<> *4@3 INTERVIEW WITH ZAMARA OF AREA 51 *3]5@4 by Converse & Zamara / A51 *1]1 @1 Please be honest, informative and interesting. After all no one wants to sift through a pile of horseshit! @5I do-Ed. :)@1 *4@7 PERSONAL DETAILS*1@1 ]3FOR THE RECORD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND OCCUPATION]1 Shaun Watters - Pimp @5(Ha Ha! Hey, what are editors for?-Converse)@1 ]3TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF]1 Since I've got so much free time on my hands I waste the hours away by dabbling with AMOS. Perferably in the company of loud music. To keep myself from talking to myself I have a number of "contacts" around England which half of them are just as weird as me so naturally we get on like a house on fire ]3DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL SKILLS AND HOW DO YOU USE THEM IN THE COMPUTING FIELD?]1 Like I said I am a competent programmer and I have been known to dabble in the music writing business with mixed results. ]3ARE YOU SEXUALLY ACTIVE AND DOES THIS INTERFERE WITH YOUR COMPUTING LIFE, IF NOT WOULD IT?]1 I would be lying if I said that I have never feverishy hacked away at a keyboard when I could be engaged in more "interesting" experiences! ]3AT WHAT AGE DID YOU FIRST COME INTO CONTACT WITH A COMPUTER AND WHAT DID YOU THINK OF IT?]1 I got a ZX81 when I was 9. I thought it was a piece of shit though because all my mates had Speccys! ]3WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE "PC REVOLUTION"?]1 What pisses me off the most about PCs is the fact that the average civilian is willing to pay over a grand to get the damn machine and is just as happy to spend shitloads on it every six months to keep it "top of the range". Sadly they have got more marketing power than the Amiga so it's pretty obvious who's coming out on top. ]3DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, IF NOT WOULD YOU LIKE TO?]1 I've never used it but it could be helpful in much faster correspondence. *4@7 THE AMIGA PD SCENE*1@1 ]3HAVE YOU CONTRIBUTED IN ANY WAY TO THE AMIGA PUBLIC DOMAIN SCENE? IF YOU HAVE, WHAT?]1 Here's a list:- BOING Black Dawn 5 - A New Beginning Black Dawn 6 - Hellbound BOING Special Edition '95 Rock Hard Willy Parasite Lottery Predictor Pro Amiga Frontier ]3WHAT IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF YOUR PD SOFTWARE?]1 Libraries and contacts. ]3WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE PIECES OF PD/SHAREWARE SOFTWARE AND HAVE THEY INSPIRED YOU IN ANYWAY?]1 Black Dawn 2. It inspired me enough to write sequels! ]3DO YOU OWN A CD-ROM DRIVE AND IF SO WHAT ARE IT'S MAIN USES?]1 No. @5 (Err, he does now-Converse.)@1 ]3WHILE THE COMMODORE TAKEOVER WAS STILL UNRESOLVED IT WAS SAID THAT ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT THE AMIGA SURVIVED WAS DOWN TO THE DEDICATION OF THE PD AND SHAREWARE CODERS. IF THIS IS TRUE WHAT DO THINK WOULD HAPPEN TO THE AMIGA IF WE DISAPPEARED OVERNIGHT?]1 The Amiga is the only true "hobbyist" machine left. If it was not for our love of the machine and our dedication it would sink. What would happen to the PC if it came into the same circumstances as what befell the Amiga? (We can only hope!!) ]3WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF "REAL MAG" PD REVIEWERS AND ARE YOUR FEELINGS JUSTIFIED?]1 Although I have had pretty good reviews of my games it still pisses me off the fact that they obviously haven't ]5REALLY]1 played it. ]3WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF LICENCEWARE AND HAVE YOU EVER PURCHASED A PIECE OF LICENCEWARE?]1 Licenceware is cool idea that I have recently started to take advantage of. It basically means that for your money you're getting near commercial software at bargain prices. ]3WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL FINALLY KILL OFF THE AMIGA PD SCENE (IF ANYTHING)?]1 The eventual demise of the Amiga for good (unless Viscorp get their fingers out of their asses!). ]3IF YOU HAD THE TALENTS TO CODE/WRITE/DRAW ANYTHING YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE?]1 I'd like to turn the Black Dawn series into a texture-mapped roleplaying game. It would be cool! ]3ARE YOU WORKING ON ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT?]1 Possibly a new Black Dawn with the creator of the first 3........... There is proving to be a lot of setbacks however...........