Interview
Handle: Astro
How did you come up with your alias ?
The jetsons cartoon (yes, it WAS the dog :)
City / Country:
Amsterdam, Holland
Born year:
1975
What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
I got it about 10 years ago
How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
I didnt get into the scene untill I got my first amiga .. I strated out, as it seems like everybody else, as a swapper. I was always more interested in the demoscene than in the cracker scene, but I knew wuite some people in the illegal scene aswell. My previous groups are :
TML, Realm, Spirit, The Silents, Rebels, Movement, Virtual Dreams/FLT and Lemon. Right now I'm in both Cncd and Sonik Clique. I am manager and maineditor of the diskmag RAW.
What was the proudest moment in your career ?
Becoming editor of RAW
For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
For doing a great job in RAW, and being a top swapper in the past with the best packmenus ever
What would you like to be remembered for ?
RAWmaineditor
What made you stop the scene activity ? (and do you remember when?)
As a matter of mact I'm still active :)
Thinking back on the good old days, is there anything you regret?
Yeah, going into the scene to fanatic a lot of years back. cost me one of my schoolyears at highschool :)
What was your favorite
GAME(S)
Lucasarts games (especially Indy and the last crusade the adventure ofcourse which NEVER got cracked properly so I was forced to go out and buy it.)
DEMO(S)
All melon, movement and Rednex stuff
PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
Slammer and dweezil
CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
Fairlight
OVERALL GROUPS :
Cncd
COMPOSER(S)
Dizzy and Heatbeat both from cncd
BEST GRAPHICS
Facet and Destop
EVENT(S) (E.G. COPYPARTY)
The party 3 and 4
DRINK ?
a beer
What are you doing nowadays ?
Studing computer science
What are you doing on your spare time?
Macintosh, amigascene and going out a lot. My girl.
What is the meaning of life?
Getting one :)