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Pure Bollocks Issue 22_012
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EGB'S SMELLY SOX IN INTERVIEW FOR ANOTHER DISKMAG SHOCK!
Oh dear oh dear, what HAVE you been doing EGBSS? Doing an interview for another
diskmag indeed! Well, I know this is true, because I've got the file to prove
it! Here's the story: EGB's Smelly Sox told me he was wanting to send Pure
Bollocks to one of the DBA contact addresses, along with a text file in answer
to one of their opinion articles. So I get the job of sending out a couple of
disks to this address. But what's on the disk as well as the article? Yes, it's
an interview done with their Interviewer program! Tut, tut! Well here is the
FULL UNALTERED text of this interview. [It would have to be or else I wouldn't
allow it in this magazine! -EGBSS!] All that's been done to it is a little text
formatting. Intrestingly, when I confronted EGBSS with this text file, he said
he was going to put in the magazine anyway! Hmmmmm...... OK then I'll take you
at your word then! [I fuckin' WAS!!! -EGBSS!!] So, just to show we don't hide
anything, here's the interview EGB's Smelly Sox did using the DBA Interviewer
on DBA 6.
<Genie!>
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EGB'S SMELLY SOX
Interview with the MEGA interviewer by D.B.A.
Try it out so you can send in your interview !
Pseudo computer name... EGB'S SMELLY SOX
Group you're in (if any)... PURE BOLLOCKS editorial team
Function (like coder, gfx man etc)...
Well, main thing at the moment is editing and putting together PURE
BOLLOCKS. I also write the odd article for it as well. I've also worked
with Rich Tea in coding for the PERPETUAL DAWN DEMO.
Latest project you made (like demo, games, mod etc)...
Woops, already answered that! Look, get the PERPETUAL DAWN demo- it's fuckin'
brilliant! Ok then, it's not that brilliant but it's the only demo from the
Ripped Off coding party so far! And get PURE BOLLOCKS- it's the best
diskmag, with the exception of D.B.A diskmag.
Real name...
Mr EGB SMELLY SOX. (Ha ha!)
Age...
Older than a Take That fan!
Sex (male or female)...
Yes please! (Why do diskmags ask this question now?)
Weight...
Heavy? Er, dunno, I'm not near a weighing machine!
Length...
What.... You saucy bastard! Get out of here!
Hair (like color, style or just plain bold)...
Erm, purple mohican? Naah, just dark greasy short hair!
Looks (like playboy, shit head etc)...
Shit head playboy!
Clothes (like jeans, t-shirt, baseball cap etc)...
At the mo, it's a sad jumper (Cause it's winter!) and jeans. But I DON'T
wear shite baseball caps!
What do you think of demo's in general (good ,bad, more...)...
Most of the good demos have already been done! The current ones with a few
exceptions are as boring as shit! For example, apart from a couple of good
screens by NEXT, Mystic, Legacy and so on, the Phaelon Gigademo was
giga-crap!
What's your opinion about demo crew's in general...
Well, it's a hobby, so I don't know why everyone takes it so bloody
seriously! It's nothing to have a really a big ego about! Anyway, quite a
lot of the demo coders I've met are OK guys who don't try and act superior.
What would you like to see in new demo's (like small games or else)
The current demo-with-menu is a bit old hat now so, it'll probably go towards
the Amiga-style loader, and a bit more towards demos that look nice as well as
doing something new.
Do you like compil menu disk's and explain your answer...
My experience of demo compil disk is that they're usually ripped off by
lamers who have got a filed version or assembled source to a screen,
then stick it together with a ripped-off menu! In short- most of them are lame
ego-trips!
What do you think about Atari Corp. itself (enough info/back_up etc)
Atari make good machines- no mistake, and they do good backup- at least
in UK compared to Commodore. But they are complete shit at marketing
their machines! When did you last see an advert on TV for Atari?
Do you like the games that are out for the Atari (new, playable etc)
Most of them aren't new or playable! They're usually shit jerky
platform games programmed by lamers, given the go-ahead by bosses who
know fuck-all about the ST, and are advised by programmers who are usually
pig-ignorant Amiga coders.
What's your opinion about software piracy on the ST/E
Dead, dead obvious problem here is prices- and FAST can't cover that up! And
shit software as well. If you pay 30 quid for a piece of jerky shit, then
you're MORE likely to go for a pirate copy next time, I'd guess!
Would you buy more original software is the prices were lower?
I hardly ever play games myself now, but I reckon I would if I did.
What normal magazines about computers do you read...
In print ST Format, and ST Applications, but they're usually crappy, and so
I tend to read diskmags much more now, and thanks to GENIE of NETOWRK TRASH,
I'm also getting into on-line bbs mags now!
What do you think of them ( Contents, up to date, sort of articles)
BBS online-mags are usually the most up-to-date, then diskmags, then print
magazines. I think diskmags are more in tune with the ST scene, rather than
online mags, which are a bit too comms, and print-mags, which are really
out of touch!
What would you change if you brought out a magazine????
Aha! Read Pure Bollocks #21, and you'll get an idea! Well, news and gossip
are one thing, coding tips, and loads of info and tips and stuff. That's
the best way I can summarise it!
