Interview
Handle: Hagar - Homepage
How did you come up with your alias ?
It all began some months before I joined The Supply Team (short TST), I guess We where inspired of people like Sodan, Ace, Hulk, TMC and others like them. Well I was looking for handle and liked the comic figure Hagar, somehow it fitted just perfect for me; 190 cm high, 96 kg and my hair was growing very fast (still is). I was what you could call a viking type, so I started using the name. My friends sometimes, just for fun, called me Haar-gar ( Eng. Hair-gar).
City / Country:
Country is Denmark. City: Now it's Odense, It's used to be Ellinge, Ferritslev. Born in Copenhagen.
Born year:
In the year 1971
What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
The first computer was a C64 and the story is like this: My stepfather sold old cars and parts of them, one friend of his had C64 and they thought it was a very good idea to do the accounting on a computer. After some months I took over the C64 as nobody used it, since then it's was mine. Oh he bought it the 25 april 1985.
How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
A friend of mine, Rambones (now Nmioaon), knew some other computer freaks, they wanted to start a group and called it The Supply Team, my friend became a member. I wanted to join too, so I made some grafix and they took me in. This was late in 1986.
In July 1987 I brought a A500, it's was one of the old ones with US keyboard and where SideWinder flickered (hardware error, which could be fixed with a transistor) plus the filter only could be turned on/off the hardware way. Well after one or two months Amigo of The Connection asked me to join, this was a great offer and I then join The Connection. All went good until newyear 1987/1988, there Amigo got taken by the german police :-( they took his amiga and all his disks. Kebra started Ackerlight and wanted me to join, but I did'nt. I became known as Hagar of The Connection, or just Hagar, as no other member of the group did anything.
Agound 1990 I joined TST again, but sort of stoped before 1991. Then in feb. 1995 I brought a PC and wanted to join the "scene " again, so now here in 1996 I'm a member of Wize. The active members of Wize are: Wizz, Nmioaon(Rambones) and me (Hagar).
What was the proudest moment in your career ?
My time in The Connection, where I was mail swapping with 350 people/groups around the world; every day I got 20 packes. Sometimes I do miss that time, the people and the action at the partys
For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
For being a friend, nice and cool.
What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
Most of all it was the modems, they killed it all and took away the spirit. Other reasons was that I quited a sparetime job, so I did not have the money to swap, nor mail or modem, though two members of TST was selling the stuff I got, they kept almost all the money for themselfs. After some time I got tired of there attitude and stopped.
Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
Nope, not really.
What was your favorite
GAME(S)
Swapping gave me so alot of stuff and made me see to much; but on the C64 I liked Rambo, Delta, Defender of the Crown, Lightforce, IK.
Amiga: Interceptor, Pirates, Powerstruggel, Storm across Europa, Civ., IK +, Loom, Defender of the Crown.
DEMO(S)
The same, have seen to many demos, but on the C64 I liked demos from 1001 crew, Dutch USA Team, Scoopex, Wizax/Zetrex.
Amiga demos from: IT, Scoopex, Plasma Force (hello freaks), Tristar, Red Sector, The Silens, Mahony and Kaktus + the Wildcopper demo.
CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
C64: Triad, Mr.Zeropage, Fairlight
Amiga: Defjam, The Movers, Quartex, Bamiga Sector One, The Kent Team (hey Sid V.), Trilogy, Goonies (hey Lars), Tristar, Gigaflops (hey Stig).
COMPOSER(S)
C64: Rub Hubbard, Martin Galway, Laxity, M.O.N., Bannana of T.E.K.
Amiga: Rub Hubbard, Huelsback, Obraski
BEST COMPOSED TRACK(S)
I liked the Random Access party in 1987 and The Accummulators party in 1988, I had a nice time there together with my friend Thomas a member of Trilogy. The Dexion party in Nykoeping Sjaelland, Danish Gold party in Tommerup and the Warfalcons party (hey Mandy Girl)
BEST GRAPHICS
C64: Boys Without Brains, Blitz
DRINK ?
Red Wine, Brandy, Carlsberg beer, Coca Cola Light and water.
What are you doing nowadays ?
Taking a MS in Computer System Engineering (Danish: Cand. Sceint. Datateknologi) at Odense University.
What are you doing on your spare time?
I'm together with my girlfriend, my friends and then Computering.
Is there anything you'd like to say to the public (read: admires)
Big greetings to all my ex. contacts out there, hope that you are all ok.
In general : Let's get the fun back on scene again.
What is the meaning of life?
Meaning of life ?? I don't thing there is a meaning. Just have fun so long you are a life.