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Stefan Egger
SCACOM-Aktuell
Free Commodore Magazine Editor
www.scacom.de.vu
Q - Please introduce yourself to our
reader
A - Hello! My name is Stefan Egger & I
live in Vienna/Austria. I was born in
1989 & I'm 18. I study Informatics on
the Vienna University of Technology.
Im webmaster of a German homepage:
www.scacom.de.vu.
SCACOM is short for Stefans C= Amiga
Computer Online Museum. Please have a
look at my page & sign the guest
book.Also there is a PDF magazine
available.
Q - What was your first computing
experience?
A - My first computer experience was
when my father bought a brown C64 in
1986 (for 396 Euro).
He told me that I played at an age of 4
or 5 years with this C64. Later he
bought another C64c with Disk Drive &
Final Cartridge 3 from my uncle. In 98
we put away the C64. At this time I had
a PlayStation. 2003 we found a C64G
(the white C64 in old case) at a flea
market in the famous Schnbrunn. So we
tested the new C64 & I was fascinated
with it. In the 2003 I got my first
Amiga 500 too. Later I expanded my
collection & bought a C128D, another
A500, A600 HD & a A1200.
Q - What in your opinion is special
about Commodore Computers?
A - I think they have a interesting
history. Commodore was one of the
best-known computer manufacturers in
the 80s. Everybody I know in my family
had a C64 (my two uncles & the husband
of my aunt). So they were very
important that the computer has become
a product for the masses & not the
classes.
I like the innovations too they made.
For example the first computer PET, the
best-seller C64, the multitasking
Amiga.
I think all these computers were very
important for the history of computers!
I personally like the CDTV but I sadly
dont own one. I like the idea & the
innovative concept of it. It was the
1st computer with CD-Rom drive & it
looks really cool! Also they are not
only game machines. Amigas worked at
the NASA space center in Cape Caneveral
& also the well-known movie Jurassic
Park for the special effects.
Q - What Commodore Machines do you own?
1 brown C64
1 C64c
1 C64 G (is it known in your country,
because I think it was Germany-only.
Its a white C64 in the original case)
1 C128-D
2 different Amiga 500
1 A600 with HD & Kickstart
Switcher with 1.3 & 2.0
1 A1200 HD with 40 GB HD, Blizzard 1230
IV with 64MB Fast RAM & DVD-Rom drive.
Q - Do you have a favourite Commodore
Machine?
A -I dont know what I could say now.
The C64 is the first computer I know &
there are a lot of things I remember.
For example 1 day my father & I wanted
to play Rock & Wrestle. We had a
original tape version & we loaded it
with the 1530 datasette. Then we had to
go to eat lunch. During the time the
tape was loading & the SID-music played
out of the speakers. After lunch we
played the game together ;)
Amiga is special too because I like it
very much. My first Amiga was the A500
as a present to me. I liked it very
much & later I purchased an Amiga 600
because its very little & looks cool!
Another reason was the easy data-xfer
between Amiga & PC with a CF-Flash-
Card. Then I got an A1200 with Blizzard
1230-IV. I installed the 40 GB HD & the
64MB RAM & the DVD-Drive. It was nice
to built this system. I bought WHDload
& I have a nice system to play a lot of
games now. I like it very much!
Q - Do you still actively use Commodore
machines?
A -Yes. I have the C128D & Amiga 1200
always ready to use. Why the C128D &
not a C64? Its a problem of space in
our flat. So I had the C128D System
under the C= monitor (model 1084). I
have a MMC64 in it & only use it in C64
Mode.
Q - Can you tell our reader about the
www.scacom.de.vu website what is
available on site?
A -There is basic info about C=
computers on it as well as things for
people that know Commodore well. So
there are tutorials & my opinion on it.
Also & this is the special part there
are things like a quartet I made about
Commodore to play with. Also the new
magazine is available from there.
Q - Can you tell our reader about
SCACOM Magazine, when did the first
issue launch etc?
A -The first issue launched in AUG 07
The second issue was available in OCT.
The next German issue will be
available in DEC 07.
The idea behind it was a magazine with
new ideas. So its for all C= fans as
well as for new fans of the computers.
I wanted to include the new hardware &
other things that are only available in
SCACOM (PSP emulation, rendering info &
background pictures).
Also there can be issues with one theme
only. The first time this will be the
case in FEB 08. Then a whole magazine
is full with stuff about the C264
series. This was only possible with a
partnership with c16chris! I think that
this series of computers was not
perfect but a lot of Commodore fans
ignore them. They are also part of the
history of Commodore!
Every 2 months there is a new issue
available. Ive done it 2 month because
every month its very difficult to fill
it with text.
