in.memoriam.1dejanr,
Danas me je na SEZAM-u doŽekala jedna tuČna poruka koju,
uz najdublje Čaljenje i sauŽeźęe, prenosim u konferenciju
RA«UNARI.
in.memoriam.2dsavic,
Pre dva dana poginuo je Duźan Slavię u saobraęajnoj nesreęi.
Veliki gubitak za sve koji smo ga liŽno poznavali i godinama sa
njim saradjivali. Veliki gubitak i Žasopis RaŽunari, kao i za sve
njegove Žitaoce. ▒iroj publici je Duźan Slavię bio poznat po svojoj
velikoj matematiŽkoj erudiciji, koju je - źto je redak sluŽaj - znao
da prenese i u liŽnom kontaktu, studentima ElektrotehniŽkog fakulteta
u Beogradu, gde je kao profesor predavao numeriŽku matematiku i
FORTRAN. «itaocima raŽunarskih Žasopisa a i źiroj javnosti poznat je
po lucidnom objaźnjavanju teźkih matematiŽkih i numeriŽkih metoda.
Bio je jedan od najveęih svetskih struŽnjaka za izraŽunavanje
funkcija na raŽunarima. Bezbrojna unapredjenja je pravio na bukval
bukvalno svakom raŽunaru na kojem je radio: IBM 1130, Spectrum,
Commodore, IBM PC, kao i u mnogobrojnim jezicima, uvek vodjen istom
idejom: kako raŽunati źto taŽnije i źto brČe. Na svim raŽunarima na
kojima je radio, poŽevźi od maźinskog jezika za Spectrum pa naviźe,
razvijao je metode koje su bile bez premca, bilo gde u svetu.
Bio je i jedan od najveęih poznavalaca kalendara, a bavio se i
astronomijom. Naźoj źirokoj javnosti, a i inostranoj, postao je
poznat po programu Sky Atlas, koji je nastao u saradnji sa
Ninoslavom «abrięem. Taj program je otkrio kojeg je dana bila
Kosovska bitka i omoguęio da se kao na filmu posmatraju
dogadjaji u sunŽevom sistemu.
Duźan Slavię je umro upravo u jeku objavljivanja serije
RaŽunarska poetika u Žasopisu RaŽunari, kojom je oduźevio sve,
od struŽnjaka za matematiku do ljubitelja raŽunarske umetnosti.
Velika je źteta źto iza njega nije ostalo viźe dela, knjiga,
Žlanaka, programa... Bio je i znao je mnogo, i to je delio sa
drugima.
Ostaje veliki gubitak. Koga ęu ja sad moęi da pitam da li sam
u nekom programu neźto dobro izraŽunao!? Bio je vrlo simpatiŽan,
i dobar drug. Oseęam se pokradenim.
Duźko Savię.
in.memoriam.3ilja,
Auh!
Bio sam student profesora Slavięa, predavao mi je programiranje
na drugoj godini. Onda se veČbalo na IBM 1130.
Profesora Slavięa sam upamtio kao divnog predavaŽa koji je sve
nas umeo zaista da zainteresuje za ono źto je predavao. Umeo je da
nas upozna sa mnogim tajnama numeriŽke analize koje ęemo za ceo
Čivot pamtiti (recimo, ko je posle predavanja kod njega napisao
c=sqrt(a*a+b*b)?). Umeo je da studente koji dosta znaju nauŽi joź
mnogo Žemu źto nisu znali. I, najzad, studentima koji su bili
nepopravljivo nezainteresovani za numeriŽku analizu davao je
priliku da poźteno poloČe ispit i Žak dobiju visoku ocenu ne
iČivljavajuęi se na njima. Bio je to izvanredan profesor, veliki
zaljubljenik u svoj posao, u svoju nauku, u brojeve... prosto
ne mogu da verujem da ga viźe nema.
Ilija
in.memoriam.4jregasek,
Saradnici "RaŽunara" su i do sada odlazili iz naźih redova. Za
profesorom Slavięem, medjutim, posebno Čalimo. On je prvi medju nama
koji je, neumoljivom igrom sudbine, otiźao na put sa koga se niko
nije vratio.
Nekoliko dana pre svoje smrti posetio je redakciju da bi nam
predao svoj najnoviji Žlanak "Modeliranje gravitacionog polja".
