum fruits of their labor. Perhaps this is 
all that can be say about the major trends that emerged in

Moscow.

  Other cities, too, did not lag behind. GOLDEN DISK 
CORPORATION of Voronezh, DREAM TEAM from Chelyabinsk, DREAM 
MAKERS SOFTWARE from Gomel (Belarus), CODEBUSTERS GROUP of 
Kharkov (Ukraine) Some other significant hakkerskie groups from 
different regions of Russia and former Soviet countries is 
largely determined the development Speccy. For example, 
CODEBUSTERS, starting with September has not even of 1993, 
published a whole series of new toys from abroad, and in April 
94 th - the first megademonstratsiyu ("SATISFACTION" MEGADEMO - 
more about it see below). DREAM MAKERS, not lagging behind 
their counterparts in Kharkov, acted in the same spirit. And so 
on and so similar ... Ie Then it was a lot of talent, they all 
strongly worked.




  KSA SOFTWARE 'ANDY two straight from the outset has been 
successfully continued to work together and in full

spin a remarkable variety of mechanisms to restore
toys (such as "LIVE 'LET DIE"). There was a point when
in Moscow, they almost monopolized the work in this
area. Mainly due to the fact that they did this work
better than everyone else. In their draft unite two faces
hakkerskogo art: the amazing ability ANDY 2
to understand the structure of any game and restore the same
lost (mostly as a result of the Polish
Hacker, of which up to us and accounts for nearly all programs)
128-Kbyte module that provides additional
features toys and no less amazing ability to KSA
writing is very cute and original INTRO (I hope that
meaning of this concept to me for you need not disclose). In 
general, popularity KSA and ANDY two have soared. This 
determined join their project in a huge corporation Moscow 
Hacker, entitled "MEGASYSTEM", which was then slowly but surely

began to be created. Before proceeding to a detailed 
presentation all that is connected with the history of this 
corporation, I need to present their work at the beginning of 
94-year and the work of some people around me then ...


  It turned out that to start writing something new I
able only in February 94 th, because had quite a long time to 
repair your computer after a serious breakdown. During my

downtime at the Spectrum arena came two more
person with whom in what I have often organized
joint projects (the most successful of which, of course,
CENTRONICS HACKERS GROUP). They were FANTOMASSOFT and NOMY 
GRAPHICS LTD. With regard to FANTOMAS'a, then I met with him in 
one of best stores for Speccy in our country, which is called

"SKIT" (now it has been three and a half years since closed).
The fact that this store was located very close to
my house and I often visited him, and there was FANTOMASSOFT
almost a freelancer. A NOMY, as well as KSA, was my
a classmate at school. While FANTOMAS NOMY and worked on their
the first serious things (apart, of course - they do not even
were as follows familiar and then we work together not
was carried out), I, with the support of KSA SOFTWARE, released 
a 128-mi KB Game "OLLI 'LISSA". People liked it and

has become for me the first sign came a little later success.
In addition, it is on this basis of my work, I met with
Victor Moskalev of MAGIC SOFT, and then with Andrey Isaev.
From here begins the story about "MEGASYSTEM" GROUP ...

  In 1994, the year the group broke up SOFTSTAR. Before that, 
she consisted of two people: Dennis and Alexandra Gubin 
Trishina. Now, Dennis has remained in the defunct group, and 
one was called SOFTSTAR, and Sasha cooperate in Victor

Moskalev of MAGIC SOFT and became separated from Dennis to 
engage in Business Distribution of programs for the Spectrum by