Q - This is a PDF magazine, is the
magazine available Free of cost?
A -Yes, its free downloadable PDF
magazine with a lot of interesting
things in it! So you can try it out
easily!
Q - How long does the magazine take to
produce & when is it released?
A -Every 2 months a new issue in German
is ready for download. The English
issues are difficult since I regularly
speak German. But I try my best & I
hope you like it too! I cannot say how
long it takes to make a magazine
because I dont make it at once but
always in small parts!
Q - Is the magazine about all C=
machines & related info or do you cover
other news?
A - Magazine is about all C= computers
(all 8 Bit computers as well as Amiga,
DTV and the new PCs from Commodore
Gaming as well as emulators).
Also there are interesting things about
PSP in it because Im a big fan of the
little Sony console. If it is a hacked
PSP you can launch a C64 or Amiga
emulator. You can read PDFs like SCACOM
or Commodore Free too. This is part of
SCACOM but there are only texts about
PSP when it has to do with Commodore
Also there are articles about
rendering. Its another hobby of mine.
You can look at the pictures in SCACOM
1 & 2 (German) Ive created. Also there
are rendered Background pictures
included in the magazine.
Q - How many people write & produce the
magazine?
A -This is THE big part what is special
about SCACOM in contrast to other
magazines available. There is no
permanent editorial staff. I will ask
people if they could make an article
about something. Sometimes there are
also people that contact me. So this is
very interesting part because I like to
get feedback & so I also get new
contacts & friends! Also I think its
interesting for the readers because I
always try to include them. I take
feedback seriously & try to improve the
magazine. Also its a good concept
because there are a lot of different
people with different interests &
texts.
Q - How can our reader help you with
magazine production?
A - Everybody can help! You can send
your computer story, tutorial, texts,
interviews or pictures to me! Every-
thing would be helpful! Sure the author
of each article has Copyright to the
text published in the magazine.
Short: The best way to help would be if
you write something about Commodore.
Q - Do you have plans to release an
English version of the magazine?
A - Good news - Yes, I do! There will
be the first English issue of SCACOM-
Aktuell in JAN 08! For all readers who
cant read the German issues I make this
special English version. But there are
not all texts of the German version
translated. There are parts of the 1st
3 German issues in English in it.
Contents will be:
Interview with Christophe Kohler
Background picture
Baracudas Story
Commodore Award
C64 Color Enhencher
Best real C64 Games List
Disk-Cover for 5,25-Disks
And other stuff too!
Its unsure when the English issue 2
will be released.
I hope that the mistakes will keep to a
minimum & that you like the magazine.
Also I hope that a lot of people will
give feedback on it!
Q - Do you know how many people read
the magazine?
A - Yes! There is the German website
www.64-mags.de where you can download
the SCACOM magazine. There is a counter
for downloads too:
There are around 230 downloads of the
first version, 190 downloads of the
Update of issue 1 & 330 of the new
issue 2. So its a total amount of 750
downloads!
http://www.c64mags.de/categ.php?cat=39
You can download it & check the new
number of downloads!
Q - Producing a magazine such as this
is tough, have you received many
negative comments?
A -There was a heavy discussion on it,
yes. A lot of people thought it would
be better to include my texts in the
German CeviAktuell. But this magazine
is C64-only. I wanted to make texts
about all C= computers.
Also the first version of SCACOM was
designed badly. So there was an UPDATE
of the first issue where there is a new
Design. So readers can read it better.
The content in the Update 1 issue was
the same as in the issue 1.
Also a big point of negative comments
was the lot of mistakes because I made
the first issue alone in a short period
of time.
But now I have 3 proofreaders & so its
not a problem in the next issues
anymore! This change was a reaction to
the feedback I received.
Q - Also has anyone praised you for
starting such a project?
A -Yes, there are also people that want
to support my idea & think that it is a
great project! I have also received a
lot of nice feedback!
I must thank all these people that
helped me improving SCACOM such as my
proofreaders, text writers & interview
partners. I have to thank the people
that gave feedback too!
Q - What is your favourite article you
have written so far?
A -I have to say that Im in the
CeviAktuell editorial staff too. My
favourite article was published in
CeviAktuell & was a text about rare
Competition Pro Joysticks (the limited
series & rare color versions of it). A
lot of people said that they never saw
all the special colors & versions.
Q Thanks for talking to Commodore Free!
Have you anything to add?
A -Thank you for the nice interview. I
want to say that your readers should
try SCACOM in German & English too.
Dont be afraid of the language, you can
also look at the nice pictures!
Also I want to say is that everybody
can publish the magazine on their
homepage or a link to it. But only if
there are no changes & there is a link
to:
www.scacom.de.vu
If you do so a lot of people can see my
projects.