PriŽali smo, tada, o njegovoj velikoj Čelji da se prikljuŽi na
"Sezam" (nije imao sreęe sa modemom koji mu je upravo bio stigao iz
NemaŽke) i novim tekstovima koje ęe napisati. U ovom semestru ga je
Žekalo neźto manje predavanja, pa je nameravao da deo oslobodjenog
vremena posveti i pisanju za "RaŽunare". Vreme profesora Slavięa je
sada potpuno oslobo¬eno, ali tamo gde je on otiźao joź niko nije
niźta napisao.
U stvaranju "RaŽunara" profesor Slavię uŽestvuje gotovo od samih
njihovih poŽetaka i kao aktivan autor i kao urednik za matematiŽki
softver. Njegove tekstove - iza njih je stajao veliki talenat za
matematiku, veliko znanje i ogroman istaČivaŽki rad - uvek sam
objavljivao sa velikim zadovoljstvom. Oni su mi u ovom ne baź lakom
uredniŽkom poslu ulivali veru da sam u korisnoj misiji. Smatrao sam
da je objavljivanje tekstova kakve je pisao profesor Slavię dovoljan
razlog za postojanje Žasopisa kakvi su "RaŽunari".
Nisam imao sreęu da poznajem profesora Slavięa i u privatnom
Čivotu. U ovom trenutku, na prvu vest o njegovoj smrti, moram da
kaČem i ovo. Uvek sam imao utisak, pa i onog dana kada je doźao u
redakciju sa svojim poslednjim rukopisom, da pred sobom imam duboko
nesreęnog i neshvaęenog Žoveka. Pravedno bi bilo, ako je taj utisak
taŽan, da mu Nebo da viźe mira nego źto mu je davala Zemlja.
Jova Regasek
in.memoriam.5zormi,
Slava mu !
in.memoriam.6ncabric,
Komemoracija povodom smrti prof. dr Dusana Slavica
obavice se 17.04.1990 godine na Elektrotehnickom
fakultetu u sali br. 56.
in.memoriam.7dejanr,
Upravo sam saznao tuČnu vest da je danas u Vaźingtonu iznenada
preminuo naź korisnik i saradnik "RaŽunara" Siniźa Mihailovię
- Miha.
Miha je bio na Sezamu joź od osnivanja, aktivno uŽestvujuęi u
njegovom razvoju, uvek spreman da pomogne drugima. Omoguęio je,
preko svoje firme, mnogima da nabave modem i upoznaju Žari
modemskih komunikacija. U "RaŽunarima" je objavio viźe zapaČenih
tekstova koji su se bavili generisanjem zvuka na PC raŽunarima
kao i upotrebom raznih komercijalnih programa. «esto je poseęivao
Klub programera.
PoŽetkom ove godine otiźao je u USA gde se bavio osnivanjem BBS-a
koji je trebalo da obezbedi razmenu informacija sa istoŽnim zemljama,
naroŽito Jugoslavijom. Redovno zvao Sezam, koristio naź podsistem Tanjug
za prenos vesti u svet i radovao se moguęem ukljuŽenju Sezama u taj
projekat. Smrt ga je, na Čalost, zaustavila u trenutku kada je BBS
veę postao realnost.
Redakcija "RaŽunara" upuęuje Mihinim roditeljima i Tamari izraze
najdubljeg sauŽeźęa, kako u svoje ime tako i u ime korisnika Sezama.
in.memoriam.8spantic,
> Upravo sam saznao tuČnu vest da je danas u Vaźingtonu
> iznenada preminuo naź korisnik i saradnik "RaŽunara"
> Siniźa Mihailovię - Miha.
Ovo je veoma tuČna vest :(
in.memoriam.9dejanr,
From: Mark.Prado@p2.f349.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Mark Prado)
To: malenovi (Nikola Malenovic)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:23:00 -0500
Subject: Please crosspost this message!!
I would like to request your assistance in relaying the following information
to any appropriate news organization(s) in Yugoslavia, and particularly to the
"sezam" electronic mail system in Belgrade. I do not know how to.
News Bulletin
-------------
Sinisa Mihailovic died Tuesday evening, December 15, 1992, at the age of 26.
(In the electronic networking community here in Washington, D.C., he was
affectionately known as "Miha", so that is what I will call him in the rest of
this message.)
Miha is best known as a hard working and courageous activist. He collected and
redistributed news on Yugoslavia, getting it electronically from numerous
sources inside Yugoslavia and feeding it to the outside world, as well as
translating news reports from the conventional news media to electronic form
and sending it to Yugoslavia.
Miha loved his country and was deeply concerned about it. He felt that he could
make his greatest contribution by using his computer communications skills, and
that there was a vast need for news distribution which he could fulfill.
