Articles - interview with Vyacheslav Skutin/Nemo taken by the editors of ZX-Format.

This is Nemo... Manufacturer KAY - here it is
everything that is known about the author of the great
lengthy articles in ZF to most syn-
lerists.  At best - some
will remember the portrait in the ENLiGHT-97 review. We
decided to lift the veil of secrecy a little
over this mysterious person.
 So, armed with a voice recorder, we will meet
trained with the great submariner of the world Spect-
rum'a and, walking in the shadow of the alley
fame, did a short interview with him.
(By the way, he was born and raised something like this
same as the majority of Leningraders, poet-
Therefore, we did not focus on
these moments.)
 ZF> Where did (C)Nemo study?
 N.> Liap, flow on 701-705 special
tee.  Dima Kasya, for example, studied there
nov, who is currently developing
What kind of iron does Scorpion have? In due time
he took first place at the Olympics
electronics;  I took second there. There were
there are other interesting people there, for example -
Simenyuk, whom I met in construction
squad.  Subsequently, he was engaged in
vodka of my boards.
 ZF> It’s interesting, but your speech and articles
clearly indicate that Nemo's circle of knowledge
is not limited to a technical university course
for and work on the Spectrum market. What other
any interests?
  N> Let's just say: I'm still an amateur
in several areas. Especially me in-
interested in mathematics and what is now
is called religious studies and all things that
those with thisclose - psychology, poetry
tism, psychoanalysis. These things are on the line
ke.
 ZF> Knowledge in these areas was obtained
on your own?
  N> Naturally. In fact the most
interesting considerations arise precisely
at this level. In order to design
It's useful to get out of the forest and
look at the problem as a whole. To
a person should have such a look
spoiled by reading as a child. In order to-
I would like to imagine what kind of car it will be through
2 years you need to have a concept no longer
level of wiring and microcircuits.  Needed
know where this might go.  A
This is where concepts like
mentality (even if it is not very complete)
not known), structures - they are studied by mathematics,
collective psychology of producers -
This is already Jung. Without such an approach it is impossible
but produce something. Computer - some
projection of these entities into technology, but
They are the ones that are primary. Why and how I left
on these areas of knowledge? I was wondering
some literature not intended
for dummies. This is Nobert Wiener, for example.
He has two global works
"I'm a Mathematician" written for housewives
and "Cybernetics".  There he begins to develop
to introduce some unconventional approaches to in-
format. Against this background, an understanding came,
that the platform is a complex system. This
Prigozhin. What is a complex system? - by
Kholmogorov this is a system, a descriptionwhich
cannot be final. According to Prigogine this is
somewhat different, although similar. On for-
there is a pack of disciplines on this topic called
is synergetic.  We call it
systematic approach. In particular, with ana-
lise any solution or device in
within the framework of the platform, such approaches are inevitable,
when you need to calculate the consequences
some decisions.
 ZF> What does this have to do with all this?
has a religion?
  N> According to one of Prigozhin’s provisions, everyone
complex systems are isomorphic. Ancient names
Put it simply: as above, so below.
Those.  when considering any complex system
any topic can become its model
complex system. With appropriate
bore of actions. You just need the correct
name objects and put corresponding
relationship between actions and systems will become
adequate (interchangeable). With that
In our approach it turns out that the most
elaborate systems are churches.
And consider computer platforms
most conveniently, appealing specifically to religion
yam.  Because, according to Prigogine, both
complex objects.  And accumulated over centuries
the toolkit provides amazing opportunities
ity in terms of analysis and synthesis. Those. re-
ligia is a very convenient model for consideration.
of computer worlds. Religious worlds
- these are the same virtual worlds as
computer ones and people are also busy there.
 ZF> So religion is just for youtool?
  N> Any position or theorem can be
find some practical application.
But this does not mean that their value is limited.
read by this application. Mathematics topics
good thing is that the worlds arising at the tip
pen are not always reflected in reality.
On the other hand, everything that is in the world
reflected in mathematics. Those. in mathematics
There is no business principle. Same thing
also applies to religion.
 ZF> In the article entitled "virtual
reality" things from yoga were mentioned, before
quite far from what is traditional
is meant by the word "religion". You're here
did you communicate with practitioners?
