Interview
Handle:
Ohm
How did you come up with your alias ?
Ohm
City / Country:
Its my middle name - how ingenious!
Born year:
1969 - Year of Freedom for young people (like my parents?!)
What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
My first was an portable Epson something, with two rows of lcd display and basic build in. It was fun to try and program it, however i think that the only thing i managed to get to work on that machine was a simple print & goto routine - nothing fancy. I dont recall when i got that. After that i got a ZX81 and an IBM XT with TWO 5 1/4" floppy drives ! (it cost a fortune!). Then a ZX Spectrum (48k), a Commodore 64 (the toaster), an amiga500, another pc (a portable pen computer without software (sob-sob), and finally two macintoshes! A portable powerbook and a Quadra, These I use today.
How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
I dont recall actually, i think I knew somebody in Dominators, and someday got the question if I wantet to join. But ive been a member of; CCC (CopenhagenCodeCrackers on the zx48), Dominators on Amiga, Legion on Amiga and ONe more group i forgot the name of, it was pretty famous thoug, but I was on my way out of the scene at the time.
What was the proudest moment in your career ?
When I arranged a Telephone conference out of Chicago with more than 50 participants!
For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
I was on one of the parties shouting - Show me Your F***** Stickers - (actually I was part time door-man on a dominators & trilogy party in Jutland)
What would you like to be remembered for ?
Beeing a nice guy, who wasent too deep involved in the general backstabbing activities.
What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
I got involved in professional work on the PC, and my amiga got quite sick! it must have been around 89-90.
Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
No! - well that we dont have a better network! - Where is everybody??????
What was your favorite
GAME(S)
My favorite game would be Bubble-Bobble on the Amiga - Great Gameplay is the most important! Oh yeah - And Super Hang-on.
DEMO(S)
My favorite demo would be Scoopex's Mental Hangover - i still have the original disc from the competetion somewhere!
PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
The favorite programmers and programming teams would be C^Z, yes (and it's not brown nosing!), they are those i kept contact with for the longest time!
CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
Actually i think they was the greatest cracking team as well, not due to the volume, but because of the personal relations!
COMPOSER(S)
Mad Freak is the best composer i have ever known, pitty that I dont know what he's up to today!
BEST COMPOSED TRACK(S)
The best composed tracks are the tracks from TRSI, especially "you must learn", "vogue" and "wir happy hippos". I still have them, on my mac, and i collect furiously!
EVENT(S) (E.G. COPYPARTY)
The best copyparty, yes not demoparty or some other excuse-for-a-name party, was probably the party held in Aalborg in Jutland by Trilogy, Dominators and somebody I don't remember! in 198?
MEMORY(S)
My best memories was phone frteaking with friends all over the world, and hacking computers! no details thoug, its a general feeling that that time was great, in hindsight!
DRINK ?
Tom Collins, beer & tequila. Champange!
What are you doing nowadays ?
Im Product Manager for the danish division on af pan-scandinavian games distributor, handling PC games and PlayStation.
What are you doing on your spare time?
Using my mac and playing on my PlayStation, cooking and doing interesting exercises with my girlfriend! ;-)
Is there anything you'd like to say to the public (read: admires)
Yes - Try and keep in touch, in five years they may be the key to a great job, or just great friends to talk to all over the world!
What is the meaning of life?
Beer & Wine, Women & Song (and then computers & money) - no specific order!