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  HANDLE: Conner                                                                
     AGE: 18                                                                    
COMPUTER: Amiga 2000HD, Amiga 1000 (defunct)                                    
   GROUP: Sect                                                                  
    ROLE: Coder                                                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE SCENE ?                                           
                                                                                
 Well I guess there are a few ways to answer this question. My first computer   
was the A1000 which my mother bought back in 1986 or thereabouts. The whole     
scene thing is only fairly recent. I was introduced to it by Krion when he      
started attending my school back in 1992. At the time, I believe he was         
equally impressed by demos and the like and wanted to see if he could do        
something like it. The first thing I contributed to a demo was some very        
tedious work for Guru Meditation. It involved transferring some simple          
pictures into code (A whole lot of dc.w's) so that the pictures (which          
happened to be words) could be rotated and zoomed. I did this shitty work for   
Krion in exchange for help with coding.                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE AN AMIGA ?                                                 
                                                                                
 I didn't really know an alternative existed I don't think. :) I saw an Amiga   
in a shop in North Sydney and commented to my mother how impressive it was.     
I think there may have been Archon on one machine, DPaint on another... And my  
mum bought one! I couldn't believe it. Apparently, Amigas had been recommended  
to her by her colleagues at the ABC as that was what they used. We also got     
Beta video machines recommended to us from the same sources. Interesting,       
considering the way Beta has gone and some say Amiga is going. In both cases,   
the superior product is losing out. That's bad news.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
WOULD YOU EVER SELL YOUR AMIGA AND BUY A PC ?                                   
                                                                                
 I would never "trade up" to a PC if that's what you're referring to. I may get 
one in addition to my Amiga, but not in place of it.                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
WHY/WHY NOT ?                                                                   
                                                                                
 There's nothing that I want to do on a PC that I can't do at least as good, if 
not, better with the Amiga. While that remains the case, it'll always be the    
computer for me. Apparently we Amiga-heads are renowned for our fierce,         
unyielding support of the machine. And why not, damn it!?                       
WHAT FORMER GROUPS WERE YOU INVOLVED IN BEFORE JOINING SECT ?                   
                                                                                
I was unaffiliated with any group before joining SecT. Although, Guru Meditation
was a Digital Access production. Don't know what that counts for. :)            
                                                                                
                                                                                
THE LATEST OZ SURVEY BY RAPTOR REVEALED SOME TROUBLING NEWS ABOUT THE           
GROUP SECT.. TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON ?                                          
                                                                                
 Well, I can't tell you a lot really. I certainly wish I could tell you more. :)
SecT is a group which is not well-unified. All the members are scattered around 
Australia with no real concentration of talent in any one spot. I think everyone
realises this. However, I have pledged to stay with SecT until they break up or 
until my talents develop to such a level where I can move on. I may not have    
coded much at all, but I arranged a section on Midnight Caller which Budds very 
generously provided and I think more people know about SecT through my having   
become a member. Perhaps that sounds a little egotistical, I dunno. :)          
                                                                                
                                                                                
YOU SAID YOU'VE GIVEN UP CODING ? WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW ?                      
                                                                                
 Yes, that's right. Coding is still something that interests me and I'm still   
trying to learn more about it. My main focuses now are the board which I hope   
will be up before too long and music. We'll see what happens. :) Perhaps uni    
will help with the coding. Who can say? :)                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SCENE ?                           
                                                                                
 Well, there's an awful lot of bitching about it. I think it's justified to a   
certain extent. I think there are indisputable facts about the scene,           
especially here in Australia. There are talented people in Australia for one.   
There are lazy talented bastards in Australia for another. :) I would like to   
see a little more competition in the spirit of fun and a little less bitching.  
                                                                                
                                                                                
NAME THE 3 BEST MUSICIANS IN OZ.                                                
                                                                                
 I haven't heard much Australian music to tell the truth. I like Cool Col J's   
style. You can always tell when it's a CCJ mod. :) I'm actually pretty          
impressed by Serkul's stuff but I'd like to hear more. For a third, you're      
really pushing it. :)                                                           
                                                                                
                                                                                
NAME THE 3 BEST CODERS IN OZ.                                                   
                                                                                
 Krion, Storm and Netrunner in no particular order. I see an awful lot of       
Krion's code. Wish I saw more of the other's. :)                                
NAME THE 3 BEST GRAPHICIANS IN OZ.                                              
                                                                                
 Souri, Infinity and Kimba. Though I want to see more of Snykers' work. I       
really like this guy's unique style.                                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
NAME THE BEST 3 GROUPS IN OZ.                                                   
                                                                                
 Cydonia has to come first here. And by a long shot too. Just think about the   
membership involved! Pearl comes second. They'd better do something soon        
though. After that, prolly Digital Access for the stuff they've done in the     
past. They're really branching out now. Of course, I'd like to see more         
demo-oriented stuff from them, but who wouldn't.                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ESCOM BEING THE NEW OWNERS OF THE AMIGA?                   
                                                                                
 I'm not really an authority here. I don't know enough about them. Anyone who   
says things can't get worse is fooling themselves. I sure hope things get       
better.                                                                         
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE END THIS INTERVIEW?               
                                                                                
 Well I'd like to pledge my continuing support for the scene. I'd like to       
offer my encouragement to everyone who's starting out. I'd like to say hi to    
the many friends I've made through the scene. I hope you'll be seeing some      
fruits of my labour in the not-too-distant future. :)