 N.> No. It was purely theoretical
Teres. The public doesn't really understand
What does it mean to “practice” religion. This is the one
the very moment when the public stalls on
everything is 100% and the smell of burning rubber is heard
us.  Praying does not mean knocking
fishing to the floor And some things presented
Sims from American handouts are
pacifiers.  Knowledge from India and China today
an hour first they get to America, they vulgarize-
Xia, and then go to the rest of the world. And people
who firmly believe in the American Dream,
They take everything at face value. What does it mean
practice?  Maybe this is what is needed
but only if you want to achieve
some results in the field of religion
gii.  There are methodologies that
they don't need it. You don't have to go far,
for example in Orthodoxy there ispractice "mind-
doing a lot"; there is a so-called
"pneumatology", there is hesychasm - this
purely Byzantine methodology.  Needed
just be sincere and then open up
many things. In fact, the speed of production
movement is not determined by the number of strokes in
gender or not, how many steam rooms are made
for a certain time, but rather by degree
Your sincerity in a certain direction -
lenition.  The question is "are you doing
practice" is usually ignored. Because
different people mean different things by this.
Practice is more mental,
rather than physical. The important thing is that in
fishing The physical is just a help
something mental.
 ZF> And again let’s return to the question - where from
so much information?  As a rule, people
those who enter such wilds are engaged in
one thing.
  N> The problem is that people
people usually don’t think that any teaching
contains a piece of truth and a set of flare-ups
(misconceptions). You can't hit your head on
some book, this is the surest way to become
fanatic.  You need to be able to highlight the rational
nal from irrational. And this is possible
but, if, say, communism is assessed with
point of view of socialism, and socialism - from
point of view of communism. Then it becomes
the defectiveness of both concepts and their
positive qualities.  This is the path of knowledge.
It’s actually easier to get results by developing
there is only one direction. Another thing isthat this result will be in a certain
least limited.  And to get a vision
It's useful to explore different approaches. Needed
to be able to feel like a human being, I extend-
for more than one human
life, religions provide exactly this. By the way,
this allows us to notice that when
They say that the church is not involved in politics
- this is not true. The church is an organization
tion, which deals precisely with politics
well, if politics is understood broadly - how
directed influence on life processes
sy in human society. Another thing is
that this influence is on the segment of one person
ical life is not noticeable. And having a wide
with such vision, a person can evaluate - what
where it is going and what needs to be done
to obtain a certain result.
Mathematical term Synergetics, Ilya
Prigogine, in Orthodoxy it is displayed as
interpenetration of ideas and will of the creator and
created essence, mutual creativity. Si-
Energy is rather religious - mis-
tical doctrine than mathematical
concept, although there are enough formulas there.
 ZF> There is a rumor: Nemo defended the dis-
certification. Do you really have a degree?
new degree?
  N> This is a myth. I don't have an academic degree. B
in fact, science is now one of
cognitive systems.  It can be shown that
there are facts that are inaccessible to modern science -
new  Parapsychologists who meddle in academia
democrats and academics climbing intoparapsycho
logic is nonsense. They are in different planes
bones, and it’s simply not possible to see each other
they can.  Science also has a bureaucratic
back.  It has its own clergy, there is
episcopate, own pope at the academy
Sci. They're all working towards their vision.
peace.  In Russia, this was all done by the state.
gift account. Now it has become impossible
possible.  This party exists rather
virtually.
 ZF> That is, it is approaching the position
most religions.
 N.> Yes.  And those who remain there now,
one might say, they take out the lower pots
from the pyramid. It's interesting to see how everything
it rocks.
 ZF> Do you mean that they are ongoing?
Now research is ruining the scientific picture
peace?
  N> Exactly.  You can just bring
a few examples that are in no way
the gates don't fit. Science is based on
the concept of causality, i.e. - there are some benefits
ranks, there are some consequences. In Synergetics
this is not entirely true. Roughly speaking, the universe
Naya is a big "Deus mashin" and knowing
initial conditions can be calculated po-
life at any time. (Laplace de-
terminism). So that the cause receives an effect
yours, there must be some kind of connection, i.e. -
Information is involved in all processes.
Information is material, and if we assume,
that it can spread faster -
paradoxes begin.  For example - demon
Maxwell.  This is a heat engine that
extracts energyjust out of nothing, just
due to the possession of information. And this one-
it took an hour to figure out that the information
can be transmitted instantly. It was called
teleportation.  I'm interested in this
work, because it was done by one of
leading IBM specialists. There was a speech in it
that you can manage parameters
two scattered particles (moment and im-
pulse) and they turn out to be interconnected
nym.  At one time, Einstein cited how
an example of the incorrectness of quantum theory. Those.
he said that the theory was not correct in principle
ne, because  a similar para-
dox.  And he actually took out the pot
not from quantum theory, but from the entire building
science, because the paradox was confirmed.
The particle momenta are connected without
time tracking.  Those. - the concept disappears
causality.  Of course, in terms of science this is
wonderful, but what will happen in return is unknown
known.
 ZF> Yes, indeed, very interesting
fact. But this begs the question:
Do you attend scientific symposiums? Chita-
do you eat specialized publications?
