ZX Pilot #28 18 сентября 1998

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about different - FunTop-98, or as it actually was.

    About MISC


(C) VEL
(C) SERGIUS PUZZLER

      The article has a purely

      a review.


   FUNTOP '98

      or

  as it actually was.


   A trip to the International Festival of Computer Art
FunTop us, Proxima, preparing for a long time, ever saw the 
first info'shku. Meanwhile, until August 22, we saved their 
money (collected bottles, sweeping the streets and take out 
trash containers ;-))) 

   But here's the long-awaited twenty-first number. In the 
morning through my hause started walking people. By evening, 
some movement stopped, taxied Viky Monster, Uncle Sam and 
Sergius. Together to tear me away from the interplanetary 
battles in Elite 3, Friends decided to pass the time for the 
puzzle game (with two levels complexity! ;-) - Ugolki.


   Inexorably approaching the time of our departure: '-) We
began to persuade Viky Monster'a go with us. But Vic
found a pretty good reason to hang from the trip ;-) In
Next time he has this excuse will not work ...

   On the way to the bus station we met two lovely
girls. Sergius did not miss the moment and immediately invited 
them come with us. Girls politely declined, whereupon Sam'u from

frustration needed some bushes ...

   The remaining time before the departure we were busy
that unstick from the poor Sam'a green burdock ;-)

   Departure time came, we took our seats and then rulez'nye
started braking ... The first man pulled up an old
age, which is several times asking where is this
bus, although he was only at the bus station and also to
windshield sported tablet "Carpet-Moscow :-) The second
braked too man, but somewhat younger. He squeezed into the
bus with a huge suitcase, which led to justifiable
dissatisfaction with the driver. Himself a suitcase he had yet 
to put somewhere near him, but after the bus pulled away,

again he brazenly put it in the passage: [

   Except for the truck overturned and propushennoy
stop in Vladimir on his way to Moscow, there is nothing 
interesting is not happened. There was only one stop in the 
cover, where Sam once I saw a bus from Chelyabinsk, and I did

assumption that it is going Clevers Group (they produce
Journal of X-FILES). Later, Sergius with Sam'om saved by 1 p. on
paid the toilet, the risk of being fined 10. The remaining
the way we were dozing. Despite the inhibition described above 
is reached we are in record time - 4 hours 35 minutes.


   Because free time before the opening FunTop'a we had
abound, we decided to look at some dostoprimechatel -
surface of the capital, who had the courage to be nearby. In
above privacy, we visited the Old Arbat street, which on closer
examination was more like a boulevard than it
actually is in reality. In the early hours
there was no one observed okromya pair of tramps and more 
clearly stray dogs loafing in search of something or

someone to bite. Here and we have looked at these poor
creatures, made itself felt worm, which we jointly
efforts threw sandwiches, prudently stocked
taken home and, of course, with him.

   Arbat we liked, even let the lonely, empty and
lonely. But it's time to rush to find the venue
sinkleristov hangouts. City wakes up after a cool night
(Soon after the autumn, someone in school :-) By 8 o'clock we 
were About School 91. Before entering the yard is already 
hanging out a dozen Festival participants. We humbly joined 
their ranks. Not passed and five minutes, and we started to 
make new friends, in particular , represented St. Petersburg 
company WELCOM CORPORATION Eugene Budera.


   About nine o'clock all together Rushed into the school yard, 
there also have tightened the rest sinkleristy that treated 
later. 

   Sometime after 9 o'clock, when all had already and 
socializing and take pictures, all admitted to the school. On 
the stairs between the fourth and fifth floors started to 
collect people - was Registration of participants and guests.


   By registering and taking the forms of voting and personal
cards, we went into the assembly hall of medium size, laid with
chairs. They were also near the windows. In total there were 
five monitors, which were enough. Three monitors were faced

first row - one in the center and two near the windows. One b / 
w Monitor was designed for the needs of the organizers 
themselves, but because was lower than others. And the last 
monitor was placed approximately in the center of the room - 
for the back rows. Much to our chagrin found that business 
cards will not be issued. This is a very complicated process of 
identification of familiar correspondence personalities. 
Although found and are resourceful people who are infected 
manufactured homes afford such cards.


