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iNTERVIEW WITH (mICHAEL mAETTNER) mIKE OF sUNRISE
wHAT IS YOUR ALIAS? iF YOU FIND THE STORY INTERESTING, THEN LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAME UP WITH IT? mIKE. i HAD TO BE VERY FAST IN CHOOSING A HANDLE, THATS WHY i CAME UP WITH THE EASIEST THING AROUND... jUST THE REAL NAME, YOU KNOW... hAVE YOU CHANGED HANDLES? iF SO, GIVE US THE REASON(S) AND YOUR PREVIOUS NICKNAME(S)! i NEVER DID THAT. wHEN AND WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? i WAS BORN ON 19-05-72 AND i'M STILL LIVING IN dARMSTADT/gERMANY wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR FIRST COMPUTER AND WHICH COMPUTERS DO/DID YOU OWN? wHEN DID YOU GET YOUR c64? mY FIRST COMPUTER WAS A C-128 AND i GOT IT IN 1987. tODAY i OWN THREE 64, STILL THAT 128 AND (BECAUSE IT IS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR MY STUDIES) A pc... hOW DID YOU GET TO KNOW THE SCENE? wHO WAS YOUR FIRST CONTACT (PERSON YOU KNEW) ON THE SCENE? pHEW. i GOT CONNECTED WITH THE SCENE THROUGH MY PAPERMAG ACTUALLY... i SOLD pd-sOFTWARE AT AROUND 1988 AND PRODUCED A PAPERMAG FOR MY CUSTOMERS. oNE DAY i WAS ASKED TO WRITE MORE "SCENISH" STUFF AND TO JOIN A GROUP. tHAT WAS sPHERICAL dESIGNS AT THAT TIME. oNE OF MY FIRST CONTACTS EVER WERE THOSE WHO i STILL KNOW NOWADAYS (MOSTLY). nAMED dAVE (i THINK HE WAS IN rEBELS LAST TIME i HEARD FROM HIM), tHE aUDIENCE, sIR mANIAC AND nOTHINGFACE OF sUNRISE... dESCRIBE YOUR SCENE CAREER, INCLUDING ALL GROUPS YOU HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF! kEEP CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER PLEASE! aS MENTIONED BEFORE i JOINED sPHERICAL dESIGNS 1988 OR STH LIKE THAT. aS i GOT CONNECTED A BIT MORE TO THE SCENE, i NOTICED THAT sd HASN'T THE "BEST" IMAGE TO PUT IT IN THAT WAY. tHEREFORE i CHANGED THE NAME OF MY PAPERMAG (TO mILESTONE) AND LEFT sd. lATER (1989?) i JOINED dUPLEX, WHICH DIED FEW WEEKS LATER BECAUSE gORBI LEFT THE SCENE. aFTER THAT i STAYED GROUPLESS FOR A YEAR, JOINED oREGON WHICH RENAMED INTO sUNRISE LATER. tHATS IT. wHICH SCENE DO/DID YOU CONSIDER BEST AND WHY? iF YOU HAVE BEEN ONLY ON THE c64, THEN GIVE US THE REASON(S)! i WAS (OR AM?) ONLY A MEMBER OF THE 64 SCENE. rEASON IS PROBABLE THAT i NEVER FOUND THE TIME TO JOIN ANOTHER SCENE. aND i DIDN'T LIKE TO USE AN aMIGA ANYWAY. bEST REASON FOR THIS IS THAT i FOUND SOME FRIENDS THROUGH 64 AND NEVER THOUGHT OF LEAVING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. i STILL LIKE THE 64! :) wHAT DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED BY BEING A MEMBER OF THE SCENE? sOME FRIENDS! wHEN i TAKE A LOOK AT THE PEOPLE i'M HANGING AROUND THESE DAYS (7 YEARS AFTER i LEFT SCHOOL) - THERE'S NO ONE LEFT i KNEW IN SCHOOL!! bUT i STILL MEET FRIENDS i GAINED THROUGH 64! tHATS GREAT! wHAT DO YOU CONSIDER LOST, WASTED OR MEANINGLESS DURING THE YEARS YOU