 N.> Information can be obtained in various ways
in different ways, including very complex ones -
mi. Let's say you are researching several co-
completely independent, not tied in any way
sources, and suddenly you discover one
well, the same last name. I'll give you a specific one
example: There is such a person - Pavel Amnu-
spruce According to one source, he explores the se-
ribbed clouds (I think these aremeteoizdat,
I don't remember exactly); second - he writes an article
on the generation of X-ray radiation in
system of double stars; third fantasy
creative stories of Pavel Amnuel, where he
builds multidimensional worlds on mathematical
abstractions.  How does this relate to the atmosphere?
earth swarm or with x-ray radiation?
After analyzing all this a little, you can
assume: this person is engaged
X-ray lasers of the orbital
ziring.  This information cannot be called
reliable, but its reliability is somewhere
80%. This is much truer than poking someone
god man on the street and say "you're for-
"You work with X-ray lasers." This
the basis of any analytical approach, say
Well, special services.
 ZF> There is a popular opinion that (C)Nemo
- former submariner or paratrooper. Is it so
this?
  N> No. Nickname to real life from-
not wearing. But there is also something that is not real.
life, and he has a direct relation to it
sewing Nemo is "nobody". Operations with ta-
which things lead to paradoxes. 0 this
nothing, but at 0 different
objects of a purely mathematical nature.
Given an empty set, all ma-
thematic objects, and this is especially
are specified. That's the point. And to the facts of biog-
This does not apply to raffia. As for
paratrooper - this is very far from the truth.
 ZF> But you still had to serve in the army?
  N> Yes, and this is a positive thing. Fine,that I was able to test myself in extreme
small modes. Staying in the army
gives a lot to the century. The one who served will always see
another serving in the crowd, for not serving
there is no difference between those who lived.
 ZF> Many people will have a question - how to successfully
How could you get into the army after studying at LIAP?
  N> This was not entirely true. I got into
army at the institute. I was expelled on the 3rd
course. After the army I finished my studies. And the situation
was like this: I hit a man on a motorcycle,
the person was admitted to intensive care. I've already dried
crackers, I put aside my studies, naturally, and
the man took it and recovered. And I got there
instead of going to jail, go to the army. Actually I
was not guilty, but there is such an article
unintentional murder.  That is, to me
even the rights were given away, it was the man himself who was to blame
century, but if he died... there would be
It's my fault.
 ZF> Have you ridden a motorcycle?
 N.> This is a whole epic. I had 4
motorcycle. Two were stolen from me, one was stolen
was in the trash, and managed to sell one.
 ZF> So there is no transport now?
  N> Now it’s too expensive, and it can
A motorcycle is a thing that is simply
rushes.  With the current decline in morals,
pressing a motorcycle is unrealistic.
 ZF> You didn’t hang out with famous companies
biker niami?
  N> No, under no circumstances. I always
I liked the “intimate” riding, alone, with
at high speeds and away from the city.
It's much nicer than jamming people
sawn downmufflers. For me it's the other way around
the motorcycle was very quiet, that's for me
I liked it better. I really liked rushing
along the dotted strip into the fog. Feeling
that you are born again when you meet someone
the trailer moves away with you.
 ZF> How did you end up at the
computer market?
  N> At one time there were NTTM centers, their
were headed by Komsomol members, and apparently for this reason
they fell apart. They were cut off from
reality and not viable. But nevertheless
less when they appeared, they had
order packages.  When I smelled it I
just came to the center of "scientific and technical-
of youth creativity" and offered his
services.  What a person can do was not known
readings.  My task was this: on Lening-
Radsk color printing plant to introduce
installation that reduces the yield of defective
deck of cards Incompleteness was considered a marriage -
fewer or more cards in the deck.
 ZF> Was this already related to computers?
  N> I started trying different options
you, and for me the best solution was
the moose is a simple mechanical device, with
complex processing algorithm.
 ZF> Minimum mechanics with maximum brain-
gov.
  N> Exactly. It was necessary to arrange
yours, who could keep statistics, count-
avoid deviations and make decisions -
YES/NO.  For this I purchased the RK-86 board
and based on it I made a device that
in some way measured the height of those walking
along the linedecks, compared with the average
tistic and gave a signal to the operator,
that there is a defect, with a probability of 0.9.
 ZF> Was this implemented?
  N> No. It all turned out like this: at that time
computer topics were familiar to me
purely theoretically, I had to spend
a lot of time to collect information, and
I realized that I would not meet the deadline. Then I
I honestly called and said that I couldn’t make it.
The project was transferred to other people, and they
they built a barn there.
 ZF> And after that you got involved in production
your RK?