   We decided to get closer to the so-called the podium and sat 
on the second series. Later it turned out that sitting in front 
of us guys from the CPU, and the third row sat the guys from 
Rage Creative Group, from Belarus. 

   At first, as always, scroll down a few demos and after
short waiting began the Festival itself.

   At the very beginning with a short informal presentation by
Alex. He told us that at this time in the school is
some other important event and asked to be kept in
emotions and not to disturb the public order.

   Next he made Wlodek Black, who, in fact,
solemnly opened the International Festival of Computer
Art FunTop'98. But here Wlodek surprised everyone follows
message: the school cut off electricity for the debts! That is 
so bummer - probably thought it. But immediately calmed. All

equipment was connected to a nearby private home, for
that they - many thanks (not free, of course :-)

   After that, the word gave the president the company Welcome 
Corp. - Evgeny Buder'u.


   Here on the monitors went to a movie with a very familiar
plot. "Pisyuk dragged - and many thought were not right.
It turns out that this firm "Peters" has brought to the 
presentation of his new computer - Sprinter 4-megami, propeller 
and other twists - horror! Video lasted 4 minutes and took about

150MB. Naturally, after such a grand beginning to the
representative firm Peters began to break people with tape 
recorders and began to ask various questions. After enduring all

questions with flying colors, Peter'sy again scrolled part 
already pakazannogo clip. By the way I say that price lists, 
pre-cooked firm, took a not so hot. At least they're not very 
ofishirovali these same praysy.A can inside the firm was not 
give a damn? 

   Here turn came up to Captain NEMO. He spoke about
your computer KAY-1024 and showed the motherboard. No matter how
strange, but there was virtually no questions. In conclusion, 
NEMO reported that the Glory Mednonogov was unable to attend, 
and transmits all ardent greetings. After these words the 
captain got a big stack a variety of price lists from which a 
few seconds disappeared. In that stack was also a very 
interesting praysik A5 format, the content of which I quote 
verbatim. 


      Forthcoming

   New game for the Spectrum

      Black Raven - 2 "


   The game will be a continuation of the real-time strategy 
"Black Raven. "The action moved to two thousand years ahead,

a future where people and kung again have to come together in 
an unequal fight for justice.


      Get ready to enter the full version!
Always yours, Viatcheslav Mednonogov.


   All the remaining space was filled with chic Price
images.

   Next were different sinkleristy, presenting their new
developments in the field of software as a system,
and gaming.

   In general, at a festival attended by many different folk:
strangers, acquaintances and not so. PC'yuchnikov on FunTop'e 
seen was not, but there were representatives platform AMIGA (as 
well as the same otherwise? :-) In particular sitting nearby 
AMIG'niki from time to time saying something like that "on my 
AMIGA better." But their favorite phrase for a long time 
everybody knows - "sux 'n' must die". 

   But here came the first nomination. She turned GFX
compo. Pictures were the most diverse and they were great
set. During the display of images, the organizers have done
announcement to those who brought pictures with him, but did not
register them. And such were found! At the very end view
appeared two more pictures. But, as I understood, in the final
collection includes more pictures. When voting is necessary
had to choose three pictures from the 69-TUE. Much to our 
surprise, prize-winning places were not the best pictures. And 
it's weird. But even more surprised by the fact that the compo 
was somewhat images of the same authors!


   Following compo turned 4K intro. It was not submitted
a lot of work - 14, just as demos. The works were
truly the most diverse (at least as
It seemed the first time). There were also quite memorable
work have been working with quite unexpected humor, and there 
were just 4K intro :-) Personally, we do not like the fact that 
the authors Some intro did not bother to extra work. After

need only take a certain part of their demos - there's your
4K intro. Actually prizes worth are not exactly the
people who received them.

