Nicron #109 30 июня 1999

Будущее Спектрума

Press - News from the scene. Article from the newspaper "Work and Life."

                        Retrospective


The article "News from the scene" was published May 26, 1999 in
Youth Annex "Generation Next" to the newspaper "Work & Life"
(Kovrov Vladimir region) and is designed for mass unprepared 
reader. :) Special thanks to Dmitri Kalinin (D-Man/Eternity 
Industry) for providing the text of the article!



          Lead from the scene



   No, this is not a scene, which you might think. It goes
about the theater and not even on the Kovrov KVN ...


   You know what a ZX-Spectrum? No? Then, to understand new
meaning of the word "scene" just like that, right away, you 
will be somewhat complicated. ZX-Spectrum - a computer. It was 
the fans that platform called the "scene" kind of "space", a 
space in which lives and develops their beloved Speccy. About 
him something and go speech.


   The first computer from a family of ZX was released in 1979 
by Sinclair Research Ltd, established an Englishman Clive 
Sinclair Marlzom. During the 6-plus years of ZX-80 (it was the 
name of the first model) are strongly developed, creating new 
configuration, and only at the end of 1985 appeared in the 
final the form that won the greatest popularity and acceptance 
of users. The new model called the ZX-Spectrum 128. By the time 
Spectrum bought more than 30 countries around the world ... 

   In Russia, Spectrum has received its greatest development. 
At the moment it is available only in St. Petersburg, but some 
craftsmen gather Speccy and at home. No dominance of PC-like 
machines do not prevent him to remain a popular home computer. 

   The average age of users of the Spectrum - 15 to 18 years
but there he and 10-year-olds and even 30-year-old fans.

   Speccy working on a huge number of groups and teams in Russia
and other countries. Thanks to them every day are born all
with new software for the Spectrum. All of them can
divided into 4 types: the game system (or application) programs
demonstrations, and electronic publications. Best geymmeykerom 
(gamemaker - creator of games) Russia recognized the programmer 
from St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Mednonogov, famous for its 
masterpieces such as "UFO. The enemy is unknown" and "UFO-2. 
Devils abyss." A real sensation of last year was his game, 
"Black Crow" and now to preparing to release the second part of 
this wonderful strategy real-time.


   Such successes as V. Mednonogov, to create games on the 
Spectrum did not seek another one! 

   Demostroenie on the Spectrum, as well as on any other 
platform, considered art. This is a non-profit activity, aimed 
at promoting new technologies in the field of programming. 

   Electronic publications, or just newspapers and magazines on 
the Spectrum out in large numbers. Palm in the area

creation of electronic journals holds again St. Petersburg.
There, go right two popular publications: ZX-Format and
Spectrum Expert. In general, Peter could be called the heart of 
Spectrum in the world. 

   There Spectrum in our city. Now Kovrov Speccy-scene 
represent three groups. This Eternity Industry, Proxima Hackers 
Team and Delta Corporation. 

   The first two groups produce electronic newspapers: Buzz (now
Getting ready for the 17-th issue) and ZX-Pilot (about to come 
out 31 th number), respectively. Group Eternity Industry, in 
addition, is working on a demo for Chaos Constructions '99, as 
well as continues to work on their new projects. In the past 
year she was released the game "12 secret books.'s mission."


   There is a Spectrum and Vladimir. The guys from Vladimir 
subdivision association Extreme, a group of Remedy and our 
Eternity Industry together and working on two collaborative 
projects. 

   Life Spectrum in Kovrov swing ... For many Speccy
was not just some hobby or cure for boredom - Spectrum became a 
lifestyle. 

P.S. If you are interested in Spectrum and want to know about it
more, write to the newspaper "Work and Life" marked
Spectrum.

                        A. Kalinin.


Address newspaper Trud and Life ": Kovrov Vladimir
area, st. Tsiolkovsky, 21.