 $SOTE
]           by SINK / HMD

 Translated from K7 by STRAPPER !

 S = SINK
 T = THOMAS

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S : Please speak slowly because after
    I shall listen the tape and write
    it on my ST .
T : Ok !

S : So, presentation, history of the
    band, last production ?
T : What ?


S : Please give me a presentation of
    yourself, then the history of your
    group and what you made, your last
    production on ST .
T : Ok. My name's Thomas .
    My pseudo is ILLEGAL EXCEPTION of

    We got 5 members: me, Lobo,
    Zork, Metalgo, ...
    

S : And your sister ?
T : My sister ? (laughing)

S : No, it's a joke !
T : Hmmm ... yeah ...

S : And your last production ?
T : Let's see a thinking worth ...

S : The intro for ICS no ?
T : Yes, probably the intro for ICS !


S : Ok, now the 2nd question :
    say me what do you think about the
    Falcon !
    But ... euh ... but u think ok?
    euh ... but ... but ... euh ...
    say me what do u think of the
    Falcon !
T : Ok.

S : Slowly ! Ok, slowly !
T : Well, I think the Falcon is quite a
    good machine really, maybe it's a
    little bit too expensive, but euh
    I think it's bad an Amiga 2000 .

S : Ok ... euh ... now say me ...
    the questions aren't in order ok ?
T : Yeah !






S : Say me what do you think of the
    STE-scene, 1st in Sweden then in
    the world .
T : Ok! Well, the STE-scene in Sweden
    at the moment isn't very good I
    think ... euh ... well, there are
    OMEGA of course and they are very
    good, the best I think, euh ...
    but no many crews are so very good
    in Sweden at the moment.
    In the rest of the world:
    I think that in Germany they got
    some very good crews, some in
    France: you got also a lot of good
    crews but about the other countries
    I don't know, maybe Holland too.








S : Now tell me if you think that legal
    BBS are good for the computer scene
    or is it bad for it ?
T : I think BBS is a very good way
    because you can get and hold
    everything which is new and early
    thing .
    So I think BBS is a very good
    thing.


S : Ok, good ! For you, do you know
    something useless in the scene,
    the menu-makers or cruncher-men ?
T : What ?

S : Do you understand CRUNCHER ?
T : No !





S : Yes, a cruncher is a guy who say
    in the credits :
          CRACKED BY XXXXXXXX
          COMPACTED BY XXXXXX
    A cruncher : C..R..U..N..
T : Aaaah ! Cruncher ! Yeah ...

S : Is it useful or not ? Is it useful
    for the group ? The man, not the
    utility !
T : I think the ATOMIK cruncher is the
    best !

S : Say me which year was the best for
    the ST ?
T : Yeah ... I think the best year was
    maybe 1989 or 1990 because there
    was a lot of groups like TCB
    which were very active .

S : What do you think about piracy
    bands ?


T : I've been cracking myself before
    so ... crack ... really ...
    But not now !




S : When did you have your ST ?
T : For a long ! I got my ST in 1988 !

S : Me too ! (laughing)
    Do you prefere soundtrack tunes or
    soundchip tunes ?
T : Well, I prefere the soundtrack
    sound but it occupates too much
    processor time so it's very bad
    on the ST I think .

S : Have you a goal on your ST ?
T : Yes, I like to code on my ST and
    I like communications, to get a
    lot of contacts too .


S : Yes, it's better ...
    Thank you !
    In the future, should the ST and
    the Falcon have the same scene or
    not ?
T : I think the ST-scene will die soon
    and the Falcon will probably take
    over . I hope ...

S : By now or in 1-2 years ?
T : In 1 year ...

S : Because the Falcon is too much
    new .
T : Yeah ! (laughing)

S : Do you have a coder ?
T : Yeah ! I think to be a good coder,
    you will start from basis, from
    scratch alone because if you rip
    you'll never be a good coder .
    Do your own stuff !


S : In the 1990-1992 years, say me
    what are the best demos for you .
T : Maybe EQUINOX's or OMEGA's .

S : What do you think of swappers or
    mailtraders ? Are they bad guys
    for you or good men ?
T : Sucker men ! (laughing)

S : It's fuck men ? (laughing too)
T : Just to spread productions, I
    think it's very good . (laughing)

S : What do you think about diskmags ?
    Is it good for the scene ?
T : Yeah, it's very good !

S : ... or useless ?
T : Well, you mean AMAZINE or DBA ! 
    (laughing)
    Most things in these are very
    good .


S : On ST, what do you prefere :
    games, demos, utilities ?
T : Demos !

S : What do you think of the
    Amiga-scene ?
T : I think their mags are very good,
    really . I thanks them a lot
    because every new think on ST is
    coming from the Amiga-scene .

S : Now I tell you one word and just 
    say me immediately what it means
    for you .
T : Ok !

S : Coding-party ?
T : Megaleif .

S : Demo ?
T : Cuddly demos .

S : Girl ?
T : Tracy Lords ! (laughing)

S : Beer ?
T : Very good !

S : Modem ?
T : Even better ! (laughing)

S : School ?
T : Boring .

S : Europe ?
T : A lot better than USA !

S : Have you a future project ?
T : Yes, we will soon release a
    dentro .

S : Have you a message ?
T : Using condoms !


S : Tested on animals !
    (laughing together)
    Have you greetings ?
T : Please wait, I'm looking at my
    desk ... yeah ! to HMD, Iso/SENTRY
    AGGRESSION, Def Klf/MAD VISION,
    Richard Karshmakers/ST NEWS,
    MEGAFORCE, Marcus/AURA, ACF, etc .

S : Thank you ! It's ok for this
    interview !
T : Okay !


S : Please wait for telling me the
    rest, I'm stopping the tape !

    (over)
    NOTE FROM THE TRANSLATOR :
    Hey you two !
    Please next time don't stammer
    like this !
          - THE TRANSLATOR WHO'S STILL
            LAUGHING ...

