Dejan Ristanovic
Encyclopedia
Dejan Ristanović is a well known Serbian
writer
and computer
publicist
.
In January 1981 he wrote the first article on personal computer
s for the popular science magazine Galaksija (Galaxy). During the following years he wrote many articles about programmable calculator
s and home computer
s.
In December 1983 he wrote a special edition of Galaksija called "Computers in Your Home" (Računari u vašoj kući), the first computer magazine in former Yugoslavia
. This issue featured entire schematic diagrams guides on how to build computer Galaksija
, created by Voja Antonić
.
The series of special editions was eventually developed into computer magazine Računari (Computers). Ristanović was the editor of Računari for 11 years. After that, in 1995 Ristanović founded the PC Press publishing company and magazine PC, the first privately owned computer magazine in Serbia
. Ristanović has been the editor-in-chief of PC for more than 10 years.
In 1989 he co-founded Sezam BBS
, which eventually become a major BBS
system and evolved to Internet
provider Sezam Pro, which in 2009 merged in Orion Telecom.
Dejan Ristanović is the author of about 20 books and more than 500 magazine articles about computer
s, written in the Serbian
and English
languages. He also operates the www.ti59.com nostalgia home page of TI-59
programmable calculator
s.
Dejan Ristanović is alumnus of Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade, graduated in 1981 (search term in the list: "Ристановић Дејан").
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
publicist
Publicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
.
In January 1981 he wrote the first article on personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s for the popular science magazine Galaksija (Galaxy). During the following years he wrote many articles about programmable calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s and home computer
Home computer
Home computers were a class of microcomputers entering the market in 1977, and becoming increasingly common during the 1980s. They were marketed to consumers as affordable and accessible computers that, for the first time, were intended for the use of a single nontechnical user...
s.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. This issue featured entire schematic diagrams guides on how to build computer Galaksija
Galaksija
The Galaksija was originally a build-it-yourself computer designed by Voja Antonić. It was featured in the special edition Računari u vašoj kući of a popular eponymous science magazine, published late December 1983 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia...
, created by Voja Antonić
Voja Antonic
Voja Antonić is a Serbian inventor, journalist and writer. He was also a magazine editor and contributed to a number of radio shows but he is best known for creating a build-it-yourself home computer Galaksija and originating a related "Build your own computer Galaksija" initiative with Dejan...
.
The series of special editions was eventually developed into computer magazine Računari (Computers). Ristanović was the editor of Računari for 11 years. After that, in 1995 Ristanović founded the PC Press publishing company and magazine PC, the first privately owned computer magazine in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Ristanović has been the editor-in-chief of PC for more than 10 years.
In 1989 he co-founded Sezam BBS
Sezam
Sezam, the cult Bulletin Board System in former Yugoslavia.Sezam BBS was founded on November 11, 1989 as one of many one phone line / night only Bulletin Board Systems in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Contrary to many BBS systems dedicated to file download, Sezam focused on conferences...
, which eventually become a major BBS
Bulletin board system
A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, is a computer system running software that allows users to connect and log in to the system using a terminal program. Once logged in, a user can perform functions such as uploading and downloading software and data, reading news and bulletins, and exchanging...
system and evolved to Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
provider Sezam Pro, which in 2009 merged in Orion Telecom.
Dejan Ristanović is the author of about 20 books and more than 500 magazine articles about computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s, written in the Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
languages. He also operates the www.ti59.com nostalgia home page of TI-59
TI-59
The TI-59 was an early programmable calculator, manufactured by Texas Instruments from 1977. It was the successor to the TI SR-52, quadrupling the number of "program steps" of storage, and adding "ROM Program Modules" and a magnetic card reader for external storage...
programmable calculator
Calculator
An electronic calculator is a small, portable, usually inexpensive electronic device used to perform the basic operations of arithmetic. Modern calculators are more portable than most computers, though most PDAs are comparable in size to handheld calculators.The first solid-state electronic...
s.
Dejan Ristanović is alumnus of Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade, graduated in 1981 (search term in the list: "Ристановић Дејан").