trade on the radio market. Hacker, grouped around
as a result of all this, he unite in a very powerful and very
large number of participants corporation "MEGASYSTEM". In
Between March and July 1994, the year she was the main
unification of the Hacker in Moscow. Others looked over
it simply void. A second man in the leadership
"MEGASYSTEM" - MV SOFT'om (Victor and I Moskalev) - I and KSA
met simultaneously, and therefore simultaneously
learned that in Moscow organized this very powerful team.
Victor, of course, was already familiar with our work at the
period and suggested that we, without hesitation, to join the 
friendly series corporation. What we did in late February, 
94-year (if I I'm not mistaken with such a precise dating of 
events). Next proizshlo familiarity with Sasha Trishina, who 
asked us to bring in "MEGASYSTEM" at the same time and all the 
friends Hacker. So FANTOMASSOFT and NOMY become full members of 
the group, not even released a single serious work. Generally, 
it should be noted that the work "MEGASYSTEM" because of the 
huge amount of Participants always was such that almost all 
acted separately. Ie something for everyone periodically issued 
personally from themselves (sometimes true, unite with someone 
else), but necessarily indicated in its product "COPYRIGHT BY 
MEGASYSTEM GROUP ". While a sense of belonging to something big 
at all present.


The next step for me was
familiarity with Andrey Isaev. I
knew that he was working in
"MEGASYSTEM", saw two or three of his
work, issued in January -
February 94 th, but personally, to establish
connection is not attempted. Until then,
until it became clear that Andrew
was terribly unhappy with my position in relation to SOFTSTAR'u.
And I should note, treated
Denis Gubin not the best
way, and even sent him a FUCK
in "OLLI 'LISSA", because thought
SOFTSTAR'a purse-proud mediocrity, imagined himself as the best
Though releasing at this rather primitive things done.
But SOFTSTAR was then already a kind of part of the history of 
Spectrum, a kind of legend. AND not me, just made their way 
into the front ranks, it was critical Andrei Isayev - KANO 

to forge it. In short, I learned from KSA, that Isaev
repeatedly condemned my actions and decided to contact with the 
latter to all as a human figure. So we met.

The story of the SOFTSTAR'om very soon forgotten, and Andrew 
was one of the main people in "MEGASYSTEM", to bend under him 
Sasha Trishina. Since that time, Isaev headed for the 
monopolization of the market Software Spectrum in Moscow. Now a 
couple of words about the history of Andrei Isayev ... He was 
absolutely Hacker and invisible to the users in the 92 th and 
93 th respectively, while and then working on the Speccy. His 
programs were not active spread until the year 1994, when he 
began trading on the radio market as one of the representatives 
of only appeared "MEGASYSTEM GROUP".


Later in his life occurred
event, abruptly and irrevocably, everything changed: the work
Isayev said MAX IWAMOTO
of CODEBUSTERS GROUP and get by just phoned him personally.
This call was the beginning of
long-term friendship and cooperation. And to have such
patron as IWAMOTO,
It was very, very profitable,
because CODEBUSTERS in 93-m
94-m and most of the 95-th
years were considered the best in
all aspects of the working people on the Spectrum.
It is up to them in Russia is a big part of the new
games, their main programmer
- RST 7 - was indeed
One of the most talented
in the former Soviet Union, worked with them just a unique 
musician Andrey Kolesnik, etc.                     Max Iwamoto



  In general, another analogue of such a unification of talented
people were not. The only ones who could outdo them, so it
FLASH INC. from Novosibirsk, but before the 95-year group was
virtually unknown in Russia (of which I, of course, still be
detail, but in another chapter). So, Isaev received
every opportunity to become a monopolist. And he named
became, although not immediately.

