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Alw/ As we promised, in this issue we publish
rejoices interview with Specter/o.b.
(c) We love Alexandrov
First, I offered to answer the questions
issued to me for general use by the editor-
tion.
Blitz ten questions Always:
Alw: What is your short biography?
Spc: That's what I told you :)
Alw: What is your main occupation/work?
Spc: Activities - drink mineral water, play
on PC, watch video, read books
ki (which the Mentat brings), sleep,
there are Van Man-style dumplings, etc.
Work - mmm... Ah! Work in the forest is not
will run away!
Alw: Do you have a pet? Which?
Spc: Yes. Cat.
Alw: What books do you read?
Spc: Science fiction, fantasy.
Alw: Who is your favorite author?
Spc: S. Lukyanenko.
Alw: What do you think computers are?
Spc: Computer isset of inte-
ral circuits consisting of logical
units commutatively related to the peri-
feria, which is a chain
work items.
Alw: What does Spectrum mean to you?
Spc: Small, gray, humming box.
Alw: Are Spectrum games the pillars in your opinion?
Spc: Lord of Chaos, Bloodwich, Dizzy, ...
Alw: What is PC for you?
Spc: Large, white, humming box.
Alw: Piss games are the pillars in your opinion?
Spc: Civilization-II: Test of Time, Star-
craft, Half-life, Fallout2, ...
LA: Good afternoon.
SP: Good...
LA: And the first question is why, exactly?
Specter? What is your nickname for you?
SP: A little higher I put it in first place
Lords of Chaos, among Spectrum games.
In this game there is such a creature as
Specter, which is the strongest
after the demon. That's what he called himself. A nickname
for me it's just a nickname though
some non-computer friends called
They call me Speck. I also have the 2nd one on PC
nickname
LA: Please tell us about your Spectrum
Rumov's life - what did you do, where on
were registered?
SP: He lived, did not grieve, was registered with the mi-
police :), communicated with smart people, vro-
de Mastsoft (it was 1995).
Played different games (Dizzy-X,Y, Zvez-
bottom Heritage). And after a while, somehow
S.Sturm called me, organizer ZX-Le-
gion, and he told me that I, my own
I am definitely part of it... I, of course,
I was surprised, delighted at my youth, yes
and started preparing for the first project
ZX-Legion - newspaper (the first in Minsk!)
Energy. I still won’t forget how Mast-
soft, unrecognized critic of any work
topics, peering at the monitor, drove
with the cursor arrow at different points,
Yes, I listened with half an ear to my enthusiastic
comments. Mastsoft watched and smiled
in his mustache (what the hell kind of mustache does he have?!
So it’s for the image!), and I used to say
to me: “Now, finally, you’ve done something...
started to bark" (c) Mastsoft, 1996.
Yes... Nostalgia... Although, of course,
in reality everything was much more prosaic, but
for the inexperienced reader it will be like this
clearer. So, I got distracted for some reason.
This means that we published the newspaper, but not the first one.
I’m in Minsk, and the second one, because ahead of us
dili represented by the Move newspaper, so when
ours finally came out, she proudly called
Energy 2, in the sense of the second number :)
Next I am for six numbers
(counting from the 2nd) improved the shell
a piece of newspaper, and thenswitched to freestyle
bread to the Lprint newspaper, for which to her
Number 10 was written by such a cool viewer
(128Kb), with such a clever placement
text using STS, which Ch. editor-
Thor, without further ado, gave up the reins
government in my hands, which I use
ran throughout issues 10-23, continuing
what about the same ch. was deprived of his editorship
authorities and went free for the second time.
"Free" I rejoiced at the carefree
life, we are even number 1 with S. Sturm
Energy was released ;), but that’s when I
asked to make a new shell :)))
Are you tired of them yet? Yes to me. So
Let's wrap this topic up. In general, that shell
ku, what did I do then (1.5-2 years ago)
ass), you see now, after it was
one more at the request of Mentat, for him
newspaper FantIk, which I also managed
do.
That's it, enough about shells, I'd better say
that while doing them, I simultaneously added
hand to the emergence of a series of disk shells
check Quick Commander (latest version
2.3), which is a modification to
based on the creation of Max Petrov in 1996 (with
his approval); creation of free copy
portable version of the game "Mirror" with the accompanying
with a full description (of course, in
shell specially written for this purpose
ke ;) with corrected final cut, unclear
exactly who is spoiled; writing mini-games
ry AnyTank (some people stillinto her
play) - an indisputable masterpiece of my fantasy
Zia, which I have not been able to do for three days
fed him, didn’t let him sleep, but gave him plenty of food
gave him beer... if anyone didn't see it, well
it worked, let them definitely look;
then I put my trembling hands to
creating a quest about one of the residents of Mi-
nska (at the request of the latter), who
(quest) it is unclear how, semi-
became popular not only in Minsk,
although in my opinion almost everything is a joke
ki passed by the players due to personal
a lot of unfamiliarity with the quest hero; well
finally, at present we (i.e. Op-
tical Brothers) started full-length
mat project "Clickmania", in comparison
disagreement with which our previous creations
achievements in the gaming field are gaining
"mini" bet. That's it.