Do you like it when a magazine has a coverdisk (please explain why)
I think ST Format do the best coverdisks (The only reason I buy it now!).
The software is quite good though they should do more PD games..
(Talking of which.. ELSPA, fuck right off, and stop trying to control
PD/shareware distribution!)
Do you like the idea of a diskmagazine in general...
Well, it's easier to copy than a print magazine, and you don't need a
coverdisk! It's also more likely to be up-to-date, since you don't have
to wait for printers, and it's also done by ST users for ST users.
(Cliched, but it's true.)
Do you like the articles (to serious, to much craptalk etc)...
I usually don't like a diskmag filled with too much craptalk, I think there
should be a bit of a balance between serious and humorous stuff. I also notice
some diskmags shying away from putting opinions on them. Why not, it's
intresting!
What would you change if you were asked to and why ...
Ho ho! Read Pure Bollocks and find out!
What is completly useless according to you...
Games consoles- why does anyone want something that just plays games? The
Amiga is apparently just selling on the strength of it's games! Talk about
the waste of a fairly good computer!
How would you describe a 'lamer'
Er right. I usually think of it meaning either 'Someone who takes credit
for other peoples work' or 'Someone who pretends that he is more important
than he actually is, just for an ego-trip'.
What do you think about the subject 'lamer(s)'
It was funny at first, but it's getting boring now. Always 'Lamer' this
and 'lamer' that. Yawn, yawn, yawn.... Anyway most of the good people in
the scene don't usually throw around the word 'lamer' too much.
Any tips/hints or advise for them ???
What, lamers? Well... Do something useful! It works! Look at me! Well..
Look at Pure Bollocks #21 anyway!
Talking about lamers, how did you start computing ???
Ha ha! How did I guess you'd say that! First, it was a BBC, then I got an
Atari and tried to code in GFA, then STOS (Can you believe it!), then I
started getting into assembly, and started actually coding useful things!
Hobbies ( Besides your Atari !!)...
Drugs 'n' sex!
Normal state...
Pissed
Favourite state...
Pissed and coding!
Good Habits ( like always(?) be nice )...
I'm honest!
Bad Habits ( like bitting your nails )...
I'm too honest!
Fave computer...
Amiga! No, it's the ST, until I get a Falcon....
Worst computer...
Amiga! No change there!
Fave game(s)...
The puzzle ones like Pipedream, Tetris, and NetTrek on the Apple Mac!
Worst game(s)...
Nearly every platform game in existance! Boring on consoles, boring
and jerky on the ST!
Fave computer software house/group
Erm, Thalion or Eclipse.
Worst computer software house/group
Ocean! (That was hard to guess!)
Fave utility...
Fastcopy Pro
Worst utility...
This really useless thing which put a Degas pic on the GEM background!
Fave demo('s)...
European Demos (OVR), Dark Side of the Spoon (ULM), Scorcher (TLB)
Worst demo('s)...
Mathematica (Aura) - it's boring colour cycling 'keftones'!
Fave virus...
Ghost- I always get it!
Worst virus...
Kobal- lucky I keep backups!
Fave kind of music...
Noisy stuff- like thrashing guitars and loud techno!
Worst kind of music...
Boring singer/songwriters with acoustic guitars who sing very boring songs!
(And all the music papers think they're the best thing ever, until the
second album comes out!)
Fave book(s)...
Errm, Jolly Roger's Cookbook?
Worst book(s)..
The boring shit you're forced to read in school- like 'Of Mice and Men'-
probably the most pointless book in existance! I mean, you're already know
whats going to happen at the end of the book by the time you've read through
most of the first chapter, so why bother reading the rest of it!!!
Fave tv program...
Drop the Dead Donkey, Red Dwarf.
Worst tv program...
Quiz Night- most boring show ever on television!
Fave movie(s)...
The Blues Brothers
Worst movie(s)...
There was this really boring film I saw late at night called 'Twinky' that
was just 60's film tricks and nothing else. eg crap pop music, and lots of
shots of Susan George going around on a bicycle.
Fave girl...
Hee hee! I might tell you before I die!
Worst girl (are there any ?)...
Oh yes there are, and her name is MARGRET THATCHER! (She was a girl once,
but I expect she forgot it!)
Fave car...
Robin Reliant!
Worst car...
Robin Reliant? (Sorry, I don't drive!)
Fave food...
Anything edible.
Worst food...
Anything inedible.
Fave drink(s)...
Anything that's not too poisonous!
Worst drink(s)...
Anything that IS too poisonous!
Fave thought...
I might code a decent demo screen!
Worst thought...
I might not code a decent demo screen!
Any comment\advise\anything you want to say to the D.B.A. team...
Yes! Read Pure Bollocks and see how a diskmag SHOULD be done! (Joke! You're
diskmag is great, really!)
Some more perhaps ???
No, I'll let the magazine speak for itself!
Do you like this why of interviewing...
It's a great idea. At least the questions are not too boring!
Did you like the questions that where asked...
Aaaaarrrrggghhhh!
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EGB'S SMELLY SOX of the PURE BOLLOCKS editorial team.
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