HAVE SPENT ON THE SCENE? nOTHING. yOU CAN'T "LOSE" SOMETHING WHEN YOU DO ANYTHING. dO WHAT YOU WANT! i NEVER FELT LIKE i LOST ANYTHING DUE TO MY ACTIVITY IN 64 SCENE. sTOP WITH IT IMMEDIATLY IF YOU FEEL LIKE THAT... wHAT IS/ARE/WAS/WERE YOUR MAIN INTEREST(S)/FUNCTION(S)? mY MAIN FUNCTION AND INTEREST WAS (AND IS? ;) TO PRODUCE mILESTONE. a PAPERMAG WHICH WAS REALLY A GREAT THING TO DO. tAKE A LOOK AT THE ONLINE VERSION IN ORDER TO GET A HINT WHAT i'M TALKING ABOUT... i SWAPPED OF COURSE (YOU NEED TO GET FEEDBACK WHEN YOU PRODUCE A MAG...) wHAT MADE YOU START DOING GRAPHICS/COMPOSING/SWAPPING/CODING/MODEM TRADING ORGANISING OR WHATEVER YOU DID? nOTHING SPECIAL. iNTEREST IN EDITING A MAG i GUESS. sWAPPING IS GREAT! yOU GAIN CONTACTS (OR FRIENDS EVEN) AND RECEIVE A LOT OF MAIL - WITH A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IN... :) i REALLY LIKED THAT! wHAT ARE/WERE YOUR GREATEST SUCCESSES/FIASCOS? dON'T KNOW. mY PAPERMAG GOT NEVER THAT KNOWN AS i HAD NO POSSEBILITY TO GIVE IT AWAY 500 TIMES FOR FREE. bUT ALL PEOPLE WHO READ mILESTONE, TOLD (AND TELL) ME THAT IT IS GREAT. nO REAL SUCCESS. aT LEAST NOT AS FAR AS i KNOW. wAS THERE ANY SPECIAL CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU/YOUR GROUP AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE/GROUPS ON THE SCENE (CO-OPERATION, WAR, FRIENDSHIP ETC.)? iF SO, WHAT MADE IT START AND STOP? hMM. tHATS SO LONG AGO. wE NEVER HAD A "WAR" TO PUT IT IN THAT WAY (WHICH i THINK TO BE VERY CHILDISH ANYWAY). wE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WHEN WE BUILT sUNRISE, BUT NOT WORTH TALKING ABOUT IT! hAVE YOU ATTENDED PARTIES? tELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE CONFERENCES? yOU CAN EVEN MENTION SOME FIASCOS. iN THE GOOD OLD TIMES i WAS, LETS SAY, FOUR OR FIVE TIMES A YEAR IN vENLO. tHAT WAS A GREAT THING AND i STILL MISS IT THESE DAYS. mY "BIGGEST" PARTY WAS "tHE pARTY i(?)" IN aARS/dENMARK. fUNNY ASWELL ALTHOUGH A LOT OF THINGS REALLY SUCKED (CLEANING THE TOILETS WAS A PROBLEM FOR EXAMPLE) - IT WAS FUCKING COLD! bUAH. i LIKED THE SUMMER MEETINGS MUCH MORE... ;) iS/WAS THERE ANY SPECIAL FEELING IN YOUR CREW, SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST BEING IN A GROUP? yES. wE DIDN'T RELEASE ANYTHING (EXEPT mILESTONE) SINCE 1991 AND WE STILL MEET US! kIND OF FRIENDSHIP. sUNRISE IS DEFINATLY MORE THAN A COMPUTERGROUP. sOME EVEN HAVEN'T GOT A 64 THESE DAYS... iF YOU ARE NOT A c64 SCENER ANYMORE, WHEN AND WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE SCENE? dIFFICULT TO SAY. aM i STILL A SCENER? i STOPPED SWAPPING IN 1994 AND i DIDN'T RELEASE mILESTONE SINCE 1994 ASWELL. bUT DUE TO THE INTERNET (IRC!) i'M STILL CONNECTED WITH THE SCENE - SOMEHOW. aND i'M STILL PLANNING TO RELEASE mILESTONE ONLINE. sO ... AM i STILL A SCENER? i STOPPED SWAPPING DUE TO TIME PROBLEMS. aND ALL MY OLD CONTACTS AND FRIENDS LEFT THE