Hall of Fame - An Interview with PROGRESS.

<b>Hall of Fame</b> - An Interview with PROGRESS.

SoundTrack: COMP. BY DJ.DARKMAN / SSG OF COZ
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           Interview with PROGRESS

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     According to footage from ENLIGHT'97
Interviewed Mikhail Akimov, studio LOGROS

   The authors of the video - DIGITAL REALITY


MA: Hello.
ROM: Hello.
MA: I - Mikhail Akimov, studio LOGROS.

      Imagine, please.
ROM: We have - two members PROGRESS. FUX-coder,

      I - organizer. The rest somewhere running around, can 
come up. MA: On which platform are you working?

ROM: now, mostly for the soul, taking
      emsya demomeykingom on Spectrum'e. In
including those currently provided on compo
for the ZX in all 3 categories: DEMO, GFX and
MUSIC. We also support our wonderful musician MIC. We're going 
slowly, not making lamerskih work as soon as learn and feel the 
strength to do demomeykingom AMIG'e. MA: And in which editors 
work? ROM: What? Music?

MA: Yes.
ROM: On Spectrum'e MIC wrote all over it

      we have such - generalist, and the
PC Fast Tracker he prefers.
FUX: And I'm a little on the ball AMIG'e music
      yus, the Pro Tracker'e write!
ROM: We have, in fact, have a musical

      education!
FUX: But the main musician in our MIC, to
      infinitely!
ROM: Yes!
MA: And why on AMIG'e, why not

      on aybiemke?
ROM: O-oh! Well-uu ..!
FUX: As it happens!
ROM: Whether we like the computer ..!
FUX: More creative machine!
ROM: If you need superproizvoditelnost,

      office work - that is, of course, need
PC! If you do creative work, to create
for themselves, for the soul; do some things
then, of course, needed the home computer.
MA: But he's expensive, it turns out somewhere

      $ 1500.
ROM: No! Why? I believe that now

      $ 1000, you can easily enter.
FUX: Well this is if you do not put yourself fortieth
      curve processor!
ROM: Also, is it commonplace, but

      obtain insurance in the future, from
these notorious upgrade'ov. On a PC you do not
thou shalt be saved, and the AMIG'e - to invest money and
quite a long time can feel at ease.
MA: How did you get in Moscow, in general, obstanov
      ka with Spectrum?
FUX: Pretty good!
ROM: We have, basically, "Fantan beats wok
      RUG ZX-NET. There's people talking, trying to do, 
although it is still in the initial stage - the new generation 
develops! And from experienced people - we are (no false 
modesty) do from time to time something, then ANTARES - a good 
beginner team. With SPECTROFON'om now, unfortunately, all bent, 
ie, enthusiasm leaves Matveeva! MA: Why is that? With aging


      platform?
ROM: No! Just tired of people, I think -

      some strange technical reasons. Somehow, in Moscow, he 
(Spectrum) is much less alive, unlike Peter! MA: No, you saw 
how our Peters       Kay PETERS firm represented Sprinter'97. 
What is your opinion on this computer? ROM: Our reviews are 
positive, in fact 

      really! We talked with the director and
as soon as they come out this computer, we
contact with them and discuss everything! A plan -
support software, they will provide the computer. Then, have 
already agreed on the financial side, but it is not so 
important. Main - this enthusiasm and the desire to eat, because

with respect to the proportion of prices ... ... This is 
interesting! MA: Well, they also said that the sound


      map release!
ROM: This is, of course, necessary, and if smot
      Ret on those things that they have implemented in 
Sprinter'e, it is hoped that and here they do not give a miss! 
In general, good design! We like! MA: How do you Enlight'a this 
organization? ROM: Shocking!

MA: What do you not like?
FUX: Technique.
ROM: technical aspect. Some homeless
      shevny approach! And besides just
horror - 100 gertsovaya scan on monitors
and the screen is updated twice Spectrum'e
slower than on those monitors! And we get the beam-section 
images of the heart screen and all in two interrupts! Well on 
the PC This includes ... breathe smoothly, but AMMY and 
Spectrum'e - this is the main! It is considered a class when it 
works to interrupt! Each other on the compo spektrumisty will 
be equal, but in general the Spectrum will look worse on a step 
backwards. This is bad! And in Basically, a place better than 
last year. The technical side is disgusting!

We had to put at least 1-2 Spectrum monitor that you can see 
the original - as it should be! MA: What is your attitude 
towards Petrograd 

      programmers?
ROM: Wow! Normally in St. Petersburg with these

      affairs. Of course, someone comes, someone goes, but the 
middle class is high! And the attitude towards work and 
professionalism! MA: Tell me in detail how you have to


      Moscow developed BBS?
FUX: In Moscow, there is a fairly extensive
      Naya network!
ROM: "Iron" source - a C-DOS modem

      which is spinning at 2400
baud and geytovaya system for transmitting correspondence to 
the external network. FIDO-like structure of the all clear, 
everything works. Alex (R) father of this whole affair! He 
needs proper to give away! He is organized and up to now

then holds. Well done! At the same time, nearly 100
per cent and keeps Spectrum in Moscow.
MA: What about the author's programs? They

      fall on the BBS-ki?
ROM: All programs come rarely and

      get broken. Previously, there was more! But now there is 
a downward trend, as shows respect for authors and reducing 
piracy. MA: After E'96 out Spectrofon 20. He


      you like?
ROM: This OLDMAN came in the team, and he

      always with the soul and a professional attitude to work!
FUX: Technical level up!
MA: What are you going to do in the near future

      time?
ROM: Demomeykingom, of course! And if dogo
      vorimsya with Peters, We turn the system
programming. For the soul, of course (it
have the disease, we can not free ourselves from this, we start 
breaking up), demos we need to do. This year, between two

Enlight'ami we released after the Influence
(Our first attempt, in my opinion not
good), two demos - BRAIN CRASH 'POROXIZM
and now released the third (SHIT 4 BRANS,
ca. ed.). In this spirit, not very relaxing, will continue to 
work with! These are our plans.

MA: From Moscow here E'97 many guys?
ROM: Yes! From Moscow, much more! Ie

      SUB all the scenes that we saw in
sisopnike, more / less bright people!
MA: What's This will work? BBS?
ROM: Yes, in connection with the network information to
      goes well and quickly. And, of course, is due to the fact 
that the name of Enlight'a growing. Ie another third, and 
already rides and the Baltic States and Eastern Europe - Czechs 
and Poles. Therefore, you want to organizers included in 
earnest! MA: How did you react to Pay WMOs

      do?
ROM: That's good! Because commercial

      party, as is evident by the level of Europe,
that's right!
MA: So, they have all this commercial?
ROM: Yes, Europe is considered quite ser
      eznym art. This is in full swing
comes in all the countries of Western Evropy.Tolko important in 
this business - "not to bend the stick"! It is necessary that 
the cost of inputs was real. MA: Thank you very much!

ROM: And thank you!