Spectrumist from Samara - interview with Shaitan/Stars of Keladan taken at Paradox'99.

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 (c) KASIC/Sinclair Club          
         Interview with Maxim Shashkin         
        (SHAITAN/STARS OF KELADAN)        
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                    PARADOX'99 day one
                                          
                                          
К>  Please introduce yourself, which group
can you imagine?                            
                                          
S>  Well, I'm Shaitan, literally two days ago
already in the corporationPartyzans. On PARADOX
I represent the Samara spektrumists
Extreme, Alien Factory and Stars of Keladan.
Only  Extreme and
Alien Factory.I also brought works from
MMSM'a - music, graphics from Shadow VDG/AF
and from Pavel Nikonov. Everything for the platform
ZX SPECTRUM.                              
                                          
К> One work for each participant?   
                                          
S>  Yes, one job per person, total
that turns out to be three.   For PC platform -
brought...                                 
                                          
К>  Frankly speaking, PC is not enough for me
interested... I would like to know what
there are projects for you in Samara and what
specifically done for SPECCY?            
                           
S> Currently Alien 
Factory  pulls two or three 
project. Main project - 
this is  Walker  - full 
conversion from AMIGA.Already 
one completely ready 
level.     Now on 
beta testing.      Basic 
version will work on 
computers, above 128k.     
                            
К> What to do 
users of 128 machines? 
                            
S>  There will be auto-detection of memory, i.e.
if you have 128k, the graphics will be cut down
along with the sprite phases after one.  From
which, in principle, they won’t suffer much
128 users wave.                 
                                          
К> And will we see a demo version?              
                                          
S>  There will be no demo versions anymore, as for me
they said.   Now only the full one will come out
version.  Also Alien Factory make one like this
a simple toy called GunMan;
graphics are also in the style ofWalker'a. (by the way this
cool toy is already out).           
                                          
К>  How are things going with you in Samara?
the emergence of new programs, there are some
any retail outlets for purchase
software?                                    
                                          
S>  We have one point that
located at the hippodrome (considered a book
market), constantly Unbeliver,aka MMA
brings software.   Something he just does
gives away something for money.                 
                                          
К> And the software comes through what channels?      
                                          
S>  Mainly via networks from the internet and
FIDO.   Naturally, life is different
impossible without pulling anything from the network.
We also correspond with many
in groups.                                 
                                          
К>  Clearly, another question: what is your
future orientation, ZX SPECTRUM or
Still RS?                                
                                          
S>  Well, I’m only focused on ZX
SPECTRUM!  I'm not going to deal with MS.
For the simple reason that upgrade to
the pocket presses every month and as you look
to the programs, there are normal ones
There are no programmers as such.  All
works for processor speed.  And on
SPECCY uses code speed.     
                                          
К>  Yes, I completely agree with you, RS
This is a computer for pumping out money and that's it
the steepness depends solely on
upgrade.   There is an upgrade - everything is fine
works, no upgrade - forget about new ones 
programs.  Unfortunately, few people talk about this
think about it when you buy it
the last money of a hungry monster with a sweetheart
abbreviation IBM PC.