Interview with
Turbo/INFECT

done by
Steve 3003/SILICON DESIGNS


ST: Hello Turbo!
    Tell us something obout the Groups you worked before you 
    joined Infect!
T:  Hello Steve!
    I've started in a small (very small) and unknown group called Cruelty.
    After working one year in this group I've joined Infect. 

ST: And what is your job now in Infect ?
T:  I'm one of the coders of Infect, but I'm working more as Util-coder than
    an Demo-Intro coder. U will understand, that coding of Exotic can be a
    full-time job for your whole life :-) 

ST: When did you get into computing ?
    It was some years ago, in the old GDR. The first computer I've seen, was
    an KC85/3 made in GDR. For all the people, who don't know this fucking
    8Bit Z80 machine - it was just a computer like the ZX Spectrum, but still
    somtimes better (sometimes).

ST: How did you learn Assembler ?
    I've started on the KC in BASIC and Pascal and then I begun to learn
    Z80-assembly language. 1989 I've got an Commo VC20 and it was still a great 
    progress in my life. I've started to learn 6502/6510 assembly-language,
    but then was the reunion from germany and I've invested my first DM in an
    A500 (first I would buy an ATARI ST :-(. After playing many months I've
    started to learn the great 68000 assembly-language, the first weeks were
    the pure horror, coz all opcodes and so on were totally new on 16Bit.
    Now I work only under assembly-language (exept BASIC for calculating 
    SineTables :-)

ST: What Hardware are you using ?
T:  A500 with 1MB Chip 8MB Fast, Oktagon508 + 105MB Quantum, Kick1.3/2.0 +MK II &
    A1200 with 2MB Chip 0MB Fast (arrgghh!), 120MB Conner, Kick3.0 (Yeah!),
    Mitsubishi EUM-1491A MultiSync, Hanseatic mp150-printer, 2nd drive.

ST: When did you start coding the ExoticRipper ?
T:  It was in the middle of 1992. In the first release it should be only a
    ripper for MED modules. 

ST: Do you have any hobbies, except Computer ?
T:  Yes. Partys, reading books written by Stephen King and listening Techno-
    music.

ST: Please tell us you favourite Game, Demo, Movie, Drink,
    fucking-position, Dope, Musican, Gfx-dude, Coder, Party,
    BBS, Mag and Tool (Wow! That's much!).
T:  favorite game:    Speedball2
    favorite demo:    Human Target
    favorite movie:   I like all good horror-stuff
    favorite coder:   puh! there are to many really good coders on the amiga. 
		      It's impossible to say only one or two names.
    favorite drink:   Warsteiner beer!!
    fucking-position: Show me yours and I'll give you my best position.
    favorite dope:    Nothing except good black coffee and many cigarettes
    favorite musician:Beethoven/Hobbes/Infect, S.L.L/Kefrens and Ron Klaren
    favorite Gfx-dude:Spiv/Infect and Peachy/TRSI
    favorite Party:   The Party II was real the best, i've ever seen
    favorite BBS:     What should I say? I've no modem to test out some BBS.
    favorite Mag:     Stolen Data
    favorite tool:    EXOTIC ripper!!!

ST: Any Plans for the future ?
T:  Oh Yes! Favorite plans are coding of Exotic10.00 (hehe) and make some
    other funny utils like an very!! good copper disassembler+ an copper
    paint proggy and to make a good english course :-)

ST: What Functions will be included in the next update of the
    ExoticRipper ?
T:  Many new Module-formats ->current counter is 44, replay-support (the time
    is come), may an decrunch-support (I hope) dramatically speeded up hunt-
    routines. May I'll try to include (especially for coders) an new kind of 
    replayer finder. This routine will check up your memory for mostly used
    replayer op-codes and so on, e.g op-codes like lea $DFF0A0,Ax and so...

ST: Ever had any Problems with the cops ??
T:  Not in connection with computers. God beware me (amen, amen, amen :-)    

ST: What to you think about the Scene nowadays ?
T:  I think in the age of modem-trading, 0 days-wares and all this things the
    real friendship is more and more going down. So I'm really happy above all
    my MAIL-contacts (like you Steve :-). I like long and funny letters more
    than a small text on the BBS.

ST: There are some releases by Infect including many Viruses, do
    you know how they got onto the Disks ? Or are those releases
    modified by some lame asses ?
T:  You mean some issues from Utility Dreams? Yes, it's really shit with this
    fucking viruses. I don't know, who put this crap on our pack, except an
    release, which was INFECTed with the shit Snoopdos1.6-virus, coz our
    viruskiller was not the latest version and he was not able to find this
    piece. I'll apologize in the name of all Infect-members for this. Don't
    think, our group-name is Infect and so all releases must be Infected!!!

ST: Thx for this interview, keep up the good work! Now there is
    some space left for some personal greets/messages ...

T:  Okay first thx to you Steve for this interview and for your nice (hehe)
    letters. Also greetings to all IFT-members and all others I know.
    Messy to all peoples, waiting longer for some letters. Sorry, but I
    was very ill the last weeks and also I must code something on Exotic,
    coz to the Cebit it must be finished!!!…