Interview


Handle:
Hoson of Hybrid

How did you come up with your alias ?
I didn't... Some friends did 10 years ago!

City / Country:
Close to Gothenburg, Sweden

Born year:
1975

What was your first computer, and when did you get it?
C64, got it in 1986.

How did you get into the scene and what groups have you been a member of ?
A local guy here knew some pirates at the time (in 1986), can't remember the handles though... and Mr.Pinge/Snookie of Triad/TSL happened to have their Summer House about 100 meters from the place where I live... (I noticed this in 1988!) .... so I got all the TRIAD/RELAX cracks early as hell...
Groups worth mentioning I've been a member of:
C-64: Oneway (with handle Trojaan!)
Amiga: NorthStar (mail-swapper!), Classic, Agile
PC: Pyradical, Nexus, Eclipse, Hybrid

What was the proudest moment in your career ?
When Hybrid released Day of the Tentacle two days before any of the competing groups could even get a hand on it...

For what specific reason(s) do you think that you are remembered ?
Trying to turn the PC-scene Amiga-like (intros and stuff)

What was your favorite
GAME(S)
C64: Druid (c) Firebird
Amiga: North & South (c) Infogrames
PC: Betrayal at Krondoer (c) Dynamix

DEMO(S)
C64: Think Twice II
Amiga: Can't remember
PC: Future Crew's "2nd something..."

PROGRAMMER(S) (OR PROGRAMMING TEAM(S))
C64: Mastermind/Horizon
Amiga: Ringostar/Classic
PC: Noon (the french guys!)

CRACKER(S) (OR CRACKING GROUP(S))
C64: Janitor/Triad
Amiga: Ringostar/Classic
PC: Cyber/Hybrid

COMPOSER(S)
Rob Hubbard, Jochen Hippel & Chris Huelsbeck

BEST COMPOSED TRACK(S)
Cybernoid II by Jochen Hippel

EVENT(S) (E.G. COPYPARTY)
The Horizon/TSL party in Burgårdens Gymn., GBG, Sweden

MEMORY(S)
Booze & Fanta Citron

DRINK ?
Working... and still in the scene! (Hybrid rewls!)

What are you doing nowadays ?
Sleeping...

What is the meaning of life?
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