LA: So you made your living as a viewer?
faith? And were they all written to order?
SP: Yes, viewers (text shells) are busy
whether the lion's share of the story about my performance
Romanian life... Although the phrase "earn -
get on with your life" a little (percent so
by 100) is incorrect, rather he earned se-
without impaired vision, which allowed me
subsequently become a full member
Optical Brothers.
But about the fact that all viewers are pi-
The order was not completely correct -
there was a viewer (in help for "Mirror")not created to order.
LA: In Optical Bros. You hold a position
coder, the only coder in the group.
What does it feel like to pull a project practically
alone? Isn't it hard?
SP: :))) How I would like to swim now
repent in your vest about the hard life of the code-
ditch, but no - I won’t. Because sin sting-
I don’t do anything, I don’t do anything, everything is on PC
I play for a while, I don’t go to university, so what?
it seems, sometimes, on dark evenings I do
a little more Clickmania.
LA: Fame and recognition as a coder for you
got it after working on Quick Comma-
nder'ami. They say you even received co-
approval for their development from Max Petro-
v'a - the author of the Quick's basics?
SP: By the way, I didn’t tell you: I’m leaving
I mean, I’m from the apartment, and there’s a neighbor in
looks into your eyes, but everything is about the timing of you-
progress of the next version of Quick commander
asks, I go outside, and there
fans are sitting on the bench, and letters
holding wishes in hands (postal
the box is full), I walk past them, and
girls on the streets about how to do it in AnyTank
the record was broken, they say, until the rest
I just don’t get the news - all autographs
even Mastsoft itself is asking...
But seriously, it tramples our circle -
I love the Earth kind soul man - Mik-
ruho Maklaj, whocampaigned for a long time
me to be added to an existing one
commander from Max Petrov's new functions
tions, and I, therefore, refused. But
somehow I finally allowed myself to be persuaded and
Now, I haven’t been able to save you for two years now, there’s always something...
then something new will appear in other commanders
and I need to do it. Although in fact
le, starting from version 1.3, Quick'i appeared
were used only for the purpose of correcting the found-
these mistakes, and with incidental additions
introduction of new functions. So instead of
wishes, if anyone wants, you can send
description of glitches, then maybe it will work
(inner voice: “Well, well”) next
version. And I validly agree with the author
I definitely received it, so with some kind of
version in help I mention this.
LA: Why didn’t you release the promised
ny Quick 2.4 with text viewer more
80 sectors and ProTracker 3.x player?
SP: Reasons in descending order: PC, laziness,
no visible glitches...
LA: Now it’s clear why you entered
BSUIR - still so much coding per week
chami... But there are no complaints from employers
was it?
SP: Employers-and-and!!! Where are you? (Silence.)
It's always like this...
LA: What do you do in your free time?
Me, if you don’t turn on Spectrum?
SP: I play on PC, watch video, watch
TV, read, drink (only mineral water,
although if the beer is good, then with fish...)
LA: As I was told, OBI lives at your house
drain. Is that what you named the cat?
SP: No :) Program :) Who is my dark
will the personality bear it? (Correct answer:
dark personality of another OBIST). Prog-
ramma Chatmaster is the best I've ever seen
saw, emulator of a living person (dead)
anyone can emulate :), which
Raya very skillfully learns from conversation
ditch with her. After communicating with two OBIS-
there she can now easily dis-
judge the composition of the Optical Brothers based on
each of its members individually, organi-
zer and much more.
LA: What exactly did you buy the PC for?
After all, this is somehow not Spectrum-like - that’s all
Amiga fans.
SP: Well, what can I say... The family is not without
freak, I confess, I’m a pisishnik, but I haven’t worked yet -
Zu did not regret it. And in general, abstracts
It's much nicer to print on an inkjet.
LA: I’m wondering what Specter is playing
on PC now? And, if it's not a secret, this
Do you have OBISTs running on your computer?
SP: I: Fallout2, Civilization-II:Test of
time, Age of Empires2; Mentat: Civili-
zation-II:Test of time,Quake2; One Man:Need for speed: High stakes, Duke Nu-
kem; Philosopher: Tomb raider
LA: So maybe we’ll go to Sky, railguns
Shall we measure ourselves?
SP: Let's go, let's go. Mine will be longer!
LA: Well, this is after work... What are your plans for
the future - the future in general - as a spectrum
movskoe, and in life?
SP: Well, my future looks much more
bright compared to the future
room (it’s a pity:( ), even though
that I'm like any normal 1st student
course, I don’t go to lectures, I have debts
all subjects except physical education. Well
and after the New Year I still hope
stay there further (and don’t go again
at lectures, have debts in all subjects
there... :)
LA: Thank you for the interview.
SP: Please come again.
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