Born Dead #06 17 февраля 1999

Люди

Unbeliver - Samara - Moscow - Vladimir - Carpet ...

                  Samara-Moscow-Vladimir-CARPET


(C) UnBEL! EVER ^ SPEED co. ^ XTM

Nonweak session stood out for me this winter! However, not 
knowing assembler the only person ... A little digging in the 
brain, I've got on the surface of information about such 
complex areas of knowledge, as Teletraffic theory, 
multi-channel transmission systems, Power systems Communication 
Systems and Automatic Switching. Even the enumeration of these 
disciplines throws me now in a deep trance, but then ...


So, successfully passing the exams, I am as a person, not 
otyagaschenny everyone there upgrade'ami and other 
money-guzzling chippie, decided to go on a trip in the country 
with large posesheniem centers spektrumizma! , So to speak, to 
explore reserves of people and technology in various regions of 
our state and neobyatnogo verdict on the viability of the 
Spectrum in each individual taken place ... The first point on 
the map became MOSCOW:) 


                              MOSCOW

In the capital, I arrived at the firm train ZHUGULI, exactly at 
7:45 am morning, which of course is much nicer than arriving at 
4:20 as was the case with FUNTOP'om. Without hesitation, I 
decided to apply early morning visit to the main organizer 
EXTREME'a so say, the father of the founder - MagiC'u.


Surprisingly, the Victor was home, not sleeping and was happy 
to see me despite the 8:00 am. And it's not that already awake, 
and do not go to sleep because all night in the deep

looking for something in Internet'e. And he sought was not 
alone, but together with Exploder'om who happened, for several 
days, staying with MagiC'a. Thus I was able to see in one place 
at once two prominent scenery ... no, three! TeeRay woke up 
somewhere an hour later (he led a normal life:) and joined the

us.

Briefly about the main point:

MagiC - Spectrum practically not involved, only
maintains correspondence with some of the teams through
regular mail and networks. Most of all it is now interested in
modern processors, especially the PowerPC. Having a good
knowledge of technical English and microprocessor technology
it helps to learn Exploder'u MOTOROL'ovskih chips, translating
branded reference'y. All of my questions about his business
past performance, real, and buduyuschem Victor replied that
considers computers a hobby and earn money
going, doing non-computer activities.

Exploder - After a phenomenal winning FUNTOP'e decided
finally move away from SPECCY. Bluntly stated to me that more
Programming on the Z-80 it does not care. Moreover,
the other day he was going for the last time to sit down at 
your SPECTRUM to make for a "bourgeois" cassette version 
REFRESH'a (like someone thought of in England show REFRESH Mr 
Clive Sinclair!). After creating this version of VAV wants to 
sell his SPECCY and finally immersed in a world AMIGA (he still 
was able to buy this A1200, despite the crisis!). On this

most AMIGA he sketched his first job - 4K intro
"Freedom" - which on completion is planning to
any commercial party to obtain money. Intro
sdeano style GOA, all the effects of 2D and M68030 go to the 
one-frame. Plus, the music plays! So the chances of winning at 
VAV'a very good. Next, he plans to create for AMIGA

three-dimensional simulation racing (probably something like 
NFS-III), again with the aim of earning money!


TeeRay - somewhat offended by the organizers FT'98 for what they
so they threw it, but in general - as cheerful. Anton scored on
Drawing both on SPECCY, and on the AMIGA. Thus, it is unlikely
expect new phenomenal job in the famous
TeeRay'evskom style. At the present time, he develops
3D-modeling and RENDERING in Amiga LightWave'e. Several
ready-rendered images, which he showed a completely
impressive!

Thus it was in Moscow! However, I am not restricted to the
only the capital, and spent two days with relatives, went to
the glorious city of Vladimir, home Exploder'a. There I shall
had to wait SaT, with whom I had known for XTM party and
ENLIGHT'97.

The bus was a decent means of transportation than
train and I would prefer it was his. However, the ignorance of 
some tricks to move between the cities has brought me.

It turns out that almost nobody goes to Vladimir on
public buses going from the bus station in
Schyolkovo! Private buses are more comfortable, and faster, but
Who knew ...

Zapasshis two rooms hostile "KOMPYUTTERY" and I have a ticket
sat on the bus from Moscow to Vladimir departing at 15:20. Road
should take about three hours, so I relied obrzom
get to a place somewhere in the seventh hour in the evening - 
will be enough time to get through to SaT and get him home (I

estestvenmo knew his address, but had no idea where it is
be). However, after 2 hours of normal travel, we arrived
in a locality under the name of cover (as I learned later
from advertising, there's still chocolate do). A small parking 
lot in a cloak and drive about 10km bus a bit ... broke!


