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Jaws
Added on December 1st, 2003 (3772 views)
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Give us some information about yourself.
Jacco van 't Riet, 35 years old. Place of birth: Den Haag (the Hague) 09-01-1968. I live in Delft/Holland. I work for the Esselte corporation as a trade product manager. I live with Mirjam and we have two kids and my hobby is still videogames (nowadays Gamecube, GBA etc.). I sort of hate PCs and therefore work on MACs only.
What handle(s) did you have and how did you come up with it/them?
Jaws, I used to play water polo and always performed the "Jaws without teeth" trick for team mates (your bare ass above the water). Therefore they always called me Jaws. Good friends also call me Sjaak nowadays, which comes from Jacques where my real name Jacco originates from.
What group(s) were you in?
BWB a.k.a. Boys Without Brains, the makers of Hawkeye (Thalamus), Flimbo's Quest (System 3), Disposable Hero (Gremlin).
What tasks did you have?
I did graphics only. I never swapped because I had so many guys sending me software. ;-)
Between what years were you active?
From 1983 to 1989 I think.
Tell us about those years and how you got into the scene in the first place.
My friend The Intruder introduced me to the scene. From there on I got in contact with Mario (one of the original members of Flash). He still is the best programmer I have seen up to today. He programmed Hawkeye and Disposable Hero for instance.
How could a typical day in front of the computer look like?
Koala painting and graphics editing all day long.
Did you invent any special techniques or tools to make things easier for you?
Yes, Mario (Hawkeye programmer and original Flash member) programmed some great editors for me.
If you take a look at what you did back then, what are you most proud of?
The fact that we really made products and that most people in the cracking scene did not.
Who were your scene heroes and why?
Crack: 1001 Crew and ABC. Programmers: David Crane, Tony Crowther, Ben Daglish and Stavros Fasoulas. Music: Ben Daglish.
What was the coolest thing someone invented on the C64?
Border and crunch stuff.
Did you go to copy-parties, meetings or tradeshows?
Yes, Nijmegen and Venlo. Later on we also went to the shows in London.
What was the scene all about in your opinion?
Have fun and make friends. Play games every now and then too.
What were the highlights?
For me personally: the introduction of Hawkeye at the CTW in London.
Any cool stories to share with us?
Too many. The best one is that I did what many people wanted to do for a long time: I smashed HCS/5005 in the face on a C64 show in Nijmegen/Holland.
Are you in contact with old C64 people today?
Yes. Mario (Hawkeye, Disposable Hero) and Laurens (Flimbo's Quest) are still my best friends. I speak to Stavros Fasoulas (Delta, Sanxion, Quedex) too every now and then.
When did you get your C64 and do you still have it lying around somewhere?
It was broken and I had to throw it away. I still have the most important 5 1/4 discs though.
Was the C64 really that special that we like to think it was?
It was a brilliant little machine which was ahead of it time. It was very solid.
When can we expect to see a new C64 production from you? :)
Never again I'm afraid. Although I've read in the papers that there is a new C64 coming out.
Do you have a message to your old contacts and everyone else reading this?
I'd like to get in contact just for the fun with Barry (BAF) from Softrunner, Dennis (Intruder) and Joost (Honey/1001).
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