Miha was so good at collecting and redistributing news that news organizations
would log onto his BBS in their regular daily schedules to get information from
Miha. However, Miha turned down at least one job offer from a news
organization, because he felt that the organization may produce excessively
biased news reports.
Miha did his best to present the news he collected in a complete, unbiased, and
objective manner. His sources were diverse. His main aims seemed to be to get
the truth out and to open useful dialogue between Serbs, Croats and Muslims, as
well as between Yugoslavs and non-Yugoslavs.
Miha worked very long hours, and spent his own savings on his news activities.
I also work long hours, being a self-employed PC communications consultant, and
so we had alot in common.
Sometimes I would send a message to Miha as late as 5:00 a.m., expecting to get
a reply the next day, only to get a reply within 15 minutes! However, Miha
smoked heavily, and worked very hard. The reasons for his success may have
been the reasons for his death, as the autopsy report states that he had a
heart attack. (I am taking this as a warning to myself as well, and have
stopped my long hours of hard work since Miha died. I urge all others to do
the same.)
I knew Miha for less than a year. He arrived in this country in the winter of
early 1992. Within a couple of weeks, he logged into my BBS, probably because
it is Internet related. He was looking into the most advanced parts of my BBS,
so I chatted with him on-line. We quickly struck up a friendship.
I helped Miha set up a node on FidoNet. Miha helped me by writing a complete
and user friendly INSTALL.EXE program for my FidoNet-technology "PerManNet
Quick Startup Kit". We both linked into UUNET independently.
Miha would help everyone. He was always giving me advice on various Internet
services, and on the best software to use. He also helped my friend Jim Arnold
to set up an Internet access BBS from square one. Miha was the kind of guy who
you didn't need to ask things from. He would see what your interests and needs
are and voluntarily suggest how you could meet them. His generosity and
openness were exemplary. If anyone ever needed help, Miha's response was
almost always "no problemo".
Miha was also a most peaceful person. Even when he would discuss the
atrocities in Yugoslavia, he would seem mainly disappointed with his fellow
humans, not angry. Miha was a person of understanding, always explaining
things in cultural terms.
There are little things about Miha that brought joy to others. The first time
he visited our house, he brought flowers and wine "for the lady of the house".
(Miha didn't drink much.) Miha's private e-mail messages had many smily face
characters within them.
He was not just this way with other "techies". When Miha died and I announced
it electronically, I discovered many people who had gotten to know Miha. For
example, one man who was very disturbed about Miha's death was a world
traveller and very much a PC novice. He had logged in to Miha's "Eastern
Europe Link" BBS, and had discussed many of the world's problems with Miha.
Also, when I and my girlfriend, Diane, went for the casket viewing, we were
very late. Everyone had left, and the doors were locked. We persisted and were
allowed in. After us, two women did the same. I discovered that one of them
knew Miha mainly because Miha had taught her the basics of using a PC at their
embassy.
Miha did not possess a big ego. He just wanted to do what he could to make a
better world.
Those of us who knew Miha should do more with our own lives in order to
partially make up for this loss to humanity.
Life is so fragile and precious.
==============================================
Miha will arrive in Yugoslavia probably on Sunday. He will
be buried as soon as possible thereafter.
If you wish to have more information, you may contact me, Mark Prado, at:
mark.prado@permanet.org
or
mark.prado@f168.n109.z1.fidonet.org
or
1:109/168 @ FidoNet
------- End of forwarded message -------
in.memoriam.10dkuki,
>> Upravo sam saznao tuznu vest da je danas u Vasingtonu
>> iznenada preminuo nas korisnik i saradnik "Racunara"
>> Sinisa Mihailovic - Miha.
Nek mu je vecna slava i hvala :(
in.memoriam.11dejanr,
Miha ęe biti sahranjen danas (utorak) u 15 Žasova na Centralnom groblju u
Beogradu.
Slava mu.
in.memoriam.12dzakic,
Sutra, u subotu u 11 sati na Centralnom groblju (parcela 45/124)
joź jednom ęe se okupiti Mihini najbliČi (7 dana). Tamara i njena
porodica pozivaju prijatelje da se pridruČe.
in.memoriam.13dejanr,
Upravo sam proŽitao Tanjugovu vest da je juŽe u 90. godini preminuo naź poznati
matematiŽar, akademik Tatomir P. An¬elię. Uz nauŽni rad i pisanje udČbenika,
prof. An¬elię je bio angaČovan i na popularizaciji matematike - bio je
dugogodiźnji saradnik Žasopisa "Galaksija".