   After a sufficiently long view graphics and 4K intro was
take a break. Some comrades immediately went to smoke
designated areas, while others left the hall just
talk, well, and some even stay in place. Especially far
scatter is not given, because time - money, especially when
that electricity is "pumped" from a neighboring house. Of 
course, for all did not run, but simply warned of imminent

next compo.

   But here it's time for music. In total there were 39
registered works, among which we choose the best.
You may say that it is not so much? Judge for yourself, 39h3 
minutes obtained about 2 hours. And those two hours it was 
necessary listen carefully and then choose the best! Yes, but 
... Work here were also quite different, but some of them openly

bored. At first, everything was fairly calm. But then came
Several downhole rave-muzakov, under which, without hesitation,
rushed to dance neskoko guys. And so it was a few times ...
The worst thing was that the rumble woke Uncle
Sam'a, until peacefully asleep in his chair ;-) After
any time of the room again roared with joy, clapping
hands and whistling. It turned out that this music came from 
Moscow musicians. The result was predictable with a probability 
of 100% - Took first place Ilya Abrosimov / EA-Soft / Antares.


   By okanchanii compo people tired but satisfied fell in
corridor, although, again, some stayed in their seats. In the
corridor already hung several sheets glued together -
If you have a marker, but thicker, leave a memory. Also
was possible to buy licensed software from the firm and 
t-shirts Welcome to cute symbols FunTop. I do not know what 
inks were made these inscriptions, but in Kovrov from Mongol'a 
I learned that inscription erased almost wet finger (well, and 
cost is "Fun" at first to 30 and later 25 rubles.). Also 
discovered trade in used books, former sinklerist now happy

owner of AMIGA.

   But here and there over break and started demo compo. By this
time, I noticed a small number of empty bottles of beer
"Baltika", and some spektrumisty with satisfied owners were
not empty bytylkami. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seemed that
These were mostly from Moscow sinkleristy. And here is the run
first demushki. In general, as well as on Enlight'e, some demos
the same theme or yourself effects. But then went on demos
MegaCode and Digital Reality. Hall exploded
applause and cheers. As it turned out, for a demo
Exploder'a shouted louder :-) themselves are demos were very
diverse and room to react to them differently. For example the 
phrase "Vodka + beer = speccy rulez" was greeted with laughter. 
But, For example, the video (which, incidentally, first shot at

camcorder, then drag onto PC'yuk well, and then to our favorite
Speccy) took the audience almost from such a crash as
prize-winning demo. In fact of the matter is that the operator 
captures one when a resourceful guy drove Billy Gates'u

biscuit pie in the face ...

   By the end of the compo-competition scrolled work and three 
times unsuccessfully tried to show the unfinished demo of the FT

by Antares. Finally after collecting all the forms for 
golosobaniya, Organizers retired to count the votes. By the 
way, we were able to determine the approximate number of 
participants and guests - 150-160 people. Not so much, but if 
we take into account that not all arrived, and had arrived from 
different parts of our beloved country, becomes truly great.


   Shel counting, and for B / W monitor someone hard
was busy and something copied. We also wondered what was there
them on disk, and quietly got in line. But here
finally and irrevocably cut down the electricity. But we do not
very upset. Counting of votes was a very long time, somewhere
about an hour. Some could not stand and go ...

   But then came the solemn moment of the announcement of the 
winners and presentation of diplomas, prizes and gifts.



   4K COMPO


   1. GOABY EXPLODER / MEGACODE / EXTREME

   2. DIZZYBY SERZH SOFT

   3. NEVERLAND BY SENAT / ETERNITY INDUSTRY


   GFX COMPO


   1. POLESJEBY ARTHUR BURN / ELSSLAND

   2. TRASSABY ANTON SURANOV

   3. ALF 13BY DEMIURGE ASH / ETERNITY INDUSTRY


   MUSIC COMPO


   1. I MUST WIN A COMPOBY EA-SOFT/ANTARES

   2. ZX-SOSBY IGOVAL / ANTIQUE

   3. ... BY IMP


   DEMO COMPO


   1. REFRESHBY MEGACODE

   2. FOREVERBY DIGITAL REALITY

   3. BLAMEBY STARS OF KELADAN AND SPEED COMPANY


   By the way, Exploder, a diploma and prize money received in
gift motherboard KAY-1024, the same one shown
NEMO.

