Nicron #100 11 сентября 1998

Демопати

FunTop98 - The final preparations.

        Path to FunTop-y



   "We, the undersigned - Director of the Experimental average
91 secondary schools of the Russian Academy of Education
Dyukarev Mikhail and school staff 91, as coordinator of the 
Moscow Telecommunication Network ZXNet (095), Bulchukey 
Vladimir Vladimirovich - notifies an intention to conduct a 
school building the International Computer Art Festival 1998 
year "FunTop98" in August 1998. 

   The school administration provides for the day of the 
festival hall of the school. 

   Responsibility for public order, safety of property, the 
sanitary condition of facilities provided for use during the 
Festival, takes on Vladimir Bulchukey ."... 


   Signature stamp. Date - October 9, 1997. Point after the 
date on which to finish my "I" and began our "we". Yes, 
otherwise simply could not be - an unshakable faith in our 
friendship, in our unity, honesty and integrity of everyone to 
give that the confidence with which the team FunTop-but let a 
voyage in sea ​​of ​​uncertainty toward the future feast. The 
fact that any sudden storm can kill us to the island of 
despair, or to the Cape of contempt, or to the cliffs of Shame 
without even thinking. "We were a little bit, but we are strong 
unity," - says Alex about Moscow ZXNet. ZXNet (095) and in bulk 
all the forces on the unwinding of the future of the Festival. 
From the first moments after the proclamation FunTop-and until 
the last minutes before opening it continuously conducted its 
information and advocacy (In the best sense of that word!) 
Support Alexei Ivanov (Alex (Research)), Sergei Novikov 
(Spirit), Dmitry Grigoriev (Oldman), Alex Letaev (FFC) - the 
Internet, Fido, in ZXNet. Sergei Novikov, organized by its 
local node fidoshnoy ehokonferentsiyu "689.FUNTOP", in which 
organizers can work together to discuss any questions on the 
preparation of the Festival. Sometimes there is heated debate 
raged, the echoes of which sometimes spills out ;-) but in them 
word for word, the truth is born. Occasionally published in 
popular newspapers and network ehah official information, such 
as the competition is, and it was open for public discussion. 
Creative Group "Antares" set up a small information DeMouy 
"FunTop Promotion", which, selling over the Internet, denounced 
the news of the FT spektrumistov to many of the world, do not 
speak Russian, as was Deme info in English. Availability of 
advance information and the opportunity to discuss it possible 
to introduce a program of the Festival competition "4K Intro", 
proposed by a large group of authors that are not covered by 
computer communication networks. In general, correspondence by 
mail and long distance telephone services occupied a prominent 
place in the history of FT98. Looking ahead, we can notice that 
among the winners of competitions you will find people who not 
find any Fido or the Internet. So the good old paper mail 
envelope is still too early to write off into retirement. 
Through "Nicron" and echoes ZX.SPECTRUM was declared an 
informal competition Best of the Festival logo. Responded to 
many Muscovites, sent its version of Lvov, almost to the very 
last moment successfully realized it Leningrad. Almost all 
posters have found their place - on entrance tickets, cards for 
voting, in Conference Festival. The greatest delight of the 
audience the network has caused the work of Nikolai Ionov (i * 
soft) from Moscow - it is his cute little animal now flaunts on 
fantopovskih shirts. But do the logo Nicholas official symbol 
of the Festival it would still be a few funny ... Once again, 
the strip up in the water ;-) 689.FUNTOP, we stopped to look 
stylish and color logo Alexei Antipov (his pictures with the 
caption "Soop" you long to see the pages Nicron-a). To fork out 
for Whatman paper, paints and brushes, Ilya Ivanov (ZX-Shadow) 
presented their devil, no doubt, that such artist certainly has 
"hand tools" is no worse than Kempston Mouse. The result you've 
all seen: a large color a poster with a globe, a computer and 
the solar corona in the form inscription "FunTop98" adorned the 
facade of the Festival, entering from the center wall above the 
stage in the lens cameras and camcorders, becoming a visible 
symbol of eternity Fantopa - by God, for justice! By the way, 
about the video: FunTop filmed not only Muscovites, but also 
the continued Comrade Frunze from the Style Group, and Digital 
Reality. They did not stop even the incessant rain on the 
second day of in Izmailovo Park, therefore, the Festival itself 
and the Hidden Part ;-) immortalized in history. 
Ukrainian-Petersburg's duet logos discreetly located on the 
personal cards of participants and guests of the Festival and 
on the ballot - (c) Sergey Vasiliev / Protein / Steel Falcons / 
Chernivtsi / Ukraine and Sergei Pugachev / SPb. 

   Long and proven by "Spectrum" color
RGB monitors MSX standard was intended from the very
First, when we have just proclaimed to the world about the 
Festival, uttering a strange word "FunTop". Japanese and Korean 
EIZO 8020 DAEWOO CMC-472AW ensure good picture quality and, 
most importantly, there were in the right quantity (!). Wisely 
did those who in the 80 years of All-Union took the decision to 
the mass introduction of computers in public education MSX - 
their efforts are not only brought up the current older 
generation spektrumistov (Here I am, for example ;-))) but also 
make life easier for all spektrumistam present. Joking aside, 
and firmly made Japanese technique and still works fine. To 
simultaneously connect multiple monitors to one computer needed 
videorazvetvitel, I once was seriously scared the sharp 
deterioration own health, in one of the July days, gathered for 
one sitting. Fair share of the components of electronic 
equipment, commonly referred to as "Radio Components" ;-), gave 
Paul Kachkov (KPN), so here's another "thank you"! And 
immediately another one: Boris Sharapov (OPER) financed the 
purchase of four dozen meters of ribbon cable and connectors, 
adapters for monitors. Videorazvetvitel at the Festival worked 
well, providing quality work four monitors MSX, arranged around 
the room. Should have 6 monitors, but the problems with 
electricity forced to reduce their number. One of the monitors 
provided Alexei Lvov (http://people.weekend.ru/grasssnake/). 

   In the most intense and tragic last week before the FT
worked tirelessly and eschewing "black" work, Boris
Sharapov, Alexei Ivanov, Ilya Ivanov, Andrey Juice, Alexander
Filyanov, George Valnin Paul Myakotin ... All ZXNet (095) was 
watching the events around the FT. Sympathized with and 
supported even by those who in those days has its own problems, 
for example, School security officers 91 and SPC INTOR "(one of 
the units Russian Academy of Education). SPC INTOR "Book of

Hotel Voskhod space for arriving at a cycle research. Seminars 
flew upside down because of lack of electricity, and a hotel 
room ... with one word NPC Director VA Lvov got Fantopa guests, 
who arrived on Friday and from nowhere else to go who visited 
the school. 

   ... And we finished first and the last rehearsal, folded
into the bay 133-meter "life line" and prayed to God that the 
next day, at least it did not rain. 

   ... The Lord was merciful.