  N> I was not involved in production. I them
repaired.  I've been trying for a while
improve the Republic of Kazakhstan, and for the first time encountered
with the problems of soldering irons, cases and
etc. Then I realized that conceptual
mistakes are very expensive if you try
remove them with a soldering iron.  Not in RK-shke
system controller, respectively
every swashbuckler shreds the address space
How much is yours in vain? I just installed the system-
controller and introduced the address space
owls Then I recorded ROMs on the program
matore of his own composition. Also RF-2.
I was second in the market with this. Wrote a ROM
for RK, for Spectrum.  That's when I
met Zonov for the first time. He was coming
came to me and asked how much it cost
write ROM for Spectrum. He needed
write off a copy under 128 ROM. After
how we didn’t agree on what format
he will provide the data (he will give the ROM
notwanted) we separated.
 ZF> How did you come to Spectrum?
  N> It’s just that most of the money came from repairs
RK.  More precisely, not repair, but adjustment. Then
the situation was like this: the lamer took a soldering iron and
I installed microcircuits on the board. He thought
that this is the most important thing. The main thing was
make it all work. And he went to Shine
and for a reasonable fee gave meaning to his
investments, and then boasted to neighbors that
I made the computer myself. It became noticeable that
RK began to decline, and Spectrum - on the contrary,
up.  Several thousand walked along the Shine
Spectrum's.
 ZF> How did the meeting with the production take place?
tvennikami?
 N.> I went to the “Young Technician” (the crowd in
was there at that time) with a sign "setting
Spectrum's".  All manufacturers were
adjusters are needed, but they offered meager
new payment. Staszko simply suggested pain-
above all, besides, he gave regular
volumes.  When I realized that not everything was right there...
truly, in terms of circuit design, we have become
cooperate and not only on adjustments.
 ZF> How did it actually appear on the market?
Nemo company?
 N.> Well, it was such a cunning trick of the ear-
mi... I was missing 3 million then
to start my own production, and I
I found them in a rather original way.
There was a need in the market at that time for boxed
kah.  I contracted for this business, and stuck
50,000 boxes per week. Got it for this
business is 3,000,000 rubles, a new
first manufacturerSpectrum, and there are a lot
boxes.  Since then the production has been spinning
KAY management.
 ZF> Can you be more specific - what is this business?
with boxes?
  N> These were cases for PAL encoders.
Semenyuk’s acquaintances stamped them, but for
Presentability needed hulls. A
since no one dealt with the boxes, but
I was doing printing, they decided that I
I can make boxes too. And really-
but, I did some research and
plundered his order at Kartonazhnik
large batch, changing only the photomask
us, so I didn't have to make my own
mold.
 ZF> You can give a short lecture
on the topic "How to organize production yourself"
"vodstvo"?  Because, alas, the majority
people think that something is enough
think and then shovel money. B
at best, they will remember the initial capital
tale.
  N> First of all, it is necessary to calculate
focus only on yourself. This doesn't mean that
you have to work alone, but never
think that someone will be happy to help you.
We need to look for options to make things work
benefits all participants. It is important, of course,
experience and connections. The ideal option is it's time -
work in a company doing something
similar and understand how it all happens
dit.  Now this is of course impossible -
Spectrum's companies now have 2-3 people
century.  If there are more people in the company, it
is doing something else, and Spectrum is
coveror advertising.  Misconception
mother, that money is made according to the principle -
he who dared ate it - so only money
are stolen.
 Initial capital is required, but if not
ideas about what should be done - in it
there's no point.  Capital is not
money is working money. Those. day-
gi must be nested in some kind of structure
round, in connection, in circulation. Volume of circulating supply
capital is a quantity that is not clearly defined
divided.  Firstly, it is smeared in time
me, secondly - he cannot be clearly
counted  Ratings can only be given for
large-scale production with a staff of eco-
nomists.  The smaller the company, the more difficult it is
the amount of expenses is determined.
 ZF> Favorite topic on the other side of the counter:
why so expensive?!!! After all, the price of “homemade”
lok" they usually thought so - they took the price
components and multiplied by 2.
 N.> The price consists not only of se-
costlessness.  There are overhead costs
which includes, for example, depreciation
or rental of means of production.  Yes
sales costs are generally from
share of capital. We have to create
provide cover so that this can be done
give officially.  It costs money -
it usually costs taxes. Costs may
carried either by the seller or the manufacturer himself
- if the goods are given on commission. In general
there are a lot of other expenses that are incurred
manufacturer   For example, warranty
service. If II give a 6 month guarantee
tsev, this means that if during this
some time comes back to me
cent cars, I have to repair them
free.  It's "free" of course.
also included in the price. By the way, this is a definition
shared quality guarantee - without doing
I will burn out reliable cars. And all this on-
called invoices.  And when you see
that your money is spinning, working without
additional injections provide income - this is
means that production has started.