  But I digress somewhat ... After joining the "MEGASYSTEM", I
produced another work - "DNA WARRIOR 128K". True, since
happened that, simultaneously with me, then did the same
FANTOMASSOFT. Therefore, throughout the country walked just two 
versions of this game. KSA 'ANDY 2, under the auspices of 
"MEGASYSTEM", released another several remarkable 128-x 
versions: "NORTH 'SOUTH 128K", "IMPOSSIBLE MISSION 128K", etc. 
Came the first work NOMY - "TEST DRIVE 2 128K". On the latter, 
incidentally, generally can be separate story. Or rather not 
even about the work itself specifically and how she came to the 
market. Then, in Moscow from CODEBUSTERS GROUP finally came to 
their megademonstratsiya "SATISFACTION". Came naturally to 
Isayev. The one benefit has not yet felt hakkerskogo a 
superstar of the world and did not start "clamping" program 
comes before him, promised it to me to write. And I, in turn, 
wrote to him last work of his friends. In including the "TEST 
DRIVE 2 128K" by NOMY GRAPHICS LIMITED. We scored the arrow 
near the home of Isaev. Andrew came in not one, but Pasha 
Nikitin - the great masters of the past, which I have 
mentioned. Therefore, it so happened that when he returned to 
Isayev himself, and began to watch the programs that I wrote to 
him in this it is actively involved and Nikitin (by that time 
had gone by Spectrum on the Amiga). "TEST DRIVE" Pasha led 
simply to a state trance. The fact that the INTRO, which is 
written for this game NOMY, differed downright irresistible 
originality: the bottom screen, beautifully arched, running 
scroller white, and all inscription at the top of the screen 
blinked fiercely, creating the feeling that They were painted 
in the ultraviolet. Understand whether it is a brilliant and 
somehow cleverly embodied the idea of ​​a natural or delirium, 
not be identified. Nikitin, and could only mutter:

"It's now on the Spectrum so do ???". After that, shut up and
refused any comment. Isayev and decided that this
thing to send out to other cities, though he adhered to
position that it's made is stupid and primitive (as it said NOMY
in person). Here's a genuine story. Which,
certainly easy to retreat from the main theme. But I will go
more ... By the summer of 94-year "MEGASYSTEM GROUP" has grown 
to unimaginable limits. The vast majority of Moscow Hacker

was somehow connected with it. Ie flowering occurred
corporation. The main person in the "MEGASYSTEM" was Andrei 
Isayev. Around him gathered all the new people: OSCAR 'SPILBERG

(About which he later repeatedly said that they were his
advancement in the people must only be upon him), and MT SOFT
some others. And at the beginning of the summer came and 
teamwork KSA ANDREW ISAEV'a - "ITALY'90 128K", which was 
destined to become One of the most recent in the history of 
"MEGASYSTEM GROUP". Yes, that's right - over the summer a group 
almost completely collapsed. Has brought a huge number of 
competitors - they simply could not work together and work 
separately from each other is quite possible was outside the 
group. Because from what uchastvuesh whether you're in 
"MEGASYSTEM" or not, nothing has changed - there are no 
restrictions on spread your software was not and Isayev, as the 
main distributors, in good faith sent them everywhere. But still

a few things marked "COPYRIGHT MEGASYSTEM GROUP" Yet
were published: "ARCANOID 128K" by KSA SOFTWARE 'NOMY GRAPHICS
LTD, one or two (do not remember any number, no names)
128-e versions of the game from Andrei Isayev, "DOUBLE DEMO 1" 
'"DOUBLE DEMO 2 "by KSA, NOMY 'DIS SOFT (last - our mutual 
friend the school, nothing else on the Spectrum did and did not 
issue), and maximum, two or three of the top of that. As for 
me, then beginning of the summer I worked 128-kilobyte version 
of the game "JAWS", which I had to "hang" the music-and-paste

CHEAT MODE. It just so happened that this, his draft, I did not
finished. Reasons now I probably do not remember. Remember
only one - I dropped the matter after it put in the game
music.

  In the summer of KSA for the first time tried his hand as a 
composer Spectrum. Their very first songs he

used in both "DOUBLE DEMO", and then to INTRO
russifitsirovat them and NOMY game "MYTH". Prior to that, in 
their KSA programs most often used the music better at 94-Year

 Moscow musician
 MUSICSOFT'a (which was so
 say shirpotrebnym composite torus (in the best sense of the
 words), because supplied by their
 creations of all those who asked (in
 Unlike other Moscow
 musical talent - XPEH'a
 from MAGIC SOFT, writing music
 quite rare, but so that
 beat it no one could, yes
 and did not try)). Worked
 FANTOMASSOFT, got acquainted
 over the summer with more or less good
 artist at SPECCY burglar vym Alexander, as well as
 AAA SOFT'om (described in detail,
 Again, below). So, the end
 "MEGASYSTEM" slowly but faiths but was brewing. In mid-summer
    XPEH / MS

