MEGA-INTERVIEW WITH                        day,  but  not  tomorrow.   Besides,
                                            somebody  thinks  that we existed on
 JANITOR OF REBELS                          da  64 too...  this is not true!  So
                                            far,  the  Amiga  has  been the only
  At  the  end  of  the last year as        piece   of   machinery   that  we've
Janitor  contacted  as we thought of        released stuff on......
making a very cool interview. We had        CJ:  How many members do you have at
not much time but in March we sended        the moment?  Can you introduce them
the quetions and got the answers two        (Name, country, activities)...
weeks before the release.  Very good        RE: Hehehe... and private addresses,
timing isn't it?  Enjoy this...             phone#  etc.  too?  Nope!  It simply
CJ:  When  was  Rebels founded?  Who        would  be  too  hard for me to state
founded Rebels?                             all   members   in   all  divisions.
RE:  Well, way  back in 1988 (or was        Anyway, at present (8th February-92)
it  1989)  two  Danish groups "Chaos        we have approx.  45 members situated
Cooperation"    and    "Roadrunners"        in    divisions    throughout    the
decided  to  make a merge.  Our name        following     countries:     Denmark
was,  as  far as I know, figured out        (founders),     Sweden,     Finland,
by  Droopy  in a train on its way to        Germany,  France,  UK, Belgium, USA,
the   Bamiga   Sector   1/Warfalcons        Norway and finally Turkey.
party.   Anyway,  I wasn't in Rebels        CJ:  What  is the place of Rebels in
at   dat  time,  I decided  to  join        the  scene?   How would you rank the
forces with them later on.                  group?
CJ:  On which computers do you work?        RE: Numero uno, of course!! Nahh....
Whats are the main activities?              it  really  depends about what scene
RE: Pure Amiga activities... Anyway,        yar  talking about.  In the cracking
some of us do have PC's - so perhaps        scene  we're  nuffing (yet!), but in
you'll  find  us doing pc-stuff some        the  demoscene  we're  doing a quite

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good  job - just check the Eurochart        the Amiga in Scandinavia?
for the facts!  Overall i'd say that        RE:  Taking  the  last  part  of the
we  belong  in  the  top  5!  If you        question    first.    According   to
disagree,  just  go check the amount        Commodore, Denmark is the country in
of  people  wanting to join us - and        the    world    with   most   Amigas
ask  them  if  they  don't think the        (considering     the    population).
same.                                       However,  the  Danish modem-scene is
CJ:  Are  you swapping  very much on        not  worth  being  compared to other
Mail   or   Modem?   Where  are  you        countries  (well,  perhaps  Russia).
swapping?                                   The  actual  number  of hst-boxes in
RE:  Well,  some time ago Rebels was        Denmark can be counted on two hands,
mostly  doing  mail-trading,  and we        and  the  major problem is, that not
really   had  several  mail-traders.        enough people bring new imports!
Anyway,  this  has  changed  a  lot.          Our  entering  in  the modem-scene
Today,  we  don't  really  have  any        was   when   Mike   opened  our  EHQ
major mail-traders as most of us has        (Rebellion) in Sweden.
HST's now.  However, both Nick and I        CJ:  You have a lot of BBSs all over
still   do  some  non-serious  mail-        the  world.   Can  you  give  us  an
trading - just to stay in touch with        actual overview?
some  of  our  best friends from our        RE:    Okey  dokey...   but  without
m.t.  period.  and honestly  I think        mentioning all them bloody numbers -
m.t.  IS more fun than modeming, coz        go  get  them  from  some of all the
you  avoid getting fakes and getting        bbs-lists!    ...   European  Import
totally  lame  warez!  Besides, it's        Software    (WHQ-USA.    2   nodes),
much more personal.....                     Rebellion   (EHQ-Sweden),  Swapper's
CJ:  When  did  you enter  the modem        Delight  (GHQ),  Wasted Time (SFHQ),
scene?   Wasn't that very difficulty        Rebels'   Hideout  (DKHQ),  Dragon's
for a Danish group?  How spreaded is        Lair   (SHQ.   2  nodes),  Master  &

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Servant   (GHQ2),  Forgotten  Realms        (besides  us)  the  only Elite demo-
(UKHQ), Inner Circle (SHQ2)...  This        group  in  Denmark.   Anyway,  as  a
makes 9 boards in 6 countries.              compliment  to  them,  I'd  say that
CJ:  Are  you turning  to modem com-        they've  shown more activity than us
pletely?                                    lately....