 Turnover time, the value to which
no

 ZF> So, how did the entry into
computer business?
 N.> As we already said, it all began
with RK-86, then with a more monetary theme -
Spectrum started.  As for Orion and
specialist, then these topics were already
seemed far-fetched to me. Next - how would it be -
lo: we got along with Stashko, who had
maximum revolution. He worked on computers
terami Composite. He wasn't a developer
but simply stamped cars using a photo template.
He worked at minimal prices and, in part,
unlike everyone else, he made money on defense
those  The turnover at that time reached its limit and
gradually began to decline. And at the same time
Zonov entered the market with his 256 ma-
tire.  At that time, many companies produced
same thing, just a commercial approach
was different. Developer not identified
with a specific manufacturer. Stashko is
there was a company called "Skim". There were a lot of companies
and thisled to market expansion. Well
then this whim began with those characteristics
ristists, the public for some reason decided that
need x-ki.  Catch up and overtake. To
somehow to stay on the market, they needed
non-trivial steps. This step was taken by
tire KAY-128. It was done in hard mode
who has time pressure and minimal funding
nia, because Volumes were already falling. According to this re-
the decisions were half-hearted, in addition there was no
neither the structure nor the ideology has been worked out
- What needs to be done. And then they appeared
some solutions that have shown their viability
inability. In particular - we did not want
make a single board machine with a controller.
Then there were the first options with a tire. Co
standing slot, which is all for some reason
put, with 2 floors RU-5, the public, by the way
you still think it’s possible to go there
install RU-7, but they are buggy there, because
This is not how synchronization works.
 ZF> Why didn’t we go the stamping route?
Pentagon?  After all, this was the first 128th ma-
tire
 N.> Then everyone believed that capital should
wives to concentrate in one place, for
carrying out progressive projects. Zonov
with his car they gave him the opportunity to get up
from scratch.  He didn't even have a negotiable
capital, and for the first batch he borrowed
next stall. When did stream 128 start?
He started making software not only for the 256 car,
but also a shadow person. Tenevik was then perceived
as an investment for the future. But to feed
those who sculptedPentagons, we thought not-
correct policy. As a result, Zonov succeeded
capture a large part of the market and switch
rely traders on yourself. Then Stashko left
from this market and got involved in securities
- began to play on the stock exchange, and my subdivision
accordingly, was left without funding
syringing.  So we decided something like this...
something to do.  Notified
Stashko, and he said - go ahead. Development
walked slowly.
 ZF> due to lack of funds?
 N.> yes, and not only. There was no plan. It was
Only one thing is clear - to outdo those. x-ka-
mi - this is not a solution, you need to do something about it
the prospect of returns for years to come. Name-
but then the machine began to emerge
KAY-256. As for Semenyuk, he moved away
from business, Stashko also gradually lost
interest.  The company began centrifugal
trends.   She simply fell apart.
Stashko bought himself a PC computer, buh-
Galteria has become opaque - it’s not clear
what who does.  And as for Zonov
S.Yu. - he had completely unlimited
new trust.  He was a kind of symbol.
The name he earned through his efforts
there were traders selling his car
just ready capital.  It remained
just convert it into money. What and
was done.
 ZF> what does this mean?
 N.> Traders trading under his brand
began to naturally rebuild -
sit under it. But such a structure turned out to be
unviable.He began gradually
increase volume. And then, although of course it’s difficult
talk about such matters, but I think -
it was a conscious step, it began to destroy
shake the market.  And on this destruction to do
money.  Traders began to flee the market
the structure began to collapse, as a result
Zonov was left alone. By the way, this is sub-
was also stated in Larchenko’s words - he said
Real that they admit that in this market
she and Sergei will be left alone. I'm in no way
I don’t understand this approach at all, because the payment
the form must consist of many elements
cops and be a complex system. And exactly
due to complexity, viability appears
ness. And the result is a star-type structure
- when everyone was tied to Zonov.
Traders felt they were losing money
and ran away. Those from whom the money was not returned
ralli - poured them into other industries, into trade
I take medications, for example.
 ZF> What is meant by “taking away money”
neg"? After all, Zonov didn’t walk around with brass knuckles and
didn't shake the traders? luring away clients
that one?
 N.> Let's say there is some kind of trader. He
gathers clientele, consolidates around
yourself as an audience that is doing something. But
he does this under the Zonov brand, i.e.