   Upon completion of delivery of diplomas, the organizers 
announced that invite everyone to an informal second day 
FunTop'98. It will pass in Izmailovo Park in 13 hours and each

can take part in the famous Moscow sisopnike ZX-Net.
We ourselves have not been on the second day (a bit too long to 
wait - more than 15 hours :-( but Maxwell / TNL wrote that they 
"in this time of booze vodka (under the Kremlin wall during the 
fireworks!) and then spent the night at the Kazan station, and 
then everybody wanted to sleep ... And sisopnike on Sunday all 
again nakvasilis ...". 

   We reached home without incident :-( Since the bus
Moscow Carpet wait was long (about 10 hours), then we are on 
the ground suitable bus drove to Vladimir. There, a snack and

After dozing a bit, the first train moved to his native Carpet.

   Now, when this little review of our trip to FunTop
coming to an end, we decided to release a CD with trehkolornymi
pictures (make no mistake, pictures would be not so much -
A couple of pieces 20). Why 3-colored? So, yet more
it is clear that there on the screen. Naturally, most people
users will not know or will not see at all :-( but the spirit
festival, hopefully, we will bring to you all. Themselves
photos will be provided with feasible commentary.

   Lastly I would like to give you some good advice for future
organizers FunTop'99:

   First: just need to eliminate the voting for the work
Members of one group. Imagine the situation: I live in Moscow
(Although it is not necessary) and come to the party with
more familiar guys (from 10 to 20 and more :-) But still
If I am in correspondence with a couple-three dozen cities, from
There are also representatives of ... Cool! But this is just a 
joke with fraction of the truth.


   Second: to exclude any overlap between the 4K intro and demo.
This, I think, understandable. Such 4K intro crap as you can
whatever. The same applies to pictures and music. Stop
allow painted scanned graphics and also to prevent those images 
and music that is already in the demo. 

   Third: to really control the incoming work!
Do not allow more than one work in each category from a group or
one person.

   That's all basic observations, not so much! But in general he
Festival of us very much. Thank you very much -
Organizers FunTop'a.

   I'd love to be hoped that next year
Moscow Sinkleristy not give it a good kick in
undertaking.

   You know, since I immediately brought it about Moscow, I 
want to say following. Everyone knows that the firm Inforkom 
"first stopped known as such, then, faithfully fulfilling 
obligations to subscribers, and generally disappeared (although 
untested information, they now come to grips with games 
consoles). What is I? Besides that really such a small MOSCOW

a city where just do not find three or four enthusiastic 
sinkleristov? Guys, let it take the same thing in my hands! 
After all, not so darkest work is waiting for you, but what you 
will do the right thing! All work lies in the fact that it is 
necessary _obobschat_ information from different corners of our 
vast country, but to give stronger comments. The first number 
of the new ZX-REVIEW can and should be released shareware - 
that everybody knew. And then - you decide. This matter may do 
any of the Moscow group. That would vsli We, Proxima, lived in 
Moscow, believes that the first issue of ZX-REVIEW NEW already 
would be on your drives. Probably all that would to say about 
it. 

   Pass big - a big hello to our new and old friends and in 
general all those who took the trouble to visit the 
International Festival of Computer Art - FunTop.


   See you at FunTop'99!!!


== The publishing of the text in other Esme subject to 
conservation    equation the full content.

== Zara apologizes to our readers for possible

   spelling errors in their nickname, the title of the work and 
groups. == Now that the review has long been written, from 
Eternity, we learned 

   that produced a recount of the votes and first place in the 
schedule took 

   TeeRay. Of course, nothing to fix will not - it's all the 
same 

   _ofitsialnye_ results.