RE:  Nope,  at least not 100%.  Some        CJ: What about cracking?
of   us   will   not   stop  mailing        RE:   We haven't cracked anything so
completely  as  we have really had a        far, but watch out for some hardcore
great time there, and still like its        ones!!!  Due to release within long!
atmosphere  a  lot!  Even though the        However,  please  don't expect us to
speed  of  the mail-scene is fuckin'        be the new version of BS1/Paranoimia
slow!!                                      etc.!!
CJ:  Do  you have  good relations to        CJ:   You  often  show great intros?
other  groups?  On the other side do        What  were  your  best  demos?   How
you    have    problems   with   the        often do you bring demos?
concurrence?                                RE:  Yes,  indeed we  bring a lot of
RE:  Hehehe...   many  people  think        great   intros,  just  look  at  the
that  we're in war with many groups.        latest    ones    "99   Boxes"   and
However, this is of course NOT true.        "3DAYHELL"  and  also our demos have
We  try  to have a good relationship        always  been  know for their special
with  most groups, and I think we've        style.    In  my  opinion  our  best
managed  pretty  well  so  far.  The        release   so   far   were  COMA  and
only  one we like to make 'fun' with        VECTORY.   However, I also liked the
is  the  DK division of Anarchy, and        rest  of  them  a lot too.  Well, we
I think  they  feel the same way too        haven't  been bringing out that many
(No hard feelings, ok?  Hehe...) ...        demos recently, our last BIG release
I guess   we   have   this  kind  of        was   'Blue   House   2'  which  was
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CJ:  Do  you organise  or go to copy        tooo   fuckin'  far!   This  is  why
parties or other events?                    I never   attend  the  non  computer
RE:  The  only  party we've arranged        activities  that  many  of our other
so  far,  was  the ECES in Stockholm        membs have together.
last year, together with Razor 1911,        CJ:  Is there  a notable fluctuation
Phenomena,   Scoopex.....    Anyway,        of  your  members?   Are many freaks
we're  arranging a summer conference        joining  or  leaving  you?   Do  you
at the moment, so watch out for more        search (special) members?
info  about  it later this spring!!!        RE:  Yep,  you could  say that a lot
Regarding  other  parties,  I'd  say        of people joining or getting kicked.
that at least some of us are present        However,  recently  it  hasn't  been
at   most   major   conferences   in        that  much  as  somebody thinks.  No
Scandinavia.    This   means,   that        major changes at all except that our
I don't really remember how many I'v        organisation-whq is taken care of by
been to...                                  the  Swedish  guys  now  (after Jake
CJ:  Are  there non computer activi-        stopped almost all activities).
ties  in  Rebels?   How  good do the        CJ:  What  about  a  diskmag?  Every
members know each other?  Is there a        known group must have their own one.
good communication?                         RE:   Well  well  well....   I'm not
RE:   Yeah, I think we have a really        really   sure   if   the   plans  of
good  communication  inside  Rebels.        releasing   BALTAZAR  together  with
However,  some  freaks  who  left to        Phenomena  are going to be fulfilled
join, or was kicked!, other DK teams        someday.   Sure  it  could  be  phun
never   really   felt   the  special        having   our   own  diskmag,  but  I
feeling  of  being a rebel, nomatter        honestly don't think the scene needs
what  they  say!  In my case I don't        more  of them!  In fact, most of the
really  meet  the  other  membs  too        mags are really crap.  In my opinion
often, due to geographical reasons -        these  mags should be the only ones:

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Zine, Hack-Mag, Raw, Maggy, Ice, and        own  system one day, it simply would
CJ.   The  rest of them are, more or        be   among  the  best  ones  in  the
less,  just  leeching  the news from        scene!!  Just imagine a box build up
other  mags  and are in general very        on  how  to  make various drinks and
boring  - the only nice things about        trade other USEFUL stuff!
