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"We, the undersigned - Director of the Experimental average
91 secondary schools of the Russian Academy of Education
Dyukarev Mikhail and school staff 91, as coordinator of the
Moscow Telecommunication Network ZXNet (095), Bulchukey
Vladimir Vladimirovich - notifies an intention to conduct a
school building the International Computer Art Festival 1998
year "FunTop98" in August 1998.
The school administration provides for the day of the
festival hall of the school.
Responsibility for public order, safety of property, the
sanitary condition of facilities provided for use during the
Festival, takes on Vladimir Bulchukey ."...
Signature stamp. Date - October 9, 1997. Point after the
date on which to finish my "I" and began our "we". Yes,
otherwise simply could not be - an unshakable faith in our
friendship, in our unity, honesty and integrity of everyone to
give that the confidence with which the team FunTop-but let a
voyage in sea of uncertainty toward the future feast. The
fact that any sudden storm can kill us to the island of
despair, or to the Cape of contempt, or to the cliffs of Shame
without even thinking. "We were a little bit, but we are strong
unity," - says Alex about Moscow ZXNet. ZXNet (095) and in bulk
all the forces on the unwinding of the future of the Festival.
From the first moments after the proclamation FunTop-and until
the last minutes before opening it continuously conducted its
information and advocacy (In the best sense of that word!)
Support Alexei Ivanov (Alex (Research)), Sergei Novikov
(Spirit), Dmitry Grigoriev (Oldman), Alex Letaev (FFC) - the
Internet, Fido, in ZXNet. Sergei Novikov, organized by its
local node fidoshnoy ehokonferentsiyu "689.FUNTOP", in which
organizers can work together to discuss any questions on the
preparation of the Festival. Sometimes there is heated debate
raged, the echoes of which sometimes spills out ;-) but in them
word for word, the truth is born. Occasionally published in
popular newspapers and network ehah official information, such
as the competition is, and it was open for public discussion.
Creative Group "Antares" set up a small information DeMouy
"FunTop Promotion", which, selling over the Internet, denounced
the news of the FT spektrumistov to many of the world, do not
speak Russian, as was Deme info in English. Availability of
advance information and the opportunity to discuss it possible
to introduce a program of the Festival competition "4K Intro",
proposed by a large group of authors that are not covered by
computer communication networks. In general, correspondence by
mail and long distance telephone services occupied a prominent
place in the history of FT98. Looking ahead, we can notice that
among the winners of competitions you will find people who not
find any Fido or the Internet. So the good old paper mail
envelope is still too early to write off into retirement.
Through "Nicron" and echoes ZX.SPECTRUM was declared an
informal competition Best of the Festival logo. Responded to
many Muscovites, sent its version of Lvov, almost to the very
last moment successfully realized it Leningrad. Almost all
posters have found their place - on entrance tickets, cards for
voting, in Conference Festival. The greatest delight of the
audience the network has caused the work of Nikolai Ionov (i *
soft) from Moscow - it is his cute little animal now flaunts on
fantopovskih shirts. But do the logo Nicholas official symbol
of the Festival it would still be a few funny ... Once again,
the strip up in the water ;-) 689.FUNTOP, we stopped to look
stylish and color logo Alexei Antipov (his pictures with the
caption "Soop" you long to see the pages Nicron-a). To fork out
for Whatman paper, paints and brushes, Ilya Ivanov (ZX-Shadow)
presented their devil, no doubt, that such artist certainly has
"hand tools" is no worse than Kempston Mouse. The result you've
all seen: a large color a poster with a globe, a computer and
the solar corona in the form inscription "FunTop98" adorned the
facade of the Festival, entering from the center wall above the
stage in the lens cameras and camcorders, becoming a visible
symbol of eternity Fantopa - by God, for justice! By the way,
about the video: FunTop filmed not only Muscovites, but also
the continued Comrade Frunze from the Style Group, and Digital
Reality. They did not stop even the incessant rain on the
second day of in Izmailovo Park, therefore, the Festival itself
and the Hidden Part ;-) immortalized in history.
Ukrainian-Petersburg's duet logos discreetly located on the
personal cards of participants and guests of the Festival and
on the ballot - (c) Sergey Vasiliev / Protein / Steel Falcons /
Chernivtsi / Ukraine and Sergei Pugachev / SPb.
Long and proven by "Spectrum" color
RGB monitors MSX standard was intended from the very
First, when we have just proclaimed to the world about the
Festival, uttering a strange word "FunTop". Japanese and Korean
EIZO 8020 DAEWOO CMC-472AW ensure good picture quality and,
most importantly, there were in the right quantity (!). Wisely
did those who in the 80 years of All-Union took the decision to
the mass introduction of computers in public education MSX -
their efforts are not only brought up the current older
generation spektrumistov (Here I am, for example ;-))) but also
make life easier for all spektrumistam present. Joking aside,
and firmly made Japanese technique and still works fine. To
simultaneously connect multiple monitors to one computer needed
videorazvetvitel, I once was seriously scared the sharp
deterioration own health, in one of the July days, gathered for
one sitting. Fair share of the components of electronic
equipment, commonly referred to as "Radio Components" ;-), gave
Paul Kachkov (KPN), so here's another "thank you"! And
immediately another one: Boris Sharapov (OPER) financed the
purchase of four dozen meters of ribbon cable and connectors,
adapters for monitors. Videorazvetvitel at the Festival worked
well, providing quality work four monitors MSX, arranged around
the room. Should have 6 monitors, but the problems with
electricity forced to reduce their number. One of the monitors
provided Alexei Lvov (http://people.weekend.ru/grasssnake/).
In the most intense and tragic last week before the FT
worked tirelessly and eschewing "black" work, Boris
Sharapov, Alexei Ivanov, Ilya Ivanov, Andrey Juice, Alexander
Filyanov, George Valnin Paul Myakotin ... All ZXNet (095) was
watching the events around the FT. Sympathized with and
supported even by those who in those days has its own problems,
for example, School security officers 91 and SPC INTOR "(one of
the units Russian Academy of Education). SPC INTOR "Book of
Hotel Voskhod space for arriving at a cycle research. Seminars
flew upside down because of lack of electricity, and a hotel
room ... with one word NPC Director VA Lvov got Fantopa guests,
who arrived on Friday and from nowhere else to go who visited
the school.
... And we finished first and the last rehearsal, folded
into the bay 133-meter "life line" and prayed to God that the
next day, at least it did not rain.
... The Lord was merciful.