I finally understood it. And I decided it was time to yourself
create your own association. Tossed this thought NOMY, he
thought it timely. However, it should bear in mind that we are 
to the last moment not going to leave "MEGASYSTEM" and

we created the group planned to make one of the branches
corporation. Long thought of the name, and eventually, they 
stopped on "THE RIPPERS". But the group lasted only two months 
- we did not even invite her to anyone else (except us

NOMY). Even the only work THE RIPPERS and then did not work.
We did "DOUBLE DEMO 3", and then found out that, regardless
from us, FANTOMASSOFT in partnership with Gromilovym, released 
his variant of the third part of "DOUBLE DEMO". In short, we 
spat on NOMY all this and decided not by the attempt to create 
a group and join some already existing. Or are organized. Such 
a case We just also turned up. KSA SOFTWARE suggested that the 
debris "MEGASYSTEM" to make another large union. Not taught

We mind the story of a giant corporation. Decided to again
organize a similar one. So in September of 1994 there was
MEGAFORCE HACKERS GROUP. Entered there from the outset, KSA,
STEVER (yours truly), NOMY, FANTOMASSOFT and, in my opinion,
everything. Then I met with some more people. Firstly,
With Eldar Agayev (see some of his work, he decided to
call in person), and secondly with MUSICSOFT'om (again by
own initiative) and, thirdly, with AAA SOFT 'om. From AAA
the chain went further - to the man, who worked with him -
to the SEY SOFT'u. Now I will tell you about each of his new 
friends more ...


  Eldar Agayev traded on the radio market in the Tsarina, and 
at leisure sling ink small demonstrations and periodically 
releases recovered his own 128-e versions of the game. All this 
was done on relatively normal level and felt that the Eldar -

Comrade perspective. I'm pretty actively started to communicate 
with him and acquainted with Andrei Isayev (which later 
regretted). Eldar, in turn, introduced me to his colleagues in 
the trade on radio market - FFC COMPUTERS. With them, I 
especially did not support contact, because always thought they 
were simply not necessary to me. 

  AAA SOFT was, so to speak, the informal (almost underground)
power in Moscow hakkerskom world. Around him gathered
particular command, with whom he worked. Its programs
(It was only a demonstration) is never
distributed through the usual channels through which all
diverged. That's why he was hardly known for
outside Moscow. In our city it has always disliked. For
that - still do not understand. AAA was a very funny fellow,
with a great sense of humor, which, of course, reflected on his
demonstrations. Of course, he alone do absolutely
do not know how, but very wisely pulled from other integers
pieces of their program and used it in some way at home. On
It worked great Spectrum Artist SEY SOFT (we
with him for a long time were good friends). AAA SOFT had
connection with the Voronezh, rather, with the KDF SOFTWARE. 
These guys delivered his own music. In general, he worked and 
worked extremely fruitfully - to transfer all of its demuhi 
almost unreal. But AAA no respect for the well-known Hacker. He 
was always a plus in their circle. AND Even now, in memory of 
veteran Spectrum, remained, as useless and worthless person. Of 
course, he had his own influence and your team, work with him, 
but it was, as I have say, unpopular. My same relation to AAA 
almost always is normal - I liked the way he acts.

In my opinion, behind the mask of a typical nerds (which is 
constantly under mowed AAA) hiding smart and knows his business 
people. 


  MUSICSOFT (or,
he began calling himself later
KENT) was always
nice so it's great writing
music. To program it, though
also able, but not
too well and
without much imagination, but in this case
Fantasy is still a bit unnecessary. Therefore demuhi from
MUSICSOFT'a originality of ideas and
uniqueness of their
incarnation has never
not blistali.Pravda,
no one is confused, because in his
programs most
valuable was the music
                      MUSICSOFT

listen to you - a pleasure. And besides, he supplied
Hacker for their musical works. A 94-year-with
good musical accompaniment programs at all was tight.
Appeared even larger quarrels over the fact that no one wanted
share in stock, "Mouzon" (an example of such an argument -
long spat between SOFTSTAR'om and LPV). So
continued popularity MUSICSOFT'a was quite natural
phenomenon.