To Vladimir was about 30km, and the speed of the bus (thank
God, that he ever rode!) Was virtually zero! So,
When we finally rode into town on the clock it was 20:00. In
Additionally, the driver said to the bus station he did not
go and stalled on what that area ... I am still in Moscow found 
out from VAV'a about how to go from the bus station to SaT'u, 
but now dramatically changed! One, in a strange town, almost 
night and even Not knowing where nahodishsya!


Sharp mind signaller encouraged to call imeyuschimusya
phone. Payphones in Vladimir were free, as in
Samara until recently. Here are just a phone SaT'a was
busy ... Well, I think, wait a bit and call again. And in
while waiting I notice that next to be an entire parking
taxis, most of these, with a green light and black and yellow
squares!

You should have seen the face of the taxi driver when I showed 
him the address. He invited me to walk and only heeding my 
assurances about credit, has agreed to take .... two houses in

yard! This now has turned a coincidence that the bus broke down
almost under the windows SaT'a. A carrier taxi drove ten
me straight to the entrance, and expressed deep regret that he 
could not delivered to the apartment - the Volga in the ladder 
is not unfold!



                             VLADIMIR

This ancient Russian city, I spent just over a day,
because the main point of travel - Carpets was still ahead.
Safely finding SaT'a, I slept with him and only
Next day we were able to really communicate. Max showed me a 
number of their effects, and as it turned out, he can write 
just as good VAV'a ... However, the SaT acknowledged that in 3D 
it is weak and does not want even doing it as Kovrov coders is 
not bad done with the three-dimensionality and did write cool 
effects. 

Monday we completely dedicated inspection and Vladimir
neighborhoods, and home Enternity Industry decided to go
Tuesday, early in the morning! We were joined by another
local resident - SNAKE - known for his chart for POWER
UP'a. While we were ripped open spaces of the city on the 
trolley, in conversation revealed that full-SNAKE implements 
the project of creation Games HEROS OF MIGHT 'MAGIC. He 
prepared all graphics and some procedures, but the main work on 
the creation of intelligence and general code of the game are 
on SaT'e. The latter, being a student Economic VUZ'a, and just 
eager young money man does not want to take up the case until 
it is certain that require users to play and he will be able to 
earn some money. 

Several hours later I tried to convince SaT'a first to make the 
game as well only later, when everything is ready to think 
about money and profit, but it was "rested". But SNAKE'u, as I 
understand, the money "on-side," so how he wants it to have on 
this SPECCY HM'M. Kind of like they have decided to release a 
demo until the already written material, so we'll wait.


It was very interesting story about the strange placement under
title office. Unfortunately, I can not tell all
stories related to this concept, since to do so may
only true participants in this event. One has only to note that
OFFICE is a computer club at the base of one of the Palaces
Pioneers organized in Vladimir in the early 90's
where up to a certain time the club all those who once
was a MEGACODE. It was under the ceiling OFFICES ideas are born
ZY-ZY and ACTION'a, as well as DIZZY-XX, STAR DUST'a and 
several others, Unpublished games. They say that now, just 
going into it, that remained from the office, you can 
contemplate the very CD32, extended to the Amiga 1200, which 
worked for several VAV years (probably worth a glass with the 
inscription: "Do not touch! National treasure!)


Came Tuesday, and we SaT'om, rising early in the morning
went to the station the train for Kovrova. SNAKE too
izyavil desire to go, but because it was very short of
Drugs ... decided to make a "left" tickets. We met with
it is already at the station, and boarded the train and began 
to compare our corporate cards and its "left". Surprisingly, 
SNAKE'ovsky ticket was even better, more colorful with our 
SaT'om. The creation of such tickets in Vladimir involved a Max 
(the third friend, who came together with TOX'om and VAV'om on 
FUNTOP'98). And it was quite profitable and lucrative ...


So, we sat in the train, and SaT all looked at the ticket
SNAKE'a and tried to find at least one mistake - this here is 
his despicable nature. No sooner had the train to depart, as he 
burst into violent, triumphant laugh. The error was discovered 
- when the coincidence in 99% of the original ticket to the 
"left" was the 1998th year! So way, SNAKE'a a real opportunity 
not to reach Kovrov, Narva, he maliciously Comptroller ...


(To be continued)