Scorpion.  This means that the entire public
sooner or later it will move to the head
company - it's just financing Scorpi-
on. Why invest money directly in Zono-
woo in your pocket? He did it cynically. I can
give an example. In due timeI went to
market with expansion boards for the bus. (with
mole rats - "airplanes") and I was
it was proposed to distribute them through Zo-
new system. When I put out the price tag,
he said it's not real. What am I to-
vetil - you understand, it’s not just like that, there
I have overhead (expenses). What for?
Zonov answered - why should I pay?
your invoices?  I tried to explain
that, having his own invoices, he did not earn
there is more. But no, after a while
he makes these cards himself, has the same characteristics
okay and it turns out even more expensive than me-
Nya.  But here is a structure independent of it
He doesn't like the market. Like this
way.
 At the same time, they began to be used for the first time
some new operating principles, e.g.
- large-scale advertising. Few
minimized the need for advertising outside of
Spectrum, and above it. Advertising was carried out
through "Radio Amateur", which he was involved in
directly me. I can explain it in
Why was there such a credit of trust? At that time
many professionals believed that there would be
It’s good if capital is concentrated
hang out in one place for some global
ballroom projects.  Roughly speaking, it should
be a serious striking force, where the battery
funds are being diverted.  She moves the Spectrum
forward, thus allowing being
to many small firms. But Zonov ta-
which force did not become. It turned out to be easier to get infected
make money on joiningstrangers
structures. The public often thinks that the most
the important thing is invention. Some invented
The platform does not live in shadows. Very important
structures.
 ZF> is it really his own developments?
didn't matter?
 N.> I believe that these were already subsequent
shi. They did not receive a powerful and comprehensive
professional support.  Essential
they had no impact on the market. Well then
is SMUC?  Well, 1000 users.  A
green board with 2 slots and unnecessary
at the same time the system connector? also 1000
users.   These are crumbs.  Efficient
the size of the firm depends on the efficiency of the
user interaction. Was
one more sin. Classic yellow plaque
but previously they were perceived as large
breakthrough forward.  But some things in mind
large volumes have become ossified. Zonov was not successful
elk force feeders to release
power supplies with -12 V - for RS-232. On
in fact, it is simpler (although more expensive) to install
install a converter on the board to obtain
these -12 V, rather than wait until all the power is
tailors will support this innovation. In re-
The result is an unpaid bill.
RS-232 does not exist. Were made and not
which things, say the system connector. By
at first it was perceived as something half-
residential. And it took me almost 2
Yes, to be sure in practice: it is impossible
release no serial devices for
docking into this connector, since it cannot be foldedmoose no standard for location
boards in the case. And here the soldering began
nickname  And when the connection is made
soldering iron - absolutely not important,
where do the wires go - to the edge of the board or
directly to the processor.  Even on the processor
more reliable - there is definitely contact, and if you make a mistake -
It's more difficult.  This means the connector is also empty
waste of buyer's money. What else... Was
advertising was placed on behalf of "Blesk" -
workshop through which it is carried out
KAY support.
 ZF> "Shine" still exists today?
 N.> Yes.  I always base my calculations on the most
worst case scenario, i.e.  for example a car
should work even if it falls from the 3rd floor.
The same applies to structures - “Shine” post-
designed so that it can work even with mini-
small volume.  So, it was posted
advertising, through Larchenko’s book, about
that the Scorpion can be turbocharged. Those. was
an attempt to enter money specifically into Zonovsky
project.  Another thing is that they would already be
some independent money. He doesn’t understand this
I liked it.  And under these 20 or 50 thousand
the audience rushed to Seryozha, and he did it
completely raw turbo expansion, although
It was already clear then that it was impossible to do this.
no - people were quickly supplied anyway
this... . And I already said then that the car
We can work twice as fast. Zones
said it was impossible. In order to
understand that this is impossible, it took me half a day
year.  And I realized what it isimpossible,
the fact that Zonov is a monopolist.
Make at least three times a good extension
- people simply won’t know about him, because
with such a monopolist, enter the market
almost impossible.  And "impossible"
that's exactly why. One time at the stall
he had a cart hanging that Scorpion
(or Spectrum - these were already synonyms)
It is impossible to overclock by more than 40%. B
at that time my layouts worked at speed
70-80%.  This is a typical example - you
you place an advertisement and someone drives by it
another.  Users idolize Mr. Zo-
new, bring money, as a result you can
get board without doing anything.
 ZF> Let's take a break from your hobby, and
Let's talk about (C)Nemo. There's a lot going on about you
rumors  One of the most common is "Nemo
worked as a tuner for Zonov."
 N.> Well, let’s debunk a few cases
how. I actually had orders from the company
Zonov, but as an independent organization
tion, i.e.  - invoices were included there.