  Meet with people that I have just told me not
passed to our MEGAFORCE GROUP gift. In October and November, it
structure has increased considerably due to coming into our 
ranks AAA SOFT'a, SEY SOFT'a, AIG'a and some other (albeit kill 
- I can not remember all of the group, because Participants were

too much and only work in which they
specifically enumerated, and the characteristics ("AY 2 MUSIC
DEMO "by AAA SOFT), I simply do not expired). Incidentally,
its entry into MEGAFORCE AAA originally put in
peculiar eiu one way (an almost exact
quote from "AY 2"): "I was standing at the radio market, not 
bothering anyone, suddenly come up to me knew the guys and say: 
"Are you aware, what you already MEGAFORCE HACKERS GROUP? Do 
not know, huh? Well Know. "The team we had a large, includes a 
very good and talented programmers (KSA, and AIG), artists (SEY

SOFT) and just mnogostanochnikov (making everything for
Except, perhaps, writing music, which is becoming more and
more successfully rivet KSA). But it did not last long.
When several programs (most successful, I personally believe
music editor "SOUNDTRACKER" version of KSA SOFTWARE
additional features and a giant musical
demonstration AAA SOFT'a and his henchmen "AY MUSIC DEMO PART 2)
COPYRIGHT BY MEGAFORCE HACKERS GROUP. And in December, KSA left 
in no smaller organizations, which, as well as we do, from the 
wreckage "MEGASYSTEM", created Andrei Isayev - MORTAL KOMBAT 
HACKERS GROUP. All business management MEGAFORCE Stas asked me. 
And I'm a little bit reflect, decided it was time to finish the 
whole story. People in the group a lot and not all really know 
each other. Work this way almost unreal. Their views, I told to

consciousness of the other members of MEGAFORCE and said that I 
personally am going. For me an instant pulled NOMY and 
FANTOMASSOFT. Soon the group disbanded.


  Before you tell that I did after retiring from
MEGAFORCE, must go back a little to early autumn
94-year, and to tell you the story of how Andrei Isayev
organized MORTAL KOMBAT HACKERS GROUP, as well as about how I
almost became a party to the unification ...

  KSA SOFTWARE and Isayev were divided views on the various
spektrumskie problems last summer. Since autumn began their 
attacks each other. Therefore, the group that these two men

created at the time provided to them by some
opposing forces of the Moscow hakkerskogo world. Andrew
all possible and impossible ways tried to dissuade
me from going in the opposite camp, and he drew me
Various bright prospects, waiting for someone who does not 
succumb pressure from the KSA and will enter into MORTAL 
KOMBAT. With the passage of time it dawned on me that Isaev was 
right, but only over time. KSA better acquainted with my 
psychology (after all, years five together in one class have 
studied). And talked. A Isaev spat on us all, feeling that here 
he had no breakup, and has completed work on gathering people 
loyal to him in his a single camp. There was another powerful 
grouping Hacker, with which we compete, to be honest, they 
could not. In MKHG included nearly all those who, having left 
"MEGASYSTEM", did not join us.


  Anyway, in the late 94 th year I am less worried all,
I have done correctly or not, having spent four months on
MEGAFORCE. It was more important not to err at this time. Ups 
and fall huge corporations still something I ever learned. And I

back to where I began in the summer - has offered to try NOMY
happiness again and organize a new HACKERS GROUP. Moreover,
similar in structure to CODEBUSTERS, DREAM MAKERS, etc. Ie
make sure that each participant did something one (written
music, coded or painted), and all worked together for the common
good. NOMY again agreed. Here begins the next stage
my activity on the Speccy - work in CENTRONICS HACKERS
GROUP ...

  Name of the group we (me and NOMY) chose a long time. Over 
the first project (creation of the game "Field of Miracles") 
thought for even longer. In Finally, and not realize it, 
although work has already begun. For a complete happiness in 
the CHG was not enough, in at least another one person ... But 
this was the end of 1994. All that happened next - it happened 
further in the 95 th year.