SPbZXNet - continuation
by AmoNik
I learned about the existence of a grid for Spectrums from magazines
ZX Format. But there it was at the level of rumors, like “they planned
we net." And I learned about the real existence of the grid from
my classmate, with whom we studied together. Was it
sometime in 1997. He then told me to assemble the modem
costs nothing, and agreed to collect it for me if I
I'll bring him a telephone transformer. I took apart the spare
home phone and removed the transformer from it. But ready
I still haven’t received the assembled modem. The transformer, however,
too.
The year was 1998. I often hung around the Logros store, where once
a week (it seems) the Spectrum elite gathered and discussed
news. I heard something about the network, about the fact that there is no
there is no point in doing something, since it (done) immediately falls into
network and is distributed free of charge. I remembered this and decided for myself that
you need to get on the network.
Once I saw a treasured device in a store window - XTR
modem And on December 29, 1998, I came for it and immediately bought it for
150 rubles. And I connected the modem only on January 10 of the next year and
I discovered that the modem is not working. On January 19 I returned the modem back
to Logros.
So my attempt to get software for free ended in failure.
On October 26, 2000, I purchased my
classmate Hayes-compatible modem for 100rubles This
triggered a series of events.
On November 26, I made a telephone socket in my room.
On November 27, I went to Scorpio to solder an ISA connector into the SMUC. But Zerov
refused to solder, citing being too busy. Instead of
He just gave me this connector so that I could solder it myself.
That same day I connected the modem and tried to make calls from it, but
the modem cursed that it couldn’t hear the line and refused to dial
number. I decided that the matter was in the AVU-HF through which my
phone and I need an adapter.
On December 30 I went to Juno (radio market) and bought an AVU adapter for
370 rubles, but the modem still did not hear the line.
January 02, 2001 I figured out the modem settings, and the modem became
dial the number. I called Buder at Welkom and asked for
I have a modem connection session with you. As a terminal I
used Melon, whose settings were mixed up
com ports. If you specify Com1, then the modem needs to be configured
jumpers like Com2.
The first communication session took place, and we chatted in the terminal. Modem
turned out to be at 2400 speed.
I found out the phone number of the Spectrum BBC from Buder. Late at night
called the number provided and asked: is the BBS working? to me
They replied that it hasn’t been working for three years now, and they gave me a couple
phones of other BBS.
The XTR modem answered the first number, and the second one wrote to me,
that the BBS was not working and hung up.
February 03, 2001 Buder gave me the phone number of Alexander Mayorov (MAS)
(ourthe main one, as Buder said, and my future boss in
SPbZXNet) with the goal that I consult him about what
I have something wrong with the modem and why the files are transferred so slowly.
MAS asked me to call him from the modem and leave the files. Then
told me in a voice that I have a modem without error correction and I
you should change the modem to another one.
On February 4, 2001 I went to Juno. Bought USR Sportster 14400 for
410 rubles. On the same day I connected it and tested it. Modem
picks up the phone (you can hear the relay clicking), but does not connect to the line
connects (the busy LED on the AVU adapter does not light up
lines). The modem is faulty.
On February 5, 2001 I went to the Peters+ company (where Ivan Mak works).
They have modem repairs. I looked at the price list for the repair service and
decided that it was better to return the modem to the seller on Juno rather than pay
almost the same cost for repairing a modem.
On February 10, I went to Juno and handed over the modem to the seller for inspection.
They promise to return the money only in a week. But I have with me
it was, and I buy exactly the same modem at the next stall, and
2 bucks cheaper.
This modem works, and I again call Alexander Mayorov and ask
test the connection with me. We throw files at each other, and
files fall to me several times faster than in the opposite direction
side. There is some problem with the software settings, as he told me
M.A.S.
Then I sent floppy disks to Buder via modem, and it couldn’t help but
please, because I don'tyou'll have to spend about three more
hours to travel to him and back to pick up floppy disks for
work and return those already done.
March 03, 2001 I went home to Alexey Leontyev (developer
iS-DOS). Got him out of bed. He made me a CD with
terminal under iS-DOS. I recorded two programs - new and old.
I took 25 rubles for this. It turned out that one program -
really a terminal (Mikhail Kondratiev), and the second is
Dickie Mailer. In a ZIP archive with an example config, but without any
documentation. There is not even a simple description of the buttons. Here's how with
should this program work? In addition to the archive with the soaper on disk
wrote me the echo archive GENERAL.ZX. I read it and liked it.
I again decided to join the ranks of SPbZXNet.
And on May 14, 2001, I became a full-fledged SPbZXNet point. This
dated my first letter written to Alexander
Mayorov. And I became one by accident. A little earlier than this I was in
visiting MAC about connecting the GMX to the Scorpio board. U
The connection didn't work for me according to the instructions, and I complained
Buder that I can’t do anything for him - the payment is in firewood. He
referred me to MAS, since he “cuts in iron”. I came to
to visit him, gave him the board and instructions for connecting and at the same time
I asked if it was possible to record archives of Spectrum
conferences? He said it was possible, but apparently not for me
got it. I was just counting on a floppy disk with ZIP files, but he,when he gave me the Scorpio working fee, he told me to call
him in the evening by modem via myler. Told me what address to put in
settings and what the password for communication will be. I still don't have archives
received, instead I became a point.
I will also add that on August 22, 2000, when I came home to
Alexey Leontiev regarding the exchange of an iS-DOS disk purchased at
Chaos Constructions, he recorded several archives for me with
messages from Spectrum-oriented conferences, both from
Fido and from ZXNET. Those. from this date I'm already about
I imagined how spektrumists live online. These archives
me, most likely, have been preserved to this day.
Alone> With us, everything was different - no companies, modems were taken from
ptsshnikov, but only two of them connected...
I'll try to extract archives from iS-DOS disks. Yesterday I tried
using plugins for FAR MANAGER. But first something plugin
constantly fell, and then completely stopped picking up these
disks and open. I'll transfer it to another computer and try there
open. If it doesn’t work out, then I’ll copy it through
floppy disks.
Alone> I would download the archives... I only saw
http://zxnet-archive.ru/ - but you can’t download them. Still old
modem software, fkO never managed to take it away... Now even
I don’t know if he still has an archive - they say he got married.
Well, CODE.ZX is much more complete there than I had. It's bad that
only online available. Unfortunately, neitherI couldn't do one archive
discover. I even connected my first old hard drive and
It also doesn’t have these archives with echoes. I don't understand how this is
maybe? I remember that relatively recently something
I re-read from these archives. Well, let's say I deleted it after that.
But not on all discs!
Alone> Are the old pieces of paper still there?
I usually don't throw it away if there is some information. I'm all sorts
I keep notebooks and notebooks in which I wrote down what games
did for Welcome. School notebooks from seventh grade to 11th grade
all have been preserved. The notebook of comics I drew was lost
in high school.
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