It is not at all necessary that I myself have established
shaft these boards. The important thing is that these were
cases from company to company. And we served
such orders until Zonov organized
setting up at home.  Moreover, I can
to claim that it was I who taught Zonov how to set up
pay the fees.  Until the age of 93, every tenth
the board was really buggy. stood there
asynchronous RC circuits.  To enlarge
tolerances there it was necessary to install a trig-
gerTM-2 531 series. This information was
transferred to Scorpion. And lastly for-
the task was to debug 60 boards, essentially -
trash can, which could not be debugged
kill him people. We accomplished this by receiving
appropriate payment. And advertising Scorpi-
ona, included in the advertising of "Shine", before
94-95 meant only one absence -
twee at Zonov's support structures. Such
There are no structures now.
 ZF> Next rumor: "KAY-256 is bad
copy of Scorpion".
 N.> Everyone judges to the best of their ability -
nia. It is difficult for a programmer to look at the ma-
bus through the eyes of a circuit designer. For circuit design
It's obvious that the cars are different. More
In addition, KAY has a number of revolutionary solutions
smells, such that there was no smell of Scorpion there -
lo.  But that was 93-94, when the public
began to confuse Spectrum and Scorpion, and exit
to the market with something that would be very different
from Scorpion, it was simply impossible. But
appearance and internal organization -
these are different things. Actually exist
simple procedures for determining distance
differences between architectures. Take for example
example, Scorpion, Pentagon, and KAY and re-
read the types and series of microcircuits there. Sta-
no, it is obvious that the architectural distance
The difference between these models is approximately equal,
and they are all different. Moreover, it is
KAY's circuitry gave it the characteristics
which Zonov could not achieve without the use of
ALTERA opinions. This also applies to synchronous
machine gun, andconverter on the board, and
tires, and modular design... these "me-
lochi" determined the further development of small
tires.  Although I can say that for now
moment there is only one (1!) left in my car
solution like in Scorpion. As for the non-
which features KAY-128. He had
for the first time AY is correctly connected, with blocks -
flexible M1.  At that time Zonov had
a long chain of address decryption. From-
known bottle test from LYRA-2 working
melts in both cases, but without blocking
writes "you have problems with interruptions." B
KAY used to have a turbo mode.

 ZF> KAY-128 was turbocharged?
 N.> I mean TURBO-VG. It was
first made in series. At the same time there was
The effect of recording incompatibility was discovered.
What’s interesting, Zonov, this is quickly edited
Rav, got the same incompatibility. There were
exits were found approximately simultaneously. But
while Zonov was soldering snot on the circuit boards, I released-
til the controller board with the correct TUR-
BO-VG.
 ZF> If we raise the question of priorities,
then in St. Petersburg the inventor of TURBO-VG is considered
Xia MAX Romanov
 N.> There are several in people’s heads
Blazhey. - Everything is decided by technical characteristics -
ristics.
 - Invented by the one who invented it.
 - The concept of professionalism.
 The idea is not worth the money. It costs money to implement
tion, at least until
it will not start working within the platform
we.  This includes advertising, promotion,
technologicalelaboration, explainer-
work, writing matobes, organizing
tion of maintenance/repair.  Just something
inventing it is pointless. The author is the one
who brought it to fruition. Copyright protected
It spares capital rather than providing boarding.
 Professionalism is not a qualification, but
way of organizing work. If a person
spends all his free time playing Spectra-
mom, but works, for example, as a surgeon - he
professional surgeon and spectral hack
mist. A professional is someone who
earns money through activity. Quickie-
the worker may be even more qualified,
than a professional, but he still occupies
is hackwork.
 Returning to MAD MAX, we can recall
KEMPSON MOUSE controller. I don't know who
belonged to the championship, Max or Cond-
Ratyev, however, I remember what happened next.
Max began to develop this business, began to
explain to people what a mouse is, what it does
different from joystick; organized a pro-
production; the mass of prog-
ramm, i.e.  software support is provided
hold. What did Kondratiev do? He went to
Zonov and received a board of 400 rubles. A
when Max began to establish himself in the market
Zonov came out with his controller and set
pitched sales of Max, referring to
Kondratieva.  This is a typical action plan
monopolist - wait until someone makes
bark work, and then cut money for someone else
pulp field. Here are the consequences of the myth that
the author isthe one who came up with it. The author is
who breathed life into the idea.
 ZF> Didn’t Zonov interfere with access to
market so similar, even if only in appearance,
on Scorpion cars?
 N.> No. Moreover, diplomatic
wearing continued until 93-94. B
publications of those years did not contain a single
pada.  Everything continued until
he didn't refocus on PC using
Spectrum is just an advertisement.  He started
shameless waste of resources. A
before that time there was normal cooperation
quality.  In particular, I worked on it
Ligraphy, then it was done by Peters. Before
he was warned by the release of KAY, and he would-
whether conditions were set that were
ludens. These conditions were:
Do not use the Scorpion logo.