SCENE. i DIDN'T HAD THE POWER TO START IT ALL UP AGAIN, YOU KNOW. wHAT WERE YOUR FAVOURITE GROUPS/ARTISTS/CODERS/PRODUCTIONS? wHY DO/DID YOU LIKE THEIR WORK/THESE PROGRAMS? i PREFER VERY GOOD DESIGNED PRODUCTIONS. kING fISHERS PRODUCTIONS WERE ALWAYS GREAT. sOME "LONG AWAITED DEMOS" LIKE cREST dEMOS OR THAT hORIZON DEMO WERE GREAT (DON'T KNOW THE NAME NOW, SORRY). i ENJOYED THE ARTISTS ON 64 VERY MUCH. eLECTRIC DOES A GREAT WORK FOR EXAMPLE. aLSO SOME MAGS LIKE sCRIPT ARE ART IN MY EYES. gIVE US A BRIEF DESCRIPTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCENE AS YOU EXPERIENCED IT AND COMPUTER SOCIETY IN GENERAL! iT WAS A MOSTLY CRACKING SCENE WHEN i JOINED. aS THE YEARS PASSED BY THE RELEASE OF GAMES ON 64 VANISHED AND PEOPLE HAD TO GET THEIR ATTENTION ON OTHER THINGS LIKE MAGS AND DEMOS. i REMEMBER THE TIMES WHEN THERE WERE ONLY FEW DISKMAGS (sEX'N'CRIME, mAMBA AND STUFF LIKE THAT). wHEN i LEFT every GROUP HAD AT LEAST ONE DISKMAG. mUCH QUANTITY - NOT MUCH QUALITY. bUT AS i PREFERED THE LEGAL SCENE ANYWAY IT WASN'T THAT BAD FOR ME. i THINK THE CRACKING SCENE IS STILL ALIVE, BUT NOT THAT IMPORTANT OR AM i WRONG? aNYWAY, THEY PRONOUNCED THE DEATH OF THE 64 SCENE IN 1988 ALREADY! aND HERE WE ARE! sTILL ALIVE AND KICKING! tHERE WERE BAD YEARS AND BETTER, BUT AS ALL 64 SCENERS HAVE A SPECIAL CONNECTION TO THIS COMPUTER IT IS STILL GOING ON... wHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION? wHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING? dOES IT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING WITH COMPUTERS? iS THERE ANYTHING YOU DO IN REAL-LIFE THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING ON THE SCENE? nOT REALLY. i STUDIED CHEMISTRY AND i'M USING COMPUTERS OF COURSE. bUT i'M NOT RELEASING A MAG - YET... :) hOW DID YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS COMPUTERS CHANGE DURING THE YEARS? iT DIDN'T CHANGE WHEN i LOOK AT C-64. bUT i USE MY pc ONLY TO WORK WITH, THATS FOR SURE A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE... :) wHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING IN YOUR SPARE-TIME WHEN NOT COMPUTING? wHAT IS/ARE YOUR HOBBY(IES)? bLAH. wHAT ARE YOU DOING? hANGING AROUND, DRINKING, PARTIES, NORMAL STUFF i THINK. aRE THERE MOMENTS WHEN YOU FEEL NOSTALGIC THINKING BACK TO THE PAST YEARS OF THE SCENE? iF SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN IT HAPPENS? sURE! i GET SAD, LOOK AT SOME OLD mILESTONE ISSUES AND WISH i COULD TURN BACK TIME. wHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE NEAR/FAR FUTURE? i DON'T HAVE ANY. gETTING MY phd IN CHEMISTRY. wHAT IS YOUR GOAL IN LIFE? wHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACHIEVE? gOAL IN LIFE??? wHATS THAT? i LIVE FOR TODAY AND i'M TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE. i'D LIKE TO LIVE HAPPY AND CHEERFUL RIGHT TO THE END... wHENEVER THAT MAY BE. |