them  is  the fact that they give us        CJ:   Do  you  have special plans or
(modemers)  the  opportunity of more        are   you   working   on  a  special
credits!  Hehehe....                        project?     How   long   will   you
CJ:  Now  we want you ask some ques-        continue?
tions  about  you  personally.  What        JA:  No comments whatsoever!  Every-
are  you  doing  in the scene?  When        thing  I  say  can  and WILL be used
did  you enter Rebels?  Did you have        against   me,  coz  it  has  in  the
a   magnificent  success  with  your        present!   However, do watch out for
work?                                       a couple of trackmos, musicdisks and
JA:   Huh...  a magnificent success?        other  rad  intros  and  demos.   As
Well,  I'll  let someone else answer        always,  Rebels are not going to let
that   question,  coz  otherwise  it        you down!
could  get  a  bit...   hmm...  well        CJ:  What  do  you  think  about the
arrogant!  Hoho...  I joined up with        scene  in  general?   And  about the
the  rest  of  REBELS (after being 1        modern modem scene especially?
year  in  TRIANGLE)  about  2 months        JA: In general I believe it's become
before the RSI/TSL pardie in Denmark        more  friendly again, after a lovely
some  2  years  ago, as a mailtrader        period   of   business.   Personally
and   shortly   after   renamed   to        I find  this  fact  quite  nice, but
JANITOR.   Since  then  I've started        it's  not a way of running the scene
modeming,   and   that's   what  I'm        as  the modems will anticipate a lot
(mostly)  fooling around doing these        to  do.   The  modems  ARE making it
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will  always be able of finding real        island  what  THREE things would you
friends in this scene too.                  take with you?
CJ:   What will be the future of the        JA:  I think I would take the oppor-
scene, amiga, mankind,...  ?                tunity  of  having  99 more choises!
JA:   Speaking   about   the    less        If  that  would be impossible to do,
important  things  in  life, I think        I would  choose,  in case the island
Commodore  will  keep  on developing        was self-sufficient:
the  Amiga  until  it  reaches Amiga        1. My  girlfriend  Sanne,  including
99000,  the  same will happen to the           her equipment (?!?).
scene.   More  and  more boards will        2. My   stereo,   cd's  and  a  huge
open  (hopefully  in  DK),  and some           antenna!
will  die.   The scene will probably        3. Amiga  +  hard/software  (this of
get  even more modems, and the bogus           course   also   means  a  lot  of
crackers, not releasing 100% cracks,           CC's/PBX's!, and a phone-point!)
will stop activities as they will by        CJ:  Any last words?
then  have realised that people hate        JA:  Not really, I think most things
non-quality-crax.                           have  been  said  in this interview,
  Mankind    will   certainly   only        or?   Well,  it  would  of course be
survive  until  2025,  as  by  then,        nice  if all readers could send me a
everybody  will  be  totally stoned,        huge  amount  of money, or hardware.
walking   around   in   the  streets        Look  in  the  advertisement section
carrying  axes,  shot-guns,  killing        for  the  addy.   Ok,  perhaps a FEW
civilians  in their search for food.        personals  to:   Agile, Crystal, DC,
The   only   chance   we   have  for        IP,  Nemesis, Oracle, Paradise, QTX,
surviving  is  to  move to the South        PHA, SCX, SR, Teo, TSL and VF.....
Pole  and  start eating pingvins (Hi        CJ:  Thank you very much Janitor for
Phonebilly!).....                           filling  out  this  large interview.
CJ:  When  you had to go to a lonely        See ya...            (doctor mabuse)

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