This suited me quite well, this is appropriate
suited long-term plans.
 Show the diagram.  Those.  before release
I showed him the diagram of the car, and it was
approved.
 And as for counteraction - relation-
industrial training for ordinary people
They simply lie in another world. It is indirect
Of course it was.  He completely ignored
my car, discredited me. etc.
This created some difficulties. And
Of course, this myth is that KAY was ripped off from
Scorpion. Naturally, some ideas
circuit designs are similar, but specific solutions
nia are very far away.  I'll tell you what's real
work in Scorpion only 256 to memory and
shadow worker  Well maybealso digital
fap, but this is no longer an architectural element
ment.  Tenevik is a different story.
If you look at the company seal, there
we will see: MOA & Scorpion, i.e. sub-
It appears that MOA is an independent
company.  There was a conversation with MOA about
put shadow on KAY. It would be possible
it would be possible if he publicly stated that he did not
objects.  Of course he is completely dependent
from Zonov, did not do this. And now he's in
interesting situation - the monitor is swollen
so much so that most of it has a place on
screw, running OS. The shadow guy is dusty
It tries to perform OS tasks itself. But the OS is not
can be preserved permanently
carrier. This completely eliminates any
or working on the OS outside the parent company.
The user can sign the patcher to
screw, but will never be able to fix it himself
ROM.
 ZF> Can you remember anything
about Peters?
 N.> Honestly, I just don’t remember. Oh
they have only one impression - this
some astronauts who fell from the moon.
And they still haven’t taken off their spacesuits.
Such a complete disconnect from reality.
It seems they understand little about Spectrum.
It feels like they flew for a long time and tediously
from the moon ;).  What more can you say...
KAY-128 was used by Ivan Mak for
Peters' creation.
 ZF> But KAY-128, to put it mildly, is
similar to "Leningrad".
 N.> KAY-128 was based on divorce-ka Composite.  By the way, KAY-256 already has
completely your wiring.  Actually
who ripped off what from whom is not a topic of gratitude -
naya - after all, at the same time, everyone contributed and
something of your own.
 ZF> Now both Scorpion and Peters are collecting
boards on ALTERA, and KAY - well, just pro-
duct of necromancy. Why is this so?

 N.> For all architectural solutions in
Spectrum is paid by the user. You can under-
swear by such "experiments" when
there is a state with an oil industry behind you
no pipe. You just need to find the "hole" in
pipe and you can set at least ten PLMin.
What is GMX? decimeter of the board, and on it
like a loaf of healthy ALTERA. And it's worth it
$40.  Talk about it after the buck jumps
it’s just funny, but back in the summer everyone was splashing
saliva that it will be cheap. I'm even for
a full-fledged computer made that kind of money
- and a new user appeared. Needed
do real things and don’t write them off as
Due to advertising, the design is unprofitable. On
In my opinion, Peters does just that. What
their car is unprofitable, Noskov himself admitted,
in a private conversation. He said that they were
are trying to switch to payback, but I think
I bet this isn't real. ALTERA is not suitable -
for consumer goods. Such products should
be transparent to the user so that
even in the distant darkness of the cockroach, a man was able
make repairs.
 ZF> All current manufacturers except
you, (all two) clearly showed their technical
nic policy -improve graphics and
push Spectrum to Inet.  You're not with them
Do you agree?
 N.> Graphics are a routine issue. I
I believed, and still believe, that “improvements” in graphics
in the near foreseeable future it cannot be-
zhet.  Spectrum is a machine designed
under the TV. I don't think he's a good fit
directly to the TV - and it wouldn’t exist
now, would have died out, like many other small-
some cars.  Graphics require a monitor.
Even trying to improve the colors will result in
that the new graphics will need to be reviewed
play on a very high quality TV.
Who can buy such a TV
will be able to buy a more expensive computer. This
after all, it’s not a video console, where is the information?
figurative, a computer implies work
with text material.
 ZF> Well, what about Inet?
 N.> Internet can be used as
method of transmitting information between Spect-
rum's networks. When connecting
The direct price of the computer is not important
- these constant payments sooner or later
will cover the price of absolutely any computer
ra.  Therefore, do something in the hardware room
Spectrum parts for connecting to the Internet
- a pointless waste of the user's money.
 ZF> What are the plans for the next historical
what period?
 N.> Release 1024 boards. Z-180 in connection
With the collapse of the ruble it is too expensive. For such
it is not yet possible to find a suitable car
range of tasks. So for the near future
- KAY-1024, and may continueex-
technology port.

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